The design and construction of the CHIPS water Cherenkov neutrino detector

B. Alonso Rancurel; N. Angelides; G. Augustoni; S. Bash; B. Bergmann; N. Bertschinger; P. Bizouard; M. Campbell; S. Cao; T. J. Carroll; R. Castellan; E. Catano-Mur; J. P. Cesar; J. A.B. Coelho; P. Dills; T. Dodwell; J. Edmondson; D. van Eijk; Q. Fetterly; Z. Garbal; S. Germani; T. Gilpin; A. Giraudo; A. Habig; D. Hanuska; H. Hausner; W. Y. Hernandez; A. Holin; J. Huang; S. B. Jones; A. Karle; G. Kileff; K. R. Jenkins; P. Kooijman; A. Kreymer; D. A. Loving; G. M. LaFond; K. Lang; J. P. Lazar; R. Li; K. Liu; P. Mánek; M. L. Marshak; J. R. Meier; W. Miller; J. K. Nelson; C. Ng; R. J. Nichol; V. Paolone; A. Perch; M. M. Pfützner; A. Radovic; K. Rawlins; P. Roedl; L. Rogers; I. Safa; A. Sousa; J. Tingey; J. Thomas; J. Trokan-Tenorio; P. Vahle; R. Wade; C. Wendt; D. Wendt; L. H. Whitehead; S. Wolcott; T. Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2024.169894

The design and construction of the CHIPS water Cherenkov neutrino detector

B. Alonso Rancurel, N. Angelides, G. Augustoni, S. Bash, B. Bergmann, N. Bertschinger, P. Bizouard, M. Campbell, S. Cao, T. J. Carroll, R. Castellan, E. Catano-Mur, J. P. Cesar, J. A.B. Coelho, P. Dills, T. Dodwell, J. Edmondson, D. van Eijk, Q. Fetterly, Z. GarbalS. Germani, T. Gilpin, A. Giraudo, A. Habig, D. Hanuska, H. Hausner, W. Y. Hernandez, A. Holin, J. Huang, S. B. Jones, A. Karle, G. Kileff, K. R. Jenkins, P. Kooijman, A. Kreymer, D. A. Loving, G. M. LaFond, K. Lang, J. P. Lazar, R. Li, K. Liu, P. Mánek, M. L. Marshak, J. R. Meier, W. Miller, J. K. Nelson, C. Ng, R. J. Nichol, V. Paolone, A. Perch, M. M. Pfützner, A. Radovic, K. Rawlins, P. Roedl, L. Rogers, I. Safa, A. Sousa, J. Tingey, J. Thomas, J. Trokan-Tenorio, P. Vahle, R. Wade, C. Wendt, D. Wendt, L. H. Whitehead, S. Wolcott, T. Yuan

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CHIPS (CHerenkov detectors In mine PitS) was a prototype large-scale water Cherenkov detector located in northern Minnesota. The main aim of the R&D project was to demonstrate that construction costs of neutrino oscillation detectors could be reduced by at least an order of magnitude compared to other equivalent experiments. This article presents design features of the CHIPS detector along with details of the implementation and deployment of the prototype. While issues during and after the deployment of the detector prevented data taking, a number of key concepts and designs were successfully demonstrated.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	169894
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	1069
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169894
State	Published - Dec 2024

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CP
Neutrino
Neutrino beam
Oscillations
Photomultiplier
Water Cherenkov

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Rancurel, B. A., Angelides, N., Augustoni, G., Bash, S., Bergmann, B., Bertschinger, N., Bizouard, P., Campbell, M., Cao, S., Carroll, T. J., Castellan, R., Catano-Mur, E., Cesar, J. P., Coelho, J. A. B., Dills, P., Dodwell, T., Edmondson, J., van Eijk, D., Fetterly, Q., ... Yuan, T. (2024). The design and construction of the CHIPS water Cherenkov neutrino detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 1069, Article 169894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169894

Rancurel, BA, Angelides, N, Augustoni, G, Bash, S, Bergmann, B, Bertschinger, N, Bizouard, P, Campbell, M, Cao, S, Carroll, TJ, Castellan, R, Catano-Mur, E, Cesar, JP, Coelho, JAB, Dills, P, Dodwell, T, Edmondson, J, van Eijk, D, Fetterly, Q, Garbal, Z, Germani, S, Gilpin, T, Giraudo, A, Habig, A, Hanuska, D, Hausner, H, Hernandez, WY, Holin, A, Huang, J, Jones, SB, Karle, A, Kileff, G, Jenkins, KR, Kooijman, P, Kreymer, A, Loving, DA, LaFond, GM, Lang, K, Lazar, JP, Li, R, Liu, K, Mánek, P, Marshak, ML, Meier, JR, Miller, W, Nelson, JK, Ng, C, Nichol, RJ, Paolone, V, Perch, A, Pfützner, MM, Radovic, A, Rawlins, K, Roedl, P, Rogers, L, Safa, I, Sousa, A, Tingey, J, Thomas, J, Trokan-Tenorio, J, Vahle, P, Wade, R, Wendt, C, Wendt, D, Whitehead, LH, Wolcott, S & Yuan, T 2024, 'The design and construction of the CHIPS water Cherenkov neutrino detector', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 1069, 169894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2024.169894

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