Radiocarbon analysis of a taphocenosis from the Pampean region (Buenos Aires province, Argentina) and its relationships with the “Great drought” of 1827-1832

Se estudió una tafocenosis compuesta por gran número de ejemplares de Equus caballus, Bos taurus y Ovis aries, sin selección etaria. Se realizó una datación radiocarbónica sobre el colágeno del hueso de un húmero de Bos taurus; la fecha obtenida resultó “moderna” (entre 1750 y 1950 AD). Sin embargo, la concentración ΔC14 en el espécimen y su comparación con la curva de concentración ΔC14 para América del Sur, permitió inferir una edad de muerte que corresponde al lapso 1817–1828 AD. La fecha inferida refiere el origen de la tafocenosis a la “Gran Seca”, uno de los eventos de sequía más importantes de la región pampeana, sobre el que se tiene registro histórico. Es éste el primer registro paleontológico de un evento de mortandad masiva de ganado relacionado con las frecuentes sequías verificada en la región pampeana durante los siglos XVIII y XIX.A taphocenosis composed of a great number of specimens of Equus caballus, Bos taurus and Ovis aries, without age selection, was analyzed. A radiocarbon date from the bone collagen of a humerus of Bos taurus was obtained; the date is “modern” (between AD 1750 and 1950). However, the 14C concentration of the specimen and its comparison with the South America concentration curve enabled the date to be narrowed down. The inferred date corresponds to the period AD 1817-1828, and suggests that the origin of the taphocenosis is related to the “Gran Seca” (“Great Drought”), one of the most important drought events in the Pampeana Region for which there are historical records. This is the first paleontological record of an event of mass death of livestock related to the frequent droughts that affected the Pampean Region during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Muse

Importancia de la deteccion precoz de terceros molares retenidos en jovenes y adolescentes

Fil: Ledesma, Cristina Andrea. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B; Argentina.Fil: Gilligan, Jorge Marcelo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B, Argentina.Fil: Ulfohn, Adrián Gustavo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B, Argentina.Fil: Bozzatello, Juana Rosa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: Lehner, Enrique Jorge. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: García, Fernando Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: Alcázar, Viviana. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Cirugía II B; Argentina.Fil: Bonini, Lucas Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Cirugía II B; Argentina.Introducción Proyecto destinado a jóvenes alumnos del Instituto La Inmaculada, podrán ofrecer respuestas innovadoras a las demandas comunitarias. : La retención dentaria es un fenómeno frecuente, y su mayor incidencia comprende a la población adolescente y jóvenes. Estadísticamente los terceros molares son los elementos dentarios que con mayor frecuencia sufren el fracaso eruptivo, por causas embriológicas, mecánicas o sistémicas. Es común que los jóvenes no valoren su salud bucodental, y por ende, esta problemática, ya que sus demandas sociales se encaminan hacia otras prioridades. Objetivos: Fomentar la concientización social acerca de la retención de terceros molares y desarrollar programas masivos de prevención, con participación comunitaria integral con fuerte componente preventivo, que garantice impacto en la salud estudiantil, generando espacios integradores entre la Facultad de Odontología y otros niveles educativos. Metodología: La metodología es participativa, con actividades tipo taller y otras modalidades creativas, promoviendo el compromiso de alumnos participantes, estimulados para interactuar entre sus pares y entorno cercano, promoviendo el conocimiento de la retención de los terceros molares y sus connotaciones patológicas. Resultados: Se espera lograr una transformación positiva de conductas frente a la retención de los terceros molares aspirando a lograr una contribución al mejoramiento de su atención Conclusiones Se espera concluir en una motivación y capacitación de los alumnos involucrados suficiente como para actuar como agentes promotores de salud en relación a esta problemática, transmitiendo sus conocimientos a sus pares y a la comunidad misma.http://www.odo.unc.edu.ar/extension/libro-de-resumenes-i-jornadas-nacionales-de-extension-en-odontologiaFil: Ledesma, Cristina Andrea. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B; Argentina.Fil: Gilligan, Jorge Marcelo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B, Argentina.Fil: Ulfohn, Adrián Gustavo. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II B, Argentina.Fil: Bozzatello, Juana Rosa. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: Lehner, Enrique Jorge. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: García, Fernando Daniel. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra de Cirugía II A, Argentina.Fil: Alcázar, Viviana. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Cirugía II B; Argentina.Fil: Bonini, Lucas Andrés. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Odontología. Cátedra Cirugía II B; Argentina.Odontología, Medicina y Cirugía Ora

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume I Introduction to DUNE

International audienceThe preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventually decay—these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our universe, its current state, and its eventual fate. The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is an international world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions as it searches for leptonic charge-parity symmetry violation, stands ready to capture supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector technical design report (TDR) describes the DUNE physics program and the technical designs of the single- and dual-phase DUNE liquid argon TPC far detector modules. This TDR is intended to justify the technical choices for the far detector that flow down from the high-level physics goals through requirements at all levels of the Project. Volume I contains an executive summary that introduces the DUNE science program, the far detector and the strategy for its modular designs, and the organization and management of the Project. The remainder of Volume I provides more detail on the science program that drives the choice of detector technologies and on the technologies themselves. It also introduces the designs for the DUNE near detector and the DUNE computing model, for which DUNE is planning design reports. Volume II of this TDR describes DUNE's physics program in detail. Volume III describes the technical coordination required for the far detector design, construction, installation, and integration, and its organizational structure. Volume IV describes the single-phase far detector technology. A planned Volume V will describe the dual-phase technology

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume II: DUNE Physics

The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventually decay -- these mysteries at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics are key to understanding the early evolution of our universe, its current state, and its eventual fate. DUNE is an international world-class experiment dedicated to addressing these questions as it searches for leptonic charge-parity symmetry violation, stands ready to capture supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector technical design report (TDR) describes the DUNE physics program and the technical designs of the single- and dual-phase DUNE liquid argon TPC far detector modules. Volume II of this TDR, DUNE Physics, describes the array of identified scientific opportunities and key goals. Crucially, we also report our best current understanding of the capability of DUNE to realize these goals, along with the detailed arguments and investigations on which this understanding is based. This TDR volume documents the scientific basis underlying the conception and design of the LBNF/DUNE experimental configurations. As a result, the description of DUNE's experimental capabilities constitutes the bulk of the document. Key linkages between requirements for successful execution of the physics program and primary specifications of the experimental configurations are drawn and summarized. This document also serves a wider purpose as a statement on the scientific potential of DUNE as a central component within a global program of frontier theoretical and experimental particle physics research. Thus, the presentation also aims to serve as a resource for the particle physics community at large

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

DUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology, Technical Design Report

International audienceDUNE is an international experiment dedicated to addressing some of the questions at the forefront of particle physics and astrophysics, including the mystifying preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe. The dual-site experiment will employ an intense neutrino beam focused on a near and a far detector as it aims to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy and to make high-precision measurements of the PMNS matrix parameters, including the CP-violating phase. It will also stand ready to observe supernova neutrino bursts, and seeks to observe nucleon decay as a signature of a grand unified theory underlying the standard model. The DUNE far detector implements liquid argon time-projection chamber (LArTPC) technology, and combines the many tens-of-kiloton fiducial mass necessary for rare event searches with the sub-centimeter spatial resolution required to image those events with high precision. The addition of a photon detection system enhances physics capabilities for all DUNE physics drivers and opens prospects for further physics explorations. Given its size, the far detector will be implemented as a set of modules, with LArTPC designs that differ from one another as newer technologies arise. In the vertical drift LArTPC design, a horizontal cathode bisects the detector, creating two stacked drift volumes in which ionization charges drift towards anodes at either the top or bottom. The anodes are composed of perforated PCB layers with conductive strips, enabling reconstruction in 3D. Light-trap-style photon detection modules are placed both on the cryostat's side walls and on the central cathode where they are optically powered. This Technical Design Report describes in detail the technical implementations of each subsystem of this LArTPC that, together with the other far detector modules and the near detector, will enable DUNE to achieve its physics goals

Impact of cross-section uncertainties on supernova neutrino spectral parameter fitting in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

International audienceA primary goal of the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is to measure the O(10)  MeV neutrinos produced by a Galactic core-collapse supernova if one should occur during the lifetime of the experiment. The liquid-argon-based detectors planned for DUNE are expected to be uniquely sensitive to the νe component of the supernova flux, enabling a wide variety of physics and astrophysics measurements. A key requirement for a correct interpretation of these measurements is a good understanding of the energy-dependent total cross section σ(Eν) for charged-current νe absorption on argon. In the context of a simulated extraction of supernova νe spectral parameters from a toy analysis, we investigate the impact of σ(Eν) modeling uncertainties on DUNE’s supernova neutrino physics sensitivity for the first time. We find that the currently large theoretical uncertainties on σ(Eν) must be substantially reduced before the νe flux parameters can be extracted reliably; in the absence of external constraints, a measurement of the integrated neutrino luminosity with less than 10% bias with DUNE requires σ(Eν) to be known to about 5%. The neutrino spectral shape parameters can be known to better than 10% for a 20% uncertainty on the cross-section scale, although they will be sensitive to uncertainties on the shape of σ(Eν). A direct measurement of low-energy νe-argon scattering would be invaluable for improving the theoretical precision to the needed level