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Experimental parameters for a reactor antineutrino experiment at very short baselines
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Heeger, Karsten Miklas Littlejohn, Beverly Mumm, H. Pieter |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Abstract | Reactor antineutrinos are used to study neutrino oscillation, search for signatures of nonstandard neutrino interactions, and monitor reactor operation for safeguard applications. The flux and energy spectrum of reactor antineutrinos can be predicted from the decays of the nuclear fission products. A comparison of recent reactor calculations with past measurements at baselines of 10–100 m suggests a 7.2% deficit. Precision measurements of reactor antineutrinos at very short baselines Oð1–10 mÞ can be used to probe this anomaly and search for possible oscillations into sterile neutrino species. This paper studies the experimental requirements for a new reactor antineutrino measurement at very short baselines and calculates the sensitivity of various scenarios. We conclude that, given proper site optimization, detector design, and background reduction, an experiment at a typical research reactor can provide 5 discovery potential for the favored oscillation parameter space with 3 years of detector live time. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://ws680.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=913270 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Anomaly detection Antivirus software Baseline (configuration management) Deploy Detectors Distance Experiment Infertility Interaction Mathematical optimization Movable Type Nuclear Fission Population Parameter Radial (radio) Reactor (software) Reactor Device Component Requirement Sensor Singlet fission Software deployment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
