Speaker
Dr
Apostolos Tsirigotis
(Hellenic Open University)
Description
With the measurement of a non zero value of the theta_13 neutrino mixing parameter,
interest in neutrinos as source of the baryon asymmetry of the universe has
increased. Among the measurements of a rich and varied program in near future
neutrino physics is the determination of the mass hierarchy. We present the status of
a study into the feasibility of using a densely instrumented undersea neutrino
detector to determine the mass hierarchy, utilizing the MSW effect on atmospheric
neutrino oscillations. The detector will use technology developed for KM3NeT. We
present the systematic studies into optimization of a detector in the required 5-10
GeV energy regime. These studies include new tracking and interaction identification
algorithms as well as geometrical optimizations of the detector.
Primary authors
Dr
Apostolos Tsirigotis
(Hellenic Open University)
Dr
Dimitrios Lenis
(Hellenic Open University)
Prof.
Spyros Tzamarias
(Hellenic Open University)
