CLEAN - A Technique for the Detection of Low Energy Solar Neutrinos
Abstract
An idea for detecting low energy solar neutrinos is presented. In the CLEAN approach, liquid helium or liquid neon is used as a scintillation medium for the detection of neutrino-electron scattering. The extreme ultraviolet scintillation light is wavelength shifted for detection by photomultiplier tubes. Radioactive isotopes are removed from the scintillator through cryogenic distillation and by freezing out impurities onto cold surfaces. External sources of background are minimized through the use of a self-shielding detector.
- Publication:
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APS April Meeting Abstracts
- Pub Date:
- April 2001
- Bibcode:
- 2001APS..APR.B8006M