The MEMPHYS project

J. L. Borne, J. Busto, J. E. Campagne, M. Dracos, C. Cavata, J. Dolbeau, D. Duchesneau, J. Dumarchez, P. Gorodetzky, S. Katsanevas, A. Longhin, M. Marafini, M. Mezzetto, L. Mosca, A. Tonazzo, T. Patzak, N. Vassilopoulos, C. Volpe, A. Zghiche, M. Zito

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Abstract

MEMPHYS is a proposed 0.5 Mton scale Water Cherenkov experiment to be performed deep underground. Possible sites are under study in the European FP7 design study LAGUNA. It is dedicated to nucleon decay, neutrinos from supernovæ, solar and atmospheric neutrinos, as well as neutrinos from a future Super-Beam or β-Beam to measure the mixing angle θ13, the CP violating phase δ and the mass hierarchy. A small-scale prototype, Memphyno, has been constructed with the purpose of serving as a test bench for new photodetection and data acquisition solutions, such as grouped readout system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)287-289
Number of pages3
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume639
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 May 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Detector development
  • Neutrino physics
  • Nucleon decay
  • Ring Imaging Cherenkov (RICH) detectors
  • Water Cherenkov

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