15th International Conference on Topics in Astroparticle and Underground Physics, TAUP2017

Theia - A water-based liquid scintillator detector

27 Jul 2017, 16:30

15m

Executive Learning Center

Contributed talk New Technologies New Technologies

Speaker

Leon Pickard (UC Davis)

Description

Theia is a proposed multipurpose 50kT water-based liquid scintillator (WbLS) detector that aims to use the latest high precision photodetectors. WbLS is a novel scintillation medium that combines the high light yield and low-energy threshold properties of liquid scintillation, with the directionality and low attenuation length of water. This talk will discuss the principles of WbLS, ongoing research and development, and the expansive future physics potential of Theia.

Presentation materials

THEIA_TAUP_Presentation.pdf