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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…
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…
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 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…