LENS: Prototyping Program

The Low-Energy Neutrino Spectrometer (LENS) prototyping program is broken into two phases. The first of these is $\mu $LENS, a small prototype to study the light transmission in the as built LENS scintillation lattice--- a novel detector method of high segmentation in a large liquid scintillation detector. The $\mu $LENS prototype is currently deployed and taking data at the Kimballton Underground Research Facility (KURF) near Virginia Tech. I will discuss the Scintillation Lattice construction methods and schemes of the $\mu $LENS program for running with minimal channels instrumented to date $\sim$41 compared to full coverage 216). The second phase of prototyping is the miniLENS detector for which construction is under way. I will discuss the overall design from the miniLENS Scintillation Lattice to the shielding.