The Toback Research Group is a contributing member of the Q-Pix collaboration. This collaboration is based on a new charge pixel technology, first conceptualized by Dr. David Nygren of UT Arlington. This technology is being proposed as an upgrade to the currently planned wire readout technology in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). The goal of the collaboration is to continue to develop and test Q-Pix until we can confirm that Q-Pix will at least match, but more importantly surpass the performance of the original technology.
The collaboration is currently focusing on studies relating to exploring the charge and light detection capabilities of the pixels, improving/developing the hardware behind Q-Pix, reconstructing simulated supernova neutrino events, and phenomenological projects exploring the capabilities of Q-Pix in theoretical settings.
Projects and Information
Toback Group Onboarding (New Members Start Here)
DUNE/Q-Pix Developer Onboarding
DUNE/Q-Pix Glossary of Useful Terms
DUNE/Q-Pix Projects:
Toback Group DUNE/Q-Pix Documentation:
- Q-Pix Internal Meeting Talks
- Add Your New Talk
- Summary of TAMU initial involvement in DUNE/Q-Pix
- Installing GENIE on HPRC
General DUNE/Q-Pix Documentation:
Papers
- Electron scattering and transport in liquid argon – G. J. Boyle, R. P. McEachran, D. G. Cocks, and R. D. White
- A study of electron recombination using highly ionizing particles in the ArgoNeuT Liquid Argon TPC – R. Acciarri, et al
- Q-Pix : Pixel-scale Signal Capture for Kiloton Liquid Argon TPC Detectors: Time-to-Charge Waveform Capture, Local Clocks, Dynamic Networks – D. Nygren, and Y. Mei
Files
- Simulation Instructions – Asaadi – Basic instructions for how to run example files in root
- Example.C – Highly commented example file of root macro (referenced in instructions above)
- ArgonBoxExample.py – file for G4PY of simulated cube of argon (needs to be saved in the same directory as the .root file below).
- ArCube_0000.root – root file of argon cube (needs to be saved in the same directory as the .py file above).
- AsaadiExample.C – Example macro
Recent DUNE Activity
Precision study of Q-Pix reconstruction using t0 method
Talk given by Carter Eikenbary at the Q-Pix Simulation Meeting
Improved Reconstruction Methods with Liquid Argon Detectors using new Q-Pix Technology
Master’s Defense Talk given by Carter Eikenbary
A New Method for Determining Event t0 from Expected RMS
Talk given by Carter Eikenbary at Q-Pix Simulations Meeting
Recap of Previous Grants Accomplishments
Talk given by David Toback at the QPix Collaboration Meeting, Arlington, TX
Foreseen Roles and Requested Resources
Talk given by David Toback at the QPix Collaboration Meeting, Arlington, TX