May 26 – 27, 2026
SNOLAB
Canada/Eastern timezone

Astrophysics at SNO+

May 26, 2026, 4:10 PM
20m
Fraser Duncan Auditorium (SNOLAB)

Fraser Duncan Auditorium

SNOLAB

Creighton Mine #9 1039 Regional Road 24 Lively, ON P3Y 1N2

Speaker

Ryan Bayes (Queen's University)

Description

SNO+ is a multi-purpose neutrino detector based at SNOLAB with the capability to make contributions to multi-messenger astronomy. The majority of recent attention has been focussed on the observation of reactor neutrino oscillations and novel solar neutrino measurements. In addition to these measurements, SNO+ has explored the environment around SNOLAB itself with the detection of geo-neutrinos and the exploration of the muon flux experienced in the Vale-Creighton mine. SNO+ has also taken further steps to better understand its own response with the first internal calibration source deployments. Initial results of the optical and energy response analysis will be discussed, as well as their implications for future measurements. As the detector is located in a unique location, there is ongoing interest in measurements of astrophysical phenomena, supernovae in particular.

Author

Ryan Bayes (Queen's University)

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