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Chakraborty, S.; Gupta, A.; Vanvlasselaer, M. |
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Anomaly induced cooling of neutron stars: a Standard Model contribution |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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030 - 23pp |
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neutron stars; neutrino theory |
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Young neutron stars cool via the emission of neutrinos from their core. A precise understanding of all the different processes producing neutrinos in the hot and degenerate matter is essential for assessing the cooling rate of such stars. The main Standard Model processes contributing to this effect are nu bremsstrahlung, mURCA among others. In this paper, we investigate another Standard Model process initiated by the Wess-Zumino-Witten term, leading to the emission of neutrino pairs via N gamma -> N nu nu over bar . We find that for proto-neutron stars, such processes with degenerate neutrons can be comparable and even dominate over the typical and well-known cooling mechanisms. |
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[Chakraborty, Sabyasachi] Indian Inst Technol, Dept Phys, Kanpur 208016, India, Email: sabyac@iitk.ac.in; |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:001116545800007 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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Rasco, B.C.; Brewer, N.T.; Yokoyama, R.; Grzywacz, R.; Rykaczewski, K.P.; Tolosa-Delgado, A.; Agramunt, J.; Tain, J.L.; Algora, A.; Hall, O.; Griffin, C.; Davinson, T.; Phong, V.H.; Liu, J.; Nishimura, S.; Kiss, G.G.; Nepal, N.; Estrade, A. |
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The ORNL analysis technique for extracting beta-delayed multi-neutron branching ratios with BRIKEN |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
| Volume |
911 |
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79-86 |
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Neutron detectors; Multi-neutron emission data analysis |
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Many choices are available in order to evaluate large radioactive decay networks. There are many parameters that influence the calculated beta-decay delayed single and multi-neutron emission branching fractions. We describe assumptions about the decay model, background, and other parameters and their influence on beta-decay delayed multi-neutron emission analysis. An analysis technique, the ORNL BRIKEN analysis procedure, for determining beta-delayed multi-neutron branching ratios in beta-neutron precursors produced by means of heavy-ion fragmentation is presented. The technique is based on estimating the initial activities of zero, one, and two neutrons occurring in coincidence with an ion-implant and beta trigger. The technique allows one to extract beta-delayed multi-neutron decay branching ratios measured with the He-3 BRIKEN neutron counter. As an example, two analyses of the beta-neutron emitter Cu-77 based on different a priori assumptions are presented along with comparisons to literature values. |
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[Rasco, B. C.; Brewer, N. T.; Rykaczewski, K. P.] Oak Ridge Natl Lab, Phys Div, Oak Ridge, TN 37831 USA, Email: brasco@utk.edu |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000450880200013 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3813 |
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Mendoza, E.; Alcayne, V.; Cano-Ott, D.; Gonzalez-Romero, E.; Martinez, T.; de Rada, A.P.; Sanchez-Caballero, A.; Balibrea-Correa, J.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Calvino, F.; Guerrero, C. |
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Neutron capture measurements with high efficiency detectors and the Pulse Height Weighting Technique |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
Abbreviated Journal |
Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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1047 |
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167894 - 16pp |
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Neutron capture; Total energy detector; Pulse height weighting technique; 7-ray cascades |
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Neutron capture cross section measurements in time-of-flight facilities are usually performed by detecting the prompt 7-rays emitted in the capture reactions. One of the difficulties to be addressed in these measurements is that the emitted 7-rays may change with the neutron energy, and therefore also the detection efficiency. To deal with this situation, many measurements use the so called Total Energy Detection (TED) technique, usually in combination with the Pulse Height Weighting Technique (PHWT). With it, it is sought that the detection efficiency depends only on the total energy of the 7-ray cascade, which does not vary much with the neutron energy. This technique was developed in the 1960s and has been used in many neutron capture experiments to date. One of the requirements of the technique is that 7-ray detectors have a low efficiency. This has meant that the PHWT has been used with experimental setups with low detection efficiencies. However, this condition does not have to be fulfilled by the experimental system as a whole. The main goal of this work is to show that it is possible to measure with a high efficiency detection system that uses the PHWT, and how to analyze the measured data. |
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[Mendoza, E.; Alcayne, V; Cano-Ott, D.; Gonzalez-Romero, E.; Martinez, T.; Perez de Rada, A.; Sanchez-Caballero, A.] Ctr Invest Energet Medioambientales & Tecnol CIEM, Madrid, Spain, Email: emilio.mendoza@ciemat.es |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000908431800002 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5468 |
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n_TOF Collaboration (Alcayne, V. et al); Balibrea-Correa, J.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Lerendegui-Marco, J.; Babiano-Suarez, V.; Ladarescu, I. |
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A Segmented Total Energy Detector (sTED) optimized for (n,γ) cross-section measurements at n_TOF EAR2 |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
Publication |
Radiation Physics and Chemistry |
Abbreviated Journal |
Radiat. Phys. Chem. |
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217 |
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11pp |
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Neutron capture; PHWT; Scintillation detectors; Monte Carlo simulation |
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The neutron time-of-flight facility nTOF at CERN is a spallation source dedicated to measurements of neutroninduced reaction cross-sections of interest in nuclear technologies, astrophysics, and other applications. Since 2014, Experimental ARea 2 (EAR2) is operational and delivers a neutron fluence of similar to 4 center dot 10(7) neutrons per nominal proton pulse, which is similar to 50 times higher than the one of Experimental ARea 1 (EAR1) of similar to 8 center dot 10(5) neutrons per pulse. The high neutron flux at EAR2 results in high counting rates in the detectors that challenged the previously existing capture detection systems. For this reason, a Segmented Total Energy Detector (sTED) has been developed to overcome the limitations in the detector's response, by reducing the active volume per module and by using a photo-multiplier (PMT) optimized for high counting rates. This paper presents the main characteristics of the sTED, including energy and time resolution, response to gamma-rays, and provides as well details of the use of the Pulse Height Weighting Technique (PHWT) with this detector. The sTED has been validated to perform neutron-capture cross-section measurements in EAR2 in the neutron energy range from thermal up to at least 400 keV. The detector has already been successfully used in several measurements at nTOF EAR2. |
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[Alcayne, V.; Cano-Ott, D.; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez-Romero, E.; Martinez, T.; de Rada, A. Perez; Plaza, J.; Sanchez-Caballero, A.; Mendoza, E.] Ctr Invest Energet Medioambient & Tecnol CIEMAT, Madrid, Spain, Email: victor.alcayne@ciemat.es |
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Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
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0969-806x |
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WOS:001185584800001 |
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no |
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yes |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5999 |
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Gomez-Cadenas, J.J.; Martin-Albo, J.; Menendez, J.; Mezzetto, M.; Monrabal, F.; Sorel, M. |
| Title |
The search for neutrinoless double-beta decay |
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Journal Article |
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2024 |
Publication |
Rivista del Nuovo Cimento |
Abbreviated Journal |
Riv. Nuovo Cimento |
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46 |
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619-692 |
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Neutrinos; Majorana; Double-beta decay; Nuclear matrix elements |
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Neutrinos are the only particles in the Standard Model that could be Majorana fermions, that is, completely neutral fermions that are their own antiparticles. The most sensitive known experimental method to verify whether neutrinos are Majorana particles is the search for neutrinoless double-beta decay. The last 2 decades have witnessed the development of a vigorous program of neutrinoless double-beta decay experiments, spanning several isotopes and developing different strategies to handle the backgrounds masking a possible signal. In addition, remarkable progress has been made in the understanding of the nuclear matrix elements of neutrinoless double-beta decay, thus reducing a substantial part of the theoretical uncertainties affecting the particle-physics interpretation of the process. On the other hand, the negative results by several experiments, combined with the hints that the neutrino mass ordering could be normal, may imply very long lifetimes for the neutrinoless double-beta decay process. In this report, we review the main aspects of such process, the recent progress on theoretical ideas and the experimental state of the art. We then consider the experimental challenges to be addressed to increase the sensitivity to detect the process in the likely case that lifetimes are much longer than currently explored, and discuss a selection of the most promising experimental efforts. |
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[Gomez-Cadenas, Juan Jose; Monrabal, Francesc] Donostia Int Phys Ctr, ERC Basque Excellence Res Ctr, Donostia San Sebastian 20018, Spain, Email: jjgomezcadenas@dipc.org |
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Springernature |
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0393-697x |
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WOS:001151173800001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5915 |
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Gerbino, M. et al; Martinez-Mirave, P.; Mena, O.; Tortola, M.; Valle, J.W. . |
| Title |
Synergy between cosmological and laboratory searches in neutrino physics |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Physics of the Dark Universe |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Dark Universe |
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42 |
Issue |
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101333 - 36pp |
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Neutrinos; Cosmology; Neutrino phenomenology |
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The intersection of the cosmic and neutrino frontiers is a rich field where much discovery space still remains. Neutrinos play a pivotal role in the hot big bang cosmology, influencing the dynamics of the universe over numerous decades in cosmological history. Recent studies have made tremendous progress in understanding some properties of cosmological neutrinos, primarily their energy density. Upcoming cosmological probes will measure the energy density of relativistic particles with higher precision, but could also start probing other properties of the neutrino spectra. When convolved with results from terrestrial experiments, cosmology can become even more acute at probing new physics related to neutrinos or even Beyond the Standard Model (BSM). Any discordance between laboratory and cosmological data sets may reveal new BSM physics and/or suggest alternative models of cosmology. We give examples of the intersection between terrestrial and cosmological probes in the neutrino sector, and briefly discuss the possibilities of what different laboratory experiments may see in conjunction with cosmological observatories. |
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[Gerbino, Martina; Lattanzi, Massimiliano; Brinckmann, Thejs] INFN, Sez Ferrara, I-44122 Ferrara, Italy, Email: gerbinom@fe.infn.it; |
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Elsevier |
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WOS:001112368600001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5854 |
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Abdullahi, A.M. et al; Lopez-Pavon, J. |
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The present and future status of heavy neutral leptons |
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Journal Article |
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2023 |
Publication |
Journal of Physics G |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. Phys. G |
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50 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
020501 - 100pp |
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Neutrinos; beyond the standard model; sterile neutrinos |
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The existence of nonzero neutrino masses points to the likely existence of multiple Standard Model neutral fermions. When such states are heavy enough that they cannot be produced in oscillations, they are referred to as heavy neutral leptons (HNLs). In this white paper, we discuss the present experimental status of HNLs including colliders, beta decay, accelerators, as well as astrophysical and cosmological impacts. We discuss the importance of continuing to search for HNLs, and its potential impact on our understanding of key fundamental questions, and additionally we outline the future prospects for next-generation future experiments or upcoming accelerator run scenarios. |
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[Abdullahi, Asli M.; Plestid, Ryan] Fermilab Natl Accelerator Lab, Theoret Phys Dept, POB 500, Batavia, IL 60510 USA, Email: shoemaker@vt.edu |
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IOP Publishing Ltd |
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0954-3899 |
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WOS:000918351600001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5486 |
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Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Ardid, M.; Bou Cabo, M.; Calvo, D.; Diaz, A.F.; Gozzini, S.R.; Martinez-Mora, J.A.; Navas, S.; Real, D.; Salesa Greus, F.; Sanchez Losa, A.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Science with Neutrino Telescopes in Spain |
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Journal Article |
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2022 |
Publication |
Universe |
Abbreviated Journal |
Universe |
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8 |
Issue |
2 |
Pages |
89 - 25pp |
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neutrino; neutrino telescopes; neutrino astrophysics; neutrino properties; sea science |
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The primary scientific goal of neutrino telescopes is the detection and study of cosmic neutrino signals. However, the range of physics topics that these instruments can tackle is exceedingly wide and diverse. Neutrinos coming from outside the Earth, in association with other messengers, can contribute to clarify the question of the mechanisms that power the astrophysical accelerators which are known to exist from the observation of high-energy cosmic and gamma rays. Cosmic neutrinos can also be used to bring relevant information about the nature of dark matter, to study the intrinsic properties of neutrinos and to look for physics beyond the Standard Model. Likewise, atmospheric neutrinos can be used to study an ample variety of particle physics issues, such as neutrino oscillation phenomena, the determination of the neutrino mass ordering, non-standard neutrino interactions, neutrino decays and a diversity of other physics topics. In this article, we review a selected number of these topics, chosen on the basis of their scientific relevance and the involvement in their study of the Spanish physics community working in the KM3NeT and ANTARES neutrino telescopes. |
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[Hernandez-Rey, Juan Jose; Calvo, David; Gozzini, Sara Rebecca; Real, Diego; Greus, Francisco Salesa; Losa, Agustin Sanchez; Zornoza, Juan de Dios; Zuniga, Juan] Univ Valencia, IFIC Inst Fis Corpuscular, C Catedratico Jose Beltran 2, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: juan.j.hernandez@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:000762321400001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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5145 |
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Real, D.; Sanchez Losa, A.; Diaz, A.; Salesa Greus, F.; Calvo, D. |
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The Neutrino Mediterranean Observatory Laser Beacon: Design and Qualification |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2023 |
Publication |
Applied Sciences-Basel |
Abbreviated Journal |
Appl. Sci.-Basel |
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13 |
Issue |
17 |
Pages |
9935 - 16pp |
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neutrino telescope; time calibration; laser beacon |
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This paper encapsulates details of the NEMO laser beacon's design, offering a profound contribution to the field of the time calibration of underwater neutrino telescopes. The mechanical design of the laser beacon, which operates at a depth of 3500 m, is presented, together with the design of the antibiofouling system employed to endure the operational pressure and optimize the operational range, enhancing its functionality and enabling time calibration among multiple towers. A noteworthy innovation central to this development lies in the battery system. This configuration enhances the device's portability, a crucial aspect in underwater operations. The comprehensive design of the laser beacon, encompassing the container housing, the requisite battery system for operation, electronics, and an effective antibiofouling system, is described in this paper. Additionally, this paper presents the findings of the laser beacon's qualification process. |
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[Real, Diego; Losa, Agustin Sanchez; Greus, Francisco Salesa; Calvo, David] CSIC Univ Valencia, IFIC Inst Fis Corpuscular, C Catedrat Jose Beltran 2, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: real@ific.uv.es; |
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WOS:001063704500001 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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ANTARES Collaboration (Albert, A. et al); Alves, S.; Carretero, V.; Colomer, M.; Gozzini, R.; Hernandez-Rey, J J.; Khan-Chowdhury, N.R.; Manczak, J.; Pieterse, C.; Salesa Greus, F.; Thakore, T.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuñiga, J. |
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Measurement of the atmospheric nu(e) and nu(mu) energy spectra with the ANTARES neutrino telescope |
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Journal Article |
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2021 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
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816 |
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136228 - 7pp |
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Neutrino telescope; Atmospheric neutrinos; ANTARES |
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This letter presents a combined measurement of the energy spectra of atmospheric nu(e) and nu(mu) in the energy range between similar to 100 GeV and similar to 50 TeV with the ANTARES neutrino telescope. The analysis uses 3012 days of detector livetime in the period 2007-2017, and selects 1016 neutrinos interacting in (or close to) the instrumented volume of the detector, yielding shower-like events (mainly from nu(e) + (nu) over bar (e) charged current plus all neutrino neutral current interactions) and starting track events (mainly from nu(mu) + (nu) over bar (mu) charged current interactions). The contamination by atmospheric muons in the final sample is suppressed at the level of a few per mill by different steps in the selection analysis, including a Boosted Decision Tree classifier. The distribution of reconstructed events is unfolded in terms of electron and muon neutrino fluxes. The derived energy spectra are compared with previous measurements that, above 100 GeV, are limited to experiments in polar ice and, for nu(mu), to Super-Kamiokande. |
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[Albert, A.; Drouhin, D.; Huang, F.; Organokov, M.; Pradier, T.] Univ Strasbourg, CNRS, IPHC, UMR 7178, F-67000 Strasbourg, France, Email: spurio@bo.infn.it; |
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WOS:000647421500082 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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