Category: group highlights
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COLINA is coming to life
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The COLINA laboratory is entering an exciting new phase as we prepare to bring the prototype COLINA (p-COLINA) into operation. With most of the key systems already in place, construction is set to begin in the coming weeks. From advanced instrumentation to specialized machinery, all the pieces are coming together to make p-COLINA a reality.…
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Michel Sorel appointed as DUNE Physics Co-coordinator
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Michel Sorel, Co-Principal Investigator of the experimental neutrino group at IFIC, has been appointed Physics Co-coordinator of the DUNE collaboration, one of the most ambitious international projects in particle physics. In this role, Sorel will help lead the definition and coordination of the experiment’s physics program, working closely with an extensive international collaboration to maximize…
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Raul Señaris Buso joins Colina as a PhD
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We are pleased to welcome Raúl Señaris Buso to the COLINA experiment as a PhD student. His doctoral research will focus on the characterization of electroluminescence in liquid noble gases and their mixtures, a key goal of the COLINA R&D program. Raúl obtained his degree from the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, where he also…
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New Article: The NEXT-100 detector.
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The NEXT-100 detector, aiming at the first competitive search of the neutrinoless double beta decay with a high-pressure Xe-136 TPC, has been commissioned at the LSC during 2025. The first NEXT-100 article, which covers the detector design and the commissioning results at 4 bar, has been published in Eur.Phys.J.C 86 (2026) 2, 114). During this…
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Having fun … with friends
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Relaxing and having fun is sometimes just as important as working hard. Here we are at our Christmas dinner.
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Myriam Martínez defended her PhD thesis
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Myriam Mar†ínez, supervised by Juan José Gómez Cadenas, Justo Martín-Albo and Michel Sorel, defended today her PhD thesis with the maximum score Sobresaliente Cum-Laude, about the Construction and Operation of the NEXT-100 detector. Miryam will soon start a post-doc in the Low Temperature Detectors group at GSSI (Italy), to work on the SURFaCE project. Congratulations,…
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Fall neutrino group meeting
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The entire neutrino group meets at IFIC on October 28th. This meeting is held every four months with the aim of finding synergies between our different projects, and socializing …
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New article: Identification of low-energy kaons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector
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We are pleased to announce that our latest article, to be submitted to Physical Review D, is now available on arXiv. This publication is based on the PhD thesis of Miguel Ángel García Peris (link). Abstract The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a next-generation neutrino experiment with a rich physics program that includes searches for the…
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DUNE collaboration meeting held in Valencia
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The DUNE Collaboration meeting took place in Valencia from September 8–12, utilizing several venues throughout the city center, including ADEIT, Fundación Bancaja, and the main university cloister. Nearly 190 collaborators attended in person.
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The fiber-optic millikelvin-precision thermometry system developed at IFIC for the DUNE experiment has received official approval.
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The distribution of the electric potential in the DUNE FD-VD, with a horizontal central cathode and anodes located at the top and bottom of the cryostat, makes the deployment of vertical arrays of RTDs unfeasible. This is because metallic elements would be exposed to high electric potentials, resulting in frequent discharges that could damage the…