22 June 2020 to 2 July 2020
US/Central timezone

Future opportunities for Supernova neutrinos with THEIA

Not scheduled
10m

Speaker

Dr Daniele Guffanti (JGU Mainz)

Description

In the era of multimessenger astronomy, neutrinos are essential tools for the study of astrophysical sources. Given the variety of signals expected, advanced detection methods are a key element to improve the sensitivity of an experiment.
The THEIA project aims at combining the advantages of Water Cherenkov and Liquid Scintillator detectors, exploiting recent developments in Water-based Liquid Scintillator and photodetection technology. The innovative detector concept can cover a broad physics program spanning from long baseline to solar neutrinos, with a great potential for Supernova neutrinos detection.

The capability to distinguish neutrino interactions on electrons, protons and oxygen will make it possible to separate Inverse Beta Decay, Elastic Scattering, Charged- and Neutral-Current events. At the same time, the co-detection of scintillation and Cherenkov light offers advanced background discrimination and will permit the observation of the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background with high statistical significance.

Mini-abstract

Water-based Liquid Scintillator and fast photosensors can enhance sensitivity to Supernova neutrinos

Experiment/Collaboration THEIA

Primary author

Dr Daniele Guffanti (JGU Mainz)

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