Summary of the 2016 Applied Antineutrino Physics Conference

Abstract

The 2016 Applied Antineutrino Physics Conference was held at the University of Liverpool on December 1-2, 2016, hosted by Dr. Jonathan Coleman and the Liverpool Physics Department. There were forty-five attendees from Europe, Asia, South Asia and the Americas. This is the 12th such conference since the inception of the series in 2004. A recent spate of unexpected experimental and theoretical results on reactor antineutrino spectra were a highlight of the conference, since these deviations from earlier predictions may potentially affect the accuracy of reconstruction of the fissile content of the core based on spectral information. In addition, numerous new detection concepts were introduced, along with analyses of different reactor cycles, and new proposals for reactor monitoring demonstrations.