The T2K ND280 Off-Axis Pi-Zero Detector

S. Assylbekov; B. E. Berger; H. Berns; D. Beznosko; A. Bodek; R. Bradford; N. Buchanan; H. Budd; Y. Caffari; K. Connolly; I. Danko; R. Das; S. Davis; M. Day; S. Dytman; M. Dziomba; R. Flight; D. Forbush; K. Gilje; D. Hansen; J. Hignight; J. Imber; R. A. Johnson; C. K. Jung; V. Kravtsov; P. T. Le; G. D. Lopez; C. J. Malafis; S. Manly; A. D. Marino; K. S. McFarland; C. McGrew; C. Metelko; G. Nagashima; D. Naples; B. Nielsen; V. Paolone; P. Paul; W. Qian; K. Ramos; P. A. Rodrigues; D. Ruterbories; J. Schmidt; J. Schwehr; M. Siyad; J. Steffens; A. S. Tadepalli; I. J. Taylor; W. Toki; C. Vanek

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.028

The T2K ND280 Off-Axis Pi-Zero Detector

Instrumentation and Detectors 2015-06-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Experiment

Authors: S. Assylbekov , B. E. Berger , H. Berns , D. Beznosko , A. Bodek , R. Bradford , N. Buchanan , H. Budd , Y. Caffari , K. Connolly , I. Danko , R. Das , S. Davis , M. Day , S. Dytman , M. Dziomba , R. Flight , D. Forbush , K. Gilje , D. Hansen , J. Hignight , J. Imber , R. A. Johnson , C. K. Jung , V. Kravtsov , P. T. Le , G. D. Lopez , C. J. Malafis , S. Manly , A. D. Marino , K. S. McFarland , C. McGrew , C. Metelko , G. Nagashima , D. Naples , B. Nielsen , V. Paolone , P. Paul , W. Qian , K. Ramos , P. A. Rodrigues , D. Ruterbories , J. Schmidt , J. Schwehr , M. Siyad , J. Steffens , A. S. Tadepalli , I. J. Taylor , W. Toki , C. Vanek , D. Warner , A. Weber , R. J. Wilkes , R. J. Wilson , C. Yanagisawa , T. Yuan

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Abstract

The Pi-Zero detector (P{\O}D) is one of the subdetectors that makes up the off-axis near detector for the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long baseline neutrino experiment. The primary goal for the P{\O}D is to measure the relevant cross sections for neutrino interactions that generate pi-zero's, especially the cross section for neutral current pi-zero interactions, which are one of the dominant sources of background to the electron neutrino appearance signal in T2K. The P{\O}D is composed of layers of plastic scintillator alternating with water bags and brass sheets or lead sheets and is one of the first detectors to use Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPCs) on a large scale.

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@article{arxiv.1111.5030,
  title  = {The T2K ND280 Off-Axis Pi-Zero Detector},
  author = {S. Assylbekov and B. E. Berger and H. Berns and D. Beznosko and A. Bodek and R. Bradford and N. Buchanan and H. Budd and Y. Caffari and K. Connolly and I. Danko and R. Das and S. Davis and M. Day and S. Dytman and M. Dziomba and R. Flight and D. Forbush and K. Gilje and D. Hansen and J. Hignight and J. Imber and R. A. Johnson and C. K. Jung and V. Kravtsov and P. T. Le and G. D. Lopez and C. J. Malafis and S. Manly and A. D. Marino and K. S. McFarland and C. McGrew and C. Metelko and G. Nagashima and D. Naples and B. Nielsen and V. Paolone and P. Paul and W. Qian and K. Ramos and P. A. Rodrigues and D. Ruterbories and J. Schmidt and J. Schwehr and M. Siyad and J. Steffens and A. S. Tadepalli and I. J. Taylor and W. Toki and C. Vanek and D. Warner and A. Weber and R. J. Wilkes and R. J. Wilson and C. Yanagisawa and T. Yuan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1111.5030},
  year   = {2015}
}

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