An Off-Axis Neutrino Beam
Kirk T McDonald
TL;DR
This paper explains how the off-axis technique in neutrino beams enhances neutrino flux by exploiting the maximum energy at specific angles relative to parent pions, offering a pedagogic insight into neutrino beam design.
Contribution
It introduces a pedagogic explanation of how off-axis angles optimize neutrino flux by leveraging the maximum energy condition of neutrinos from pions.
Findings
Off-axis angles increase neutrino flux at specific energies.
Maximum neutrino energy depends on the off-axis angle.
The method improves neutrino beam efficiency.
Abstract
In this pedagogic note, set as problem for the reader, it is shown how the existence of a maximum energy of a neutrino that appears at a given angle to the direction of its parent pion leads to a useful enhancment of neutrino flux in an off-axis beam.
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Taxonomy
TopicsParticle accelerators and beam dynamics · Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena