GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector
Abstract
Understanding propagation of scintillation light is critical for maximizing the discovery potential of next-generation liquid xenon detectors that use dual-phase time projection chamber technology. This work describes a detailed optical simulation of the DARWIN detector implemented using Chroma, a GPU-based photon tracking framework. To evaluate the framework and to explore ways of maximizing efficiency and minimizing the time of light collection, we simulate several variations of the conventional detector design. Results of these selected studies are presented. More generally, we conclude that the approach used in this work allows one to investigate alternative designs faster and in more detail than using conventional Geant4 optical simulations, making it an attractive tool to guide the development of the ultimate liquid xenon observatory.
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@article{arxiv.2203.14354,
title = {GPU-based optical simulation of the DARWIN detector},
author = {L. Althueser and B. Antunović and E. Aprile and D. Bajpai and L. Baudis and D. Baur and A. L. Baxter and L. Bellagamba and R. Biondi and Y. Biondi and A. Bismark and A. Brown and R. Budnik and A. Chauvin and A. P. Colijn and J. J. Cuenca-García and V. D'Andrea and P. Di Gangi and J. Dierle and S. Diglio and M. Doerenkamp and K. Eitel and S. Farrell and A. D. Ferella and C. Ferrari and C. Findley and H. Fischer and M. Galloway and F. Girard and R. Glade-Beucke and L. Grandi and M. Guida and S. Hansmann-Menzemer and F. Jörg and L. Jones and P. Kavrigin and L. M. Krauss and B. von Krosigk and F. Kuger and H. Landsman and R. F. Lang and S. Li and S. Liang and M. Lindner and J. Loizeau and F. Lombardi and T. Marrodán Undagoitia and J. Masbou and E. Masson and J. Matias-Lopes and S. Milutinovic and C. M. B. Monteiro and M. Murra and K. Ni and U. Oberlack and I. Ostrovskiy and M. Pandurovic and R. Peres and J. Qin and M. Rajado Silva and D. Ramírez García and P. Sanchez-Lucas and J. M. F. dos Santos and M. Schumann and M. Selvi and F. Semeria and H. Simgen and M. Steidl and P. -L. Tan and A. Terliuk and K. Thieme and R. Trotta and C. D. Tunnell and F. Tönnies and K. Valerius and S. Vetter and G. Volta and W. Wang and C. Wittweg and Y. Xing},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2203.14354},
year = {2022}
}
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Updated to address the referees' comments, add few more authors. Journal reference added