1210.4454 (A. Adelmann et al.)

Cost-effective Design Options for IsoDAR    [PDF]

A. Adelmann, J. R. Alonso, W. Barletta, R. Barlow, L. Bartoszek, A. Bungau, L. Calabretta, A. Calanna, D. Campo, J. M. Conrad, Z. Djurcic, Y. Kamyshkov, H. Owen, M. H. Shaevitz, I. Shimizu, T. Smidt, J. Spitz, M. Toups, M. Wascko, L. A. Winslow, J. J. Yang

This whitepaper reviews design options for the IsoDAR electron antineutrino source. IsoDAR is designed to produce $2.6 \times 10^{22}$ electron antineutrinos per year with an average energy of 6.4 MeV, using isotope decay-at-rest. Aspects which must be balanced for cost-effectiveness include: overall cost; rate and energy distribution of the electron antineutrino flux and backgrounds; low technical risk; compactness; simplicity of underground construction and operation; reliability; value to future neutrino physics programs; and value to industry. We show that the baseline design outlined here is the most cost effective.

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