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Srubabati Goswami,
The Status of INO
The status of INO 1
Srubabati GoswamiPhysical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India
(on behalf of India-based Neutrino Observatory collaboration)
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India-based Neutrino Observatory Proposal
The status of INO 2
Goal : To build an underground laboratory for science with neutrino
physics as the major activity
The detector: Magnetized Iron CALorimeter detector (ICAL) for
detecting atmospheric neutrinos
Detector choice based on Technological capabilities available in the country
Complementarity to planned/existing neutrino detectors in the world
Modularity and possibility of phasing
Compactness and ease of construction
Other Possibilities
Neutrinoless double beta decay, Dark Matter ………
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The INO Collaboration
The status of INO 3
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INO : Mandates
The status of INO 4
Construction of an underground laboratory
Construction of a 50 kiloton magnetized Iron calorimeter (ICAL) detector to
study properties of neutrinos
Construction of The Inter-Institutional Centre for High Energy Physics
(IICHEP) at Madurai
Human Resource Development (INO Graduate Training Program)
Detector and Instrumentation R & D
Development of simulation framework and consolidate the physics goals.
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INO: Location
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Land area 26.8 Ha
Warm low rain-fall area, low humidity through out the year
Flat terrain with good access to major roads
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Inter Institutional Centre for High Energy Physics
The status of INO 6
13 Ha of land at Madurai city for IICHEP (Surface Lab)
It is planned to build an ICAL Engineering Module at IICHEP
To have facility for R & D activities (RPC detector etc. )
Academic activities, INO graduate training school
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INO@Theni
The status of INO 7
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Underground Laboraotory Layout
The status of INO 8
The Cavern-I is set under 1589m peak with vertical rock cover of 1289m
Accessible through a 1.9km long tunnel
Cavern-1 will host 50 kt ICAL detector. Space for a second 50 kt detector
Cavern-2 and 3 for other experiments ( NDBD, Dark Matter ….)
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Activities@the Theni site
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Activities at the IICHEP site
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ICAL@INO
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ICAL@INO : Salient Features
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Magnetized Iron Calorimeter Detector
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ICAL@INO : Physics Goals
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Reconfirmation of atmospheric neutrino oscillations
using neutrinos and antineutrinos separately
Improved precision of atmospheric oscillation parameters
Neutrino mass hierarchy using matter effects via charge
discrimination
Measure the deviation of 2-3 mixing angle from maximal value
and determine its octant
Testing new physics scenarios like sterile neutrinos, CPT
violation, NSI, long range forces ……
Indirect searches of Dark matter, Magnetic Monopoles …
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ICAL detector
The status of INO 14
Rectangular detector
Modular structure
Active Detector Element : Resistive
Plate Chambers (RPC)
151 layers of iron plates interleaved
with RPCs
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Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC)
The status of INO 15
Schematic Diagram of a 30 cm X 30 cm RPC
Operated at a voltage of 10 kV in Avalanche mode
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Resistive Plate Chamber (RPC)
The status of INO 16
RPC dimension : 2m X 2m (approx.)
3 mm thick glass plates with 2 mm
spacers
Signals of a high energy charged
particle will be read by the orthogonal
X and Y pick up strips
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ICAL Magnet
The status of INO 17
Copper coils carrying direct currents are
used to magnetize the iron plates
Soft Iron Plates
Copper Coils
Power Supply
Coil Cooling
System
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ICAL Magnet
The status of INO 18
Magnetic field map generated
by MAGNET6 software
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R&D Activities
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R&D work in various Institutions
The status of INO 20
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Prototype RPC stack at TIFR
The status of INO 21
12 layers of 2mX2m RPC stack
operational at Madurai
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A prototype Magnet and RPC setup@VECC
The status of INO 22
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ICAL Electronics
The status of INO 23
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ICAL Trigger System
The status of INO 24
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ICAL Electronics : Status
The status of INO 25
Analog/Digital Front End electronics developed, tested and ready to go
for limited/large scale production
ICAL TDC ASIC design finalized and limited production expected by
October 2016
Trigger scheme validated and all the boards produced. To be integrated
and tested in RPC stacks
High voltage module designed, produced, tested on 2mX2m RPC; will go
for limited production soon
Data quality monitors, data storage solutions under development, will
be frozen soon
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Engineering Module at IICHEP, Madurai
The status of INO 26
• 1 module 8mX8mX2m (16mX16mX14.5m)
• Number of layers 21 (150)
• Magnet weight 600 ton (50 kiloton)
• Iron plate thickness 56 mm (56mm)
• RPC dimension 2m X 2m (2mX2m)
• Total no, of RPC units 320 (28, 800)
168 soft iron plates
procured for 21 layers
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Simulation and Physics Studies
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Simulation Framework
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A typical event display
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Muon Response
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Hadron Energy Resolution at ICAL
The status of INO 31
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Physics Results included in the White paper
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Determination of mass hierarchy
Octant and precision of and 2
31| |m 23
Synergy with other experiments like T2K and NOVA
--- hierarchy, octant and
New Physics – CPT violation
Magnetic Monopole Search
CP
arXiv:1505.07380
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Mass Hierarchy Sensitivity with ICAL
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σ
Median Sensitivity
2
23sin ( ) 0.5true
2
13sin 2 ( ) 0.1true
Inclusion of hadron information gives improved results
3σ sensitivity in 10 years for a 50 kiloton detector
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Mass Hierarchy sensitivity (ICAL+T2K+NOVA)
The status of INO 34
3σ sensitivity can be reached in six years
T2K/NOVA simulation using Globes software
2
13sin 2 ( ) 0.1true 2
23sin ( ) 0.5true
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CPV : Synergy with T2K and NOVA
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Hierarchy information from INO-ICAL helps in the detection of
CP violation though ICAL itself is not sensitive to CP violation
2
13
23
sin 2 ( ) 0.1
( ) 39
true
true
NH
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Precision of and
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2
32| |m23
Factor of two improvement in
precision with addition of hadron
information
Precision comparable to other
experiments
2
23| |m
NH
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Octant of
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23
23
Determination of octant is possible for values
sufficiently away from the maximal value
232323
23
NH IH
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New results on precision and hierarchy sensitivity
The status of INO 38
Extension of the energy range
to 0.5 – 25 GeV
Improved hierarchy sensitivity
NH
3D
2D
/ Inclusion of an extra systematic
related to ratio
Improved precision of 2
23sin
arXiv 1605.04185 Also see P3.001
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New studies of new physics
The status of INO 39
Constraining NSI parameters
from ICAL
arXiv : 1507. 02211
Constraining sterile neutrinos
from ICAL
arXiv: 1605. 08607
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INO: Current Status
The status of INO 40
Financial approval by Govt. in 12/14 for Rs. 1583 Cr INR ( approx. 240 M$)
Awaiting permission from TN Govt. for starting construction at IICHEP
Awaiting TN Pollution control board clearance for INO
Consultancy contract for tunnel, cavern, infrastructure on hold
Detector design finalized
Full size RPCs (2m X2m ) have been fabricated and characterization done
400 glass RPCs have been ordered from St. Gobain and delivery has begun
12 layer stack of 2m X 2m glass RPCs working at Madurai
600 tons of low carbon steel, OFHC copper conductor spools ( approx. 9.6 tons)
stored at Kalpakkam
8m high RPC handling trolley delivered
Electronics, DAQ, Trigger are in the final stage of prototyping
Simulation software developed ; Further improvement ongoing (see P3.001)
Physics white paper is online (arXiv:1505.07380)
Running 8th batch of INO graduate school
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Conclusions
The status of INO 41
Considerable progress in all fronts
while awaiting for approvals
INO science program ready to
contribute to the worldwide activities
in neutrino physics
Papyrus-form column
British Museaum
http://www.tifr.res.in/~ino
A strong and viable physics program
ready for ICAL@INO
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Thank You
http://www.tifr.res.in/~ino
Srubabati Goswami The status of INO 1
Backup Slides
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RPC development
The status of INO 2
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Progress in the development of RPC@TIFR
The status of INO 3
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Testing prototype RPC stack at TIFR
The status of INO 4
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ICAL Engineering Module@IICHEP
The status of INO 5
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Automation of RPC handling in ICAL magnet
The status of INO 6
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RPC handling Trolley for Engineering Module
The status of INO 7
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Number of Events
The status of INO 8
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Details of
The status of INO 9
2
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Other possibilities
The status of INO 10