GADZOOKS! Anti-neutrino spectroscopy with large water Cherenkov detectors

Beacom, John F.; Vagins, Mark R.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.171101

Title: GADZOOKS! Anti-neutrino spectroscopy with large water Cherenkov detectors

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2003 · Phys.Rev.Lett.

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.171101· OSTI ID:1875852

^[1]; Vagins, Mark R. ^[2]

Fermilab
UC, Irvine

We propose modifying large water \v{C}erenkov detectors by the addition of 0.2% gadolinium trichloride, which is highly soluble, newly inexpensive, and transparent in solution. Since Gd has an enormous cross section for radiative neutron capture, with $$\sum E_\gamma = 8$$ MeV, this would make neutrons visible for the first time in such detectors, allowing antineutrino tagging by the coincidence detection reaction $$\bar{\nu}_e + p \to e^+ + n$$ (similarly for $$\bar{\nu}_\mu$$). Taking Super-Kamiokande as a working example, dramatic consequences for reactor neutrino measurements, first observation of the diffuse supernova neutrino background, Galactic supernova detection, and other topics are discussed.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1875852

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-03-249-A; arXiv:hep-ph/0309300; oai:inspirehep.net:629172

Journal Information:: Phys.Rev.Lett., Vol. 93

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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