UÚKLResearch

Thanks to University of Texas at Austin, DOE, NSF, URA, and CNRS for supporting our research.

Our work focuses on experimental neutrino physics. As members of the MINOS/MINOS+, NOνA, SuperNEMO, and MINER Collaborations, we study neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay, and coherent neutrino scattering. Find out more about these topics and the research we conduct by clicking on the buttons below.

Neutrino Oscillations

Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay

Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering

PET and Detector R&D

Selected Work

Selected results from the UTKL Research Group.

Group Members

Karol Lang

Marek Proga

Ramon Salazar

Beatriz Tapia


Wonseok Bae

Christopher Layden

Faith Reyes

Will Matawa


John Peter Bekker

Kyle Klein


Alumni


Will Flanagan

John Ceasar

Brandon Soubasis

Abhishek Rajput


Son Cao

Kayla Leonard

Adam Rouhiainen

Federico Noca


Zach Liptak

Benton Pahlka

Adam Paul S.

Simon De Rijck


Shiv Yadavalli

Noah Vaughan

Reese S Lance

Aaron Bae


Jay Chen

Christopher Webster

Matthew Huynh

Junting Huang

Fernanda Psihas

Dennis Hong

Emily Tsai

Roney Andrade

Dung Phan

Ben Fox

Thomas Carroll


Publications

List of publications over the last five years.

  1. Journal/Proceeding Papers
  2. [1] S. De Rijck and J. Huang, Constraints on large extra dimensions from MINOS and MINOS+, [On Behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration], J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 888 (2017) no.1, 012162, doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012162.
  3. [2] T. J. Carroll, Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, [On Behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration], J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 888 (2017) no.1, 012161, doi: 10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012161.
  4. [3] S. De Rijck, Latest Results from MINOS and MINOS+, [On Behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration], J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 873 (2017) no.1, 012032, doi: 10.1088/17426596/873/1/012032.
  5. [4] P. Adamson et al. [NOvA Collaboration], Constraints on Oscillation Parametersfrom νe Appearance and νμ Disappearance in NOvA, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, no. 23, 231801 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.231801, [arXiv:1703.03328 [hep-ex]].
  6. [5] P. Adamson et al. [NOvA Collaboration], Measurement of the neutrino mixing angle θ23 in NOvA, Phys. Rev. Lett. 118, no. 15, 151802 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.118.151802, [arXiv:1701.05891 [hep-ex]].
  7. [6] A. Blake et al., Accelerator/Experiment Operations - FY 2016, FERMILAB-TM-2637-DI.
  8. [7] R. Acciarri et al. [ArgoNeuT Collaboration], First Observation of Low Energy Electron Neutrinos in a Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber, Phys. Rev. D 95, no. 7, 072005 (2017), [Phys. Rev. D 95, 072005 (2017)], doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.95.072005, [arXiv:1610.04102 [hep-ex]].
  9. [8] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Constraints on Large Extra Dimensions from the MINOS Experiment, Phys. Rev. D 94, no. 11, 111101 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.111101, [arXiv:1608.06964 [hep-ex]].
  10. [9] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Measurement of single π0 production by coherent neutral-current ν-Fe interactions in the MINOS Near Detector, Phys. Rev. D 94, no. 7, 072006 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.072006, [arXiv:1608.05702 [hep-ex]].
  11. [10] P. Adamson et al. [Daya Bay and MINOS Collaborations], Limits on Active to Sterile Neutrino Oscillations from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, no. 15, 151801 (2016), Addendum: [Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, no. 20, 209901 (2016)], doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151801, 10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.209901, [arXiv:1607.01177 [hep-ex]].
  12. [11] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, no. 15, 151803 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151803, [arXiv:1607.01176 [hep-ex]].
  13. [12] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Search for flavor-changing nonstandard neutrino interactions using νe appearance in MINOS, Phys. Rev. D 95, no. 1, 012005 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.95.012005, [arXiv:1605.06169 [hep-ex]].
  14. [13] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Measurement of the Multiple-Muon Charge Ratio in the MINOS Far Detector, Phys. Rev. D 93, no. 5, 052017 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.052017, [arXiv:1602.00783 [hep-ex]].
  15. [14] P. Adamson et al. [NOvA Collaboration], First measurement of muon neutrino disappearance in NOvA, Phys. Rev. D 93, no. 5, 051104 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.93.051104, [arXiv:1601.05037 [hep-ex]].
  16. [15] P. Adamson et al. [NOvA Collaboration], First measurement of electron neutrino appearance in NOvA, Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, no. 15, 151806 (2016), doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.151806, [arXiv:1601.05022 [hep-ex]].
  17. [16] R. Acciarri et al. [ArgoNeuT Collaboration], Measurement of νμ and ν¯μ neutral current π0→γγ production in the ArgoNeuT detector, Phys. Rev. D 96, no. 1, 012006 (2017), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.96.012006, [arXiv:1511.00941 [hep-ex]].
  18. [17] P. Czarapata et al., Accelerator/Experiment Operations - FY 2015, FERMILAB-TM-2612-DI.
  19. [18] P. Adamson et al., The NuMI Neutrino Beam, Nucl. Instrum. Meth. A 806, 279 (2016), doi:10.1016/j.nima.2015.08.063, [arXiv:1507.06690 [physics.acc-ph]].
  20. [19] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors, Phys. Rev. D 92, no. 5, 052005 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.92.052005, [arXiv:1507.04328 [hep-ex]].
  21. [20] R. Acciarri et al., Summary of the Second Workshop on Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber Research and Development in the United States, JINST 10, no. 07, T07006 (2015), doi:10.1088/1748-0221/10/07/T07006, [arXiv:1504.05608 [physics.ins-det]].
  22. [21] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Observation of Seasonal Variation of Atmospheric Multiple-Muon Events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors, Phys. Rev. D 91, no. 11, 112006 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.112006, [arXiv:1503.09104[hep-ex]].
  23. [22] K. Lang, Future prospects for measurements of mass hierarchy and CP violation, Nucl. Part. Phys. Proc. 260, 183 (2015), doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2015.02.038.
  24. [23] P. Adamson et al. [MINOS Collaboration], Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current νμ–Fe interactions in the MINOS near detector, Phys. Rev. D 91, no. 1, 012005 (2015), doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.012005, [arXiv:1410.8613 [hep-ex]].
  1. Preprints
  2. [1] T. J. Carroll, New Constraints on Sterile Neutrinos with MINOS/MINOS+ and Daya Bay, arXiv:1705.05064 [hep-ex].
  3. [2] B. Abi et al. [DUNE Collaboration], The Single-Phase ProtoDUNE Technical Design Report, arXiv:1706.07081 [physics.ins-det].
  4. [3] P. Adamson et al. [NOvA Collaboration], Search for active-sterile neutrino mixing using neutral-current interactions in NOvA, arXiv:1706.04592 [hep-ex].
  5. [4] R. Acciarri et al. [DUNE Collaboration], Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Volume 1: The LBNF and DUNE Projects, arXiv:1601.05471 [physics.ins-det].
  6. [5] R. Acciarri et al. [DUNE Collaboration], Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Volume 4 The DUNE Detectors at LBNF, arXiv:1601.02984 [physics.ins-det].
  7. [6] R. Acciarri et al. [DUNE Collaboration], Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) : Volume 2: The Physics Program for DUNE at LBNF, arXiv:1512.06148 [physics.ins-det].
  8. [7] K. Lang [CHIPS Collaboration], Prospects for CHIPS (R&D of Water Cherenkov Detectors in Mine Pits), arXiv:1504.08330 [physics.ins-det].
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  • Posters
  • [1] S. De Rijck, Constraints on Large Extra Dimensions from MINOS and MINOS+, [On Behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration], Proceedings of XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Neutrino 2016), London, England (poster) (to appear in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.).
  • [2] T. J. Carroll, Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, [On Behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration], Proceedings of XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Neutrino 2016), London, England (poster) (to appear in J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.).
  • [3] Electron Neutrino Appearance Analysis in MINOS+, a poster by Dung Duc Phan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, APS April Meeting, 27–31 January 2017, Washington D.C, USA.
  • [4] Constraints on Large Extra Dimensions from MINOS and MINOS+, a poster by Simon De Rijck, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 10th International Neutrino Summer School, Fermilab, August 15, 2017.
  • [5] Constraints on large extra dimensions from MINOS and MINOS+, a poster by Simon De Rijck, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, London, United Kingdom, July 6, 2016.
  • [6] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, a poster by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 10th International Neutrino Summer School, Fermilab, August 15, 2017.
  • [7] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, a poster by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The XXVII International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics, London, United Kingdom, July 6, 2016.
  • [8] The LArIAT Experiment, a poster by Brandon Soubasis, on behalf of the LArIAT Collaboration, Physics Department Open House, UT at Austin, April, 2017.
  • Talks
  • [1] Latest Results from MINOS and MINOS+, a talk by Simon De Rijck, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, DISCRETE 2016 Symposium, Warsaw, Poland, November 30, 2016.
  • [2] A Search for Large Extra Dimensions in MINOS and MINOS+, a talk by Simon De Rijck, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, New Perspectives 2017, Batavia, IL, June 14, 2017.
  • [3] Latest Results from MINOS and MINOS+, a talk by Simon De Rijck, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, 2016 APS April Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, April 17, 2016.
  • [4] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, a talk by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 2017 New Perspectives, Fermilab, June 6, 2016.
  • [5] New Constraints on Sterile Neutrinos with MINOS/MINOS+ and Daya Bay, a talk by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 52nd Rencontres de Moriond EW 2017, March 24, 2017.
  • [6] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, a talk by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, APS April 2017 Meeting, January 29, 2017.
  • [7] Neutrino Physics: With and Without Neutrinos, a talk by Tom Carroll, Physics Dept. Open House, UT at Austin, November 14, 2016.
  • [8] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurement at MINOS+, a talk by Tom Carroll, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 2016 New Perspectives, Fermilab, June 14, 2016.
  • [9] MINOS+ Results and Future Plans, a talk by Will Flanagan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, Workshop on the Intermediate Neutrino Program, February 5, 2015.
  • [10] Muon Neutrino Disappearance Measurements at MINOS+, a talk by Will Flanagan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, APS April Meeting, April 11, 2015.
  • [11] ArgoNeuT and LArIAT: Status and Progress on Measurements Relevant for DUNE, a talk by Will Flanagan, Workshop for the Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detector (NNN15), October 28, 2015.
  • [12] Latest Results from MINOS and MINOS+, a talk by Will Flanagan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, Lake Louise Winter Institute, February 11 2016.
  • [13] MINOS and MINOS+ Results, a talk by Will Flanagan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, The 2017 Tamura Symposium on Lepton and Baryon Symmetry, May 9, 2017.
  • [14] Latest Results from MINOS and MINOS+, a talk by Will Flanagan, on behalf of the MINOS+ Collaboration, XIth International Conference on Interconnections between Particle Physics and Cosmology (PPC 2017), May 23, 2017.
  • [15] Big Data and Dynamic Pricing, a seminar by Junting Huang (Perfect Price, Inc.), Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, January 30, 2017.
  • [16] MINOS+ Update, presentation by K. Lang, the Program Advisory Committee of Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Gleacher Center, Chicago, June 23, 2015.
  • [17] Neutrino Oscillation Experiments, lecture by K. Lang, The Summer School of Particle and Astroparticle Physics of Annecy-le-Vieux, Annecy-le-Vieux, France, 16-22 July, 2015.
  • [18] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, Colloquium, Department of Physics, University of Athens, Athens, Greece, March 30, 2015.
  • [19] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, CPF seminar, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, April 27, 2015.
  • [20] Future prospects for measurements of mass hierarchy and CP violation, K. Lang, CPF seminar, Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, April 20, 2015.
  • [21] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, APC, University of Paris VI, Paris, France, April 8, 2015.
  • [22] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, LAL Orsay, France, April 7, 2015.
  • [23] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, LAPP, Annecy-Le-Vieux, France, April 3, 2015.
  • [24] Neutrino Oscillations Experiments: (Necessarily) Selected topics (i.e., an abbreviated story), K. Lang, Society of Physics Students meeting, UT Austin, November 8, 2015.
  • [25] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, seminar at the University of Osaka, Japan, December 21, 2016.
  • [26] MINOS+: Update and Plans, K. Lang, Presentation at the Fermilab Program Advisory Committee, Fermilab, January 20, 2016.
  • [27] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, seminar at the Kamioka Laboratory, Japan, March 7, 2016.
  • [28] Cheap as CHIPS: Large water Cherenkov detectors: faster and cheaper, K. Lang, seminar at the University of Kyoto, Japan, March 11, 2016.
  • [29] Neutrinos – Everything you want to know about neutrinos or could have asked if you knew what to ask! (a necessarily abbreviated story), K. Lang, “Pizza seminar, UT Austin, November 29, 2016.
  • [30] Welcome, and Closing Remarks, K. Lang, organizer’s remarks at The 2017 Tamura Symposium: Lepton and Baryon Symmetry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, May 8-9, 2017.
  • [31] The Osaka lectures on neutrinos, K. Lang, a series of 10 seminars based on lectures at the Osaka University, UT Austin, Spring 2017 semester.
  • [32] Opening remarks, K. Lang, opening remarks at the Viet Nus 2017: Neutrinos – Challenges and Limitations, The 14th Rencontres du Vietnam, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, July 10, 2017.
  • [33] Future background as a new signal: Introducing the MINER project - a reactor experiment under development, K. Lang, a VietNus 2017 brief on the MINER experiment, Viet Nus 2017: Neutrinos: challenges and limitations, The 14th Rencontres du Vietnam, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, July 20, 2017.
  • [34] Particle Radiation Detectors (Basic Elements), K. Lang, Vietnam School on Neutrinos, ICISE, Quy Nhon, Vietnam, July 19-20, 2017.

Resources

Code

Scientific softwares developed by our group are made available at our GitHub.

Teaching

Prof. Lang often teaches introductory physics tailored for pre-meds, biology, and chemistry majors (PHY 317K and PHY 317L). He also teaches Modern Physics (or "Junior") Laboratory course (PHY 353) and Advanced (or "Senior") Laboratory course (PHY 474).

Every semester he gives lectures on particle radiation detectors as a quarter part of the Physics of Sensors class (PHY 386K).

DocDB

DocDB is a powerful and flexible collaborative document server. It was originally developed for use by the BTeV collaboration at Fermilab and is now adopted by our group to manage and share documents.

You can access our DocDB website at nile.hep.utexas.edu/DocDB/utkl/. Contact our website admin Junting Huang to get the password and make yourself an author.

Contact

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