SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor
Sterile neutrinos have been considered as a possible explanation for the recent reactor and Gallium anomalies arising from reanalysis of reactor flux and calibration data of previous neutrino experiments. A way to test this hypothesis is to look for distortions of the anti-neutrino energy caused by...
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| author | Ban, G Beaumont, W Buhour, J Coupé, B Cucoanes, A D'Hondt, J Durand, D Fallot, M Fresneau, S Giot, L Guillon, B Guilloux, G Janssen, X Kalcheva, S Koonen, E Labare, M Moortgat, C Pronost, G Raes, L Ryckbosch, D Ryder, N Shitov, Y Vacheret, A Van Mulders, P Van Remortel, N Weber, A Yermia, F |
| author_facet | Ban, G Beaumont, W Buhour, J Coupé, B Cucoanes, A D'Hondt, J Durand, D Fallot, M Fresneau, S Giot, L Guillon, B Guilloux, G Janssen, X Kalcheva, S Koonen, E Labare, M Moortgat, C Pronost, G Raes, L Ryckbosch, D Ryder, N Shitov, Y Vacheret, A Van Mulders, P Van Remortel, N Weber, A Yermia, F |
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| description | Sterile neutrinos have been considered as a possible explanation for the recent reactor and Gallium anomalies arising from reanalysis of reactor flux and calibration data of previous neutrino experiments. A way to test this hypothesis is to look for distortions of the anti-neutrino energy caused by oscillation from active to sterile neutrino at close stand-off (~6-8m) of a compact reactor core. Due to the low rate of anti-neutrino interactions the main challenge in such measurement is to control the high level of gamma rays and neutron background.The SoLid experiment is a proposal to search for active-to-sterile anti-neutrino oscillation at very short baseline of the SCK•CEN BR2 research reactor.This experiment uses a novel approach to detect anti-neutrino with a highly segmented detector based on Lithium-6. With the combination of high granularity, high neutron-gamma discrimination using 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) and precise localization of the Inverse Beta Decay products, a better experimental sensitivity can be achieved compared to other state-of-the-art technology. This compact system requires minimum passive shielding allowing for very close stand off to the reactor. The experimental set up of the SoLid experiment and the BR2 reactor will be presented. The new principle of neutrino detection and the detector design with expected performance will be described. The expected sensitivity to new oscillations of the SoLid detector as well as the first measurements made with the 8 kg prototype detector deployed at the BR2 reactor in 2013-2014 will be reported. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:89385542-be6c-4755-9ccd-f0e52db79c1f2022-03-26T22:23:07ZSoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactorJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:89385542-be6c-4755-9ccd-f0e52db79c1fSymplectic Elements at OxfordElsevier2016Ban, GBeaumont, WBuhour, JCoupé, BCucoanes, AD'Hondt, JDurand, DFallot, MFresneau, SGiot, LGuillon, BGuilloux, GJanssen, XKalcheva, SKoonen, ELabare, MMoortgat, CPronost, GRaes, LRyckbosch, DRyder, NShitov, YVacheret, AVan Mulders, PVan Remortel, NWeber, AYermia, FSterile neutrinos have been considered as a possible explanation for the recent reactor and Gallium anomalies arising from reanalysis of reactor flux and calibration data of previous neutrino experiments. A way to test this hypothesis is to look for distortions of the anti-neutrino energy caused by oscillation from active to sterile neutrino at close stand-off (~6-8m) of a compact reactor core. Due to the low rate of anti-neutrino interactions the main challenge in such measurement is to control the high level of gamma rays and neutron background.The SoLid experiment is a proposal to search for active-to-sterile anti-neutrino oscillation at very short baseline of the SCK•CEN BR2 research reactor.This experiment uses a novel approach to detect anti-neutrino with a highly segmented detector based on Lithium-6. With the combination of high granularity, high neutron-gamma discrimination using 6LiF:ZnS(Ag) and precise localization of the Inverse Beta Decay products, a better experimental sensitivity can be achieved compared to other state-of-the-art technology. This compact system requires minimum passive shielding allowing for very close stand off to the reactor. The experimental set up of the SoLid experiment and the BR2 reactor will be presented. The new principle of neutrino detection and the detector design with expected performance will be described. The expected sensitivity to new oscillations of the SoLid detector as well as the first measurements made with the 8 kg prototype detector deployed at the BR2 reactor in 2013-2014 will be reported. |
| spellingShingle | Ban, G Beaumont, W Buhour, J Coupé, B Cucoanes, A D'Hondt, J Durand, D Fallot, M Fresneau, S Giot, L Guillon, B Guilloux, G Janssen, X Kalcheva, S Koonen, E Labare, M Moortgat, C Pronost, G Raes, L Ryckbosch, D Ryder, N Shitov, Y Vacheret, A Van Mulders, P Van Remortel, N Weber, A Yermia, F SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
| title | SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
| title_full | SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
| title_fullStr | SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
| title_full_unstemmed | SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
| title_short | SoLid: Search for Oscillations with Lithium-6 Detector at the SCK-CEN BR2 reactor |
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