Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) at LBNL
The INPA Seminar weekly talks are on Fridays, starting at 12:00 pm, unless informed otherwise. The seminar talk starts with a brief presentation of the weekly scientific news. Typically, the talks conclude by 1:00 pm. The seminars are held in the Sessler Conference Room, located in Bldg. 50A- 5132.
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The seminar schedule for the Institute for Nuclear and Particle Astrophysics (INPA) is tentative and becomes final a few days before the Friday talk.
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INPA SEMINAR Speaker: Majd Ghrear (UHM)- Title: Directional Recoil Detection
December 20, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Date: December 20, 2024
Time: 12:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Sessler Conference Room – 50A-5132 [Hybrid and In-Person]
Speaker: Majd Ghrear (UHM)
Title: Directional Recoil Detection
Abstract: Directional detection of low-energy nuclear and electronic recoils is broadly desirable in nuclear and particle physics. Applications include coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS), astrophysical neutrino measurements, probing dark matter (DM) beneath the neutrino fog, and possibly confirming the galactic origin of a DM signal. While gaseous Time Projection Chambers (TPCs) offer the required gain and readout granularity, they must be very large to achieve the required sensitivity for several of these physics applications. We discuss several aspects of future directional recoil detection experiments such as background rejection, detector scalability, directional performance on electron recoils, and improving directional performance with deep neural networks.
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INPA guests from campus can now come to the lab early on Fridays. The INPA Common Room (50-5026) is reserved for our guests from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Note that the seminars are now held in 50A-5132 to accommodate a more significant number of attendees.
CPTea Series (also known as INPA Tea Series)
The Physics Division CPTea Series invites you to an In-Person Tea Series 1st Friday of every month at 3:30 pm INPA Conference Room 50-5026.
Everyone is welcome to attend the open forum. Tea and light refreshments will be served.
INPA Common Room (50-5026)
Fridays
3:30 pm
Access to the Lab
For a shuttle pass, please email Erica Hall. The pass is only valid for the day of the seminar.