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Neutrino flux predictions for the NuMI beam

Aliaga, L; Kordosky, M; Golan, T; Altinok, O; Bellantoni, L; Bercellie, A; Betancourt, M; ... Zhang, D; + view all (2016) Neutrino flux predictions for the NuMI beam. Physical Review D , 94 (9) , Article 092005. 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.092005. Green open access

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Abstract

Knowledge of the neutrino flux produced by the Neutrinos at the Main Injector (NuMI) beamline is essential to the neutrino oscillation and neutrino interaction measurements of the MINERvA, MINOS+, NOvA and MicroBooNE experiments at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. We have produced a flux prediction which uses all available and relevant hadron production data, incorporating measurements of particle production off of thin targets as well as measurements of particle yields from a spare NuMI target exposed to a 120 GeV proton beam. The result is the most precise flux prediction achieved for a neutrino beam in the one to tens of GeV energy region. We have also compared the prediction to in situ measurements of the neutrino flux and find good agreement.

Type: Article
Title: Neutrino flux predictions for the NuMI beam
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.092005
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.092005
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: beam code development & simulation techniques, secondary beams, neutrinos, particles & fields, accelerators & beams
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Maths and Physical Sciences
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10065128
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