Neutrino flux predictions for the NuMI beam

Aliaga, L.; Kordosky, M.; Golan, T.; Altinok, O.; Bellantoni, L.; Bercellie, A.; Betancourt, M.; Bravar, A.; Budd, H.; Carneiro, M. F.; Dytman, S.; Díaz, G. A.; Endress, E.; Felix, J.; Fields, L.; Fine, R.; Gago, A. M.; Galindo, R.; Gallagher, H.; Gran, R.; Harris, D. A.; Higuera, A.; Hurtado, K.; Kiveni, M.; Kleykamp, J.; Le, T.; Maher, E.; Manly, S.; Mann, W. A.; Marshall, C. M.; Martinez Caicedo, D. A.; McFarland, K. S.; McGivern, C. L.; McGowan, A. M.; Messerly, B.; Miller, J.; Mislivec, A.; Morfín, J. G.; Mousseau, J.; Naples, D.; Nelson, J. K.; Norrick, A.; Nuruzzaman,; Paolone, V.; Park, J.; Patrick, C. E.; Perdue, G. N.; Ransome, R. D.; Ray, H.; Ren, L.; Rimal, D.; Rodrigues, P. A.; Ruterbories, D.; Schellman, H.; Solano Salinas, C. J.; Sánchez Falero, S.; Tice, B. G.; Valencia, E.; Walton, T.; Wolcott, J.; Wospakrik, M.; Zhang, D.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.94.092005

Neutrino flux predictions for the NuMI beam

Journal Article · Tue Nov 29 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Physical Review D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.94.092005· OSTI ID:1335125

Aliaga, L.; Kordosky, M.; Golan, T.; Altinok, O.; Bellantoni, L.; Bercellie, A.; Betancourt, M.; Bravar, A.; Budd, H.; Carneiro, M. F.; Dytman, S.; Díaz, G. A.; Endress, E.; Felix, J.; Fields, L.; Fine, R.; Gago, A. M.; Galindo, R.; Gallagher, H.; Gran, R. more »

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. Lastly, we have also compared the prediction to in situ measurements of the neutrino flux and find good agreement.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

Contributing Organization:: MINERνA Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1335125

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1333774
OSTI ID: 1335138

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB--16-091-ND; arXiv:1607.00704; 1473668

Journal Information:: Physical Review D, Journal Name: Physical Review D Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 94; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 2470-0010

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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