Next-Generation Liquid-Scintillator-Based Detectors: Quantums Dots and Picosecond Timing

Abstract

Liquid-scintillator-based detectors are a robust technology that scales well to large volumes. For this reason, they are attractive for experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay. A combination of improved photo-detection technology and novel liquid scintillators may allow for the extraction of particle direction in addition to the total energy of the particle. Such an advance would find applications beyond searches for neutrinoless double-beta decay.

A Snowmass 2013 Whitepaper

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