Name: DAMSA Background Simulation and Analysis Workshop
Start: 2026-04-04T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-04-04T18:00:00-05:00
Location: UTA

DAMSA Background Simulation and Analysis Workshop

Saturday, 4 April 2026 - 10:00

Monday, 30 March 2026
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
Thursday, 2 April 2026
Friday, 3 April 2026
Saturday, 4 April 2026

10:00 Coffee and Doughnut
Coffee and Doughnut
10:00 - 10:30
Room: CPB303
10:30 Welcome and Workshop goals - Masoom Singh (Texas A&M University)
Welcome and Workshop goals
- Masoom Singh (Texas A&M University)
10:30 - 10:40
Room: CPB303
10:40 What is DAMSA and what are the important backgrounds? - Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US))
What is DAMSA and what are the important backgrounds?
- Jae Yu (University of Texas at Arlington (US))
10:40 - 11:10
Room: CPB303
11:10 Why DAMSA? Filling the Dark Matter Detection Gap - Samriddha Chakraborty (University of Texas at Arlington)
Why DAMSA? Filling the Dark Matter Detection Gap
- Samriddha Chakraborty (University of Texas at Arlington)
11:10 - 11:40
Room: CPB303
11:40 DAMSA Detector Design & Simulation Overview - Pranaya Shakya (UTA)
DAMSA Detector Design & Simulation Overview
- Pranaya Shakya (UTA)
11:40 - 12:10
Room: CPB303
12:10 Lunch
Lunch
12:10 - 13:10
Room: CPB303
13:10 DAMSA Background Physics & Signal Discrimination - Madhav Khanal (UTA)
DAMSA Background Physics & Signal Discrimination
- Madhav Khanal (UTA)
13:10 - 13:40
Room: CPB303
13:40 GEANT4 Simulation: Live Demonstration - Saurav Kafle (UTA)
GEANT4 Simulation: Live Demonstration
- Saurav Kafle (UTA)
13:40 - 14:10
Room: CPB303
14:10 Energy Distribution Analysis - Brian Gomez Hernandez (UTA)
Energy Distribution Analysis
- Brian Gomez Hernandez (UTA)
14:10 - 14:40
Room: CPB303
14:40 Break
Break
14:40 - 15:00
Room: CPB303
15:00 Angular Distributions and Discussion on Analysis Methodology - Prithak Bhattarai (University of Texas at Arlington)
Angular Distributions and Discussion on Analysis Methodology
- Prithak Bhattarai (University of Texas at Arlington)
15:00 - 15:30
Room: CPB303
15:30 Geometry Optimization and Discussion on Analysis Methodology - Turja Roy (UTA)
Geometry Optimization and Discussion on Analysis Methodology
- Turja Roy (UTA)
15:30 - 16:00
Room: CPB303
16:00 Data Analysis Pipeline: GEANT4 to ROOT Histograms

16:00 - 17:00
Room: CPB303
17:00 Conclusion and Task Assignment - Masoom Singh (Texas A&M University)
Conclusion and Task Assignment
- Masoom Singh (Texas A&M University)
17:00 - 17:10
Room: CPB303