Opportunities for Neutrino Physics at the Spallation Neutron Source: A White Paper

2012/11/22 by A. Bolozdynya, Bolozdynya, A., F. Cavanna +40
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) #High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph) #Neutrino Physics Research #Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex) #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ex #hep-ph #nucl-ex

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1211.5199

White paper associated with the Workshop on Neutrinos at the Spallation Neutron Source, May 2012

arxiv created 2012/11/22 · openalex publication_date 2012/11/22 · arxiv updated 2012/11/26 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, provides an intense flux of neutrinos in the few tens-of-MeV range, with a sharply-pulsed timing structure that is beneficial for background rejection. In this document, the product of a workshop at the SNS in May 2012, we describe this free, high-quality stopped-pion neutrino source and outline various physics that could be done using it. We describe without prioritization some specific experimental configurations that could address these physics topics.

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