Performance of a spherical high pressure gas TPC for neutrino magnetic moment measurement. (14th March 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bouet, R.; Busto, J.; Cecchini, V.; Cerna, C.; Charpentier, P.; Dastgheibi-Fard, A.; Druillole, F.; Jollet, C.; Hellmuth, P.; Katsioulas, I.; Knights, P.; Giomataris, I.; Gros, M.; Lautridou, P.; Meregaglia, A.; Navick, X.F.; Neep, T.; Nikolopoulos, K.; Perrot, F.; Piquemal, F.; Roche, M.; Thomas, B.; Ward, R.
• Is Part Of: Journal of instrumentation. Volume 18:Number 3(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-03-14
• Subjects: Gaseous detectors -- Neutrino detectors -- Detector modelling and simulations I (interaction of radiation with matter, interaction of photons with matter, interaction of hadrons with matter, etc); Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Periodicals; 502.84
• DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/18/03/P03031
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-0221

Abstract

Abstract: The measurement of neutrino magnetic moment larger than 10 -19 μB would be a clear signature of physics beyond the standard model other than the existence of massive Dirac neutrinos. The use of a spherical proportional counter detector filled with gas at 40 bar located near a nuclear reactor would be a simple way to perform such a measurement exploiting the developments made on such a technology for the search of dark matter and neutrinoless double beta decay. Different targets can be used just by replacing the gas: xenon, CF4 and argon were compared and the sensitivity in one year of data taking could reach the level of 4.3 × 10 -12 μB, 6.5 × 10 -12 μB, and 8.5 × 10 -12 μB, respectively.