The Physics Potential of the LENA Detector

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The large-volume liquid-scintillator detector LENA (Low Energy Neutrino Astronomy) has been proposed as a next-generation experiment for low-energy neutrinos.

• High-precision spectroscopy of solar, Supernova and geo-neutrinos provides a new access to the otherwise unobservable interiors of Earth, Sun and heavy stars.
• Due to the potent background discrimination, the detection of the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background is expected for the first time in LENA.
• The sensitivity of the proton lifetime for the decay into Kaon and antineutrino will be increased by an order of magnitude over existing experimental limits.