Efficient Calibration and Characterization of Segmented Antineutrino Detectors

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2013–14

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Clinic Team designed, built, and tested a method for calibrating the energy and position of an antineutrino event within a scintillator detector. The calibration method was automated so minimal human input is needed. Such detectors will be deployed near nuclear reactors and used in the search for the sterile neutrino. The team modeled the experimental setup using a particle interaction simulation which will be used to inform the design of future scintillator detectors.

Advisor(s): Thomas D. Donnelly.

Team: Sean M. Messenger ’15, Vivian T. Steyert ’15, Anthony L. Corso ’14, Courtney Jaclyn Keeler ’14, and Bryan R. Monroy ’14.