The design and construction of the Chips water Cherenkov neutrino detector

Journal Article · 20 September 2024 · Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169894 · OSTI ID:2298977

Alonso Rancurel, B. ^[1]; Angelides, N.  ^[2]; Augustoni, G. ^[1]; Bash, S. ^[3]; Bergmann, B. ^[4]; Bertschinger, N. ^[5]; Bizouard, P. ^[6]; Campbell, M. ^[6]; Cao, S.  ^[7]; Carroll, T. J. ^[5]; Castellan, R. ^[6]; Catano-Mur, E.  ^[8]; Cesar, J. P. ^[9]; Coelho, J. A.B. ^[10]; Dills, P. ^[5]; Dodwell, T. ^[6]; Edmondson, J. ^[6]; van Eijk, D. ^[11]; Fetterly, Q. ^[5]; Garbal, Z. ^[1] ; Germani, S. ^[12]; Gilpin, T. ^[6]; Giraudo, A. ^[1]; Habig, A. ^[13]; Hanuska, D. ^[5]; Hausner, H. ^[14]; Hernandez, W. Y. ^[5]; Holin, A. ^[15]; Huang, J. ^[16]; Jones, S. B.  ^[6]; Karle, A. ^[5]; Kileff, G. ^[6]; Jenkins, K. R. ^[6]; Kooijman, P. ^[11]; Kreymer, A. ^[14]; Loving, D. A. ^[5]; LaFond, G. M. ^[5]; Lang, K. ^[9]; Lazar, J. P. ^[5]; Li, R. ^[17]; Liu, K. ^[18]; Mánek, P.  ^[19]; Marshak, M. L. ^[20]; Meier, J. R. ^[20]; Miller, W. ^[20]; Nelson, J. K. ^[8]; Ng, C. ^[21]; Nichol, R. J. ^[6]; Paolone, V. ^[22]; Perch, A. ^[6]; Pfützner, M. M. ^[6]; Radovic, A. ^[23]; Rawlins, K. ^[24]; Roedl, P. ^[5]; Rogers, L. ^[5]; Safa, I. ^[25]; Sousa, A. ^[26]; Tingey, J. ^[6]; Thomas, J. ^[6]; Trokan-Tenorio, J. ^[8]; Vahle, P. ^[8]; Wade, R. ^[27]; Wendt, C. ^[5]; Wendt, D. ^[28]; Whitehead, L. H.  ^[29]; Wolcott, S. ^[5]; Yuan, T.  ^[5]

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1. Aix-Marseille U.
2. Imperial Coll., London
3. University Coll. London; Munich, Tech. U.
4. Prague, Tech. U.
5. Wisconsin U., Madison
6. University Coll. London
7. IFIRSE, Quy Nhon
8. William-Mary Coll.
9. Texas U.
10. APC, Paris
11. Nikhef, Amsterdam
12. University Coll. London; U. Perugia (main)
13. Minnesota U., Duluth
14. Fermilab
15. Rutherford
16. Shanghai Jiaotong U.
17. Shanghai Jiao Tong U.
18. Zhongshan U.; Tsinghua U., Beijing
19. University Coll. London; Prague, Tech. U.
20. Minnesota U.
21. Michigan State U.
22. Pittsburgh U.
23. University Coll. London; William-Mary Coll.
24. Alaska U., Anchorage
25. Columbia U.; Columbia U., Astron. Astrophys.
26. Cincinnati U.
27. Oxford Instruments
28. Colorado U.
29. University Coll. London; Cambridge U.

Chips (CHerenkov detectors In mine PitS) was a prototype large-scale water Cherenkov detector located in northern Minnesota. The main aim of the R&D project was to demonstrate that construction costs of neutrino oscillation detectors could be reduced by at least an order of magnitude compared to other equivalent experiments. This article presents design features of the Chips detector along with details of the implementation and deployment of the prototype. While issues during and after the deployment of the detector prevented data taking, a number of key concepts and designs were successfully demonstrated.

• Research Organization: Zhongshan U.; William-Mary Coll.; Munich, Tech. U.; Aix-Marseille U.; Columbia U., Astron. Astrophys.; Cincinnati U.; Imperial Coll., London; Colorado U.; Cambridge U.; Wisconsin U., Madison; Minnesota U., Duluth; Pittsburgh U.; IFIRSE, Quy Nhon; Shanghai Jiaotong U.; Shanghai Jiao Tong U.; University Coll. London; Prague, Tech. U.; Tsinghua U., Beijing; APC, Paris; Texas U.; Minnesota U.; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); U. Perugia (main); Nikhef, Amsterdam; Alaska U., Anchorage; Columbia U.; Rutherford; Oxford Instruments; Michigan State U.
• Sponsoring Organization: US Department of Energy
• Grant/Contract Number: AC02-07CH11359; 89243024CSC000002
• OSTI ID: 2298977
• Report Number(s): FERMILAB-PUB-24-0063-CSAID; oai:inspirehep.net:2750140; arXiv:2401.11728
• Journal Information: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A, Journal Name: Nucl.Instrum.Meth.A Vol. 1069
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English