Proposal for an electron antineutrino disappearance search using high-rate Li8 production and decay

A. Bungau; A. Adelmann; J. R. Alonso; W. Barletta; R. Barlow; L. Bartoszek; L. Calabretta; A. Calanna; D. Campo; J. M. Conrad; Z. Djurcic; Y. Kamyshkov; M. H. Shaevitz; I. Shimizu; T. Smidt; J. Spitz; M. Wascko; L. A. Winslow; J. J. Yang

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.141802

Proposal for an electron antineutrino disappearance search using high-rate Li8 production and decay

A. Bungau, A. Adelmann, J. R. Alonso, W. Barletta, R. Barlow, L. Bartoszek, L. Calabretta, A. Calanna, D. Campo, J. M. Conrad, Z. Djurcic, Y. Kamyshkov, M. H. Shaevitz, I. Shimizu, T. Smidt, J. Spitz, M. Wascko, L. A. Winslow, J. J. Yang

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This paper introduces an experimental probe of the sterile neutrino with a novel, high-intensity source of electron antineutrinos from the production and subsequent decay of Li8. When paired with an existing ∼1 kton scintillator-based detector, this E _ν=6.4 MeV source opens a wide range of possible searches for beyond standard model physics via studies of the inverse beta decay interaction ν _̄e+p→e ⁺+n. In particular, the experimental design described here has unprecedented sensitivity to ν _̄e disappearance at Δm2∼1eV2 and features the ability to distinguish between the existence of zero, one, and two sterile neutrinos.

Original language	English
Article number	141802
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	109
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.141802
Publication status	Published - 2012 Oct 4

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Bungau, A., Adelmann, A., Alonso, J. R., Barletta, W., Barlow, R., Bartoszek, L., Calabretta, L., Calanna, A., Campo, D., Conrad, J. M., Djurcic, Z., Kamyshkov, Y., Shaevitz, M. H., Shimizu, I., Smidt, T., Spitz, J., Wascko, M., Winslow, L. A., & Yang, J. J. (2012). Proposal for an electron antineutrino disappearance search using high-rate Li8 production and decay. Physical Review Letters, 109(14), Article 141802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.141802

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