Supernova neutrino physics with a nuclear emulsion detector
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2018-08-22 v1 Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
The existence of the coherent neutrino-nucleus scattering reaction requires to evaluate, for any detector devoted to WIMP searches, the irreducible background due to conventional neutrino sources and at same time, it gives a unique chance to reveal supernova neutrinos. We report here a detailed study concerning a new directional detector, based on the nuclear emulsion technology. A Likelihood Ratio test shows that, in the first years of operations and with a detector mass of several tens of tons, the observation of the supernova signal can be achieved. The determination of the distance of the supernova from the neutrinos and the observation of B neutrinos are also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1804.07735,
title = {Supernova neutrino physics with a nuclear emulsion detector},
author = {Giovanni De Lellis and Antonia Di Crescenzo and Andrea Gallo Rosso and Valerio Gentile and Francesco Vissani},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1804.07735},
year = {2018}
}
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22 pages, 12 figures