par An, Fengpeng;Clerbaux, Barbara 
;Favart, Laurent ;Yifan, Yang ; [et al.]
Référence Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 43, 3, 030401
Publication Publié, 2016-02
;Favart, Laurent ;Yifan, Yang ; [et al.]Référence Journal of physics. G, Nuclear and particle physics, 43, 3, 030401
Publication Publié, 2016-02
Article révisé par les pairs
| Résumé : | The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), a 20 kton multi-purpose underground liquid scintillator detector, was proposed with the determination of the neutrino mass hierarchy (MH) as a primary physics goal. The excellent energy resolution and the large fiducial volume anticipated for the JUNO detector offer exciting opportunities for addressing many important topics in neutrino and astro-particle physics. In this document, we present the physics motivations and the anticipated performance of the JUNO detector for various proposed measurements. Following an introduction summarizing the current status and open issues in neutrino physics, we discuss how the detection of antineutrinos generated by a cluster of nuclear power plants allows the determination of the neutrino MH at a 3-4σ significance with six years of running of JUNO. The measurement of antineutrino spectrum with excellent energy resolution will also lead to the precise determination of the neutrino oscillation parameters sin2θ12, Δm21 2, and |
