Neutrino Physics with Thermal Detectors

Journal Article · Mon Nov 09 00:00:00 EST 2009 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3266109· OSTI ID:21322977

Nucciotti, A ^[1]

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1. Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Milano Bicocca and INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca Piazza della Scienza, 3, 20126 Milano (Italy)

The investigation of fundamental neutrino properties like its mass and its nature calls for the design of a new generation of experiments. High sensitivity, high energy resolution, and versatility together with the possibility of a simple multiplexing scheme are the key features of future detectors for these experiments. Thermal detectors can combine all these features. This paper reviews the status and the perspectives for what concerns the application of this type of detectors to neutrino physics, focusing on direct neutrino mass measurements and neutrinoless double beta decay searches.

• OSTI ID: 21322977
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1180, Issue 1; Conference: Workshop on circulation of double-beta-decay matrix, Prague (Czech Republic), 15-19 Jun 2009; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3266109; (c) 2009 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
CALORIMETERS
DESIGN
DOUBLE BETA DECAY
ENERGY RESOLUTION
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
RADIATION DETECTORS
REST MASS
REVIEWS
SENSITIVITY