The Discovery Potential of Theia

Not scheduled
20m
Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg (Heidelberg)

Kongresshaus Stadthalle Heidelberg

Heidelberg

Neckarstaden 24 69117 Heidelberg Germany
Poster new technologies Poster (not participating in poster prize competition)

Speaker

Prof. Christopher Grant (Boston University)

Description

The emergence of Water-based Liquid Scintillator (WbLS) and ultra-fast, high-efficiency photon detection has opened up new avenues in neutrino detector development. WbLS provides a mechanism for tuning light yields and loading isotopes and metallic ions. Using WbLS in-situ with fast photon sensors could yield directional information from Cherenkov light further enhancing background rejection and particle identification. Theia plans to use these technologies in a large-scale detector that can be optimized for a wide range of science. This includes, but is not limited to, long-baseline neutrino oscillations, neutrinoless double beta decay, solar neutrinos, geo-neutrinos, supernova neutrinos, and proton decay. This poster will summarize recent studies of Theia’s sensitivity to the highest-priority questions in neutrino physics.
Authorship annotation for the Theia Collaboration
Session and Location Monday Session, Poster Wall #123 (Auditorium Gallery Left)
Poster included in proceedings: yes

Primary author

Prof. Christopher Grant (Boston University)

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