COHERENT Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering at the SNS: CEvNS and Beyond the Standard Model Physics
Invited
Abstract
Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CEvNS) was predicted in 1974 as a consequence of the Weak Neutral Current. Despite being well-predicted by the Standard Model, the daunting technical requirements of low-energy nuclear recoil detection associated with the process resulted in over 40 years elapsing between prediction and observation. The COHERENT Collaboration performed the first successful detection of the CEvNS process, opening a new channel for investigation of beyond the standard model physics that would present as deviations from the standard-model-predicted cross sections or spectral shape. An overview of the COHERENT experiment's current status, future plans, and the potential avenues for beyond the standard model physics investigations will be discussed.
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Authors
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John Yelton
North Carolina Central University, Louisiana State University, North Carolina State University, Vanderbilt University, University of Virginia, Jefferson Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Duke University, Georgia Tech Research Institute, General Electric Power, University of the Virgin Islands, University of Florida, University of Alabama, Huntsville, Universities Space Research Association, University of Miami, NC State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University