EOS: a demonstrator of hybrid optical detector technology

TL;DR

EOS demonstrates hybrid optical detector technology combining Cherenkov and scintillation light in a four-ton detector, providing insights for future neutrino detector design with high-precision event reconstruction capabilities.

Contribution

The paper introduces EOS, a novel hybrid detector demonstrator that integrates Cherenkov and scintillation detection for enhanced neutrino event analysis.

Findings

EOS successfully detects combined Cherenkov and scintillation signals.

The demonstrator achieves high-precision event reconstruction.

Results inform future neutrino detector development.

Abstract

EOS is a technology demonstrator, designed to explore the capabilities of hybrid event detection technology, leveraging both Cherenkov and scintillation light simultaneously. With a fiducial mass of four tons, EOS is designed to operate in a high-precision regime, with sufficient size to utilize time-of-flight information for full event reconstruction, flexibility to demonstrate a range of cutting edge technologies, and simplicity of design to facilitate potential future deployment at alternative sites. Results from EOS can inform the design of future neutrino detectors for both fundamental physics and nonproliferation applications.