Critical background for CE ν NS measurements at reactors
Critical background for CE ν NS measurements at reactors
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反应堆 CE ν NS 测量的关键背景
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2023
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通讯作者:
A. Villano
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作者:
A. Biffl;A. Gevorgian;K. Harris;A. Villano
Neutron capture-induced nuclear recoils can create a spectrum that strongly overlaps the CE ν NS signal for nuclear reactor measurements. In this work we show that for these measurements it is critical that the environment be kept below ∼ 10 − 4 n/cm 2 s in effective thermal neutron flux (for a 1 MW reactor at 10 m) so that the CE ν NS events can be measured at least at a 5 σ level. Improved detector resolution can aid the measurement, but the thermal flux is the key parameter. This flux goal is around 10% of the sea-level flux but needs to be achieved in a nominally high-flux (reactor) environment.