Orateur
Sebastian Böser
(Universität Bonn)
Description
While the detection of a neutrino burst from a galactic supernova would provide a plethora of information on the stellar collapse as well as the neutrino properties, the low rate of 1-2 CCSNe per century make this a tedious endeavor. Instead, a detector with an effective mass of 10 Mton at 10MeV would detect extra-galactic supernovae at a rate of 1-2 per year - albeit with a much lower number of neutrino interactions per burst. I will present a conceptual design for the Megaton Ice Cherenkov Array (MICA) — a dedicated setup in the antarctic to ice optimized to detect extra-galactic neutrino bursts. Alongside with first results highlighting the physics potential I will show first steps towards realization of the required sensor technology.
