TIPP 2011 - 2nd International Conference on Technology and Instrumentation in Particle Physics

Developments toward a High Resolution Next-Generation Water Cherenkov Neutrino Detector

11 Jun 2011, 08:50

20m

Superior A (Sheraton Hotel)

Oral Presentation Detectors for neutrino physics Detector for Neutrinos

Speaker

Matthew Wetstein (Argonne National Laboratory)

Description

We present Monte Carlo studies of the impact of enhanced coverage, improved spatial and time-resolutions, and quantum efficiency on track reconstruction and particle identification in water Cherenkov counters. We discuss some of the reconstruction challenges and potential directions for an experimental water cherenkov program built around MCP-based photodetectors.