28 August 2023 to 1 September 2023
University of Vienna
Europe/Vienna timezone

NUCLEUS: Detecting Coherent Elastic Reactor Neutrino Nucleus Scattering at the Chooz nuclear plant

29 Aug 2023, 16:15
15m
Hörsaal 21 lecture hall (University of Vienna)

Hörsaal 21 lecture hall

University of Vienna

Universitätsring 1 A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Parallel talk Neutrino physics and astrophysics Neutrino physics and astrophysics

Speaker

Dr Thierry Lasserre

Description

The NUCLEUS experiment aims to detect and characterize coherent elastic neutrino nucleus scattering (CEvNS) in an ultra-low background environment using a 10 g cryogenic detector made of CaWO4 and Al2O3 crystals. The experiment will be installed between the two 4.25 GW reactor cores of the Chooz-B nuclear power plant in the French Ardennes, with commissioning scheduled for 2023 at the Technical University of Munich before moving to the Chooz reactor site in 2024. NUCLEUS will provide important insights into neutrino physics and potential new physics beyond the Standard Model.

Submitted on behalf of a Collaboration? Yes

Primary author

Dr Thierry Lasserre

Presentation materials