Hardware cleaning and QC for the DUNE Experiment

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a particle physics experiment that will send neutrinos from Fermilab in Illinois to the Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota.  DUNE will search for CP violation by neutrinos and many potential signals of beyond the Standard Model physics.  It will do this using four large underground detectors in South Dakota.  A key feature of these detectors is the Photon Detection System (PDS) that will detect light created when charged particles move through the detector.  Notre Dame is providing the mechanical supports for the PDS systems.  Over the next year, thousands of parts machined at Notre Dame and in the South Bend area will arrive in our labs and will need to be sorted, cleaned, quality checked, and kitted for delivery to partner institutions around the world.  This project will involve assisting the ND high energy physics group with these tasks.