First CNGS events detected by LVD
Abstract
The CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso (CNGS) project aims to produce a high energy, wide band beam at CERN and send it toward the INFN Gran Sasso National Laboratory (LNGS), 732 km away. Its main goal is the observation of the appearance, through neutrino flavour oscillation. The beam started its operation in August 2006 for about 12 days: a total amount of protons were delivered to the target. The LVD detector, installed in hall A of the LNGS and mainly dedicated to the study of supernova neutrinos, was fully operating during the whole CNGS running time. A total number of 569 events were detected in coincidence with the beam spill time. This is in good agreement with the expected number of events from Montecarlo simulations.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0710.1536,
title = {First CNGS events detected by LVD},
author = {N. Yu. Agafonova and M. Aglietta and P. Antonioli and G. Bari and A. Bonardi and V. V. Boyarkin and G. Bruno and W. Fulgione and P. Galeotti and M. Garbini and P. L. Ghia and P. Giusti and E. Kemp and V. V. Kuznetsov and V. A. Kuznetsov and A. S. Malguin and H. Menghetti and R. Persiani and A. Pesci and I. A. Pless and A. Porta and V. G. Ryasny and O. G. Ryazhskaya and O. Saavedra and G. Sartorelli and M. Selvi and C. Vigorito and L. Votano and V. F. Yakushev and G. T. Zatsepin and A. Zichichi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0710.1536},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
Accepted for publication by the European Physical Journal C ; 7 pages, 11 figures