Waveform Simulation in PandaX-4T
Abstract
Signal reconstruction through software processing is a crucial component of the background and signal models in the PandaX-4T experiment, which is a multi-tonne dark matter direct search experiment. The accuracy of signal reconstruction is influenced by various detector artifacts, including noise, dark count of photomultiplier, impurity photoionization in the detector, and other relevant considerations. In this study, we present a detailed description of a semi-data-driven approach designed to simulate the signal waveform. This work provides a reliable model for the efficiency and bias of the signal reconstruction in the data analysis of PandaX-4T. By comparing critical variables which relate to the temporal shape and hit pattern of the signals, we demonstrate a good agreement between the simulation and data.
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@article{arxiv.2312.11072,
title = {Waveform Simulation in PandaX-4T},
author = {Jiafu Li and Abdusalam Abdukerim and Chen Cheng and Zihao Bo and Wei Chen and Xun Chen and Yunhua Chen and Zhaokan Cheng and Xiangyi Cui and Yingjie Fan and Deqing Fang and Changbo Fu and Mengting Fu and Lisheng Geng and Karl Giboni and Linhui Gu and Xuyuan Guo and Chencheng Han and Ke Han and Changda He and Jinrong He and Di Huang and Yanlin Huang and Zhou Huang and Ruquan Hou and Xiangdong Ji and Yonglin Ju and Chenxiang Li and Mingchuan Li and Shu Li and Shuaijie Li and Qing Lin and Jianglai Liu and Xiaoying Lu and Lingyin Luo and Yunyang Luo and Wenbo Ma and Yugang Ma and Yajun Mao and Nasir Shaheed and Yue Meng and Xuyang Ning and Ningchun Qi and Zhicheng Qian and Xiangxiang Ren and Changsong Shang and Xiaofeng Shang and Guofang Shen and Lin Si and Wenliang Sun and Andi Tan and Yi Tao and Anqing Wang and Meng Wang and Qiuhong Wang and Shaobo Wang and Siguang Wang and Wei Wang and Xiuli Wang and Zhou Wang and Yuehuan Wei and Mengmeng Wu and Weihao Wu and Jingkai Xia and Mengjiao Xiao and Xiang Xiao and Pengwei Xie and Binbin Yan and Xiyu Yan and Jijun Yang and Yong Yang and Chunxu Yu and Jumin Yuan and Ying Yuan and Zhe Yuan and Xinning Zeng and Dan Zhang and Minzhen Zhang and Peng Zhang and Shibo Zhang and Shu Zhang and Tao Zhang and Yingxin Zhang and Yuanyuan Zhang and Li Zhao and Qibin Zheng and Jifang Zhou and Ning Zhou and Xiaopeng Zhou and Yong Zhou and Yubo Zhou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2312.11072},
year = {2024}
}