The Case for a Super Neutrino Beam

TL;DR

This paper advocates for developing a high-energy neutrino beam using conventional technology, coupled with a large underground detector, to advance understanding of neutrino properties and optimize experimental setups.

Contribution

It proposes a feasible design for a super neutrino beam and discusses the integration with large underground detectors at existing U.S. laboratories.

Findings

Feasibility of building a high-energy neutrino beam at existing labs.

Impact of baseline choice on physics sensitivity.

Practical considerations for beam and detector construction.

Abstract

In this paper I will discuss how an intense beam of high energy neutrinos produced with conventional technology could be used to further our understanding of neutrino masses and mixings. I will describe the possibility of building such a beam at existing U.S. laboratories. Such a project couples naturally to a large ($>$ 100 kT) multipurpose detector in a new deep underground laboratory. I will discuss the requirements for such a detector. Since the number of sites for both an accelerator laboratory and a deep laboratory are limited, I will discuss how the choice of baseline affects the physics sensitivities, the practical issues of beam construction, and event rates.