6–13 Jul 2022
Bologna, Italy
Europe/Rome timezone

Research and Development Studies for Reactor Neutrino Experiments in Turkey (RNET)

8 Jul 2022, 15:45
15m
Room 2 (Italia)

Room 2 (Italia)

Parallel Talk Neutrino Physics Neutrino Physics

Speaker

Ayşe BAT (Erciyes University)

Description

In this talk, the program of the Reactor Neutrino Experiments of Turkey (RNET) will be presented.
This program includes a small portable Water-based Liquid Scintillator Detector (WbLS) to detect neutrinos from the Akkuyu nuclear power plant, planned begin operating in 2023. The small near-field detector will weigh about 2-3 tons and will be placed less than 100 meters from the reactor cores. The RNET program also includes a medium-size, 30-ton WbLS detector, which will be placed 1-2 km away from the reactor cores and will be used as a far detector. Both detectors and their response to neutrino interactions were simulated using a GEANT4-based RAT-PAC simulation package. Here, we will share the technical and physical details of both detectors, and discuss the ongoing R\&D effort for neutrino studies in Turkey.

In-person participation No

Primary author

Ayşe BAT (Erciyes University)

Co-authors

Dr Emrah Tiras (Erciyes University) Dr Vincent Fischer Mirac Kamislioglu (Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University)

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