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The Solar Neutrino and Astro-Particle PhYsics (SNAPPY) CubeSat Development
Brian M. Sutin, Edward Bierens, Brian Doty +14
The SNAPPY CubeSat, which was launched May 3, 2026, will demonstrate and space qualify the nuSol neutrino-detection technology. The nuSol technology detects solar neutrinos using a…
Gamma Ray Detection Efficiency of GAGG Crystal Scintillator Using Three Tagged Gamma Ray Techniques
Brian Doty, Nickolas Solomey, Jonathan Folkerts +5
A CubeSat with a prototype scintillating detector with a sensitive volume of GAGG crystal is being developed with a possible launch date of 2025. Its purpose is to characterize the…
New methods of neutrino and anti-neutrino detection from 0.115 to 105 MeV
Nickolas Solomey, Mark Christl, Brian Doty +11
We have developed a neutrino detector with threshold energies from ~0.115 to 105 MeV in a clean detection mode almost completely void of accidental backgrounds. It was initially de…
New lower background and higher rate technique for anti-neutrino detection using Tungsten 183 Isotope
Jarred Novak, Nickolas Solomey, Brooks Hartsock +2
Low energy anti-neutrinos detected from reactors or other sources have typically used the conversion of an anti-neutrino on Hydrogen, producing a positron and a free neutron. This…