Speaker
Dr
Julieta Gruszko
(MIT, UNC Chapel Hill)
Description
As neutrinoless double-beta decay searches seek to reach into and beyond the inverted hierarchy regime, new strategies are needed to reject background events in kiloton-scale detectors. In monolithic liquid-scintillator-based detectors, otherwise-irreducible backgrounds like $^8$B solar neutrino scattering could be identified by their event topology using Cherenkov light signals. This technique relies on fast-timing photodetectors and precise DAQ synchronization, an approach that will be demonstrated with the NuDot experiment, a 1-ton prototype that is beginning its commissioning phase at MIT. We will also discuss potential future upgrade paths using LAPPDs, red-sensitive photocathodes, and quantum dot-doped liquid scintillators.
Primary author
Dr
Julieta Gruszko
(MIT, UNC Chapel Hill)
