Cost-effective Design Options for IsoDAR
A. Adelmann, J.R. Alonso, W. Barletta, R. Barlow, L. Bartoszek, A., Bungau, L. Calabretta, A. Calanna, D. Campo, J.M. Conrad, Z. Djurcic, Y., Kamyshkov, H. Owen, M.H. Shaevitz, I. Shimizu, T. Smidt, J. Spitz, M. Toups,, M. Wascko, L.A. Winslow, J.J. Yang
TL;DR
This paper evaluates various design options for the IsoDAR electron antineutrino source, aiming to optimize cost-effectiveness while maintaining performance and safety standards for future neutrino research.
Contribution
It presents a comprehensive analysis of design choices for IsoDAR, identifying the most cost-effective configuration balancing performance, safety, and operational simplicity.
Findings
Baseline design is the most cost-effective option.
Design balances cost, performance, and safety considerations.
IsoDAR can produce 2.6 x 10^{22} antineutrinos annually.
Abstract
This whitepaper reviews design options for the IsoDAR electron antineutrino source. IsoDAR is designed to produce electron antineutrinos per year with an average energy of 6.4 MeV, using isotope decay-at-rest. Aspects which must be balanced for cost-effectiveness include: overall cost; rate and energy distribution of the electron antineutrino flux and backgrounds; low technical risk; compactness; simplicity of underground construction and operation; reliability; value to future neutrino physics programs; and value to industry. We show that the baseline design outlined here is the most cost effective.
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Taxonomy
TopicsRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies · Particle Detector Development and Performance · Neutrino Physics Research