pith. sign in

arxiv: 2401.11728 · v2 · pith:2QXY6MB3new · submitted 2024-01-22 · ⚛️ physics.ins-det · hep-ex

The Design and Construction of the Chips Water Cherenkov Neutrino Detector

B. Alonso Rancurel , N. Angelides , G. Augustoni , S. Bash , B. Bergmann , N. Bertschinger , P. Bizouard , M. Campbell
show 59 more authors
S. Cao T. J. Carroll R. Castellan E. Catano-Mur J. P. Cesar J. A. B. Coelho P. Dills T. Dodwell J. Edmondson D. van Eijk Q. Fetterly Z. Garbal S. Germani T. Gilpin A. Giraudo A. Habig D. Hanuska H. Hausner W. Y. Hernandez A. Holin J. Huang S. B. Jones A. Karle G. Kileff K. R. Jenkins P. Kooijman A. Kreymer D. A. Loving G. M. LaFond K. Lang J. P. Lazar R. Li K. Liu P. M\'anek M. L. Marshak J. R. Meier W. Miller J. K. Nelson C. Ng R. J. Nichol V. Paolone A. Perch M. M. Pf\"utzner A. Radovic K. Rawlins P. Roedl L. Rogers I. Safa A. Sousa J. Tingey J. Thomas J. Trokan-Tenorio P. Vahle R. Wade C. Wendt D. Wendt L. H. Whitehead S. Wolcott T. Yuan
This is my paper
classification ⚛️ physics.ins-det hep-ex
keywords detectorcherenkovchipsconstructiondeploymentdesigndetectorsneutrino
0
0 comments X
read the original abstract

CHIPS (CHerenkov detectors In mine PitS) was a prototype large-scale water Cherenkov detector located in northern Minnesota. The main aim of the R&D project was to demonstrate that construction costs of neutrino oscillation detectors could be reduced by at least an order of magnitude compared to other equivalent experiments. This article presents design features of the CHIPS detector along with details of the implementation and deployment of the prototype. While issues during and after the deployment of the detector prevented data taking, a number of key concepts and designs were successfully demonstrated.

This paper has not been read by Pith yet.

discussion (0)

Sign in with ORCID, Apple, or X to comment. Anyone can read and Pith papers without signing in.