The MINERvA Experiment

13 Jun 2011, 14:00
20m
Superior A (Sheraton Hotel)

Superior A

Sheraton Hotel

Oral Presentation Detectors for neutrino physics Detector for Neutrinos

Speaker

Dr Howard Budd (University of Rochester)

Description

MINERvA is a few-GeV neutrino-nucleus scattering experiment, stationed in the high intensity NuMI beam line at Fermilab. It has been taking data since the fall of 2009. MINERvA aims to make precise measurements of low energy neutrino interactions, both in support of neutrino oscillation experiments and as a pure weak probe of the nuclear medium. The experiment employs a fine-grained, high resolution detector. It is composed of plastic scintillator with additional carbon, iron, lead, water and liquid helium targets placed upstream of the active region. We present the design of the detector and the quality control during the production phase of its components. We also discuss the performance of the detector. MINERvA has also conducted a test beam run to understand the energy response of the detector design, using a smaller prototype of the neutrino detector. This test beam run is also described here.

Author

Dr Howard Budd (University of Rochester)

Presentation materials