Speaker: Dr. Brooke Russell, MIT

Title: A Novel Pixel Technology to Enable Precision Oscillation Measurements at the Neutrino Frontier
Abstract: Neutrinos are the most abundant massive particle in the universe. Although they are ubiquitous, much remains unknown about their underlying properties. Studying the neutrino is a unique challenge, owing to their extraordinarily small mass and rarity of interaction. I develop pixel sensors to natively capture 3D images of neutrino-nucleus interactions at the millimeter scale in multi-tonne noble liquid detectors. This novel technology was developed to meet the demands of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) — a next-generation long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment designed to observe neutrino and antineutrino oscillation patterns to precisely measure neutrino mixing parameters. With an intense broadband neutrino beam, DUNE will operate in an unprecedented experimental regime with beam-neutrino pileup to elucidate the mystery of the neutrino. In this talk, I will frame the experimental challenge to precisely measure neutrino mixing parameters in the context of pixelated charge readout system architecture development at the DUNE near detector.