Research Projects

Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment (Daya Bay)

The Daya Bay reactor neutrino experiment is a US-China-Russia collaboration to search for and measure the yet unknown neutrino mixing angle theta13. The experiment will be located at the Daya Bay nuclear power plant near Hong Kong, China. The collaboration is currently performing R&D and simulations for the experiment. Construction will start in 2007 and first data taking is expected for 2009. http://neutrino.physics.wisc.edu/dayabay/

Cryogenic Underground Observatory for Rare Events (CUORE)

CUORE is a proposed tightly packed array of 988 TeO2 bolometers to search for neutrinoless double beta decay and to measure the absolute mass of neutrino. Neutrinoless double beta decay is a yet unobserved process. It can only occur if neutrinos are their own antiparticles, i.e. if they are Majorana particles. CUORICINO, a prototype to CUORE, is currently running in Gran Sasso National Laboratory in Italy and the largest double beta decay experiment in operation. http://neutrino.physics.wisc.edu/cuore/

DUSEL R&D: Development of Bolometric Detectors for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay and Neutrino Mass Experiments

Crygenic detectors have been used extensively in astrophysics and provide exciting opportunities for future applications in neutrino physics. We are investigating the use of microcalorimeters for a direct measurement of the neutrino mass and are studying advanced bolometer concepts for a next generation double beta decay experiment.

Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND)

The Kamioka Liquid Scntillator Antineutrino Detector (KamLAND) is an ongoing reactor neutrino experiment in Japan. KamLAND made the first observation of reactor antineutrino disappearance in 2003 and has made the most precise measurement of Deltam^2_12 (one of the neutrino mixing parameters) to date. Our group is responsible for the operation of an advanced 4pi calibration system. This system was commissioned in summer 2006 and used in the recent precision measurement of the neutrino oscillation parameters with KamLAND. http://kamland.lbl.gov

Past Projects

Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (SNO)

http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/