INTENSE has published technical papers on the performance of the Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) Program experiments at Fermilab, including the software and calibration tools measured on data. INTENSE has contributed to the publication of physics papers on the nature of the LSND/MiniBooNE anomaly, on high-statistics measurements of neutrino differential cross-sections in exclusive/inclusive low-energy neutrino channels with SBND and ProtoDUNE data, on neutrino cross-sections in the off-axis NuMI beam with ICARUS data, and on the global SBN data analysis. INTENSE has developed and published technical papers on the performance of the detectors and physics papers on the analysis of the data collected by the Mu2e experiment at Fermilab and the MEG-II and Mu3e experiments at PSI to search for CLFV.
The technological challenges adopted by INTENSE researchers to develop particle detectors as well as the complex computing infrastructures necessary to process the produced data find applications also in other fields with wider impact on the society. The development of particle detectors and electronic systems for hostile environments which requires to qualify or re-design commercial devices favours the transfer of knowledge between academia and industry.
Particle accelerator technology is fundamental for our society. Many thousands of accelerators are employed for biomedical and materials research, for diagnosing and treating illnesses, and for a growing host of tasks in manufacturing, energy technology and homeland security. Advances in proton and ion beam therapy are enabling doctors to avoid harming tissue near the cancer. Accelerators offer several options to scan cargo containers and vehicles which is fundamental for homeland security. The semiconductor industry relies on ion beams to add special atoms in semiconductors. Ion implantation modifies semiconductors’ electrical properties leading to better, cheaper electronics.
The EU is making large investments in High Performance Computing (HPC) systems, crucial for the progress of science and a strategic resource for the future. The collaboration with US is fundamental to master advanced technologies. INTENSE partners in US are leading the effort to provide computing infrastructures to the particle physics experiments and a wider range of disciplines. HPC will be fundamental in many computation-intensive research areas, including basic research, engineering, earth and materials science, climate science, medical imaging, energy and security.
