1–7 Jun 2014
Boston University
US/Eastern timezone

Development of novel scintillator for the PROSPECT Short-Baseline Neutrino Experiment

Not scheduled
Metcalf Auditorium (Boston University)

Metcalf Auditorium

Boston University

George Sherman Union 775 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
Board: 145
Poster Reactor Neutrino Oscillations

Speaker

Dr Thomas Langford (Yale University)

Description

Segmented antineutrino detectors placed near a compact research reactor provide an excellent opportunity to probe short-baseline neutrino oscillations and precisely measure the reactor antineutrino spectrum. Close proximity to a reactor combined with minimal overburden yield a high background environment that must be managed through shielding and detector technology. This poster will focus on the development of novel loaded scintillator for PROSPECT capable of neutron/gamma pulse shape discrimination and neutron capture tagging. These enhancements improve the ability to identify neutrino inverse-beta decays and reject background events in analysis. Results from these efforts will be covered along with their implications for an oscillation search and a precision spectrum measurement.

Primary author

Dr Thomas Langford (Yale University)

Presentation materials