Date Dec 2, 2021, 10:00 am – 10:00 am Location Jadwin 481 Share on X Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn Speaker Ako Jamil Affiliation Yale University Presentation "Light and Charge Transport in Liquid Xenon Detectors for Rare Event Searches" Details Event Description Noble Liquid Time Projection Chambers are ubiquitously used in the field of rare events searches such neutrinoless double beta decay or dark matter. A detailed understanding of light and charge transport in liquid xenon or liquid argon is of the utmost importance when modeling the performance of these experiments. In this talk I will present the design and physics reach of the proposed nEXO experiment, searching for the neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe-136 at the 10^28 year half-life sensitivity using 5 tonnes of liquid xenon. The energy resolution is one of the key parameter for achieving the projected sensitivity, requiring highly efficient light and charge detection systems. I will show results towards modeling the electron transport in the presence of electro-negative contaminants in liquid xenon and comprehensive results for the characterization and simulation of the light response of the Silicon Photomultipliers used in nEXO. Recording of Talk: http://www.kaltura.com/tiny/0np83