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NOMAD Collaboration (Kullenberg, C.T. et al); Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J. |
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A search for single photon events in neutrino interactions |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
| Volume |
706 |
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4-5 |
Pages |
268-275 |
| Keywords |
Single photon; Neutrino; Neutral current; Coherent; Pion |
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We present a search for neutrino induced events containing a single, exclusive photon using data from the NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS where the average energy of the neutrino flux is similar or equal to 25 GeV. The search is motivated by an excess of electron-like events in the 200-475 MeV energy region as reported by the MiniBooNE experiment. In NOMAD, photons are identified via their conversion to e(+)e(-) in an active target embedded in a magnetic field. The background to the single photon signal is dominated by the asymmetric decay of neutral pions produced either in a coherent neutrino-nucleus interaction, or in a neutrino-nucleon neutral current deep inelastic scattering, or in an interaction occurring outside the fiducial volume. All three backgrounds are determined in situ using control data samples prior to opening the 'signal-box'. In the signal region, we observe 155 events with a predicted background of 129.2 +/- 8.5 +/- 3.3. We interpret this as null evidence for excess of single photon events, and set a limit. Assuming that the hypothetical single photon has a momentum distribution similar to that of a photon from the coherent pi(0) decay, the measurement yields an upper limit on single photon events, < 4.0 x 10(-4) per nu(mu) charged current event. Narrowing the search to events where the photon is approximately collinear with the incident neutrino, we observe 78 events with a predicted background of 76.6 +/- 4.9 +/- 1.9 yielding a more stringent upper limit, < 1.6 x 10(-4) per nu(mu) charged current event. |
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[Kullenberg, C. T.; Mishra, S. R.; Dimmery, D.; Tian, X. C.; Godley, A.; Kim, J. J.; Ling, J.; Petti, R.; Wu, Q.] Univ S Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208 USA, Email: sanjib@sc.edu |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000299756800006 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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886 |
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K2K Collaboration (Mariani, C. et al); Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Tornero-Lopez, A.; Burguet-Castell, J.; Catala, J.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Novella, P.; Sitjes, G.; Sorel, M. |
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Measurement of inclusive pi(0) production in the charged-current interactions of neutrinos in a 1.3-GeV wide band beam |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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83 |
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5 |
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054023 - 17pp |
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In this paper, we report on the measurement of the rate of inclusive pi(0) production induced by charged-current neutrino interactions in a C8H8 target at a mean energy of 1.3 GeV in the K2K near detector. Out of a sample of 11 606 charged- current neutrino interactions, we select 479 pi(0) events with two reconstructed photons. We find that the cross section for the inclusive pi(0) production relative to the charged-current quasielastic cross section is (CC)-C-sigma pi(0)/sigma CCQE = 0.426 +/- 0.032 (stat) +/- 0.035 (syst). The energy-dependent cross section ratio is also measured. The results are consistent with previous experiments for exclusive channels on different targets. |
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[Alcaraz, J. L.; Andringa, S.; Espinal, X.; Fernandez, E.; Jover Manas, G.; Nova, F.; Rodriguez, A.; Sanchez, F.] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Inst Fis Altes Energies, E-08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain |
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1550-7998 |
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ISI:000288448700003 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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597 |
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LAGUNA-LBNO Collaboration (Agarwalla, S.K., et al); Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Sorel, M. |
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The mass-hierarchy and CP-violation discovery reach of the LBNO long-baseline neutrino experiment |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
094 - 38pp |
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Oscillation; Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes; CP violation |
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The next generation neutrino observatory proposed by the LBNO collaboration will address fundamental questions in particle and astroparticle physics. The experiment consists of a far detector, in its first stage a 20 kt LAr double phase TPC and a magnetised iron calorimeter, situated at 2300 km from CERN and a near detector based on a highpressure argon gas TPC. The long baseline provides a unique opportunity to study neutrino flavour oscillations over their 1st and 2nd oscillation maxima exploring the L/E behaviour, and distinguishing effects arising from delta(CP) and matter. In this paper we have reevaluated the physics potential of this setup for determining the mass hierarchy (MH) and discovering CP-violation (CPV), using a conventional neutrino beam from the CERN SPS with a power of 750 kW. We use conservative assumptions on the knowledge of oscillation parameter priors and systematic uncertainties. The impact of each systematic error and the precision of oscillation prior is shown. We demonstrate that the first stage of LBNO can determine unambiguously the MH to > 5 sigma C.L. over the whole phase space. We show that the statistical treatment of the experiment is of very high importance, resulting in the conclusion that LBNO has similar to 100% probability to determine the MH in at most 4-5 years of running. Since the knowledge of MH is indispensable to extract delta(CP) from the data, the first LBNO phase can convincingly give evidence for CPV on the 3 sigma C.L. using today's knowledge on oscillation parameters and realistic assumptions on the systematic uncertainties. |
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[Banerjee, D.; Bay, F.; Cantini, C.; Crivelli, P.; Di Luise, S.; Epprecht, L.; Gendotti, A.; Horikawa, S.; Murphy, S.; Nguyen, K.; Nikolics, K.; Periale, L.; Resnati, F.; Rubbia, A.; Sergiampietri, F.; Sgalaberna, D.; Viant, T.; Wu, S.] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Particle Phys, Zurich, Switzerland, Email: andre.rubbia@cern.ch |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000337086700001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1821 |
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T2K Collaboration (Abe, K. et al); Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Escudero, L.; Izmaylov, A.; Sorel, M.; Stamoulis, P. |
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Measurement of the inclusive nu(mu) charged current cross section on iron and hydrocarbon in the T2K on-axis neutrino beam |
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Journal Article |
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2014 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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90 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
052010 - 15pp |
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We report a measurement of the nu(mu) inclusive charged current cross sections on iron and hydrocarbon in the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) on-axis neutrino beam. The measured inclusive charged current cross sections on iron and hydrocarbon averaged over the T2K on-axis flux with a mean neutrino energy of 1.51 GeVare (1.444 +/- 0.002(stat)(-0.157)(+0.189)- (syst)) x 10(-38) cm(2)/ nucleon and (1.379 +/- 0.009(stat)(-0.147)(+0.178) (syst)) x 10(-38) 38 cm(2)/ nucleon, respectively, and their cross-section ratio is 1.047 +/- 0.007(stat) +/- 0.035(syst). These results agree well with the predictions of the neutrino interaction model, and thus we checked the correct treatment of the nuclear effect for iron and hydrocarbon targets in the model within the measurement precisions. |
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[Kitching, P.] Univ Alberta, Ctr Particle Phys, Dept Phys, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
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WOS:000343668700001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1978 |
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T2K Collaboration (Abe, K. et al); Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Escudero, L.; Izmaylov, A.; Sorel, M.; Stamoulis, P. |
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Search for short baseline nu(e) disappearance with the T2K near detector |
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Journal Article |
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2015 |
Publication |
Physical Review D |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. D |
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91 |
Issue |
5 |
Pages |
051102 - 8pp |
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The T2K experiment has performed a search for nu(e) disappearance due to sterile neutrinos using 5.9 x 10(20) protons on target for a baseline of 280 m in a neutrino beam peaked at about 500 MeV. A sample of nu(e) CC interactions in the off-axis near detector has been selected with a purity of 63% and an efficiency of 26%. The p-value for the null hypothesis is 0.085 and the excluded region at 95% C.L. is approximately sin(2)2 theta(ee) > 0.3 for Delta m(eff)(2) > 7 eV(2)/c(4). |
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[Kitching, P.] Univ Alberta, Dept Phys, Ctr Particle Phys, Edmonton, AB, Canada |
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WOS:000351040800001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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