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The Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB) -- a probe of the core-collapse mechanism and the cosmic star-formation history -- has not been detected, but its discovery may be imminent. A significant obstacle for DSNB detection in…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-05-07 Bei Zhou , John F. Beacom

The feasibility of a European next-generation very massive neutrino observatory in seven potential candidate sites located at distances from CERN ranging from 130 km to 2300 km, is being considered within the LAGUNA design study. The study…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2010-03-10 A. Rubbia

We discuss a possible test of neutrino oscillation hypothesis by proposing the combined analysis of high energy atmospheric neutrino induced muon events that have been detected around horizontal direction in the Kolar Gold Field (KGF)…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 Shashikant R. Dugad , Francesco Vissani

It is said that the finding of the maximum oscillation in neutrino oscillation by Super-Kamiokande is one of the major achievements of the SK. In present paper, we examine the assumption made by Super-Kamiokande Collaboration that the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2010-07-23 E. Konishi , Y. Minorikawa , V. I. Galkin , M. Ishiwata , I. Nakamura , N. Takahashi , M. Kato , A. Misaki

We propose a new approach to measuring the CP-violating phase in neutrino mixing using atmospheric neutrinos, differing significantly from prior work. We develop an up-down flux ratio for sub-GeV atmospheric neutrinos that incorporates…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2026-05-19 John F. Beacom , Nicole F. Bell , Matthew J. Dolan , Stephan A. Meighen-Berger , Ho Man Yim

Neutrino physics is an experimentally driven field. So, we investigate the different detection techniques available in the literature and study the various neutrino oscillation experiments in a chronological manner. Our primary focus is on…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-06-01 Ankur Nath , Ng. K. Francis

In this report, we will show a detector which can be used to search for proton decay in the lifetime region beyond 10$^{35}$ years. We will briefly review the current experimental status and discuss the sensitivity of the future proton…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2007-05-23 Yoichiro Suzuki

When the next galactic core-collapse supernova occurs, we must be ready to obtain as much information as possible. Although many present and future detectors are well equipped to detect $\overline{\nu}_{\mathrm{e}}$ and $\nu_x$ neutrinos,…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2021-07-01 A. Gallo Rosso

Antineutrino detectors are practical, non-intrusive tools capable of remotely monitoring the activity of nuclear reactors. Here we explore the sensitivity of the Super-Kamiokande water-Cherenkov detector, following gadolinium loading, to…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-04-12 Michael Leyton , Stephen Dye

We discuss the possibility of new generation neutrino and astroparticle physics experiments exploiting the liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr TPC) technique, following a graded strategy that envisions applications with increasing…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 A. Ereditato , A. Rubbia

Atmospheric neutrino and solar neutrino data from the first phase of Super-Kamiokande (SK-I) are presented. The observed data are used to study atmospheric and solar neutrino oscillations. Zenith angle distributions from various atmospheric…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 M. Ishitsuka

We propose two medium-baseline, kiloton-scale neutrino experiments to study neutrinos from LHC proton-proton collisions: SINE, a surface-based scintillator panel detector observing muon neutrinos from the CMS interaction point, and UNDINE,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2026-02-11 Nicholas W. Kamp , Carlos A. Argüelles , Albrecht Karle , Jennifer Thomas , Tianlu Yuan

This paper summarizes recent (as of SSI-02, in some cases updated in November, 2002) results from the Super-Kamiokande and K2K experiments. The interpretation of Super-Kamiokande results on atmospheric and solar neutrinos provides strong…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2014-11-17 R. Jeffrey Wilkes

We consider the upscattering of atmospheric neutrinos in the interior of the Earth producing heavy neutral leptons (HNLs) which subsequently decay inside large volume detectors (e.g. Super-Kamiokande or DUNE). We compute the flux of…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2024-09-04 R. Andrew Gustafson , Ryan Plestid , Ian M. Shoemaker

Hyper-Kamiokande (HK) is the world's largest water Cherenkov ring-imaging detector, planning to start data taking in 2028. The Outer Detector (OD) surrounds the Inner Detector and plays a critical role in rejecting background events…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-05-13 R. Shinoda

Liquid-scintillator-based detectors are a robust technology that scales well to large volumes. For this reason, they are attractive for experiments searching for neutrinoless double-beta decay. A combination of improved photo-detection…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-07-12 Lindley Winslow

The proposed KAON factory at the Triumf Laboratory in Vancouver, Canada provides a unique opportunity for high statistics long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments. Several possibilities are under active consideration. In this paper we…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-02-03 Scott Hayward , Martin Sevior , Nathan Weiss , Dennis Wright

Supernova neutrinos are invaluable signals that offer information about the interior of supernovae. Because a nearby supernova can occur at any time, preparing for future supernova neutrino observation is an urgent task. For the prompt…

The detection of high-energy tau neutrinos remains a critical challenge in neutrino astronomy, limited by inadequate angular resolution and sensitivity in current detectors like IceCube and KM3NeT. We present a modular water Cherenkov…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-08-26 Monong Yu , Yiren Chen , Lei Wang , Shiping Zhao , Xingyu Li , Qiang Yuan , Yi Zhang , Guang Yang

We demonstrate that current and planned underground neutrino experiments could offer a powerful probe of few-MeV dark matter when combined with a nearby high-intensity low-to-medium energy electron accelerator. This experimental setup, an…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2015-11-18 Eder Izaguirre , Gordan Krnjaic , Maxim Pospelov