Exploring CEν\nuNS of reactor neutrinos with the NUCLEUS experiment

Collaboration
2021
5 pages
Published in:
  • J.Phys.Conf.Ser. 2156 (2021) 012118
Contribution to:
  • Published: 2021

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Abstract: (IOP)
Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) offers a unique way to study neutrino properties and to search for new physics beyond the Standard Model. The NUCLEUS experiment aims to measure CEνNS of reactor anti-neutrinos down to unprecedented low nuclear recoil energies. The novel gram-scale cryogenic detectors feature an ultra-low energy threshold of ≤20eVnr_{nr} and a rise time of a few 100 μs which allows the operation above ground. The fiducialization of the detectors provides an effective discrimination of ambient γ- and surface backgrounds. Furthermore, the use of multiple targets promises a high physics potential. The NUCLEUS experiment will be located at a new experimental site at the Chooz nuclear power plant in France, providing a high anti-neutrino flux of . The commissioning of the experimental setup with a comprehensive background measurement is planned for 2022.
  • neutrino nucleus: scattering
  • energy: threshold
  • antineutrino: nuclear reactor
  • detector: cryogenics
  • new physics: search for
  • recoil: energy
  • nucleus: recoil
  • antineutrino: flux
  • neutrino: nuclear reactor
  • background: low