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DEVELOPMENT OF AN AI-BASED FRAMEWORK IN NEUTRINO PHYSICS: A FOCUS ON TIME SERIES EVENT RECONSTRUCTION AN

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The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.

Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.

The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
  

Reference

SL-DRF-25-0449  

Direction

DRF

Thesis topic details

Category

Corpuscular physics and outer space

Thesis topics

DEVELOPMENT OF AN AI-BASED FRAMEWORK IN NEUTRINO PHYSICS: A FOCUS ON TIME SERIES EVENT RECONSTRUCTION AND MULTIVARIATE SCIENCE ANALYSES

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Job description

Neutrinoless double beta decay (0nßß) represents a pivotal area of research in nuclear physics, offering profound insights into neutrino properties and the potential violation of lepton number conservation. The CUPID experiment is at the forefront of this investigation, employing advanced scintillating bolometers at cryogenic temperatures to minimize radioactive background noise. It aims to achieve unprecedented sensitivity in detecting 0nßß decay using lithium molybdate (Li2MoO4) crystals. These crystals are particularly advantageous due to their scintillation properties and the high Q-value of the decay process, which lies above most environmental gamma backgrounds. In turn this endeavour will require operating a fine grained array of 1596 dual heat/light detectors with excellent energy resolution. The proposed thesis integrates artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to enhance data analysis, reconstruction, and modeling for the CUPID experiment demonstrators and the science exploitation of CUPID.

The thesis will focus on two primary objectives:
1. Improved Time Series Event Reconstruction Techniques
- CNN based denoising and comparison against optimal classical techniques
2. Multivariate science analysis of a large neutrino detector array
- Analysis of Excited States: The study will use Geant4 simulations together with the CUPID background model as training data to optimize the event classification and hence science potential for the analysis of 2nßß decay to excited states.

University / doctoral school

PHENIICS (PHENIICS)
Paris-Saclay

Thesis topic location

Site

Saclay

Requester

Position start date

01/10/2025

Person to be contacted by the applicant

Schmidt Benjamin benjamin.schmidt@cea.fr
CEA
DRF/IRFU
CEA Paris-Saclay, Bat 141, Pce 26A
91191 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex

Tutor / Responsible thesis director

Nones Claudia claudia.nones@cea.fr
CEA
DRF
Bat.141 - Pce 41A

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https://irfu.cea.fr/dphp/Phocea/Vie_des_labos/Ast/ast_technique.php?id_ast=3900&id_unit=8
https://cupid.lngs.infn.it/