Speaker
Description
Coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEvNS) benefits from the coherent interaction of neutrinos with an entire nucleus at low momentum transfer, resulting in an enhanced cross section that provides a sensitive approach for detecting low-energy neutrinos. The CICENNS (CsI Detector for Coherent Elastic Neutrino-Nucleus Scattering) experiment aims to perform a high-precision measurement of CEvNS using neutrinos from pion decay-at-rest at the China Spallation Neutron Source (CSNS). To achieve this, the CICENNS detector employs a 300-kg CsI(Na) target composed of fifteen 20-kg crystal modules, surrounded by a plastic-scintillator veto system. With this detector configuration, CICENNS aims to precisely measure the CEvNS cross section, while also providing sensitivity to nuclear neutron distributions and physics beyond the Standard Model. Detector construction is nearing completion, and deployment at the CSNS site is planned for later this year. This presentation will cover the detector design and construction, projected physics sensitivities, current status, and plans for deployment and operation.
