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Nostos - Spherical TPCs

Instrumentation and Detectors 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A new concept, the spherical TPC, presents unique advantages when low energy neutrinos are to be detected. Some of the applications are: a) observation of the e oscillation when emitted by a tritium source (<E e > = 14 keV) in a 10 m radius sphere. This project, baptized NOSTOS, intends to give the mixing angle 13, the Weinberg angle and a much lower limit (< 10-12 ?B) of the neutrino magnetic moment, b) an array of small (radius 2-4 m), cheap spheres scattered around the world would be perfect to monitor extragalactic supernovae, c) detect the spectrum of low energy (pp - 7Be) solar neutrinos.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0502037,
  title  = {Nostos - Spherical TPCs},
  author = {P. Gorodetzky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0502037},
  year   = {2007}
}

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XIII International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions at the NESTOR Institute - Pylos, Grece, 6-12 Septembre 2004