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T2K near detector constraints for oscillation results

The T2K experiment is a long-baseline accelerator neutrino experiment using a near detector complex ND280 and a far detector, Super-Kamiokande. Neutrino interactions are detected by Cherenkov light in Super-Kamiokande in order to measure…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 L. Haegel

Sensitivity of the Upgraded T2K Near Detector to constrain neutrino and anti-neutrino interactions with no mesons in the final state by exploiting nucleon-lepton correlations

The most challenging and impactful uncertainties that future accelerator-based measurements of neutrino oscillations must overcome stem from our limited ability to model few-GeV neutrino-nucleus interactions. In particular, it is crucial to…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2022-03-14 S. Dolan , V. Q. Nguyen , A. Blanchet , S. Bolognesi , M. Buizza Avanzini , J. Chakrani , A. Ershova , C. Giganti , Y. Kudenko , M. Lamoureux , A. Letourneau , M. Martini , C. McGrew , L. Munteanu , B. Popov , D. Sgalaberna , S. Suvorov , X. Y. Zhao

New 3D fine-grained scintillation detector for the T2K experiment

The main goal of the T2K long-baseline neutrino experiment is the precise measurement of the parameters of neutrino oscillation and the search for CP-violation in the lepton sector. In 2017, the T2K collaboration launched the Near Detector…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-08-26 S. Fedotov

Latest activities and results from T2K

The T2K neutrino oscillation experiment has gone through a period of renewal over the last couple of years, with several upgrades designed to improve sensitivity to leptonic CP violation. The change that most affects future analyses is the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-09-12 R. P. Litchfield , for the T2K Collaboration

Status of the T2K 280m Near Detector

The Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long-baseline neutrino-oscillation experiment is being prepared for start of operations in Fall 2009. The purpose of T2K is to measure the oscillation parameters from an intense muon neutrino beam. In order to…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Thomas Lindner

The Super Fine-Grained Detector for the T2K neutrino oscillation experiment

The magnetised near detector ND280 of the long-baseline neutrino experiment T2K has been upgraded to improve its detection performance and, consequently, enhance our understanding of neutrino-nucleus interactions, reducing the systematic…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2026-03-17 S. Abe , H. Alarakia-Charles , I. Alekseev , T. Arai , T. Arihara , S. Arimoto , A. M. Artikov , Y. Awataguchi , N. Babu , V. Baranov , G. Barr , D. Barrow , L. Bartoszek , A. Beliakova , L. Bernardi , L. Berns , S. Bhattacharjee , A. V. Boikov , A. Blondel , A. Bonnemaison , F. Cadoux , S. Cap , A. Cauchois , J. Chakrani , P. S. Chong , A. Chvirova , M. Danilov , C. Davis , V. Davouloury , Yu. I. Davydov , A. Dergacheva , C. Domangue , D. Douqa , T. A. Doyle , O. Drapier , A. Eguchi , J. Elias , G. Erofeev , Y. Favre , D. Fedorova , S. Fedotov , D. Ferlewicz , Y. Fujii , R. Fujita , Y. Furui , F. Gastaldi , A. Gendotti , A. Germer , L. Giannessi , C. Giganti , V. Glagolev , R. Guillaumat , I. Heitkamp , J. Hu , C. Husi , A. K. Ichikawa , T. H. Ishida , A. Izmaylov , K. Iwamoto , M. Jakkapu , C. Jesús-Valls , J. Y. Ji , J. Juneau , C. K. Jung , H. Kakuno , M. Kawaue , P. T. Keener , M. Khabibullin , N. V. Khomutov , A. Khotjantsev , T. Kikawa , H. Kikutani , N. V. Kirichkov , H. Kobayashi , T. Kobayashi , L. Koch , S. Kodama , A. O. Kolesnikov , M. Kolupanova , T. Koto , Y. Kudenko , S. Kuribayashi , T. Kutter , M. Lachat , K. Lachner , M. Lamers James , D. Last , N. Latham , D. Leon Silverio , B. Li , W. Li , C. Lin , M. Louzir , T. Lux , K. K. Mahtani , S. Manly , D. A. Martinez Caicedo , N. Mashin , T. Matsubara , C. Mauger , K. S. McFarland , C. McGrew , J. McKean , A. Mefodiev , E. Miller , O. Mineev , A. Minamino , A. L. Moreno , A. Muñoz , T. Nakadaira , K. Nakagiri , T. Nakaya , J. Nanni , L. Nicolas , V. Nguyen , E. Noah Messomo , T. Nosek , H. M. O'Keeffe , T. Ogawa , W. Okinaga , L. Osu , V. Paolone , G. Pelleriti , L. Pickering , M. A. Ramírez , M. Reh , G. Reina , C. Riccio , A. Rubbia , F. Saadi , K. Sakashita , N. Sallin , F. Sanchez , T. Schefke , C. Schloesser , D. Sgalaberna , A. Shaikovskiy , N. Shvarev , A. Shvartsman , Y. Shiraishi , N. Skrobova , A. Speers , M. Smy , D. Svirida , S. Tairafune , M. Tani , H. Tanigawa , A. Teklu , S. Tereshchenko , V. V. Tereshchenko , T. Tsushima , M. Tzanov , R. Van Berg , I. I. Vasilyev , T. Vladisavljevic , D. Wakabayashi , H. Wallace , A. Weber , N. Whitney , C. Wret , Y. Xu , Y. Yang , N. Yershov , A. J. P. Yrey , M. Yokoyama , Y. Yoshimoto , X. Y. Zhao , H. Zheng , H. Zhong , T. Zhu , E. D. Zimmerman , M. Zito

Characterization of the optical model of the T2K 3D segmented plastic scintillator detector

The magnetised near detector (ND280) of the T2K long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment has been recently upgraded aiming to satisfy the requirement of reducing the systematic uncertainty from measuring the neutrinonucleus interaction…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2024-11-01 S. Abe , I. Alekseev , T. Arai , T. Arihara , S. Arimoto , N. Babu , V. Baranov , L. Bartoszek , L. Berns , S. Bhattacharjee , A. Blondel , A. V. Boikov , M. Buizza-Avanzini , J. Capó , J. Cayo , J. Chakrani , P. S. Chong , A. Chvirova , M. Danilov , C. Davis , Yu. I. Davydov , A. Dergacheva , N. Dokania , D. Douqa , T. A. Doyle , O. Drapier , A. Eguchi , J. Elias , D. Fedorova , S. Fedotov , D. Ferlewicz , Y. Fuji , Y. Furui , A. Gendotti , A. Germer , L. Giannessi , C. Giganti , V. Glagolev , J. Hu , K. Iwamoto , M. Jakkapu , C. Jesús-Valls , J. Y. Ji , C. K. Jung , H. Kakuno , S. P. Kasetti , M. Kawaue , M. Khabibullin , A. Khotjantsev , T. Kikawa , H. Kikutani , H. Kobayashi , T. Kobayashi , S. Kodama , M. Kolupanova , A. Korzenev , U. Kose , Y. Kudenko , S. Kuribayashi , T. Kutter , M. Lachat , K. Lachner , D. Last , N. Latham , D. Leon Silverio , B. Li , W. Li , Z. Li , C. Lin , L. S. Lin , S. Lin , T. Lux , K. Mahtani , L. Maret , D. A. Martinez Caicedo , S. Martynenko , T. Matsubara , C. Mauger , C. McGrew , J. McKean , A. Mefodiev , E. Miller , O. Mineev , A. L. Moreno , A. Muñoz , T. Nakadaira , K. Nakagiri , V. Nguyen , L. Nicola , E. Noah , T. Nosek , W. Okinaga , L. Osu , V. Paolone , S. Parsa , R. Pellegrino , M. A. Ramirez , M. Reh , C. Ricco , A. Rubbia , K. Sakashita , N. Sallin , F. Sanchez , T. Schefke , C. M. Schloesser , D. Sgalaberna , A. Shvartsman , N. Skrobova , A. J. Speers , I. A. Suslov , S. Suvorov , D. Svirida , S. Tairafune , H. Tanigawa , A. Teklu , V. V. Tereshchenko , M. Tzanov , I. I. Vasilyev , H. T. Wallace , N. Whitney , K. Wood , Y. -h. Xu , G. Yang , N. Yershov , M. Yokoyama , Y. Yoshimoto , X. Zhao , H. Zheng , T. Zhu , P. Zilberman , E. D. Zimmerman

The WAGASCI detector as an off-axis near detector of the T2K and Hyper-Kamiokande experiments

In the search for CP violation at the T2K and future Hyper-Kamiokande experiments, it is crucial to reduce the present systematic uncertainties. The current T2K near detector, ND280, reduces the uncertainties coming from the neutrino beam…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-10-11 Benjamin Quilain

Beam test results of 3D fine-grained scintillator detector prototype for a T2K ND280 neutrino active target

An upgrade of the long baseline neutrino experiment T2K near detector ND280 is currently being developed with the goal to reduce systematic uncertainties in the prediction of number of events at the far detector Super-Kamiokande. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-02-20 O. Mineev , A. Blondel , Y. Favre , S. Fedotov , A. Khotjantsev , A. Korzenev , Yu. Kudenko , A. Mefodiev , E. Noah , D. Sgalaberna , S. Suvorov

Performance tests and hardware qualification of the FEBs for the Super-FGD of T2K Phase II

T2K is a long baseline neutrino experiment, entering Phase II with a Near Detector upgrade. The T2K near detector (ND280) upgrade consists of the installation of three new detector systems: a plastic scintillator neutrino active target…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2025-07-09 Lorenzo Giannessi , Franck Cadoux , Sebastien Cap , Jaafar Chakrani , Olivier Drapier , Yannick Favre , Franck Gastaldi , Mahesh Jakkapu , Jerome Nanni , Ken Sakashita , Federico Sánchez

Time Projection Chambers for the T2K Near Detectors

The T2K experiment is designed to study neutrino oscillation properties by directing a high intensity neutrino beam produced at J-PARC in Tokai, Japan, towards the large Super-Kamiokande detector located 295 km away, in Kamioka, Japan. The…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-03-17 T2K ND280 TPC collaboration

Upgrade of the T2K near detector ND280: effect on oscillation and cross-section analysis

The T2K neutrino oscillation experiment established the $\nu_\mu \rightarrow \nu_e$ appearance with only $10\%$ of the original beam request of $7.8\times10^{21}$ $30$ GeV protons on target (POT). In view of the J-PARC program of upgrades…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2018-03-08 Mathieu Lamoureux , for T2K Collaboration

The T2K Fine-Grained Detectors

T2K is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment searching for $\nu_e$ appearance in a $\nu_{\mu}$ beam. The beam is produced at the J-PARC accelerator complex in Tokai, Japan, and the neutrinos are detected by the Super-Kamiokande…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-06-04 T2K ND280 FGD Collaboration

The SuperFGD Prototype Charged Particle Beam Tests

A novel scintillator detector, the SuperFGD, has been selected as the main neutrino target for an upgrade of the T2K experiment ND280 near detector. The detector design will allow nearly 4{\pi} coverage for neutrino interactions at the near…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2021-02-03 A. Blondel , M. Bogomilov , S. Bordoni , F. Cadoux , D. Douqa , K. Dugas , T. Ekelof , Y. Favre , S. Fedotov , K. Fransson , R. Fujita , E. Gramstad , A. K. Ichikawa , S. Ilieva , K. Iwamoto , C. Jesus-Valls , C. K. Jung , S. P. Kasetti , M. Khabibullin , A. Khotjantsev , A. Korzenev , A. Kostin , Y. Kudenko , T. Kutter , T. Lux , L. Maret , T. Matsubara , A. Mefodiev , A. Minamino , O. Mineev , G. Mitev , M. Nessi , L. Nicola , E. Noah , S. Parsa , G. Petkov , F. Sanchez , D. Sgalaberna , W. Shorrock , K. Skwarczynski , S. Suvorov , A. Teklu , R. Tsenov , Y. Uchida , G. Vankova-Kirilova , N. Yershov , M. Yokoyama , J. Zalipska , Y. Zou , W. Zurek

Scintillator counters with multi-pixel avalanche photodiode readout for the ND280 detector of the T2K experiment

The Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) experiment is a second generation long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment which aims at a sensitive search for the nu_e appearance. The main design features of the T2K near detectors located at 280 m from…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2008-11-26 O. Mineev , A. Afanasjev , G. Bondarenko

Neutrino Interaction Measurements Using the T2K Near Detectors

The T2K near detectors provide a rich facility for measuring neutrino interactions in a high-flux environment. This talk will discuss the near detector CC-inclusive normalization analysis for the T2K oscillation result in detail, along with…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Daniel G. Brook-Roberge

The Electromagnetic Calorimeter for the T2K Near Detector ND280

The T2K experiment studies oscillations of an off-axis muon neutrino beam between the J-PARC accelerator complex and the Super-Kamiokande detector. Special emphasis is placed on measuring the mixing angle theta_13 by observing electron…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2013-11-06 D. Allan , C. Andreopoulos , C. Angelsen , G. J. Barker , G. Barr , S. Bentham , I. Bertram , S. Boyd , K. Briggs , R. G. Calland , J. Carroll , S. L. Cartwright , A. Carver , C. Chavez , G. Christodoulou , J. Coleman , P. Cooke , G. Davies , C. Densham , F. Di Lodovico , J. Dobson , T. Duboyski , T. Durkin , D. L. Evans , A. Finch , M. Fitton , F. C. Gannaway , A. Grant , N. Grant , S. Grenwood , P. Guzowski , D. Hadley , M. Haigh , P. F. Harrison , A. Hatzikoutelis , T. D. J. Haycock , A. Hyndman , J. Ilic , S. Ives , A. C. Kaboth , V. Kasey , L. Kellet , M. Khaleeq , G. Kogan , L. L. Kormos , M. Lawe , T. B. Lawson , C. Lister , R. P. Litchfield , M. Lockwood , M. Malek , T. Maryon , P. Masliah , K. Mavrokoridis , N. McCauley , I. Mercer , C. Metelko , B. Morgan , J. Morris , A. Muir , M. Murdoch , T. Nicholls , M. Noy , H. M. O'Keeffe , R. A. Owen , D. Payne , G. F. Pearce , J. D. Perkin , E. Poplawska , R. Preece , W. Qian , P. Ratoff , T. Raufer , M. Raymond , M. Reeves , D. Richards , M. Rooney , R. Sacco , S. Sadler , P. Schaack , M. Scott , D. I. Scully , S. Short , M. Siyad , R. Smith , B. Still , P. Sutcliffe , I. J. Taylor , R. Terri , L. F. Thompson , A. Thorley , M. Thorpe , C. Timis , C. Touramanis , M. A. Uchida , Y. Uchida , A. Vacheret , J. F. VanSchalkwyk , O. Veledar , A. V. Waldron , M. A. Ward , G. P. Ward , D. Wark , M. O. Wascko , A. Weber , N. West , L. H. Whitehead , C. Wilkinson , J. R. Wilson

A 4pi time-of-flight detector for the ND280/T2K upgrade

ND280 is a near detector of the T2K experiment which is located in the J-PARC accelerator complex in Japan. After a decade of fruitful data-taking, ND280 is scheduled for upgrade. The time-of-flight (ToF) detector, which is described in…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2023-03-16 A. Korzenev , F. Barao , S. Bordoni , D. Breton , F. Cadoux , Y. Favre , M. Khabibullin , A. Khotyantsev , Y. Kudenko , T. Lux , J. Maalmi , P. Mermod , O. Mineev , F. Sanchez