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.
Primary authors
Mr
Derek Johnson
(Sam Houston State University)
Mr
Matthew Breeding
(Sam Houston State University)
Dr
Joel Walker
(Sam Houston State University)
