The Physics Potential of the LENA Detector

Details The Physics Potential of the LENA Detector The Physics Potential of the LENA Detector

2010-04-20

arxiv.org/abs/1004.3474v1

Physics

Instrumentation and Detectors

8 pages, 3 figures, presented at Cracow Epiphany Conference, 5-8 January 2010

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The large-volume liquid-scintillator detector LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) has been proposed as a next-generation experiment for low-energy neutrinos. High-precision spectroscopy of solar, Supernova and geo-neutrinos provides a new access to the otherwise unobservable interiors of Earth, Sun and heavy stars. Due to the potent background discrimination, the detection of the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background is expected for the first time in LENA. The sensitivity of the proton lifetime for the decay into Kaon and antineutrino will be increased by an order of magnitude over existing experimental limits. Recent studies indicate that liquid-scintillator detectors are capable to reconstruct neutrino events even at GeV energies, providing the opportunity to use LENA as far detector in a long-baseline neutrino beam experiment.

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