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Low-energy Neutrino Astronomy in LENA
Björn WonsakWladyslaw Henryk TrzaskaMikhail B. SmirnovMikhail B. SmirnovTimo EnqvistD. BickLothar OberauerM. SoironKai LooM. KaiserD. HellgartnerR. MöllenbergMichael WurmMichael WurmM. MeloniS. LorenzManuel Meyersubject
LENAPhysicsParticle physicsta114Physics::Instrumentation and DetectorsSolar neutrinoAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologySolar neutrino problemPhysics and Astronomy(all)astroparticle physics. underground physicsNuclear physicslow-energy neutrino astronomyNeutrino detectorMeasurements of neutrino speedHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrino astronomyNeutrinoNeutrino oscillationElectron neutrinodescription
LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) is a proposed next-generation neutrino detector based on 50 kilotons of liquid scintillator. The low detection threshold, good energy resolution and excellent background rejection inherent to the liquid-scintillator detectors make LENA a versatile observatory for low-energy neutrinos from astrophysical and terrestrial sources. In the framework of the European LAGUNA-LBNO design study, LENA is also considered as far detector for a very-long baseline neutrino beam from CERN to Pyhasalmi ¨ (Finland). The present contribution gives an overview LENA’s broad research program, highlighting the unique capabilities of liquid scintillator for the detection of low-energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources. In particular, it will focus on the precision measurement of the solar neutrino spectrum: The search for time modulations in the 7Be neutrino flux, the determination of the electron neutrino survival probability in the low-energy region of the 8B spectrum and the favorable detection conditions for neutrinos from the CNO fusion cycle. peerReviewed
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-01 | Physics Procedia |