A Proposal for a Three Detector Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation   Program in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam

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arXiv:1503.01520·physics.ins-det·February 17, 2023·313 cites

A Proposal for a Three Detector Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Program in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam

R. Acciarri (3), C. Adams (2,3), R. An (3), C. Andreopoulos (2), A.M., Ankowski (2,3), M. Antonello (1), J. Asaadi (2,3), W. Badgett, L. Bagby, (2,3), B. Baibussinov (1), B. Baller (2,3), G. Barr (3), N. Barros (2), M., Bass (2,3), V. Bellini (1), P. Benetti (1)

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TL;DR

This paper proposes a three-detector short-baseline neutrino experiment at Fermilab to investigate neutrino anomalies and search for sterile neutrinos with high sensitivity, utilizing existing detectors and infrastructure.

Contribution

It introduces a new SBN program with detailed design, analysis, and infrastructure plans to enhance sterile neutrino searches at Fermilab.

Findings

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Potential to resolve neutrino anomalies.

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~5 sigma sensitivity to LSND parameter region.

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Detailed detector and infrastructure design.

Abstract

A Short-Baseline Neutrino (SBN) physics program of three LAr-TPC detectors located along the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab is presented. This new SBN Program will deliver a rich and compelling physics opportunity, including the ability to resolve a class of experimental anomalies in neutrino physics and to perform the most sensitive search to date for sterile neutrinos at the eV mass-scale through both appearance and disappearance oscillation channels. Using data sets of 6.6e20 protons on target (P.O.T.) in the LAr1-ND and ICARUS T600 detectors plus 13.2e20 P.O.T. in the MicroBooNE detector, we estimate that a search for muon neutrino to electron neutrino appearance can be performed with ~5 sigma sensitivity for the LSND allowed (99% C.L.) parameter region. In this proposal for the SBN Program, we describe the physics analysis, the conceptual design of the LAr1-ND detector,…

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TopicsNeutrino Physics Research · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies