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Report number	arXiv:1907.08311 ; FERMILAB-FN-1079-T ; Reports on Progress in Physics ; Volume 83 ; Number 12
Title	White Paper on New Opportunities at the Next-Generation Neutrino Experiments (Part 1: BSM Neutrino Physics and Dark Matter)
Author(s)	Argüelles, C.A. (MIT) ; Aurisano, A.J. (Cincinnati U.) ; Batell, B. (Pittsburgh U.) ; Berger, J. (Pittsburgh U.) ; Bishai, M. (Brookhaven Natl. Lab.) ; Boschi, T. (Queen Mary, U. of London) ; Byrnes, N. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Chatterjee, A. (Pittsburgh U. ; Texas U., Arlington) ; Chodos, A. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Coan, T. (Southern Methodist U.) ; Cui, Y. (UC, Riverside) ; De Gouvêa, A. (Northwestern U.) ; Denton, P.B. (Brookhaven Natl. Lab.) ; De Roeck, A. (CERN) ; Flanagan, W. (Dallas U.) ; Gandrajula, R.P. (Michigan State U.) ; Hatzikoutelis, A. (San Jose State U.) ; Hostert, M. (Durham U. ; Minnesota U.) ; Jones, B. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Kayser, B.J. (Fermilab) ; Kelly, K.J. (Fermilab) ; Kim, D. (Arizona U. ; Texas A-M) ; Kopp, J. (CERN ; Mainz U.) ; Kubik, A. (Texas U.) ; Lang, K. (Texas U.) ; Lepetic, I. (IIT, Chicago) ; Machado, P.A.N. (Fermilab) ; Moura, C.A. (ABC Federal U.) ; Olness, F. (Southern Methodist U.) ; Park, J.C. (Chungnam Natl. U.) ; Pascoli, S. (Durham U.) ; Prakash, S. (Campinas State U.) ; Rogers, L. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Safa, I. (Wisconsin U., Madison) ; Schneider, A. (Wisconsin U., Madison) ; Scholberg, K. (Duke U.) ; Shin, S. (Chicago U., EFI ; IPAP, Seoul ; Jeonbuk Natl. U.) ; Shoemaker, I.M. (Virginia Tech.) ; Sinev, G. (Duke U.) ; Smithers, B. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Sousa, A. (Cincinnati U.) ; Sui, Y. (Washington U., St. Louis) ; Takhistov, V. (UCLA) ; Thomas, J. (University Coll. London) ; Todd, J. (Cincinnati U.) ; Tsai, Y.D. (Fermilab ; Chicago U., KICP) ; Tsai, Y.T. (SLAC) ; Forero, D.V. (Campinas State U.) ; Yu, J. (Texas U., Arlington) ; Zhang, C. (Brookhaven Natl. Lab.)
Publication	2020-11-21
Imprint	2019-07-18
Number of pages	33
In:	Rep. Prog. Phys. 83 (2020) 124201
DOI	10.1088/1361-6633/ab9d12
Subject category	hep-ex ; Particle Physics - Experiment ; hep-ph ; Particle Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract	With the advent of a new generation of neutrino experiments which leverage high-intensity neutrino beams for precision measurements, it is timely to explore physics topics beyond the standard neutrino-related physics. Given that the realm of beyond the standard model (BSM) physics has been mostly sought at high-energy regimes at colliders, such as the LHC at CERN, the exploration of BSM physics in neutrino experiments will enable complementary measurements at the energy regimes that balance that of the LHC. This is in concert with new ideas for high-intensity beams for fixed target and beam-dump experiments world-wide, e.g., those at CERN. The combination of the high intensity proton beam facilities and massive detectors for precision neutrino oscillation parameter measurements and for CP violation phase measurements will help make BSM physics reachable even in low energy regimes in accelerator based experiments. Large mass detectors with highly precise tracking and energy measurements, excellent timing resolution, and low energy thresholds will enable searches for BSM phenomena from cosmogenic origin, as well. Therefore, it is conceivable that BSM topics in the next generation neutrino experiments could be the dominant physics topics in the foreseeable future, as the precision of the neutrino oscillation parameter and CPV measurements continues to improve. In this spirit, this white paper provides a review of the current landscape of BSM theory in neutrino experiments in two selected areas of the BSM topics - dark matter and neutrino related BSM - and summarizes the current results from existing neutrino experiments to set benchmarks for both theory and experiment. This paper then provides a review of upcoming neutrino experiments throughout the next 10 - 15 year time scale and their capabilities to set the foundation for potential reach in BSM physics in the two aforementioned themes.
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