Advances in High Energy Physics (Jan 2016)
Current Status and Future Prospects of the SNO+ Experiment
- S. Andringa,
- E. Arushanova,
- S. Asahi,
- M. Askins,
- D. J. Auty,
- A. R. Back,
- Z. Barnard,
- N. Barros,
- E. W. Beier,
- A. Bialek,
- S. D. Biller,
- E. Blucher,
- R. Bonventre,
- D. Braid,
- E. Caden,
- E. Callaghan,
- J. Caravaca,
- J. Carvalho,
- L. Cavalli,
- D. Chauhan,
- M. Chen,
- O. Chkvorets,
- K. Clark,
- B. Cleveland,
- I. T. Coulter,
- D. Cressy,
- X. Dai,
- C. Darrach,
- B. Davis-Purcell,
- R. Deen,
- M. M. Depatie,
- F. Descamps,
- F. Di Lodovico,
- N. Duhaime,
- F. Duncan,
- J. Dunger,
- E. Falk,
- N. Fatemighomi,
- R. Ford,
- P. Gorel,
- C. Grant,
- S. Grullon,
- E. Guillian,
- A. L. Hallin,
- D. Hallman,
- S. Hans,
- J. Hartnell,
- P. Harvey,
- M. Hedayatipour,
- W. J. Heintzelman,
- R. L. Helmer,
- B. Hreljac,
- J. Hu,
- T. Iida,
- C. M. Jackson,
- N. A. Jelley,
- C. Jillings,
- C. Jones,
- P. G. Jones,
- K. Kamdin,
- T. Kaptanoglu,
- J. Kaspar,
- P. Keener,
- P. Khaghani,
- L. Kippenbrock,
- J. R. Klein,
- R. Knapik,
- J. N. Kofron,
- L. L. Kormos,
- S. Korte,
- C. Kraus,
- C. B. Krauss,
- K. Labe,
- I. Lam,
- C. Lan,
- B. J. Land,
- S. Langrock,
- A. LaTorre,
- I. Lawson,
- G. M. Lefeuvre,
- E. J. Leming,
- J. Lidgard,
- X. Liu,
- Y. Liu,
- V. Lozza,
- S. Maguire,
- A. Maio,
- K. Majumdar,
- S. Manecki,
- J. Maneira,
- E. Marzec,
- A. Mastbaum,
- N. McCauley,
- A. B. McDonald,
- J. E. McMillan,
- P. Mekarski,
- C. Miller,
- Y. Mohan,
- E. Mony,
- M. J. Mottram,
- V. Novikov,
- H. M. O’Keeffe,
- E. O’Sullivan,
- G. D. Orebi Gann,
- M. J. Parnell,
- S. J. M. Peeters,
- T. Pershing,
- Z. Petriw,
- G. Prior,
- J. C. Prouty,
- S. Quirk,
- A. Reichold,
- A. Robertson,
- J. Rose,
- R. Rosero,
- P. M. Rost,
- J. Rumleskie,
- M. A. Schumaker,
- M. H. Schwendener,
- D. Scislowski,
- J. Secrest,
- M. Seddighin,
- L. Segui,
- S. Seibert,
- T. Shantz,
- T. M. Shokair,
- L. Sibley,
- J. R. Sinclair,
- K. Singh,
- P. Skensved,
- A. Sörensen,
- T. Sonley,
- R. Stainforth,
- M. Strait,
- M. I. Stringer,
- R. Svoboda,
- J. Tatar,
- L. Tian,
- N. Tolich,
- J. Tseng,
- H. W. C. Tseung,
- R. Van Berg,
- E. Vázquez-Jáuregui,
- C. Virtue,
- B. von Krosigk,
- J. M. G. Walker,
- M. Walker,
- O. Wasalski,
- J. Waterfield,
- R. F. White,
- J. R. Wilson,
- T. J. Winchester,
- A. Wright,
- M. Yeh,
- T. Zhao,
- K. Zuber
Affiliations
- S. Andringa
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- E. Arushanova
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- S. Asahi
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- M. Askins
- University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- D. J. Auty
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- A. R. Back
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- Z. Barnard
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- N. Barros
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- E. W. Beier
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- A. Bialek
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- S. D. Biller
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- E. Blucher
- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- R. Bonventre
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- D. Braid
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- E. Caden
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- E. Callaghan
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- J. Caravaca
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- J. Carvalho
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas and Departamento de Física, Universidade de Coimbra, 3004-516 Coimbra, Portugal
- L. Cavalli
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- D. Chauhan
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- M. Chen
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- O. Chkvorets
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- K. Clark
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- B. Cleveland
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- I. T. Coulter
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- D. Cressy
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- X. Dai
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- C. Darrach
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- B. Davis-Purcell
- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
- R. Deen
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- M. M. Depatie
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- F. Descamps
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- F. Di Lodovico
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- N. Duhaime
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- F. Duncan
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- J. Dunger
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- E. Falk
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- N. Fatemighomi
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- R. Ford
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- P. Gorel
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- C. Grant
- University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- S. Grullon
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- E. Guillian
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- A. L. Hallin
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- D. Hallman
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- S. Hans
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-500, USA
- J. Hartnell
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- P. Harvey
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- M. Hedayatipour
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- W. J. Heintzelman
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- R. L. Helmer
- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
- B. Hreljac
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- J. Hu
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- T. Iida
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- C. M. Jackson
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- N. A. Jelley
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- C. Jillings
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- C. Jones
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- P. G. Jones
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- K. Kamdin
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- T. Kaptanoglu
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- J. Kaspar
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- P. Keener
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- P. Khaghani
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- L. Kippenbrock
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- J. R. Klein
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- R. Knapik
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- J. N. Kofron
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- L. L. Kormos
- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK
- S. Korte
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- C. Kraus
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- C. B. Krauss
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- K. Labe
- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- I. Lam
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- C. Lan
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- B. J. Land
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- S. Langrock
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- A. LaTorre
- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- I. Lawson
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- G. M. Lefeuvre
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- E. J. Leming
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- J. Lidgard
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- X. Liu
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- Y. Liu
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- V. Lozza
- Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- S. Maguire
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-500, USA
- A. Maio
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- K. Majumdar
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- S. Manecki
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- J. Maneira
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- E. Marzec
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- A. Mastbaum
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- N. McCauley
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- A. B. McDonald
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- J. E. McMillan
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sheffield, Hicks Building, Hounsfield Road, Sheffield S3 7RH, UK
- P. Mekarski
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- C. Miller
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- Y. Mohan
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- E. Mony
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- M. J. Mottram
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- V. Novikov
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- H. M. O’Keeffe
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- E. O’Sullivan
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- G. D. Orebi Gann
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- M. J. Parnell
- Physics Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, UK
- S. J. M. Peeters
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- T. Pershing
- University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- Z. Petriw
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- G. Prior
- Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas (LIP), Avenida Elias Garcia 14, 1°, 1000-149 Lisboa, Portugal
- J. C. Prouty
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- S. Quirk
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- A. Reichold
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- A. Robertson
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- J. Rose
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- R. Rosero
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-500, USA
- P. M. Rost
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- J. Rumleskie
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- M. A. Schumaker
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- M. H. Schwendener
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- D. Scislowski
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- J. Secrest
- Department of Chemistry & Physics, Armstrong Atlantic State University, 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah, GA 31419, USA
- M. Seddighin
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- L. Segui
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- S. Seibert
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- T. Shantz
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- T. M. Shokair
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- L. Sibley
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- J. R. Sinclair
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- K. Singh
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, 4-181 CCIS, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2E1, Canada
- P. Skensved
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- A. Sörensen
- Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- T. Sonley
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- R. Stainforth
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- M. Strait
- The Enrico Fermi Institute and Department of Physics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
- M. I. Stringer
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- R. Svoboda
- University of California, 1 Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
- J. Tatar
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- L. Tian
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- N. Tolich
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- J. Tseng
- University of Oxford, The Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3RH, UK
- H. W. C. Tseung
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- R. Van Berg
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Pennsylvania, 209 South 33rd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6396, USA
- E. Vázquez-Jáuregui
- SNOLAB, Creighton Mine No. 9, 1039 Regional Road 24, Sudbury, ON, P3Y 1N2, Canada
- C. Virtue
- Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON, P3E 2C6, Canada
- B. von Krosigk
- Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- J. M. G. Walker
- Department of Physics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK
- M. Walker
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- O. Wasalski
- TRIUMF, 4004 Wesbrook Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 2A3, Canada
- J. Waterfield
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- R. F. White
- Physics & Astronomy, University of Sussex, Pevensey II, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, UK
- J. R. Wilson
- School of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS, UK
- T. J. Winchester
- Center for Experimental Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics and Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
- A. Wright
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- M. Yeh
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Building 555, P.O. Box 5000, Upton, NY 11973-500, USA
- T. Zhao
- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics & Astronomy, Queen’s University, Kingston, ON, K7L 3N6, Canada
- K. Zuber
- Institut für Kern- und Teilchenphysik, Technische Universität Dresden, Zellescher Weg 19, 01069 Dresden, Germany
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6194250
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 2016
Abstract
SNO+ is a large liquid scintillator-based experiment located 2 km underground at SNOLAB, Sudbury, Canada. It reuses the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory detector, consisting of a 12 m diameter acrylic vessel which will be filled with about 780 tonnes of ultra-pure liquid scintillator. Designed as a multipurpose neutrino experiment, the primary goal of SNO+ is a search for the neutrinoless double-beta decay (0νββ) of 130Te. In Phase I, the detector will be loaded with 0.3% natural tellurium, corresponding to nearly 800 kg of 130Te, with an expected effective Majorana neutrino mass sensitivity in the region of 55–133 meV, just above the inverted mass hierarchy. Recently, the possibility of deploying up to ten times more natural tellurium has been investigated, which would enable SNO+ to achieve sensitivity deep into the parameter space for the inverted neutrino mass hierarchy in the future. Additionally, SNO+ aims to measure reactor antineutrino oscillations, low energy solar neutrinos, and geoneutrinos, to be sensitive to supernova neutrinos, and to search for exotic physics. A first phase with the detector filled with water will begin soon, with the scintillator phase expected to start after a few months of water data taking. The 0νββ Phase I is foreseen for 2017.
