Abstract: The world's biggest accelerator-based Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is in the building phase and will include large neutrino detectors in both Illinois and South Dakota in the USA. The DUNE, a largest neutrino collaboration, holds a multitude of physics objectives, including precise and accurate measurements of neutrino-nucleus interactions, investigating potential violations of CP symmetry in neutrino oscillations, and exploring physics beyond the standard model. To achieve its full scientific potential, DUNE requires accurate simulations of the neutrino beam (LBNF) and the resulting neutrino-nucleus interactions within the DUNE detectors. To maximize these efforts, datasets of neutrino-nucleus and hadron-nucleus interactions collected from other experiments such as MINERvA will be utilized as input to DUNE. A primary focus of DUNE is to mitigate two critical sources of uncertainty: achieving an accurate characterization of neutrino flux and improving the neutrino interaction model through new measurements. This seminar will include an overview of the DUNE experiment and results by the MINERvA neutrino scattering experiment. Additionally, it will discuss the several techniques used to understand and constrain these systematic uncertainties which is essential for achieving the promising physics goals of DUNE.

Meeting ID: 946 2892 9531
Passcode: 114294