Towards a Precise Measurement of the 235U Antineutrino Spectrum with PROSPECT

Not scheduled
20m
Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg (Heidelberg)

Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg

Heidelberg

Neckarstaden 24 69117 Heidelberg Germany
Poster reactor Poster (participating in poster prize competition)

Speaker

Prof. Karsten Heeger (Yale University)

Description

PROSPECT, the Precision Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, is a reactor antineutrino experiment designed to search for eV-scale sterile neutrinos and measure the spectrum of antineutrinos from highly-enriched 235U at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR). PROSPECT uses a 4-ton, segmented 6Li-doped liquid scintillator detector to make a high-resolution measurement of the prompt energy spectrum from inverse beta decay on protons. An optical and radioactive source calibration system integrated into the active detector volume is used to characterize the optical and energy response of all detector segments. This poster will report on the initial calibration and data taking with the PROSPECT detector.
Authorship annotation for the PROSPECT Collaboration
Session and Location Monday Session, Poster Wall #188 (Ballroom)
Poster included in proceedings: yes

Primary author

Prof. Karsten Heeger (Yale University)

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