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Concept for a space-based near-solar neutrino detector
Solomey, Nickolas Folkerts, Jonathan Meyer, Holger Gimar, Caleb Novak, Jarred Doty, Brian English, Trent Buchele, Lynn Nelsen, Austin McTaggart, Robert
Solomey, Nickolas
Folkerts, Jonathan
Meyer, Holger
Gimar, Caleb
Novak, Jarred
Doty, Brian
English, Trent
Buchele, Lynn
Nelsen, Austin
McTaggart, Robert
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2023-04-01
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Neutrino,Gallium,Double-pulse,Solar,Scintillating crystal
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Solomey, N., Folkerts, J., Meyer, H., Gimar, C., Novak, J., Doty, B., . . . Christl, M. (2023). Concept for a space-based near-solar neutrino detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1049, 168064. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2023.168064
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The concept of putting a neutrino detector in close orbit of the Sun has been unexplored until very recently. The primary scientific return is to vastly enhance our understanding of the solar interior, which is a major NASA goal. Preliminary calculations show that such a spacecraft, if properly shielded, can operate in space environments while taking data from neutrino interactions. These interactions can be distinguished from random background rates of solar electromagnetic emissions, galactic charged cosmic-rays, and gamma-rays by using a double pulsed signature. Early simulations of this project have shown this veto schemes to be successful in eliminating background and identifying the neutrino interaction signal in upwards of 75% of gamma ray interactions and nearly 100% of other interactions. Hence, we propose a new instrument to explore and study the Sun. Due to inverse square scaling, this instrument has the potential to outperform Earth-based experiments in several domains such as making measurements not accessible from the Earth’s orbit.
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Elsevier B.V.
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Nuclear instruments and methods in physics research section A: Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment
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Volume 1049
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0168-9002