Speaker
Description
Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS) is a well-understood Standard Model (SM) process with an enhanced cross section for MeV neutrinos. The CEvNS from solar B-8 neutrinos and atmospheric neutrinos define the so-called neutrino fog for dark matter direct detection, which motivates the measurement of its cross section. The large cross-section also makes CEvNS a promising method of reactor monitoring. The RELICS (REactor neutrino LIquid xenon Coherent Scattering) experiment aims to measure CEvNS using reactor neutrinos with a liquid xenon time projection chamber (LXe TPC). This technology features low threshold, ultra-low backgrounds, and large exposure, which will not only enable measurement of CEvNS but also exploration of new physics signals from reactors. In this talk, I will give an overview of the experiment, present its current status, and discuss its scientific potential.
| Research Area | Neutrino Physics |
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