Autiero, D., Aysto, J., Badertscher, A. et al. (68 more authors) (2007) Large underground, liquid based detectors for astro-particle physics in Europe: scientific case and prospects. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics (11). 011.
Abstract
This document reports on a series of experimental and theoretical studies conducted to assess the astro-particle physics potential of three future large scale particle detectors proposed in Europe as next generation underground observatories. The proposed apparatuses employ three different and, to some extent, complementary detection techniques: GLACIER (liquid argon TPC), LENA (liquid scintillator) and MEMPHYS (water Cherenkov), based on the use of large mass of liquids as active detection media. The results of these studies are presented along with a critical discussion of the performance attainable by the three proposed approaches coupled to existing or planned underground laboratories, in relation to open and outstanding physics issues such as the search for matter instability, the detection of astrophysical neutrinos and geo-neutrinos and to the possible use of these detectors in future high intensity neutrino beams.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2007 IOP Publishing. This is an author produced version of a paper subsequently published in Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | solar and atmospheric neutrinos; supernova neutrinos; neutrino detectors; neutrino properties |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > Department of Physics and Astronomy (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 18 Aug 2017 14:11 |
Last Modified: | 21 Mar 2018 22:55 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2007/11/011 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | IOP Publishing |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1088/1475-7516/2007/11/011 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:120279 |