Jennifer A. Thomas, Patricia L Vahl, Jennifer A. Thomas, Patricia L. Vahle9812771964, 9789812771964
The book summarizes the results from all the experiments which have played a role in the measurement of neutrino oscillations and briefly describes the scope of some new planned experiments. Contributions include a theoretical introduction by Stephen Parke from FNAL, as well as articles from all the major experimental groups who have been pivotal in uncovering the nature of the neutrino mass.
Contents: Neutrino Oscillation Phenomenology (S J Parke); The Super-Kamiokande Experiment (C W Walter); Sudbury Neutrino Observatory (S J M Peeters & J R Wilson); Neutrino Oscillation Physics with KamLAND: Reactor Antineutrinos and Beyond (K M Heeger); K2K: KEK to Kamioka Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiment (R J Wilkes); MINOS (P Vahle); The LSND and KARMEN Neutrino Oscillation Experiments (W C Louis); MiniBooNE (S J Brice); The OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam (D Autiero et al.); The T2K Experiment (D L Wark); The NOvA Experiment (G J Feldman); Double Chooz (G A Horton-Smith & T Lasserre); Daya Bay: A Sensitive Determination of 13 with Reactor Antineutrinos (K B Luk & Y Wang).
Table of contents :
Contents……Page 8
Preface……Page 6
1.1. Introduction……Page 10
1.2.1. Reactor Experiments at the Solar L/E……Page 14
1.2.2. Reactor Experiments at the Atmospheric L/E……Page 15
1.2.3. Solar Neutrinos……Page 16
1.3. The νµ Disappearance Channel……Page 19
1.4. The Appearance Channel……Page 20
1.5. Beyond the Neutrino Mixing Model……Page 22
1.6. Summary and Conclusion……Page 25
References……Page 26
2.1. Introduction and Physics Goals……Page 28
2.2. The Super-Kamiokande Detector……Page 29
2.3.1. Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations……Page 31
2.3.2. Solar Neutrino Oscillations……Page 41
2.3.3. The Search for Proton Decay……Page 45
2.3.4. The Search for Astrophysical Phenomenon……Page 46
2.4. Conclusions……Page 48
References……Page 50
3. Sudbury Neutrino Observatory S. J. M. Peeters and J. R. Wilson……Page 54
3.1. Introduction……Page 55
3.2.1. Signals……Page 56
3.2.2. Calibration……Page 58
3.2.3. Backgrounds……Page 59
3.3. Analysis Strategy……Page 60
3.3.1. Signal Extraction……Page 61
3.3.1.2. Spectrum Measurement……Page 62
3.3.1.3. Day-Night Neutrino Flux Asymmetry……Page 63
3.4. Phase 1 D2O……Page 64
3.5. Phase 2 Salt……Page 67
3.6.1. The Counter System……Page 71
3.6.2. The Backgrounds……Page 72
3.6.4. Data-Taking Period……Page 73
3.7. Conclusions……Page 74
References……Page 76
4. Neutrino Oscillation Physics with KamLAND: Reactor Antineutrinos and Beyond K. M. Heeger……Page 80
4.1. Neutrino Physics at Reactors:
From the Discovery of νe to Nuclear Non-Proliferation……Page 81
4.2. The KamLAND Detector……Page 82
4.2.1. Observation of Reactor Antineutrino Disappearance……Page 85
4.3. Spectral Distortion as a Signature of Neutrino Oscillation……Page 86
4.4. Toward a Precision Measurement of m2
12 and θ12……Page 89
4.5. Other Neutrino Physics with KamLAND……Page 91
4.6. Test of MSW and Non-Standard Interactions in the KamLAND Low-Background Phase……Page 93
4.7. Summary and Conclusions……Page 96
References……Page 97
5. K2K: KEK to Kamioka Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiment R. J. Wilkes……Page 100
5.1. Introduction……Page 101
5.2. Neutrino Beam……Page 102
5.3. Beam Simulation……Page 104
5.4. The Near Detectors……Page 106
5.5. The Far Detector……Page 111
5.6. Neutrino Interaction Simulations……Page 112
5.7. Event Rates and Oscillation Analysis……Page 113
5.8. Summary and Conclusions……Page 119
References……Page 121
6.1. Introduction……Page 124
6.2. The NuMI Beam……Page 125
6.3. The MINOS Detectors……Page 127
6.4. Calibration……Page 130
6.5. Event Selection……Page 131
6.6. Near Detector Data and Monte Carlo……Page 133
6.7. Predicting the Far Detector Spectrum……Page 134
6.8. Systematics……Page 138
6.9. Results……Page 139
6.10. Outlook……Page 141
References……Page 142
7.1. Introduction……Page 144
7.2.1. Description of the Experiment……Page 145
7.2.2. Event Selection……Page 149
7.2.3. Neutrino Oscillation Signal and Background Reactions……Page 153
7.2.4. Neutrino Oscillation Results……Page 154
7.3.1. Description of the Experiment……Page 156
7.3.2. Event Selection……Page 157
7.3.3. Neutrino Oscillation Signal and Background Reactions……Page 158
7.3.4. Neutrino Oscillation Results……Page 159
7.4. Joint Analysis of LSND and KARMEN Data……Page 160
Acknowledgments……Page 161
References……Page 162
8.1. Introduction……Page 164
8.2. The Experiment……Page 165
8.3. TheMonte Carlo Simulation and Predicted Event Rates……Page 167
8.5. The Electron Neutrino Candidate Cuts……Page 168
8.6. The Predicted Backgrounds……Page 171
8.7. Using MiniBooNE Data to Constrain the Simulation……Page 172
8.9. Results……Page 173
8.10. Conclusion……Page 175
Acknowledgments……Page 178
References……Page 179
9. The OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam D. Autiero, M. Komatsu, P. Migliozzi and F. Terranova……Page 182
9.1. Introduction……Page 183
9.2. The OPERA Detector……Page 186
9.3. ECC Analysis……Page 191
9.4. Physics Performance: Search……Page 196
9.5. Search for νμ νe Appearance……Page 200
References……Page 203
10.1. The Goals of T2K……Page 206
10.2. Critical Issues for T2K Oscillation Measurements……Page 209
10.3. The Beam Line and O.-Axis Geometry……Page 212
10.4.1. INGRID……Page 215
10.4.2. The 280m O.-Axis Detector–ND280……Page 216
10.5. Super Kamiokande……Page 218
10.6. Sensitivity of the First Phase of T2K……Page 220
10.7. The 2 km Detectors……Page 222
10.8. The Further Future……Page 223
References……Page 224
11. The NOνA Experiment
G. J. Feldman……Page 226
11.2. Detector Siting……Page 227
11.3.1. Structure and Assembly……Page 229
11.3.2. Enclosure……Page 230
11.3.4. Data Acquisition……Page 231
11.4. Near Detector……Page 232
11.5. NuMI Beam Upgrades……Page 233
11.6. Physics Capabilities……Page 234
11.6.1. Oscillations……Page 235
11.6.2. νµ Disappearance……Page 237
References……Page 239
12.1. Introduction……Page 242
12.2. Scientific Goals……Page 243
12.4.1. The Chooz Nuclear Power Station……Page 245
12.4.2. The Detectors……Page 246
12.5. Measurement of Antineutrino Flux
and the Mixing Angle θ13……Page 250
12.6. Connection with Other Experiments……Page 253
12.7. Connection with Non-Proliferation……Page 254
References……Page 255
13. Daya Bay: A Sensitive Determination of θ13 with Reactor
Antineutrinos
K. B. Luk and Y. Wang……Page 258
13.2. Methodology……Page 259
13.3.1. Experimental Layout……Page 261
13.3.2. Antineutrino Detectors……Page 262
13.3.3. Muon System……Page 264
13.5. Systematic Uncertainties……Page 265
13.6. Sensitivity……Page 266
13.7. Status and Plan……Page 267
References……Page 268
Author Index……Page 270
Subject Index……Page 272
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