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.

通过绘制地核、地壳和地幔的地图，在利用反中微子探测的实际效用用于不扩散目的，特别是用于反应堆监测以及用于地球物理学目的方面取得了重大进展。尽管取得了这些显著的成就，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学领域缺乏一个总体战略，可以有效利用每个利益攸关方提供的资源和优势。本次研讨会的目的是发展基础和应用反中微子物理学社区之间的利益的战略一致性的基础。研讨会的记者将总结当前反中微子探测的最新技术;技术和应用，参与者将努力创造一个跨社区合作研究的环境。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先进光子源的国家中微子研究中心（NCNS）的可行性。用户社区成员将应邀参加讲习班，并将被要求描述他们对在全国范围内利用中微子探测装置的设想，以便在全球范围内综合使用这些装置。这些愿景将通过对美国中微子科学界与会者提供的反中微子物理学的前景和内在局限性的清晰理解来了解。这次研讨会的重要性将是团结不同的多学科科学家群体，在反中微子探测研究和应用方面有着共同的目标。讲习班的一个目标是加强这些领域之间的交流。这一步是必要的，以便充分了解反中微子光谱的各种成分，并正确识别信号的来源。