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Neutrino Scattering Studies in MicroBooNE

A good understanding of the cross sections for neutrino interactions with nucleons and nuclei is crucial for neutrino oscillation studies, in addition to providing a tool for the exploration of nucleon and nuclear structures. The MicroBooNE…

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Hamamatsu PMT R7056 Study for the Extinction Monitoring System of the Mu2e Experiment at Fermilab

The Mu2e experiment at Fermilab proposes to search for the coherent neutrino-less conversion of muons to electrons in the presence of a nucleus. The experimental signature for an aluminum target is an isolated 105 MeV electron exiting the…

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Improved Limits on Millicharged Particles Using the ArgoNeuT Experiment at Fermilab

A search for millicharged particles, a simple extension of the standard model, has been performed with the ArgoNeuT detector exposed to the Neutrinos at the Main Injector beam at Fermilab. The ArgoNeuT Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2020-08-14 ArgoNeuT Collaboration , R. Acciarri , C. Adams , J. Asaadi , B. Baller , T. Bolton , C. Bromberg , F. Cavanna , D. Edmunds , R. S. Fitzpatrick , B. Fleming , R. Harnik , C. James , I. Lepetic , B. R. Littlejohn , Z. Liu , X. Luo , O. Palamara , G. Scanavini , M. Soderberg , J. Spitz , A. M. Szelc , W. Wu , T. Yang

Observation of muon neutrino disappearance with the MINOS detectors and the NuMI neutrino beam

This letter reports results from the MINOS experiment based on its initial exposure to neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. The rate and energy spectra of charged current muon neutrino interactions are compared in two detectors located…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 MINOS Collaboration

A Proposal for a Three Detector Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Program in the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam

A Short-Baseline Neutrino (SBN) physics program of three LAr-TPC detectors located along the Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) at Fermilab is presented. This new SBN Program will deliver a rich and compelling physics opportunity, including the…

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Homogeneity of the Photocathode in the Hamamatsu R15458-02 Photomultiplier Tube

It is common practice to test the optical properties of photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) by illuminating the entire photocathode region from the front at once and measuring the average performance. However, for optimal utilisation of the PMT…

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Emulsion Chamber with Big Radiation Length for Detecting Neutrino Oscillations

A conceptual scheme of a hybrid-emulsion spectrometer for investigating various channels of neutrino oscillations is proposed. The design emphasizes detection of $\tau$ leptons by detached vertices, reliable identification of electrons, and…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2009-10-31 A. E. Asratyan , G. V. Davidenko , A. G. Dolgolenko , V. S. Kaftanov , M. A. Kubantsev , V. S. Verebryusov

Electron attenuation measurement using cosmic ray muons at the MicroBooNE LArTPC

The MicroBooNE experiment at Fermilab uses liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) technology to study neutrino interactions in argon. A fundamental requirement for LArTPCs is to achieve and maintain a low level of electronegative…

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Scintillation light calibrations, systematic uncertainties, and triggering efficiency in the MicroBooNE detector

Scintillation light, produced alongside ionisation charge from particle interactions, plays a critical role in liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) detectors. A detailed understanding of its production and detection mechanisms is…

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Proposal to Perform a High-Statistics Neutrino Scattering Experiment Using a Fine-grained Detector

The NuMI facility at Fermilab will provide an extremely intense beam of neutrinos for the MINOS neutrino-oscillation experiment. The spacious and fully-outfitted MINOS near detector hall will be the ideal venue for a high-statistics,…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 Minerva Collaboration

Characterization of the Hamamatsu R11410-10 3-Inch Photomultiplier Tube for Liquid Xenon Dark Matter Direct Detection Experiments

To satisfy the requirements of the next generation of dark matter detectors based on the dual phase TPC, Hamamatsu, in close collaboration with UCLA, has developed the R11410-10 photomultipler tube. In this work, we present the detailed…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2012-08-24 K. Lung , K. Arisaka , A. Bargetzi , P. Beltrame , A. Cahill , T. Genma , C. Ghag , D. Gordon , J. Sainz , A. Teymourian , Y. Yoshizawa

Characterisation of the Hamamatsu R12199-01 HA MOD photomultiplier tube for low temperature applications

We present a detailed characterisation of the new Hamamatsu R12199-01 HA MOD 3-inch photomultiplier tube (PMT) which is under consideration for the use in segmented optical modules of deep-ice neutrino detectors at the South Pole. Because…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2019-03-20 M. A. Unland Elorrieta , L. Classen , J. Reubelt , S. Schmiemann , J. Schneider , A. Kappes

Confronting Recent Neutrino Oscillation Data with Sterile Neutrinos

Recent neutrino oscillation results have evoked renewed interest in sterile neutrino oscillation models. This paper reviews the data from MiniBooNE and short-baseline reactor antineutrino experiments within the context of sterile neutrinos.…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-10-18 G. Karagiorgi

First MINOS Results with the NuMI Beam

The results from the initial exposure of the MINOS detectors to neutrinos produced by the Fermilab NuMI beam are reported here. The exposure consisted of 1.27 x 10^{20} 120 GeV protons incident on the NuMI target. The data show the…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Brian J. Rebel

Vertex-Finding and Reconstruction of Contained Two-track Neutrino Events in the MicroBooNE Detector

We describe algorithms developed to isolate and accurately reconstruct two-track events that are contained within the MicroBooNE detector. This method is optimized to reconstruct two tracks of lengths longer than 5 cm. This code has…

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Measurement of Neutrino Oscillations with the MINOS Detectors in the NuMI Beam

This letter reports new results from the MINOS experiment based on a two-year exposure to muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. Our data are consistent with quantum mechanical oscillations of neutrino flavor with mass splitting…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 MINOS Collaboration

Development and evaluation of 10-inch Photo-Multiplier Tubes for the Double Chooz experiment

The goal of Double Chooz experiment is a precise measurement of the last unknown mixing angle theta_13 using two identical detectors placed at far and near sites from Chooz reactor cores. The detector is optimized for reactor-neutrino…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2015-05-27 T. Matsubara , T. Haruna , T. Konno , Y. Endo , M. Bongrand , H. Furuta , T. Hara , M. Ishitsuka , T. Kawasaki , M. Kuze , J. Maeda , Y. Mishina , Y. Miyamoto , H. Miyata , Y. Nagasaka , Y. Sakamoto , F. Sato , A. Shigemori , F. Suekane , T. Sumiyoshi , H. Tabata , N. Tamura

Multitube monitors: a new-generation of neutron beam monitors

With the renewal of many neutron science instruments and the commissioning of new neutron facilities, there is a rising demand for improved neutron beam monitoring systems with reduced beam perturbations and higher counting rate capability.…

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Transport of Intensity Equation Microscopy for Dynamic Microtubules

Microtubules (MTs) are filamentous protein polymers roughly 25 nm in diameter. Ubiquitous in eukaryotes, MTs are well known for their structural role but also act as actuators, sensors, and, in association with other proteins, checkpoint…

Optics · Physics 2017-08-01 Q. Tyrell Davis

Measurement of the absolute Quantum Efficiency of Hamamatsu model R11410-10 photomultiplier tubes at low temperatures down to liquid xenon boiling point

We report on the measurements of the absolute Quantum Efficiency(QE) for Hamamatsu model R11410-10 PMTs specially designed for the use in low background liquid xenon detectors. QE was measured for five PMTs in a spectral range between 154.5…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2014-12-16 Alexey Lyashenko , Tam Nguyen , Adam Snyder , Hanguo Wang , Katsushi Arisaka