NUCLEUS: cryogenic calorimeters to detect coherent nuclear scattering of reactor antineutrinos

Nov 26, 2022
7 pages
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  • PoS ICHEP2022 (2022) 589
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  • Published: Nov 26, 2022

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Abstract: (SISSA)
NUCLEUS is an experiment conceived for the detection of the coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering. The experiment will be carried out in the nuclear power plant of Chooz-B in France that provides an intense flux of anti-neutrinos. The aim of NUCLEUS is to perform a very precise measurement of the coherent elastic scattering below 100 eV by employing extremely sensitive cryogenic detectors based on CaWO4_4 and Al2_2O3_3 target crystals. At present, the NUCLEUS apparatus is in commissioning phase at the Underground Laboratory of the Technical University Munich, where - after its installation and the first measurement phase - the experiment will be fully tested. Thereafter the entire apparatus will be moved to the reactor site at Chooz.
  • activity report
  • neutrino nucleus: coherent interaction
  • antineutrino: nuclear reactor
  • detector: cryogenics
  • target: crystal
  • deep underground detector
  • detector: design
  • fabrication
  • calorimeter
  • calcium