MINERvA’s flux prediction

Golan, Tomasz; Aliaga, Leonidas; Kordosky, Mike

doi:10.7566/JPSCP.12.010006

Title: MINERvA’s flux prediction

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Here, the MINERvA (Main INjector ExpeRiment: νA) experiment is focused on the measurement of neutrino cross sections on various nuclear targets. For this kind of study it is crucial to know precisely neutrino flux. MINERvA uses the NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector) beam produced at Fermilab. The recent study on the evaluation of the beam and its uncertainty is presented. The NuMI beam is also used by other neutrino experiment, like MINOS, ArgoNeuT, PEANUT, and NOvA, therefore, the results can be used by other collaborations.

Authors:

Golan, Tomasz ^[1]; Aliaga, Leonidas ^[2]; Kordosky, Mike ^[2]

Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2016

Research Org.:: Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1342779

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-CONF-16-628-ND
1507213

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: JPS Conf.Proc.

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 12

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; minerva; neutrino; flux; numi beam

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                    Golan, Tomasz, Aliaga, Leonidas, and Kordosky, Mike. MINERvA’s flux prediction.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Golan, Tomasz, Aliaga, Leonidas, & Kordosky, Mike. MINERvA’s flux prediction.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.12.010006

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                    Golan, Tomasz, Aliaga, Leonidas, and Kordosky, Mike. 2016.  
        "MINERvA’s flux prediction".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.12.010006.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1342779.

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  title        = {MINERvA’s flux prediction},

  author       = {Golan, Tomasz and Aliaga, Leonidas and Kordosky, Mike},

  abstractNote = {Here, the MINERvA (Main INjector ExpeRiment: νA) experiment is focused on the measurement of neutrino cross sections on various nuclear targets. For this kind of study it is crucial to know precisely neutrino flux. MINERvA uses the NuMI (Neutrinos at the Main Injector) beam produced at Fermilab. The recent study on the evaluation of the beam and its uncertainty is presented. The NuMI beam is also used by other neutrino experiment, like MINOS, ArgoNeuT, PEANUT, and NOvA, therefore, the results can be used by other collaborations.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Dec 12 00:00:00 EST 2016},

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