A method for measuring coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering at a far off-axis high-energy neutrino beam target
Journal Article
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· Physical Review D
- Fermilab
- Indiana U.
- Houston U.
- Los Alamos
- Virginia Tech.
- North Carolina State U.
- Duke U.
We present an experimental method for measuring the process of coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CENNS). This method uses a detector situated transverse to a high-energy neutrino beam production target. This detector would be sensitive to the low-energy neutrinos arising from decay-at-rest pions in the target. We discuss the physics motivation for making this measurement and outline the predicted backgrounds and sensitivities using this approach. We report a measurement of neutron backgrounds as found in an off-axis surface location of the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) target. The results indicate that the Fermilab BNB target is a favorable location for a CENNS experiment.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-07CH11359
- OSTI ID:
- 1331805
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-PUB-13-522-E; arXiv:1311.5958; 1266049
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 89; ISSN 2470-0010
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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