Nuclear Security Applications of Antineutrino Detectors: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects
Nuclear Security Applications of Antineutrino Detectors: Current Capabilities and Future Prospects
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反中微子探测器的核安全应用：当前能力和未来前景
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2009
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R. Svoboda
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A. Bernstein;G. Baldwin;B. Boyer;M. Goodman;J. Learned;J. Lund;D. Reyna;R. Svoboda
反中微子是电中性的，几乎没有质量的基本粒子，在核反应堆的核心和核爆炸中大量产生。在发现它们后的半个世纪里，人们对它们的性质的理解和探测器技术的重大进展为一门新的学科--应用反中微子物理学打开了大门。由于反中微子与核裂变过程密不可分，因此在核不扩散方面有许多令人感兴趣的应用。本文提出了一个全面的调查应用反中微子物理学相关的不扩散，总结了该领域的最新进展，描述了这个新兴的学科与其他正在进行的基础和应用反中微子研究的重叠，并绘制了未来应用的研究和开发过程。它旨在为政策制定者，研究人员和更广泛的核不扩散社区提供资源。
Antineutrinos are electrically neutral, nearly massless fundamental particles produced in large numbers in the cores of nuclear reactors and in nuclear explosions. In the half century since their discovery, major advances in the understanding of their properties, and in detector technology, have opened the door to a new discipline—Applied Antineutrino Physics. Because antineutrinos are inextricably linked to the process of nuclear fission, there are many applications of interest in nuclear nonproliferation. This paper presents a comprehensive survey of applied antineutrino physics relevant for nonproliferation, summarizes recent advances in the field, describes the overlap of this nascent discipline with other ongoing fundamental and applied antineutrino research, and charts a course for research and development for future applications. It is intended as a resource for policymakers, researchers, and the wider nuclear nonproliferation community.