The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

J. Ashenfelter; A. B. Balantekin; C. Baldenegro; H. R. Band; C. D. Bass; D. E. Bergeron; D. Berish; L. J. Bignell; N. S. Bowden; J. Boyle; J. Bricco; J. P. Brodsky; C. D. Bryan; A. Bykadorova Telles; J. J. Cherwinka; T. Classen; K. Commeford; A. J. Conant; A. A. Cox; D. Davee; D. Dean; G. Deichert; M. V. Diwan; M. J. Dolinski; A. Erickson; M. Febbraro; B. T. Foust; J. K. Gaison; A. Galindo-Uribarri; C. E. Gilbert; K. E. Gilje; A. Glenn; B. W. Goddard; B. T. Hackett; K. Han; S. Hans; A. B. Hansell; K. M. Heeger; B. Heffron; J. Insler; D. E. Jaffe; X. Ji; D. C. Jones; K. Koehler; O. Kyzylova; C. E. Lane; T. J. Langford; J. LaRosa; B. R. Littlejohn; F. Lopez; X. Lu; D. A.Martinez Caicedo; J. T. Matta; R. D. McKeown; M. P. Mendenhall; H. J. Miller; J. M. Minock; P. E. Mueller; H. P. Mumm; J. Napolitano; R. Neilson; J. A. Nikkel; D. Norcini; S. Nour; D. A. Pushin; X. Qian; E. Romero-Romero; R. Rosero; D. Sarenac; B. S. Seilhan; R. Sharma; P. T. Surukuchi; C. Trinh; M. A. Tyra; R. L. Varner; B. Viren; J. M. Wagner; W. Wang; B. White; C. White; J. Wilhelmi; T. Wise; H. Yao; M. Yeh; Y. R. Yen; A. Zhang; C. Zhang; X. Zhang; M. Zhao

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The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment

J. Ashenfelter, A. B. Balantekin, C. Baldenegro, H. R. Band, C. D. Bass, D. E. Bergeron, D. Berish, L. J. Bignell, N. S. Bowden, J. Boyle, J. Bricco, J. P. Brodsky, C. D. Bryan, A. Bykadorova Telles, J. J. Cherwinka, T. Classen, K. Commeford, A. J. Conant, A. A. Cox, D. DaveeD. Dean, G. Deichert, M. V. Diwan, M. J. Dolinski, A. Erickson, M. Febbraro, B. T. Foust, J. K. Gaison, A. Galindo-Uribarri, C. E. Gilbert, K. E. Gilje, A. Glenn, B. W. Goddard, B. T. Hackett, K. Han, S. Hans, A. B. Hansell, K. M. Heeger, B. Heffron, J. Insler, D. E. Jaffe, X. Ji, D. C. Jones, K. Koehler, O. Kyzylova, C. E. Lane, T. J. Langford, J. LaRosa, B. R. Littlejohn, F. Lopez, X. Lu, D. A.Martinez Caicedo, J. T. Matta, R. D. McKeown, M. P. Mendenhall, H. J. Miller, J. M. Minock, P. E. Mueller, H. P. Mumm, J. Napolitano, R. Neilson, J. A. Nikkel, D. Norcini, S. Nour, D. A. Pushin, X. Qian, E. Romero-Romero, R. Rosero, D. Sarenac, B. S. Seilhan, R. Sharma, P. T. Surukuchi, C. Trinh, M. A. Tyra, R. L. Varner, B. Viren, J. M. Wagner, W. Wang, B. White, C. White, J. Wilhelmi, T. Wise, H. Yao, M. Yeh, Y. R. Yen, A. Zhang, C. Zhang, X. Zhang, M. Zhao

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Abstract

The Precision Reactor Oscillation and Spectrum Experiment, PROSPECT, is designed to make both a precise measurement of the antineutrino spectrum from a highly-enriched uranium reactor and to probe eV-scale sterile neutrinos by searching for neutrino oscillations over meter-long baselines. PROSPECT utilizes a segmented ⁶ Li-doped liquid scintillator detector for both efficient detection of reactor antineutrinos through the inverse beta decay reaction and excellent background discrimination. PROSPECT is a movable 4-ton antineutrino detector covering distances of 7m to 13m from the High Flux Isotope Reactor core. It will probe the best-fit point of the ν̄ _e disappearance experiments at 4σ in 1 year and the favored regions of the sterile neutrino parameter space at more than 3σ in 3 years. PROSPECT will test the origin of spectral deviations observed in recent θ ₁₃ experiments, search for sterile neutrinos, and address the hypothesis of sterile neutrinos as an explanation of the reactor anomaly. This paper describes the design, construction, and commissioning of PROSPECT and reports first data characterizing the performance of the PROSPECT antineutrino detector.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	287-309
Number of pages	23
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	922
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.12.079
State	Published - Apr 1 2019

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Additional funding was provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation under Award No. #2016-117 to Yale University. J.G. is supported through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program and A.C. performed work under appointment to the Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards Fellowship Program sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Office of International Nuclear Safeguards (NA-241). We further acknowledge support from Yale University, the Illinois Institute of Technology, Temple University, Brookhaven National Laboratory, the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory LDRD program, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory. We gratefully acknowledge the support and hospitality of the High Flux Isotope Reactor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed by UT-Battelle for the U.S. Department of Energy. This material is based upon work supported by the following sources: US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics under Award No. DE-SC0016357 and DE-SC0017660 to Yale University , under Award No. DE-SC0017815 to Drexel University , under Award No. DE-SC0008347 to Illinois Institute of Technology , under Award No. DE-SC0016060 to Temple University , under Contract No. DE-SC0012704 to Brookhaven National Laboratory , and under Work Proposal Number SCW1504 to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory . This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 and by Oak Ridge National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 . This work was also supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery program under grant #RGPIN-418579 and Province of Ontario . This material is based upon work supported by the following sources: US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, Office of High Energy Physics under Award No. DE-SC0016357 and DE-SC0017660 to Yale University, under Award No. DE-SC0017815 to Drexel University, under Award No. DE-SC0008347 to Illinois Institute of Technology, under Award No. DE-SC0016060 to Temple University, under Contract No. DE-SC0012704 to Brookhaven National Laboratory, and under Work Proposal Number SCW1504 to Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This work was performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344 and by Oak Ridge National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC05-00OR22725. This work was also supported by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery program under grant #RGPIN-418579 and Province of Ontario.Additional funding was provided by the Heising-Simons Foundation under Award No. #2016-117 to Yale University. J.G. is supported through the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program and A.C. performed work under appointment to the Nuclear Nonproliferation International Safeguards Fellowship Program sponsored by the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of International Nuclear Safeguards (NA-241).

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Neutrino mixing
Neutrino oscillation
PROSPECT
Reactor

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Ashenfelter, J., Balantekin, A. B., Baldenegro, C., Band, H. R., Bass, C. D., Bergeron, D. E., Berish, D., Bignell, L. J., Bowden, N. S., Boyle, J., Bricco, J., Brodsky, J. P., Bryan, C. D., Telles, A. B., Cherwinka, J. J., Classen, T., Commeford, K., Conant, A. J., Cox, A. A., ... Zhao, M. (2019). The PROSPECT reactor antineutrino experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 922, 287-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2018.12.079

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