Energy Calibration of Underground Neutrino Detectors using a 100 MeV electron accelerator

TL;DR

This paper proposes using a 100 MeV electron accelerator as an effective calibration tool for underground neutrino detectors, detailing a compact beam design suitable for water Cherenkov and Liquid Argon detectors.

Contribution

It introduces a novel compact secondary beam design for calibrating neutrino detectors with a 100 MeV electron accelerator.

Findings

Design of a compact secondary beam for calibration

Advantages of using a 100 MeV electron accelerator

Potential improvements in detector calibration accuracy

Abstract

An electron accelerator in the 100 MeV range, similar to the one used at BNL's Accelerator test Facility, for example, would have some advantages as a calibration tool for water cerenkov or Liquid Argon neutrino detectors. We describe a compact secondary beam design that could be used for this application.