{"id":203,"date":"2025-11-27T09:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T07:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ro-dune.unibuc.ro\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2025-11-28T08:27:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T06:27:08","slug":"about-project-ro","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ro-dune.unibuc.ro\/?page_id=203","title":{"rendered":"Despre proiect"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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RO-DUNE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Program 5.9 \/ 5.9.2 \u2013 CERN-RO
Project duration: 2024\u20132026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Despre proiect<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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RO-DUNE reprezint\u0103 contribu\u021bia Rom\u00e2niei la programul CERN dedicat fizicii neutrinilor la DUNE.
Proiectul sprijin\u0103 dezvoltarea \u0219i optimizarea detectorilor protoDUNE \u0219i DUNE, cu accent pe reducerea fondului radioactiv, R&D pentru detectori \u0219i c\u0103ut\u0103ri de fizic\u0103 nou\u0103.<\/p>\n

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Activit\u0103\u021bile principale includ:
\u2013 caracterizarea fondului radioactiv \u00een LAr,
\u2013 studiul radiopuritatii \u0219i compozi\u021biei materialelor,
\u2013 modelarea proceselor de scintila\u021bie \u0219i ionizare \u00een LAr dopat cu LXe,
\u2013 \u00eembun\u0103t\u0103\u021birea reac\u021biilor (\u03b1,n) \u0219i a sec\u021biunilor eficace,
\u2013 c\u0103ut\u0103ri de particule exotice precum WIMPs, strangelets, micro-g\u0103uri negre \u0219i axion-quark nuggets.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Obiectivele proiectului<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Obiectivul 1
Low-Energy Neutrino Physics<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • Studii \u00een protoDUNE \u0219i DUNE<\/p><\/li>

  • Modelarea r\u0103spunsului detectorului<\/p><\/li>

  • Ecranare pentru particule \u03b1, n, \u03bc, \u03b3, e\u207b<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Obiectivul 2
    Fondul radioactiv<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • M\u0103surarea radiopurit\u0103\u021bii materialelor<\/p><\/li>

    • Analiza compozi\u021biei<\/p><\/li>

    • Strategii pentru reducerea fundalului<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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      Obiectivul 3
      Detector R&D: LAr\u2013LXe Physics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      • Modelarea scintila\u021biei (LAr + LXe)<\/p><\/li>

      • Simul\u0103ri ale ioniz\u0103rii<\/p><\/li>

      • Optimizarea parametrilor detectorilor<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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        Obiectivul 4

        Studii ale reac\u021biilor (\u03b1,n)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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        • Sec\u021biuni eficace (TALYS, EMPIRE, JENDL)<\/p><\/li>

        • Probabilit\u0103\u021bi de tranzi\u021bie pe st\u0103rile excitate<\/p><\/li>

        • Modelarea contribu\u021biei la fondul radioactiv<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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          Sinergii \u0219i activit\u0103\u021bi de popularizare<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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          Collabor\u0103ri<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          • Parteneriate cu CERN & DUNE<\/p><\/li>

          • Interac\u021bii cu grupuri interna\u021bionale LAr<\/p><\/li>

          • Analize \u0219i simul\u0103ri comune<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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              • Publica\u021bii<\/p><\/li>

              • Prezent\u0103ri la conferin\u021be<\/p><\/li>

              • Workshop-uri \u0219i seminarii<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                Popularizarea \u0219tiin\u021bei<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                  • Prezent\u0103ri publice<\/p><\/li>

                  • Activit\u0103\u021bi cu elevi<\/p><\/li>

                  • Popularizarea \u0219tiin\u021bei<\/p><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                    Sinergii<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                    • Operarea \u0219i mentenan\u021ba detectorilor<\/p><\/li>

                    • Dezvoltare de software<\/p><\/li>

                    • Analize de fond radioactiv<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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                      Echipa<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                      Coordonator<\/h3>
                      • Ionel Lazanu<\/li><\/ul>

                        Membri<\/h3>
                        • Alexandru Jipa<\/li>
                        • Mihaela Parvu<\/li>
                        • Leonard Gebac<\/li>
                        • Marius Calin (until 2024)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

                          Studen\u021bi doctoranzi<\/h3>
                          • Ioana L\u0103l\u0103u<\/li>
                          • Denis Barbu<\/li>
                          • Ana Irimia (until 2023)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>

                            Studen\u021bi masteranzi<\/h3>
                            • Valentin Bugaescu<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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                              Publica\u021bii<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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                              2025<\/h3>

                              1. Measurement of Exclusive \u03c0\u207a\u03c0\u207b\u2013argon Interactions Using ProtoDUNE-SP<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Saeed Abbaslu (IPM Tehran) et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2511.13462 [hep-ex] (2025)<\/p>

                              2. First Measurement of \u03c0\u207a\u03c0\u207a\u2013Ar and p\u2013Ar Total Inelastic Cross Sections in the Sub-GeV Energy Regime with ProtoDUNE-SP<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Saeed Abbaslu (IPM Tehran) et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2511.11925 [nucl-ex]<\/p>

                              3. Identification of low-energy kaons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Saeed Abbaslu et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2510.08380 [hep-ex]<\/p>

                              4. Towards mono-energetic \u03bd\u2013Ar cross-section measurements with DUNE-PRISM<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, S. Abbaslu et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2509.07664 [hep-ex]<\/p>

                              5. Operation of a Modular 3D-Pixelated LArTPC in a Neutrino Beam<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, S. Abbaslu et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2509.07012 [physics.ins-det]<\/p>

                              6. Spatial and temporal evaluations of liquid argon purity in ProtoDUNE-SP<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Saeed Abbaslu et al.<\/em>
                              *JINST 20 (2025) P09008 \u2022 e-Print: 2507.08586<\/em><\/p>

                              7. Dark matter signatures in cosmic rays<\/strong>
                              M. Maroudas, A. Argiriou, G. Cantatore, E. Georgiopoulou, M. Karuza et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2506.17676 [astro-ph.HE]<\/p>

                              8. European Contributions to Fermilab Accelerator Upgrades for DUNE<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Adam Abed Abud (CERN) et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2503.23744<\/p>

                              9. DUNE Software and Computing Research and Development<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Adam Abed Abud et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2503.23743<\/p>

                              10. The DUNE Science Program<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Adam Abed Abud et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2503.23291<\/p>

                              11. The DUNE Phase II Detectors<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration, Adam Abed Abud et al.<\/em>
                              e-Print:<\/strong> 2503.23293<\/p>

                              12. Nuclear effects in proton decay<\/strong>
                              D. Barbu, M. Parvu, I. Lazanu (University of Bucharest)<\/em>
                              *Mod.Phys.Lett.A 40 (2025) 2550038 \u2022 e-Print: 2502.13981<\/em><\/p>

                              13. Neutrino interaction vertex reconstruction with Pandora deep learning<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              *EPJC 85 (2025) 697 \u2022 e-Print: 2502.06637<\/em><\/p>

                              2024<\/h3>

                              14. Track-length extension fitting algorithm for LArTPCs<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              JINST 20 (2025) P02021 \u2022 e-Print: 2409.18288<\/strong><\/p>

                              15. DUNE Phase II: scientific opportunities and detector concepts<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              JINST 19 (2024) P12005 \u2022 e-Print: 2408.12725<\/strong><\/p>

                              16. Optimised neutron yield calculations from (\u03b1, n) reactions (SOURCES4)<\/strong>
                              M. Parvu, P. Krawczun, V. Kudryavtsev<\/em>
                              Appl.Radiat.Isot. 225 (2025) 112035 \u2022 e-Print: 2408.10910<\/strong><\/p>

                              17. Total inelastic K\u207a\u2013Ar cross section (5\u20137.5 GeV)<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              Phys.Rev.D 110 (2024) 092011 \u2022 e-Print: 2408.00582<\/strong><\/p>

                              18. Supernova pointing capabilities of DUNE<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              Phys.Rev.D 111 (2025) 092006 \u2022 e-Print: 2407.10339<\/strong><\/p>

                              19. A New Possible Way to Detect Axion Antiquark Nuggets<\/strong>
                              I. Lazanu, M. Parvu (University of Bucharest)<\/em>
                              Symmetry 16 (2024) 869 \u2022 e-Print: 2407.04330<\/strong><\/p>

                              20. Review of Neutron Yield from (\u03b1, n) Reactions<\/strong>
                              D. Cano-Ott, S. Cebri\u00e1n, P. Dimitriou, M. Gromov, M. Hara\u0144czyk et al.<\/em>
                              J.Phys.G (2025) \u2022 e-Print: 2405.07952<\/strong><\/p>

                              21. Pixel-readout Liquid Argon TPC Performance<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              Instruments 8 (2024) 41 \u2022 e-Print: 2403.03212<\/strong><\/p>

                              22. Exploring the detection of AQN in large liquid detectors<\/strong>
                              I. Lazanu, M. Parvu (University of Bucharest)<\/em>
                              JCAP 05 (2024) 014 \u2022 e-Print: 2402.07312<\/strong><\/p>

                              23. Doping liquid argon with xenon in ProtoDUNE-SP<\/strong>
                              DUNE Collaboration<\/em>
                              JINST 19 (2024) P08005 \u2022 e-Print: 2402.01568<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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