Description
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will further our understanding of neutrino properties and their role in particle physics and the evolution of the Universe. The physics goals of the experiment include measuring CP violation in the lepton sector through neutrino oscillation measurements, core-collapse supernova detection and searches for Beyond the Standard Model phenomena such as proton decay. The experimental setup consists of an $\mathcal{O}$(GeV) wide-band beam which will be produced in close proximity to a near detector at Fermilab, and a modular far detector located 1.5 km underground, 1,300 km away from the near detector in Lead, SD, USA. Both the near and far detectors will make use of the liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) technology. Accurate calibration of every aspect of the detector, from energy reconstruction to timing information, is required in order to maximise the precision and sensitivity of every physics measurement. Many hardware and software-based calibration techniques are therefore under development across the DUNE experiment. This talk will discuss the complexities involved in operating such a vast experimental setup, and introduce the substantial DUNE calibration program which aims to address and mitigate them.
