Principles and Applications of a Neutral Current Detector for Neutrino Physics and Astronomy
198469 pages
Part of MASSIVE NEUTRINOS IN ASTROPHYSICS AND IN PARTICLE PHYSICS. PROCEEDINGS, 4TH MORIOND WORKSHOP, LA PLAGNE, FRANCE, JANUARY 15-21, 1984, 395-396
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- Phys.Rev.D 30 (1984) 2295
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- Published: 1984
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- MPI-PAE/PTh 36/82
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We study detection of MeV-range neutrinos through elastic scattering on nuclei and identification of the recoil energy. The very large value of the neutral-current cross section due to coherence indicates a detector would be relatively light and suggests the possibility of a true "neutrino observatory." The recoil energy which must be detected is very small (10-103 eV), however. We examine a realization in terms of the superconducting-grain idea, which appears, in principle, to be feasible through extension and extrapolation of currently known techniques. Such a detector could permit determination of the neutrino energy spectrum and should be insensitive to neutrino oscillations since it detects all neutrino types. Various applications and tests are discussed, including spallation sources, reactors, supernovas, and solar and terrestrial neutrinos. A preliminary estimate of the most difficult backgrounds is attempted.- MAGNETIC DETECTOR: SUPERCONDUCTIVITY
- SUPERCONDUCTIVITY: MAGNETIC DETECTOR
- STATISTICAL MECHANICS: CRITICAL PHENOMENA
- NEUTRINO NUCLEUS: ELASTIC SCATTERING
- ELASTIC SCATTERING: NEUTRINO NUCLEUS
- NEUTRAL CURRENT
- RECOIL: ENERGY
- CRYSTAL
- COUNTERS AND DETECTORS: EFFICIENCY
- ENERGY DEPENDENCE
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