Speaker
Prof.
Mayly Sanchez
(Iowa State U/Argonne National Lab)
Description
The next generation of neutrino experiments will require massive water Cherenkov detectors to reach
the sensitivity needed to measure CP violation in the lepton sector and the neutrino mass hierarchy. Recently
the Large Area Picosecond Collaboration has begun developing new methods to fabricate a 20cm-square
thin planar multichannel plate photo-multiplier tube (MCP-PMT) at a cost comparable to those of
traditional photo-multiplier tubes. The application of these novel devices to large water Cherenkov detectors
could significantly enhance background rejection and vertex resolution in these detectors by improving spatial and timing information. We present details of the MCP-PMT fabrication method, and preliminary
results from testing and characterization facilities at Argonne National Laboratory. Preliminary results will
also be presented on the reconstruction capabilities for neutrino events in Water Cherenkov detectors.
Author
Prof.
Mayly Sanchez
(Iowa State U/Argonne National Lab)
