Dr Nicola McConkey

Nicola McConkey

Ernest Rutherford Fellow and Lecturer in Particle Physics

School of Physical and Chemical Sciences
Queen Mary University of London
ORCID

Research

Neutrino Physics, Quantum Technology, Detector Development

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics

2024

bullet iconAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, Alvarez R, Alves T, Amar H, et al. (2024). DUNE Phase II: scientific opportunities, detector concepts, technological solutions. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 19 (12) 
01-12-2024
bullet iconAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, Alvarez R, Alves T, Amar H, et al. (2024). First measurement of the total inelastic cross section of positively charged kaons on argon at energies between 5.0 and 7.5 GeV. Physical Review D, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 110 (9) 
01-11-2024
Relevant PublicationAnfimov N, Branca A, Bürgi J, Calivers L, Cuesta C, Diurba R, Dunne P, Dwyer DA, Evans JJ, Ezeribe AC, Gauch A, Gil-Botella I, Greenberg S, Guffanti D, Karcher A, Kreslo I, Kunzmann J, Lane N, Corchado SM, McConkey N, et al. (2024). First demonstration of a combined light and charge pixel readout on the anode plane of a LArTPC. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 19 (11) 
01-11-2024
bullet iconAbratenko P, Alterkait O, Aldana DA, Arellano L, Asaadi J, Ashkenazi A, Balasubramanian S, Baller B, Barnard A, Barr G, Barrow D, Barrow J, Basque V, Bateman J, Rodrigues OB, Berkman S, Bhanderi A, Bhat A, Bhattacharya M, Bishai M, et al. (2024). Demonstration of neutron identification in neutrino interactions in the MicroBooNE liquid argon time projection chamber. European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 84 (10) 
14-10-2024
bullet iconAbratenko P, Acciarri R, Adams C, Aliaga-Soplin L, Alterkait O, Alvarez-Garrote R, Andreopoulos C, Antonakis A, Arellano L, Asaadi J, Badgett W, Balasubramanian S, Basque V, Beever A, Behera B, Belchior E, Betancourt M, Bhat A, Bishai M, Blake A, et al. (2024). Scintillation light in SBND: simulation, reconstruction, and expected performance of the photon detection system. European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 84 (10) 
10-10-2024
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, Alvarez R, Alves T, et al. (2024). Performance of a Modular Ton-Scale Pixel-Readout Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber. Instruments, MDPI vol. 8 (3) 
11-09-2024
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, Alvarez R, Alves T, et al. (2024). The DUNE Far Detector Vertical Drift Technology. Technical Design Report. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 19 (08) 
01-08-2024
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, Alvarez R, Es-sghir HA, et al. (2024). Doping liquid argon with xenon in ProtoDUNE Single-Phase: effects on scintillation light. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 19 (08) 
01-08-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Allison K, Monsalve SA, AlRashed M, et al. (2023). Reconstruction of interactions in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector with Pandora. European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 83 (7) 
14-07-2023
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alton A, et al. (2023). Impact of cross-section uncertainties on supernova neutrino spectral parameter fitting in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment. Physical Review D, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 107 (11) 
01-06-2023
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alt C, et al. (2023). Identification and reconstruction of low-energy electrons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector. Physical Review D vol. 107 (9) 
01-05-2023
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Adriano C, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Akbar F, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alt C, et al. (2023). Highly-parallelized simulation of a pixelated LArTPC on a GPU. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 18 (04) 
01-04-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationAbed Abud A, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Alion T, Allison K, Alonso Monsalve S, AlRashed M, Alt C, et al. (2022). Separation of track- and shower-like energy deposits in ProtoDUNE-SP using a convolutional neural network. European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 82 (10) 
12-10-2022
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Alion T, Allison K, Monsalve SA, AlRashed M, Alt C, Alton A, et al. (2022). Low exposure long-baseline neutrino oscillation sensitivity of the DUNE experiment. Physical Review D, American Physical Society (APS) vol. 105 (7) 
01-04-2022
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Alion T, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alt C, Alton A, Amedo P, et al. (2022). Design, construction and operation of the ProtoDUNE-SP Liquid Argon TPC. Journal of Instrumentation, IOP Publishing vol. 17 (01), p01005-p01005.  
04-01-2022
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adamowski M, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Aimard B, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Alion T, Allison K, Monsalve SA, AlRashed M, Alt C, et al. (2022). Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC. European Physical Journal C, Springer Nature vol. 82 (7) 
01-01-2022

2021

Relevant Publicationcollaboration TD, Abud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adames MR, Adamov G, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Aguilar J, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Ali-Mohammadzadeh B, Alion T, Allison K, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alt C, Alton A, et al. (2021). Searching for solar KDAR with DUNE. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, IOP Publishing vol. 2021 (10) 
01-10-2021
Relevant PublicationAbud AA, Abi B, Acciarri R, Acero MA, Adamov G, Adams D, Adinolfi M, Aduszkiewicz A, Ahmad Z, Ahmed J, Alion T, Monsalve SA, Alrashed M, Alt C, Alton A, Amedo P, Anderson J, Andreopoulos C, Andrews MP, Andrianala F, et al. (2021). Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report. Instruments, MDPI vol. 5 (4) 
29-09-2021

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Fundamental Physics
solid heart iconQuantum Technologies for Neutrino Mass (QTNM) science communication and outreach
Nicola McConkey
£99,999 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-08-2024 - 31-03-2025)
solid heart iconPiecing together the neutrino mass puzzle in search of new particles with precision oscillation experiments and quantum technologies-GRANT TRANSFER
Nicola McConkey
£431,666 Science & Technology Research Council (STFC) (01-01-2024 - 30-09-2027)