{"title":"Design of hadronic calorimeter for DarkSHINE experiment","authors":"Zhen Wang, Rui Yuan, Han-Qing Liu, Jing Chen, Xiang Chen, Kim Siang Khaw, Liang Li, Shu Li, Kun Liu, Qi-Bin Liu, Si-Yuan Song, Tong Sun, Xiao-Long Wang, Yu-Feng Wang, Hai-Jun Yang, Jun-Hua Zhang, Yu-Lei Zhang, Zhi-Yu Zhao, Chun-Xiang Zhu, Xu-Liang Zhu, Yi-Fan Zhu","doi":"10.1007/s41365-024-01502-5","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>The sensitivity of the dark photon search through invisible decay final states in low-background experiments relies significantly on the neutron and muon veto efficiencies, which depend on the amount of material used and the design of the detector geometry. This paper presents the optimized design of the hadronic calorimeter (HCAL) used in the DarkSHINE experiment, which is studied using a GEANT4-based simulation framework. The geometry is optimized by comparing a traditional design with uniform absorbers to one that uses different thicknesses at different locations on the detector, which enhances the efficiency of vetoing low-energy neutrons at the sub-GeV level. The overall size and total amount of material used in the HCAL are optimized to be lower, owing to the load and budget requirements, whereas the overall performance is studied to satisfy the physical objectives.</p>","PeriodicalId":19177,"journal":{"name":"Nuclear Science and Techniques","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.6000,"publicationDate":"2024-08-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Nuclear Science and Techniques","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41365-024-01502-5","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NUCLEAR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The sensitivity of the dark photon search through invisible decay final states in low-background experiments relies significantly on the neutron and muon veto efficiencies, which depend on the amount of material used and the design of the detector geometry. This paper presents the optimized design of the hadronic calorimeter (HCAL) used in the DarkSHINE experiment, which is studied using a GEANT4-based simulation framework. The geometry is optimized by comparing a traditional design with uniform absorbers to one that uses different thicknesses at different locations on the detector, which enhances the efficiency of vetoing low-energy neutrons at the sub-GeV level. The overall size and total amount of material used in the HCAL are optimized to be lower, owing to the load and budget requirements, whereas the overall performance is studied to satisfy the physical objectives.
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Nuclear Science and Techniques (NST) reports scientific findings, technical advances and important results in the fields of nuclear science and techniques. The aim of this periodical is to stimulate cross-fertilization of knowledge among scientists and engineers working in the fields of nuclear research.
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