MINER 相干中微子散射反应堆实验的本底研究
仪器与探测器
2016-09-08 v1 高能物理 - 实验
摘要
拟建于 Texas A&M University 核科学中心的反应堆 Mitchell Institute 中微子实验（MINER）将使用低阈值、低温锗和硅探测器，在距 1 MW TRIGA 核反应堆堆芯极近处（约 2 米）寻找相干弹性中微子-核散射。鉴于该散射过程的标准模型截面以及拟议实验与反应堆的近距离，预计每天每千克可达 5 至 20 个事件。我们讨论了旨在表征拟议实验主要本底的初步测量现状。描述了在实验现场进行的原位测量以及使用 MCNP 和 GEANT4 代码进行的模拟。简要讨论了数据采集期间监测本底的策略。
引用
@article{arxiv.1609.02066,
title = {Background Studies for the MINER Coherent Neutrino Scattering Reactor Experiment},
author = {MINER Collaboration and G. Agnolet and W. Baker and D. Barker and R. Beck and T. J. Carroll and J. Cesar and P. Cushman and J. B. Dent and S. De Rijck and B. Dutta and W. Flanagan and M. Fritts and Y. Gao and H. R. Harris and C. C. Hays and V. Iyer and A. Jastram and F. Kadribasic and A. Kennedy and A. Kubik and I. Ogawa and K. Lang and R. Mahapatra and V. Mandic and R. D. Martin and N. Mast and S. McDeavitt and N. Mirabolfathi and B. Mohanty and K. Nakajima and J. Newhouse and J. L. Newstead and D. Phan and M. Proga and A. Roberts and G. Rogachev and R. Salazar and J. Sander and K. Senapati and M. Shimada and L. Strigari and Y. Tamagawa and W. Teizer and J. I. C. Vermaak and A. N. Villano and J. Walker and B. Webb and Z. Wetzel and S. A. Yadavalli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.02066},
year = {2016}
}
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12 pages, 14 figures