First results from a search for coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS) at a reactor site

The deployment of a low-noise 3 kg p-type point contact germanium detector at the Dresden-II power reactor, 8 meters from its 2.96 GW_{th} core, is described. This location provides an unprecedented (anti)neutrino flux of 8.1\times 10^{13} ~\bar{\nu_{e}}/cm^{2}s. When combined with the 0.2 keV_{ee} detector threshold achieved, a first measurement of... Show more