The MiniBooNE detector

Aguilar-Arevalo, A. A.; Anderson, Carl E.; Bartoszek, L.; Bazarko, A.O.; Brice, S. J.; Brown, Bruce; Bugel, L.; Cao, Junpeng; Coney, L.; Conrad, J. M.; Cox, D. C.; Curioni, A.; Djurcic, Z.; Finley, D. A.; Fleming, B. T.; Ford, R.; García, F.; Garvey, G. T.; Green, C.; Green, J. A.; Hart, T.; Hawker, E.; Imlay, R.; Johnson, R. A.; Karagiorgi, G.; Kasper, P.; Katori, T.; Kobilarcik, T.; Kourbanis, I.; Koutsoliotas, S.; Laird, E.; Linden, S. K.; Link, J. M.; Liu, Y.; Louis, W. C.; Mahn, Kendall; Marsh, W.; Martin, P.S.; McGregor, G.; Metcalf, W.; Meyer, H. O.; Meyers, P. D.; Mills, F.; Mills, G. B.; Monroe, J.; Moore, C. D.; Nelson, Robert H.; Nguyen, V.; Nienaber, P.; Nowak, J.; Ouedraogo, S.; Patterson, R. B.; Perevalov, D.; Polly, C. C.; Prebys, E.; Raaf, J. L.; Ray, H.; Roe, B. P.; Russell, A. D.; Sandberg, V. D.; Sands, W.; Schirato, R.; Schofield, G.; Schmitz, D.; Shaevitz, M.H.; Shoemaker, F. C.; Smith, D.; Soderberg, M.; Sorel, M.; Spentzouris, P.; Stancu, I.; Stefanski, R. J.; Sung, M.; Tanaka, H.A.; Tayloe, R.; Tzanov, M.; Water, R. Van de; Wascko, M. O.; White, D. H.; Wilking, M. J.; Yang, Hai; Zeller, G. P.; Zimmerman, E. D.

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“…To constrain pion-nucleus cross-section parameters in the NEUT FSI model, pion-nucleus scattering data on a range of nuclear targets are used. The most important external source of neutrino data for our interaction model parameter constraints is the MiniBooNE experiment [37]. The MiniBooNE flux [38] covers an energy range similar to that of T2K and, as a 4π detector like SK, has a similar phase space acceptance, meaning NEUT is tested over a broader range of Q 2 than current ND280 analyses.…”

Section: B Constraints From External Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measurements of neutrino oscillation in appearance and disappearance channels by the T2K experiment with6.6×1020protons on target

Abe¹,

Adam²,

Aihara³

et al. 2015

Phys. Rev. D

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We report on measurements of neutrino oscillation using data from the T2K long-baseline neutrino experiment collected between 2010 and 2013. In an analysis of muon neutrino disappearance alone, we find the following estimates and 68% confidence intervals for the two possible mass hierarchies: normal hierarchy∶ sin 2 θ 23 ¼ 0.514 þ0.055 −0.056 and Δm 2 32 ¼ ð2.51 AE 0.10Þ × 10 −3 eV 2 =c 4 and inverted hierarchy∶ sin 2 θ 23 ¼ 0.511 AE 0.055 and Δm 2 13 ¼ ð2.48 AE 0.10Þ × 10 −3 eV 2 =c 4 . The analysis accounts for multinucleon mechanisms in neutrino interactions which were found to introduce negligible bias. We describe our first analyses that combine measurements of muon neutrino disappearance and electron neutrino appearance to estimate four oscillation parameters, jΔm 2 j, sin 2 θ 23 , sin 2 θ 13 , δ CP , and the mass hierarchy. Frequentist and Bayesian intervals are presented for combinations of these parameters, with and without including recent reactor measurements. At 90% confidence level and including reactor measurements, we exclude the region δ CP ¼ ½0.15; 0.83 π for normal hierarchy and δ CP ¼ ½−0.08; 1.09 π for inverted hierarchy. The T2K and reactor data weakly favor the normal hierarchy with a Bayes factor of 2.2. The most probable values and 68% one-dimensional credible intervals for the other oscillation parameters, when reactor data are included, are sin 2 θ 23 ¼ 0.528 þ0.055 −0.038 and jΔm 2 32 j ¼ ð2.51 AE 0.11Þ × 10 −3 eV 2 =c 4 .

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Section: B Constraints From External Experimentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Measurements of neutrino oscillation in appearance and disappearance channels by the T2K experiment with6.6×1020protons on target

Abe¹,

Adam²,

Aihara³

et al. 2015

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“…Due to the short baselines considered for this setup, in the 100-700 m range, the size of the detector will also have an impact on the energy profile. For simplicity, we consider a generic spherical detector of a similar size to the MiniBooNE detector [43] (a radius R det = 6.1 m, and a mass of 800 tons).…”

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Dark matter beams at LBNF

Coloma

Dobrescu

Frugiuele

et al. 2016

J. High Energ. Phys.

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High-intensity neutrino beam facilities may produce a beam of light dark matter when protons strike the target. Searches for such a dark matter beam using its scattering in a nearby detector must overcome the large neutrino background. We characterize the spatial and energy distributions of the dark matter and neutrino beams, focusing on their differences to enhance the sensitivity to dark matter. We find that a dark matter beam produced by a Z boson in the GeV mass range is both broader and more energetic than the neutrino beam. The reach for dark matter is maximized for a detector sensitive to hard neutral-current scatterings, placed at a sizable angle off the neutrino beam axis. In the case of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF), a detector placed at roughly 6 degrees off axis and at a distance of about 200 m from the target would be sensitive to Z couplings as low as 0.05. This search can proceed symbiotically with neutrino measurements. We also show that the MiniBooNE and MicroBooNE detectors, which are on Fermilab's Booster beamline, happen to be at an optimal angle from the NuMI beam and could perform searches with existing data. This illustrates potential synergies between LBNF and the short-baseline neutrino program if the detectors are positioned appropriately.

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“…The neutrinos are detected in the MiniBooNE detector [5], a 12.2 m diameter spherical tank filled with 818 tons of undoped mineral oil located 541 m downstream of the beryllium target. At the energies relevant to this analysis, the products of the interactions produce primarily Č erenkov light with a small fraction of scintillation light [5]. The light is detected by 1280 8-inch photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) which line the MiniBooNE inner tank.…”

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Measurement of the Ratio of theνμCharged-Current Single-Pion Production to Quasielastic Scattering with a 0.8 GeV Neutrino Beam on Mineral Oil

Aguilar-Arevalo¹,

Anderson²,

Bazarko³

et al. 2009

Phys. Rev. Lett.

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Using high statistics samples of charged-current interactions, the MiniNooNE Collaboration reports a measurement of the single-charged-pion production to quasielastic cross section ratio on mineral oil (CH 2 ), both with and without corrections for hadron reinteractions in the target nucleus. The result is provided as a function of neutrino energy in the range 0:4 GeV < E < 2:4 GeV with 11% precision in the region of highest statistics. The results are consistent with previous measurements and the prediction from historical neutrino calculations. Future neutrino oscillation experiments will operate in the 1 GeV energy range, where charged-current quasielastic scattering (CCQE, n ! À p) and charged-current single-pion production (CC1 þ , X ! À þ X 0 ) are the dominant interactions. Because such processes are the largest contributors to the event samples in such experiments, there has been much interest in making better determinations of their cross sections. At present, the ratio of CC1 þ :CCQE cross sections has been measured to $30% precision based on small event samples [1][2][3]. A high statistics measurement of these processes necessarily requires the use of nuclear targets where final state interactions obscure the actual value of the ratio of the cross sections on nucleons. Experimentally, it is the cross section on complex nuclei including the effects of final state interactions which is more relevant (experiments can PRL 103,

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The MiniBooNE detector

Abstract: Nuclear Inst. and Methods in Physics Research, A 599 (2009) 28-46. doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.10.028Received by publisher: 2008-06-26Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:21:43DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2008.10.028Page Range: 28-4

Cited by 166 publications

References 5 publications

Measurements of neutrino oscillation in appearance and disappearance channels by the T2K experiment with6.6×1020protons on target

Measurements of neutrino oscillation in appearance and disappearance channels by the T2K experiment with6.6×1020protons on target

Dark matter beams at LBNF

Measurement of the Ratio of theνμCharged-Current Single-Pion Production to Quasielastic Scattering with a 0.8 GeV Neutrino Beam on Mineral Oil

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