The Monte Carlo simulation of the Borexino detector

S. Marcocci; M. Agostini; K. Altenmüller; S. Appel; V. Atroshchenko; Z. Bagdasarian; D. Basilico; G. Bellini; J. Benziger; D. Bick; G. Bonfini; D. Bravo; B. Caccianiga; F. Calaprice; A. Caminata; S. Caprioli; M. Carlini; P. Cavalcante; A. Chepurnov; K. Choi; L. Collica; D. D'Angelo; S. Davini; A. Derbin; X. F. Ding; A. Di Ludovico; L. Di Noto; I. Drachnev; K. Fomenko; A. Formozov; D. Franco; F. Gabriele; C. Galbiati; C. Ghiano; M. Giammarchi; A. Goretti; M. Gromov; D. Guffanti; C. Hagner; T. Houdy; E. Hungerford; Aldo Ianni; Andrea Ianni; A. Jany; D. Jeschke; V. Kobychev; D. Korablev; G. Korga; D. Kryn; M. Laubenstein; E. Litvinovich; F. Lombardi; P. Lombardi; L. Ludhova; G. Lukyanchenko; L. Lukyanchenko; I. Machulin; G. Manuzio; J. Martyn; E. Meroni; M. Meyer; L. Miramonti; M. Misiaszek; V. Muratova; B. Neumair; L. Oberauer; B. Opitz; V. Orekhov; F. Ortica; M. Pallavicini; L. Papp; Penek; N. Pilipenko; A. Pocar; A. Porcelli; G. Ranucci; A. Razeto; A. Re; M. Redchuk; A. Romani; R. Roncin; N. Rossi; S. Schönert; D. Semenov; M. Skorokhvatov; O. Smirnov; A. Sotnikov; L. F.F. Stokes; Y. Suvorov; R. Tartaglia; G. Testera; J. Thurn; M. Toropova; E. Unzhakov; A. Vishneva; R. B. Vogelaar; F. Von Feilitzsch; H. Wang; S. Weinz; M. Wojcik; M. Wurm; Z. Yokley; O. Zaimidoroga; S. Zavatarelli; K. Zuber; G. Zuzel

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The Monte Carlo simulation of the Borexino detector

S. Marcocci, M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel, V. Atroshchenko, Z. Bagdasarian, D. Basilico, G. Bellini, J. Benziger, D. Bick, G. Bonfini, D. Bravo, B. Caccianiga, F. Calaprice, A. Caminata, S. Caprioli, M. Carlini, P. Cavalcante, A. Chepurnov, K. ChoiL. Collica, D. D'Angelo, S. Davini, A. Derbin, X. F. Ding, A. Di Ludovico, L. Di Noto, I. Drachnev, K. Fomenko, A. Formozov, D. Franco, F. Gabriele, C. Galbiati, C. Ghiano, M. Giammarchi, A. Goretti, M. Gromov, D. Guffanti, C. Hagner, T. Houdy, E. Hungerford, Aldo Ianni, Andrea Ianni, A. Jany, D. Jeschke, V. Kobychev, D. Korablev, G. Korga, D. Kryn, M. Laubenstein, E. Litvinovich, F. Lombardi, P. Lombardi, L. Ludhova, G. Lukyanchenko, L. Lukyanchenko, I. Machulin, G. Manuzio, J. Martyn, E. Meroni, M. Meyer, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, V. Muratova, B. Neumair, L. Oberauer, B. Opitz, V. Orekhov, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, Penek, N. Pilipenko, A. Pocar, A. Porcelli, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Re, M. Redchuk, A. Romani, R. Roncin, N. Rossi, S. Schönert, D. Semenov, M. Skorokhvatov, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, L. F.F. Stokes, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, J. Thurn, M. Toropova, E. Unzhakov, A. Vishneva, R. B. Vogelaar, F. Von Feilitzsch, H. Wang, S. Weinz, M. Wojcik, M. Wurm, Z. Yokley, O. Zaimidoroga, S. Zavatarelli, K. Zuber, G. Zuzel

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Borexino is a 300 ton sub-MeV liquid scintillator solar neutrino detector which has been running at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy) since 2007. Thanks to its unprecedented radio-purity, it was able to measure the flux of ⁷Be, ⁸B, pp, and pep solar neutrinos and to detect geo-neutrinos. A reliable simulation of the detector is an invaluable tool for all Borexino physics analyses. The simulation accounts for the energy loss of particles in all the detector components, the generation of the scintillation photons, their propagation within the liquid scintillator volume, and a detailed simulation of the electronics chain. A novel efficient method for simulating the external background which survives the Borexino passive shield was developed. This technique allows to reliably predict the effect of the contamination in the peripheral construction materials. The techniques developed to simulate the Borexino detector and their level of refinement are of possible interest to the neutrino and dark matter communities, especially for current and future large-volume liquid scintillator experiments.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	012035
Journal	Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume	1342
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1342/1/012035
State	Published - Jan 20 2020
Event	15th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP 2017 - Sudbury, Canada Duration: Jun 24 2017 → Jun 28 2017

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Marcocci, S., Agostini, M., Altenmüller, K., Appel, S., Atroshchenko, V., Bagdasarian, Z., Basilico, D., Bellini, G., Benziger, J., Bick, D., Bonfini, G., Bravo, D., Caccianiga, B., Calaprice, F., Caminata, A., Caprioli, S., Carlini, M., Cavalcante, P., Chepurnov, A., ... Zuzel, G. (2020). The Monte Carlo simulation of the Borexino detector. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1342(1), Article 012035. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1342/1/012035

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AU - Altenmüller, K.

AU - Appel, S.

AU - Atroshchenko, V.

AU - Bagdasarian, Z.

AU - Basilico, D.

AU - Bellini, G.

AU - Benziger, J.

AU - Bick, D.

AU - Bonfini, G.

AU - Bravo, D.

AU - Caccianiga, B.

AU - Calaprice, F.

AU - Caminata, A.

AU - Caprioli, S.

AU - Carlini, M.

AU - Cavalcante, P.

AU - Chepurnov, A.

AU - Choi, K.

AU - Collica, L.

AU - D'Angelo, D.

AU - Davini, S.

AU - Derbin, A.

AU - Ding, X. F.

AU - Ludovico, A. Di

AU - Noto, L. Di

AU - Drachnev, I.

AU - Fomenko, K.

AU - Formozov, A.

AU - Franco, D.

AU - Gabriele, F.

AU - Galbiati, C.

AU - Ghiano, C.

AU - Giammarchi, M.

AU - Goretti, A.

AU - Gromov, M.

AU - Guffanti, D.

AU - Hagner, C.

AU - Houdy, T.

AU - Hungerford, E.

AU - Ianni, Aldo

AU - Ianni, Andrea

AU - Jany, A.

AU - Jeschke, D.

AU - Kobychev, V.

AU - Korablev, D.

AU - Korga, G.

AU - Kryn, D.

AU - Laubenstein, M.

AU - Litvinovich, E.

AU - Lombardi, F.

AU - Lombardi, P.

AU - Ludhova, L.

AU - Lukyanchenko, G.

AU - Lukyanchenko, L.

AU - Machulin, I.

AU - Manuzio, G.

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AU - Roncin, R.

AU - Rossi, N.

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AU - Semenov, D.

AU - Skorokhvatov, M.

AU - Smirnov, O.

AU - Sotnikov, A.

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AU - Suvorov, Y.

AU - Tartaglia, R.

AU - Testera, G.

AU - Thurn, J.

AU - Toropova, M.

AU - Unzhakov, E.

AU - Vishneva, A.

AU - Vogelaar, R. B.

AU - Feilitzsch, F. Von

AU - Wang, H.

AU - Weinz, S.

AU - Wojcik, M.

AU - Wurm, M.

AU - Yokley, Z.

AU - Zaimidoroga, O.

AU - Zavatarelli, S.

AU - Zuber, K.

AU - Zuzel, G.

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AB - Borexino is a 300 ton sub-MeV liquid scintillator solar neutrino detector which has been running at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy) since 2007. Thanks to its unprecedented radio-purity, it was able to measure the flux of 7Be, 8B, pp, and pep solar neutrinos and to detect geo-neutrinos. A reliable simulation of the detector is an invaluable tool for all Borexino physics analyses. The simulation accounts for the energy loss of particles in all the detector components, the generation of the scintillation photons, their propagation within the liquid scintillator volume, and a detailed simulation of the electronics chain. A novel efficient method for simulating the external background which survives the Borexino passive shield was developed. This technique allows to reliably predict the effect of the contamination in the peripheral construction materials. The techniques developed to simulate the Borexino detector and their level of refinement are of possible interest to the neutrino and dark matter communities, especially for current and future large-volume liquid scintillator experiments.

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The Monte Carlo simulation of the Borexino detector

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