Speaker
Mr
Derek Johnson
(Sam Houston State University)
Description
We discuss the early stages of the MINER coherent neutrino scattering reactor experiment at Texas A&M University. We examine the solar neutrino background both as motivation for the development of new ultra-low threshold detectors to observe coherent scattering and for establishing a baseline event rate to assist in ongoing searches for dark matter. The latter allows for predictive statistical analysis in which potential deviations from this baseline due to non-standard interactions would help shed light on beyond standard model properties of neutrinos and could provide a more clearly defined direction for dark matter searches.
Authors
Mr
Derek Johnson
(Sam Houston State University)
Mr
Matthew Breeding
(Sam Houston State University)
Dr
Joel Walker
(Sam Houston State University)
