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Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy in the future large-volume liquid-scintillator detector LENA
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Wurm, Michael Feilitzsch, F. V. Göger-Neff, M. Lewke, T. Undagoitia, T. Marrodán Oberauer, L. Potzel, W. Todor, S. Winter, J. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series The recent successes in neutrino physics prove that liquid-scintillator detectors allow to combine high energy resolution, efficient means of background reduction, and a large detection volume. In the planned LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) experiment, a target mass of 50 kt will enable the investigation of a variety of terrestrial and astrophysical neutrino sources. The high-statistics spectroscopy of geoneutrinos, solar neutrinos and supernova neutrinos will provide new insights in the heat production processes of Earth and Sun, and the workings of a gravitational collapse. The same measurements will as well investigate neutrino properties as oscillation parameters and mass hierarchy. A first spectroscopic measurement of the low flux of diffuse supernova neutrino background is within the sensitivity of the LENA detector. Finally, a life-time limit of several 1034 years can be set to the proton decay into proton and anti-neutrino, testing the predictions of SUSY theory. The present contribution includes a review of the scientific studies that were performed in the last years as well as a report on currently on-going R&D activities. |
| Related Links | http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/136/4/042071/pdf |
| ISSN | 17426588 |
| e-ISSN | 17426596 |
| DOI | 10.1088/1742-6596/136/4/042071 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |
| Issue Number | 4 |
| Volume Number | 136 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | IOP Publishing |
| Publisher Date | 2008-11-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Journal of Physics: Conference Series Liquid Scintillation Neutrino Astronomy Gravitational Collapse |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Physics and Astronomy |