Second Workshop on Neutrino Detection for Nuclear Monitoring

第二届核监测中微子探测研讨会

• 批准号: 0842586
• 负责人: William McDonough
• 金额: $ 2.89万
• 依托单位: University of Maryland, College Park
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2008
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2008-09-15 至 2011-08-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0842586&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Second; Workshop; Neutrino; Detection; Nuclear

Significant progress has been made in exploiting the practical utility of antineutrino detection for nonproliferation purposes, in particular, reactor monitoring, and for geophysics purposes, by mapping the earth's core, crust, and mantle. Despite these remarkable successes, these inter-related communities have had only modest overlap. As a result, the fields of applied and basic antineutrino physics lack an overarching strategy that would allow efficient exploitation of the resources and strengths provided by each stakeholder. This workshop aims to develop the basis for such a strategic alignment of interests between the fundamental and applied antineutrino physics communities. Workshop reporters will summarize the state of the art in current antineutrino detection; technologies and applications, and participants will work intensively to create an environment for collaborative research across the community. Further, participants will examine the practicality of establishing a National Center for Neutrino Study (NCNS) similar in nature to the Space Telescope Science Institute or the Advanced Photon Source. User community members will be invited to participate in the workshop and will be asked to describe their vision of utilizing neutrino detection devices nationally with the intent to integrate their use globally. These visions will be informed by a clear understanding of the prospects and limitations intrinsic in antineutrino physics provided by the US neutrino science community attendees. The importance of this workshop will be to unite disparate groups of multi-disciplinary scientists with shared goals in antineutrino detection research and applications. A goal of the workshop is to develop stronger bonds of communications between these fields. This step is necessary in order to fully understand the various the components of an antineutrino spectrum and identify correctly the sources of the signal.

在开发反中微子探测用于防扩散目的，特别是反应堆监测，以及用于地球物理目的方面，通过绘制地核、地壳和地幔的地图，已经取得了重大进展。尽管取得了这些令人瞩目的成就，但这些相互关联的社区只有少量重叠。因此，应用和基础反中微子物理领域缺乏一种总体战略，能够有效地利用每个利益攸关方提供的资源和优势。这次研讨会的目的是为基础和应用反中微子物理界之间的这种战略利益结盟奠定基础。研讨会记者将总结当前反中微子探测的最新技术和应用，与会者将密集工作，为整个社区的合作研究创造一个环境。此外，与会者将研究建立一个性质类似于空间望远镜科学研究所或高级光子源的国家中微子研究中心的可行性。用户社区成员将被邀请参加讲习班，并将被要求描述他们在全国范围内利用中微子探测设备的愿景，目的是在全球范围内整合这些设备的使用。这些愿景将由美国中微子科学界与会者提供的对反中微子物理学内在的前景和局限性的清楚理解而得到启发。这次研讨会的重要性将是联合不同的多学科科学家群体，他们在反中微子探测研究和应用方面有着共同的目标。研讨会的一个目标是加强这些领域之间的交流纽带。为了充分理解反中微子光谱的各种成分并正确识别信号的来源，这一步骤是必要的。