The PROSPECT Reactor Antineutrino Experiment
| Autor: | J. J. Cherwinka, Aiwu Zhang, K. Gilje, G. Deichert, C. Baldenegro, A. Galindo-Uribarri, B. R. Littlejohn, R. Sharma, P. T. Surukuchi, Wei Wang, E. Romero-Romero, D. Norcini, R. L. Varner, K. Commeford, B. Hackett, C. E. Lane, M. Zhao, Minfang Yeh, H. R. Band, A. B. Hansell, D. A. Martinez Caicedo, A. J. Conant, X. Lu, M. V. Diwan, J. M. Minock, B. T. Foust, J. Boyle, Christopher G. White, S. Nour, T. Classen, Anna Erickson, R. Rosero, B. W. Goddard, J. T. Matta, J. K. Gaison, C.E. Gilbert, H. J. Miller, A. Bykadorova Telles, T. Wise, T. J. Langford, D. Berish, Y-R Yen, Denis E. Bergeron, R. Neilson, D. J. Dean, A. Glenn, Michael Febbraro, J. Ashenfelter, R. D. McKeown, B. Viren, Lindsey J. Bignell, Jim Napolitano, J. Bricco, J. P. Brodsky, P. E. Mueller, D. E. Jaffe, M. A. Tyra, X. Ji, Nathaniel Bowden, X. Zhang, J. A. Nikkel, Ke Han, Chao Zhang, H. Yao, C. Trinh, M. P. Mendenhall, C. D. Bryan, K. Koehler, Hans P. Mumm, F. Lopez, D. C. Jones, J. Insler, K. M. Heeger, A. B. Balantekin, O. Kyzylova, Andrew A. Cox, B. R. White, D. Davee, Dusan Sarenac, J. LaRosa, C. D. Bass, M. J. Dolinski, B. Heffron, J. M. Wagner, Xin Qian, J. Wilhelmi, B. Seilhan, Dmitry A. Pushin, S. Hans |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Physics
Nuclear and High Energy Physics Sterile neutrino Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors 010308 nuclear & particles physics Oscillation Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Detector High Energy Physics::Phenomenology FOS: Physical sciences Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) Parameter space Scintillator 01 natural sciences 7. Clean energy Physics::Geophysics Nuclear physics Inverse beta decay 0103 physical sciences High Energy Physics::Experiment 010306 general physics Neutrino oscillation Instrumentation High Flux Isotope Reactor |
| DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.1808.00097 |
| Popis: | The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is designed to make both a precise measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from a highly-enriched uranium reactor and to probe eV-scale sterile neutrinos by searching for neutrino oscillations over meter-long baselines. PROSPECT utilizes a segmented $^6$Li-doped liquid scintillator detector for both efficient detection of reactor antineutrinos through the inverse beta decay reaction and excellent background discrimination. PROSPECT is a movable 4-ton antineutrino detector covering distances of 7m to 13m from the High Flux Isotope Reactor core. It will probe the best-fit point of the $\bar\nu_e$ disappearance experiments at 4$\sigma$ in 1 year and the favored regions of the sterile neutrino parameter space at more than 3$\sigma$ in 3 years. PROSPECT will test the origin of spectral deviations observed in recent $\theta_{13}$ experiments, search for sterile neutrinos, and address the hypothesis of sterile neutrinos as an explanation of the reactor anomaly. This paper describes the design, construction, and commissioning of PROSPECT and reports first data characterizing the performance of the PROSPECT antineutrino detector. Comment: 30 pages, 33 figures; updated with journal revision and reference |
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