Applications for Large Solid Scintillator Detectors in Neutrino and Particle Astrophysics

Applications for solid scintillator have expanded tremendously over the last decade due, in part, to the development of extruded plastic scintillator. In addition, the rapid development of new solid-state photo detectors over the last few years has further expanded the possibilities for this type of detector. This talk will review the state-of-the-art in solid scintillator detectors focusing on applications in neutrino physics, and will present some new possibilities for inorganic scintillator use in particle astrophysics experiments.