Large underground, liquid based detectors for astro-particle physics in Europe: scientific case and prospects
Abstract
This document reports on a series of experimental and theoretical studies conducted to assess the astro-particle physics potential of three future large-scale particle detectors proposed in Europe as next generation underground observatories. The proposed apparatus employ three different and, to some extent, complementary detection techniques: GLACIER (liquid Argon TPC), LENA (liquid scintillator) and MEMPHYS (\WC), based on the use of large mass of liquids as active detection media. The results of these studies are presented along with a critical discussion of the performance attainable by the three proposed approaches coupled to existing or planned underground laboratories, in relation to open and outstanding physics issues such as the search for matter instability, the detection of astrophysical- and geo-neutrinos and to the possible use of these detectors in future high-intensity neutrino beams.
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@article{arxiv.0705.0116,
title = {Large underground, liquid based detectors for astro-particle physics in Europe: scientific case and prospects},
author = {D. Autiero and J. Aysto and A. Badertscher and L. Bezrukov and J. Bouchez and A. Bueno and J. Busto and J. -E. Campagne and Ch. Cavata and L. Chaussard and A. de Bellefon and Y. Declais and J. Dumarchez and J. Ebert and T. Enqvist and A. Ereditato and F. von Feilitzsch and P. Fileviez Perez and M. Goger-Neff and S. Gninenko and W. Gruber and C. Hagner and M. Hess and K. A. Hochmuth and J. Kisiel and L. Knecht and I. Kreslo and V. A. Kudryavtsev and P. Kuusiniemi and T. Lachenmaier and M. Laffranchi and B. Lefievre and P. K. Lightfoot and M. Lindner and J. Maalampi and M. Maltoni and A. Marchionni and T. Marrodan Undagoitia and J. Marteau and A. Meregaglia and M. Messina and M. Mezzetto and A. Mirizzi and L. Mosca and U. Moser and A. Muller and G. Natterer and L. Oberauer and P. Otiougova and T. Patzak and J. Peltoniemi and W. Potzel and C . Pistillo and G. G. Raffelt and E. Rondio and M. Roos and B. Rossi and A. Rubbia and N. Savvinov and T. Schwetz and J. Sobczyk and N. J. C. Spooner and D. Stefan and A. Tonazzo and W. Trzaska and J. Ulbricht and C. Volpe and J. Winter and M. Wurm and A. Zalewska and R. Zimmermann},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0705.0116},
year = {2009}
}
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50 pages, 26 figures