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The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment
Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 922, pp 287-309
01 Apr 2019
Abstract
The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is designed to make both a precise measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from a highly-enriched uranium reactor and to probe eV-scale sterile neutrinos by searching for neutrino oscillations over meter-long baselines. PROSPECT utilizes a segmented6Li-doped liquid scintillator detector for both efficient detection of reactor antineutrinos through the inverse beta decay reaction and excellent background discrimination. PROSPECT is a movable 4-ton antineutrino detector covering distances of 7m to 13m from the High Flux Isotope Reactor core. It will probe the best-fit point of the ν̄e disappearance experiments at 4σ in 1 year and the favored regions of the sterile neutrino parameter space at more than 3σ in 3 years. PROSPECT will test the origin of spectral deviations observed in recent θ13 experiments, search for sterile neutrinos, and address the hypothesis of sterile neutrinos as an explanation of the reactor anomaly. This paper describes the design, construction, and commissioning of PROSPECT and reports first data characterizing the performance of the PROSPECT antineutrino detector.
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- Title
- The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment
- Creators
- J. Ashenfelter - Wright LaboratoryA.B. Balantekin - University of Wisconsin–MadisonC. Baldenegro - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryH.R. Band - Wright LaboratoryC.D. Bass - Le Moyne CollegeD.E. Bergeron - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyD. Berish - Temple UniversityL.J. Bignell - Brookhaven National LaboratoryN.S. Bowden - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryJ. Boyle - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryJ. Bricco - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ.P. Brodsky - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryC.D. Bryan - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryA. Bykadorova Telles - Wright LaboratoryJ.J. Cherwinka - University of Wisconsin–MadisonT. Classen - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryK. Commeford - Drexel UniversityA.J. Conant - Georgia Institute of TechnologyA.A. Cox - University of WaterlooD. Davee - William & MaryD. Dean - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryG. Deichert - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryM.V. Diwan - Brookhaven National LaboratoryM.J. Dolinski - Drexel UniversityA. Erickson - Georgia Institute of TechnologyM. Febbraro - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryB.T. Foust - Wright LaboratoryJ.K. Gaison - Wright LaboratoryA. Galindo-Uribarri - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleC.E. Gilbert - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleK.E. Gilje - Illinois Institute of TechnologyA. Glenn - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryB.W. Goddard - Drexel UniversityB.T. Hackett - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleK. Han - Yale UniversityS. Hans - Brookhaven National LaboratoryA.B. Hansell - Temple UniversityK.M. Heeger - Wright LaboratoryB. Heffron - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleJ. Insler - Drexel UniversityD.E. Jaffe - Brookhaven National LaboratoryX. Ji - Brookhaven National LaboratoryD.C. Jones - Temple UniversityK. Koehler - University of Wisconsin–MadisonO. Kyzylova - Drexel UniversityC.E. Lane - Drexel UniversityT.J. Langford - Wright LaboratoryJ. LaRosa - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyB.R. Littlejohn - Illinois Institute of TechnologyF. Lopez - Wright LaboratoryX. Lu - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleD.A. Martinez Caicedo - Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ.T. Matta - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryR.D. McKeown - William & MaryM.P. Mendenhall - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryH.J. Miller - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyJ.M. Minock - Drexel UniversityP.E. Mueller - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryH.P. Mumm - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyJ. Napolitano - Temple UniversityR. Neilson - Drexel UniversityJ.A. Nikkel - Wright LaboratoryD. Norcini - Wright LaboratoryS. Nour - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyD.A. Pushin - University of WaterlooX. Qian - Brookhaven National LaboratoryE. Romero-Romero - University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleR. Rosero - Brookhaven National LaboratoryD. Sarenac - University of WaterlooB.S. Seilhan - Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryR. Sharma - Brookhaven National LaboratoryP.T. Surukuchi - Illinois Institute of TechnologyC. Trinh - Drexel UniversityM.A. Tyra - National Institute of Standards and TechnologyR.L. Varner - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryB. Viren - Brookhaven National LaboratoryJ.M. Wagner - Drexel UniversityW. Wang - William & MaryB. White - Oak Ridge National LaboratoryC. White - Illinois Institute of TechnologyJ. Wilhelmi - Temple UniversityT. Wise - Wright LaboratoryH. Yao - William & MaryM. Yeh - Brookhaven National LaboratoryY.-R. Yen - Drexel UniversityA. Zhang - Brookhaven National LaboratoryC. Zhang - Brookhaven National LaboratoryX. Zhang - Illinois Institute of TechnologyM. Zhao - Brookhaven National LaboratoryOak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Publication Details
- Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, v 922, pp 287-309
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000457980800035
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85060086220
- Other Identifier
- 991019167933004721
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