Neutrino detector studies

 

Page in progress. First version by Alain Blondel 14 Feb. 2010

This will be turned into a TWIKI but for now please send suggestions and links to the author

 

 

Links:

 

NEUTRINO DETECTOR R&D

Link to the ISS detector study group

ISS detector study report

"Detectors and flux instrumentation for future neutrino facilities"

Link to the IDS study

 

AIDA proposal with description of the proposed Neutrino Detector R&D

(see pages 53 and 54)

 

See a more complete discussion at the detector session at the workshop

European Strategy for Future Neutrino Physics

 

 

Test beam at CERN:

 

See presentation by Edda Gschwendtner at the

Workshop on New Opportunities in the Physics Landscape at CERN

 

And find a some ideas (memo and slides) for tests of detectors in magnetic field at CERN in the Morpurgo Magnet

 

A possible neutrino beam at CERN?

 

The idea to revive the PS neutrino beam at CERN is under discussion.

Most information is contained in the P311 proposal from 1999.

The idea was revived by C. Rubbia et al in 2009

at the workshop on New Opportunities in the Physics Landscape at CERN

and at the workshop on European Strategy for Future Neutrino Physics

 

More information and ideas on the possible use of this beam will be discussed in the upcoming meeting. One can refer to the above for physics reach on the ‘LSND oscillation`or for search of sterile neutrinos. There may be less speculative applications such as:

 

Cross-section measurements

The Minerva proposal (especially the physics CDR ) contains an extensive review of the subject of cross-sections and clearly shows that MINERvA will be limited to around 400 MeV.

-- Can one do better with an off-axis detector?

-- Can one attack somehow the subject of electron-neutrino vs muon-neutrino cross sections at low enegy or near pion threshold?

 

Other useful references:

INO

CERN yellow report

US neutrino factory and muon collider collaboration

Muonstorage rings at CERN

BENE

International Scoping Study (ISS) main page