Categorizing Neutrino Detector Research and Development Efforts for Snowmass 2021
Advisor(s)
Dr. Maury Goodman; Argonne National Laboratory
Discipline
Physical Science
Start Date
21-4-2021 10:25 AM
End Date
21-4-2021 10:40 AM
Abstract
Within the broad field of particle physics in the United States, many decisions must be made about the collective goals of respective subfields in order for progress in findings and research to efficiently develop. The Snowmass 2021 process plays a significant role in such decisions. Hosting meetings regarding different interests within each field of particle physics to be covered, an overall proposal for the projection of particle physics over the next decade or so is made through this process, which is eventually presented to the American Physical Society. Grants are then requested from the government to pursue research and development (R&D). The Neutrino Frontier and Instrumentation Frontier are two broad frontiers within this Snowmass 2021 process that have specific, yet important, overlap. Proposals and general interest is congregated via Letters of Interest (LOIs) that describe different proposals either in progress or still in theory. Within my research, I have categorized key attributes of LOIs that have overlap between both the Neutrino Frontier and the Instrumentation Frontier to begin to reach some suggestions regarding investments in neutrino detector R&D over the next decade or so. I have categorized these LOIs on three levels: general status, relevance to current detector technology, and overall neutrino physics goals. Ultimately, within my research and by consulting with experts in the fields of particle physics, decisions based on practicality may not always be the best for discovery, although more cost-effective. Ultimately, it is no easy decision to decide what projects to pursue in the realm of particle physics detector R&D.
Categorizing Neutrino Detector Research and Development Efforts for Snowmass 2021
Within the broad field of particle physics in the United States, many decisions must be made about the collective goals of respective subfields in order for progress in findings and research to efficiently develop. The Snowmass 2021 process plays a significant role in such decisions. Hosting meetings regarding different interests within each field of particle physics to be covered, an overall proposal for the projection of particle physics over the next decade or so is made through this process, which is eventually presented to the American Physical Society. Grants are then requested from the government to pursue research and development (R&D). The Neutrino Frontier and Instrumentation Frontier are two broad frontiers within this Snowmass 2021 process that have specific, yet important, overlap. Proposals and general interest is congregated via Letters of Interest (LOIs) that describe different proposals either in progress or still in theory. Within my research, I have categorized key attributes of LOIs that have overlap between both the Neutrino Frontier and the Instrumentation Frontier to begin to reach some suggestions regarding investments in neutrino detector R&D over the next decade or so. I have categorized these LOIs on three levels: general status, relevance to current detector technology, and overall neutrino physics goals. Ultimately, within my research and by consulting with experts in the fields of particle physics, decisions based on practicality may not always be the best for discovery, although more cost-effective. Ultimately, it is no easy decision to decide what projects to pursue in the realm of particle physics detector R&D.