EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION AND SIMULATION ON THE MARANGONI CONVECTION IN A BINARY MIXTURE

用实验和数值模拟方法研究了正值表面张力温度系数的二元醇类特殊水溶液Marangoni对流流动.首先通过实验测量确定正戊醇水溶液表面张力在特定的浓度分布和温度区间内具有明显随温度升高而增加的变化区域,然后利用特定浓度配比的正戊醇水溶液,采用PIV方法实验观测了矩形液池中二元工质液层在水平温差驱动下的Marangoni对流,发现了不同于常规的反向热毛细对流流动,测量的表面速度分布与相同工况的数值模拟结果进行了比较,发现二者变化趋势一致.实验观测和理论结果的比较进一步验证了表面张力温度系数为正值时二元工质液层的热毛细流动输运特性

JUNO Sensitivity on Proton Decay p→νˉK+p\to \bar\nu K^+ Searches

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics. In this paper, the potential on searching for proton decay in $p\to \bar\nu K^+$ mode with JUNO is investigated.The kaon and its decay particles feature a clear three-fold coincidence signature that results in a high efficiency for identification. Moreover, the excellent energy resolution of JUNO permits to suppress the sizable background caused by other delayed signals. Based on these advantages, the detection efficiency for the proton decay via $p\to \bar\nu K^+$ is 36.9% with a background level of 0.2 events after 10 years of data taking. The estimated sensitivity based on 200 kton-years exposure is $9.6 \times 10^{33}$ years, competitive with the current best limits on the proton lifetime in this channel

JUNO sensitivity on proton decay p → ν K + searches*

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) is a large liquid scintillator detector designed to explore many topics in fundamental physics. In this study, the potential of searching for proton decay in the $p\to \bar{\nu} K^+$ mode with JUNO is investigated. The kaon and its decay particles feature a clear three-fold coincidence signature that results in a high efficiency for identification. Moreover, the excellent energy resolution of JUNO permits suppression of the sizable background caused by other delayed signals. Based on these advantages, the detection efficiency for the proton decay via $p\to \bar{\nu} K^+$ is 36.9% ± 4.9% with a background level of $0.2\pm 0.05({\rm syst})\pm$$0.2({\rm stat})$ events after 10 years of data collection. The estimated sensitivity based on 200 kton-years of exposure is $9.6 \times 10^{33}$ years, which is competitive with the current best limits on the proton lifetime in this channel and complements the use of different detection technologies