Opportunities for Neutrino Physics at the Spallation Neutron Source: A White Paper

• DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1211.5199
• Publication Date: 2012-01-01
• Authors: Bolozdynya, A.; Cavanna, F.; Efremenko, Y.; Garvey, G. T.; Gudkov, V.; Hatzikoutelis, A.; Hix, W. R.; Louis, W. C.; Link, J. M.; Markoff, D. M.; Mills, G. B.; Patton, K.; Ray, H.; Scholberg, K.; Van de Water, R. G.; Virtue, C.; White, D. H.; Yen, S.; Yoo, J.
• Keywords: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology; High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex); High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); 0103 physical sciences; FOS: Physical sciences; Nuclear Experiment (nucl-ex); Nuclear Experiment; 01 natural sciences; 7. Clean energy; High Energy Physics - Experiment

The Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Tennessee, provides an intense flux of neutrinos in the few tens-of-MeV range, with a sharply-pulsed timing structure that is beneficial for background rejection. In this document, the product of a workshop at the SNS in May 2012, we describe this free, high-quality stopped-pion neutrino source and outline various physics that could be done using it. We describe without prioritization some specific experimental configurations that could address these physics topics.<br/>White paper associated with the Workshop on Neutrinos at the Spallation Neutron Source, May 2012<br/>