APS Neutrino Study: Reactor Working Group

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APS Neutrino Study Reactor Working Group
Goals of Working group

• Clear statement of physics potential of reactor
  experiments including non-?1? topics
• Understand physics reach, cost, and timescale for
  different scenarios
• Small (CHOOZ-2) fixed 10-ton detectors at
  1.1 km baseline
• Medium 50-ton detectors (Movable vs Fixed)
• Large 250-1000 ton (single or multiple far
  detectors)
• For each scenario, describe defensible strategy
  for reaching the
• claimed systematic uncertainty. (What will be
  needed to establish a signal?)
• How do these scenarios complement and compete
  with other reactor
• and accelerator experiments around the world?

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Saturday Agenda
130 3 Intro Ed Brief review of sites
Kashiwazaki Suekane (Ed) (10)
Brazil Dave (10) Daya Bay Kam-Biu
(15) Braidwood Jon (10) Diablo
Canyon Karsten (10) 3-330 Coffee 330
530 Non-theta13 physics Beyond
theta13 Gabriela (30) Neutrino magnetic
moments, etc. Rabi (30) sin2?W Janet (
30) Finese Jon (10)
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Sunday Agenda
830 Breakfast 900 1230
Double-Chooz Thierry, Hervé Sensitivity
studies Mike Figures of merit for site
comparison Karsten, Jon Importance of energy
spectrum fits Dave Calibration
strategies Josh 1230 Lunch Discussion /
Plans
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Meeting Plans

• Phone / video meeting in early April (immediately
  after mid-course correction
• meeting of working group leaders, study
  organizers)
• Two-day meeting on west coast in mid-May.
• Final general meeting of full APS study in late
  June.