Speaker
Description
Interest in the β-decay endpoint of atomic tritium is reaching new highs. The absolute mass of the neutrino is not yet known - PTOLEMY will soon join KATRIN and Project-8 in the fray. The PTOLEMY concept relies upon a cyclotron radiation emission spectroscopy trigger and a non-destructive tracking system. The TRItium-endpoint From 𝒪(fW) Radio-frequency Cyclotron Emissions group is leading the R&D in this vein. The development of radio-frequency cavities for the simultaneous transport of endpoint electrons and the extraction of their kinematic information is essential in providing a fast online trigger and precise energy-loss corrections. The cryogenic low-noise, high-frequency analogue electronics combined with FPGA-based front-end analysis capabilities will provide the PTOLEMY demonstrator with its CRES readout and a testbed for further R&D at the Gran Sasso National Laboratory for the full CνB detector.
| Poster prize | Yes |
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| Given name | James Vincent |
| Surname | Mead |
| First affiliation | UvA |
| Institutional email | jmead@nikhef.nl |
| Gender | Male |
| Collaboration (if any) | PTOLEMY |
