Physics Letters B (May 2023)
Total neutron cross-section measurement on CH with a novel 3D-projection scintillator detector
- A. Agarwal,
- H. Budd,
- J. Capó,
- P. Chong,
- G. Christodoulou,
- M. Danilov,
- A. Dergacheva,
- A. De Roeck,
- N. Dokania,
- D. Douqa,
- K. Dugas,
- S. Fedotov,
- S. Gwon,
- R. Howell,
- K. Iwamoto,
- C. Jesús-Valls,
- C.K. Jung,
- S.P. Kasetti,
- M. Khabibullin,
- A. Khotjantsev,
- T. Kikawa,
- U. Kose,
- Y. Kudenko,
- S. Kuribayashi,
- T. Kutter,
- D. Last,
- L.S. Lin,
- S. Lin,
- T. Lux,
- S. Manly,
- D.A. Martinez Caicedo,
- S. Martynenko,
- T. Matsubara,
- C. Mauger,
- K. McFarland,
- C. McGrew,
- A. Mefodiev,
- O. Mineev,
- T. Nakadaira,
- E. Noah,
- A. Olivier,
- V. Paolone,
- S. Palestini,
- A. Paul-Torres,
- R. Pellegrino,
- M.A. Ramírez,
- C. Riccio,
- J. Rodriguez Rondon,
- F. Sanchez,
- D. Sgalaberna,
- W. Shorrock,
- A. Sitraka,
- K. Siyeon,
- N. Skrobova,
- S. Suvorov,
- A. Teklu,
- M. Tzanov,
- Y. Uchida,
- C. Wret,
- G. Yang,
- N. Yershov,
- M. Yokoyama,
- P. Zilberman
Affiliations
- A. Agarwal
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- H. Budd
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- J. Capó
- Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
- P. Chong
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- G. Christodoulou
- CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
- M. Danilov
- Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- A. Dergacheva
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- A. De Roeck
- CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
- N. Dokania
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- D. Douqa
- University of Geneva, Section de Physique, DPNC, Geneva, Switzerland
- K. Dugas
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- S. Fedotov
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- S. Gwon
- Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
- R. Howell
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- K. Iwamoto
- University of Tokyo, Department of Physics, Tokyo, Japan
- C. Jesús-Valls
- Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
- C.K. Jung
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- S.P. Kasetti
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- M. Khabibullin
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- A. Khotjantsev
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- T. Kikawa
- Kyoto University, Department of Physics, Kyoto, Japan
- U. Kose
- CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
- Y. Kudenko
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia; Moscow Institute of Engineering and Physics (MEPhl), Moscow, Russia; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Moscow, Russia
- S. Kuribayashi
- Kyoto University, Department of Physics, Kyoto, Japan
- T. Kutter
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- D. Last
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- L.S. Lin
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- S. Lin
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- T. Lux
- Institut de Fisica d'Altes Energies (IFAE), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, Campus UAB, Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain
- S. Manly
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- D.A. Martinez Caicedo
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA
- S. Martynenko
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- T. Matsubara
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- C. Mauger
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- K. McFarland
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- C. McGrew
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- A. Mefodiev
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- O. Mineev
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- T. Nakadaira
- High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
- E. Noah
- University of Geneva, Section de Physique, DPNC, Geneva, Switzerland
- A. Olivier
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- V. Paolone
- University of Pittsburgh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
- S. Palestini
- CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH-1211 Genève 23, Switzerland
- A. Paul-Torres
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- R. Pellegrino
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- M.A. Ramírez
- University of Pennsylvania, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- C. Riccio
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- J. Rodriguez Rondon
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA
- F. Sanchez
- University of Geneva, Section de Physique, DPNC, Geneva, Switzerland
- D. Sgalaberna
- ETH Zurich, Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics, Zurich, Switzerland
- W. Shorrock
- Imperial College London, Department of Physics, London, United Kingdom
- A. Sitraka
- South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD, USA
- K. Siyeon
- Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea
- N. Skrobova
- Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- S. Suvorov
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- A. Teklu
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- M. Tzanov
- Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
- Y. Uchida
- Imperial College London, Department of Physics, London, United Kingdom
- C. Wret
- University of Rochester, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rochester, NY, USA
- G. Yang
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA; Corresponding author.
- N. Yershov
- Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- M. Yokoyama
- University of Tokyo, Department of Physics, Tokyo, Japan
- P. Zilberman
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 840
p. 137843
Abstract
In order to extract neutrino oscillation parameters, long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments rely on detailed models of neutrino interactions with nuclei. These models constitute an important source of systematic uncertainty, partially because detectors to date have been blind to final state neutrons. Three-dimensional projection scintillator trackers comprise components of the near detectors of the next generation long-baseline neutrino experiments. Due to the good timing resolution and fine granularity, this technology is capable of measuring neutron kinetic energy in neutrino interactions on an event-by-event basis and will provide valuable data for refining neutrino interaction models and ways to reconstruct neutrino energy. Two prototypes have been exposed to the neutron beamline at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) in both 2019 and 2020, with neutron energies between 0 and 800 MeV. In order to demonstrate the capability of neutron detection, the total neutron-scintillator cross section as a function of neutron energy is measured and compared to external measurements. The measured total neutron cross section in scintillator between 98 and 688 MeV is 0.36 ± 0.05 barn.
