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Title: Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA

Abstract

The NOvA long-baseline neutrino experiment uses a pair of large, segmented, liquid-scintillator calorimeters to study neutrino oscillations, using GeV-scale neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. These detectors are also sensitive to the flux of neutrinos which are emitted during a core-collapse supernova through inverse beta decay interactions on carbon at energies of $$\mathcal{O}(10~\text{MeV})$$. This signature provides a means to study the dominant mode of energy release for a core-collapse supernova occurring in our galaxy. In this paper, we describe the data-driven software trigger system developed and employed by the NOvA experiment to identify and record neutrino data from nearby galactic supernovae. This technique has been used by NOvA to self-trigger on potential core-collapse supernovae in our galaxy, with an estimated sensitivity reaching out to 10~kpc distance while achieving a detection efficiency of 23\% to 49\% for supernovae from progenitor stars with masses of 9.6\~M$$_\odot$$ to 27\~M$$_\odot$$, respectively.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); National Science Foundation (NSF); State of Minnesota
Contributing Org.:
NOvA Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1633748
Report Number(s):
arXiv:2005.07155; FERMILAB-PUB-20-201-E
Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516; oai:inspirehep.net:1796383; TRN: US2201231
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 2020; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1475-7516
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; 79 ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS; core-collapse supernovae; neutrino experiments; supernova neutrinos

Citation Formats

Acero, M. A., Adamson, P., Agam, G., Aliaga, L., Alion, T., Allakhverdian, V., Anfimov, N., Antoshkin, A., Arrieta-Diaz, E., Asquith, L., Aurisano, A., Back, A., Backhouse, C., Baird, M., Balashov, N., Baldi, P., Bambah, B. A., Bashar, S., Bays, K., Bending, S., Bernstein, R., Bhatnagar, V., Bhuyan, B., Bian, J., Blair, J., Booth, A. C., Bour, P., Bowles, R., Bromberg, C., Buchanan, N., Butkevich, A., Bychkov, V., Calvez, S., Carroll, T. J., Catano-Mur, E., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coan, T. E., Colo, M., Corwin, L., Cremonesi, L., Davies, G. S., Derwent, P. F., Ding, P., Djurcic, Z., Dolce, M., Doyle, D., Tonguino, D. Dueñas, Dukes, E. C., Dung, P., Duyang, H., Edayath, S., Ehrlich, R., Elkins, M., Feldman, G. J., Filip, P., Flanagan, W., Franc, J., Frank, M. J., Gallagher, H. R., Gandrajula, R., Gao, F., Germani, S., Giri, A., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Grichine, V., Groh, M., Group, R., Guo, B., Habig, A., Hakl, F., Hall, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Hatzikoutelis, A., Heller, K., Hewes, J., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Howard, B., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Jediny, F., Johnson, C., Judah, M., Kakorin, I., Kalra, D., Kaplan, D. M., Keloth, R., Klimov, O., Koerner, L. W., Kolupaeva, L., Kotelnikov, S., Kubu, M., Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A., Kuruppu, C. D., Kus, V., Lackey, T., Lang, K., Li, L., Lin, S., Lister, A., Lokajicek, M., Luchuk, S., Magill, S., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Martinez-Casales, M., Matveev, V., Mayes, B., Méndez, D. P., Messier, M. D., Meyer, H., Miao, T., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mislivec, A., Mohanta, R., Moren, A., Morozova, A., Mualem, L., Muether, M., Mufson, S., Mulder, K., Murphy, R., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nayak, N., Nelson, J. K., Nichol, R., Nikseresht, G., Niner, E., Norman, A., Norrick, A., Nosek, T., Olshevskiy, A., Olson, T., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Petrova, O., Petti, R., Plunkett, R. K., Psihas, F., Rafique, A., Raj, V., Ramson, B., Rebel, B., Rojas, P., Ryabov, V., Samoylov, O., Sanchez, M. C., Falero, S. Sánchez, Seong, I. S., Shanahan, P., Sheshukov, A., Singh, P., Singh, V., Smith, E., Smolik, J., Snopok, P., Solomey, N., Sousa, A., Soustruznik, K., Strait, M., Suter, L., Sutton, A., Sweeney, C., Talaga, R. L., Oregui, B. Tapia, Tas, P., Thayyullathil, R. B., Thomas, J., Tiras, E., Torbunov, D., Tripathi, J., Tsaris, A., Torun, Y., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Vallari, Z., Vasel, J., Vokac, P., Vrba, T., Wallbank, M., Warburton, T. K., Wetstein, M., Whittington, D., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wojcicki, S. G., Wolcott, J., Dombara, A. Yallappa, Yonehara, K., Yu, S., Yu, Y., Zadorozhnyy, S., Zalesak, J., Zhang, Y., and Zwaska, R. Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1088/1475-7516/2020/10/014.
Acero, M. A., Adamson, P., Agam, G., Aliaga, L., Alion, T., Allakhverdian, V., Anfimov, N., Antoshkin, A., Arrieta-Diaz, E., Asquith, L., Aurisano, A., Back, A., Backhouse, C., Baird, M., Balashov, N., Baldi, P., Bambah, B. A., Bashar, S., Bays, K., Bending, S., Bernstein, R., Bhatnagar, V., Bhuyan, B., Bian, J., Blair, J., Booth, A. C., Bour, P., Bowles, R., Bromberg, C., Buchanan, N., Butkevich, A., Bychkov, V., Calvez, S., Carroll, T. J., Catano-Mur, E., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coan, T. E., Colo, M., Corwin, L., Cremonesi, L., Davies, G. S., Derwent, P. F., Ding, P., Djurcic, Z., Dolce, M., Doyle, D., Tonguino, D. Dueñas, Dukes, E. C., Dung, P., Duyang, H., Edayath, S., Ehrlich, R., Elkins, M., Feldman, G. J., Filip, P., Flanagan, W., Franc, J., Frank, M. J., Gallagher, H. R., Gandrajula, R., Gao, F., Germani, S., Giri, A., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Grichine, V., Groh, M., Group, R., Guo, B., Habig, A., Hakl, F., Hall, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Hatzikoutelis, A., Heller, K., Hewes, J., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Howard, B., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Jediny, F., Johnson, C., Judah, M., Kakorin, I., Kalra, D., Kaplan, D. M., Keloth, R., Klimov, O., Koerner, L. W., Kolupaeva, L., Kotelnikov, S., Kubu, M., Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A., Kuruppu, C. D., Kus, V., Lackey, T., Lang, K., Li, L., Lin, S., Lister, A., Lokajicek, M., Luchuk, S., Magill, S., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Martinez-Casales, M., Matveev, V., Mayes, B., Méndez, D. P., Messier, M. D., Meyer, H., Miao, T., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mislivec, A., Mohanta, R., Moren, A., Morozova, A., Mualem, L., Muether, M., Mufson, S., Mulder, K., Murphy, R., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nayak, N., Nelson, J. K., Nichol, R., Nikseresht, G., Niner, E., Norman, A., Norrick, A., Nosek, T., Olshevskiy, A., Olson, T., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Petrova, O., Petti, R., Plunkett, R. K., Psihas, F., Rafique, A., Raj, V., Ramson, B., Rebel, B., Rojas, P., Ryabov, V., Samoylov, O., Sanchez, M. C., Falero, S. Sánchez, Seong, I. S., Shanahan, P., Sheshukov, A., Singh, P., Singh, V., Smith, E., Smolik, J., Snopok, P., Solomey, N., Sousa, A., Soustruznik, K., Strait, M., Suter, L., Sutton, A., Sweeney, C., Talaga, R. L., Oregui, B. Tapia, Tas, P., Thayyullathil, R. B., Thomas, J., Tiras, E., Torbunov, D., Tripathi, J., Tsaris, A., Torun, Y., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Vallari, Z., Vasel, J., Vokac, P., Vrba, T., Wallbank, M., Warburton, T. K., Wetstein, M., Whittington, D., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wojcicki, S. G., Wolcott, J., Dombara, A. Yallappa, Yonehara, K., Yu, S., Yu, Y., Zadorozhnyy, S., Zalesak, J., Zhang, Y., & Zwaska, R. Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2020/10/014
Acero, M. A., Adamson, P., Agam, G., Aliaga, L., Alion, T., Allakhverdian, V., Anfimov, N., Antoshkin, A., Arrieta-Diaz, E., Asquith, L., Aurisano, A., Back, A., Backhouse, C., Baird, M., Balashov, N., Baldi, P., Bambah, B. A., Bashar, S., Bays, K., Bending, S., Bernstein, R., Bhatnagar, V., Bhuyan, B., Bian, J., Blair, J., Booth, A. C., Bour, P., Bowles, R., Bromberg, C., Buchanan, N., Butkevich, A., Bychkov, V., Calvez, S., Carroll, T. J., Catano-Mur, E., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coan, T. E., Colo, M., Corwin, L., Cremonesi, L., Davies, G. S., Derwent, P. F., Ding, P., Djurcic, Z., Dolce, M., Doyle, D., Tonguino, D. Dueñas, Dukes, E. C., Dung, P., Duyang, H., Edayath, S., Ehrlich, R., Elkins, M., Feldman, G. J., Filip, P., Flanagan, W., Franc, J., Frank, M. J., Gallagher, H. R., Gandrajula, R., Gao, F., Germani, S., Giri, A., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Grichine, V., Groh, M., Group, R., Guo, B., Habig, A., Hakl, F., Hall, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Hatzikoutelis, A., Heller, K., Hewes, J., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Howard, B., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Jediny, F., Johnson, C., Judah, M., Kakorin, I., Kalra, D., Kaplan, D. M., Keloth, R., Klimov, O., Koerner, L. W., Kolupaeva, L., Kotelnikov, S., Kubu, M., Kullenberg, Ch, Kumar, A., Kuruppu, C. D., Kus, V., Lackey, T., Lang, K., Li, L., Lin, S., Lister, A., Lokajicek, M., Luchuk, S., Magill, S., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Martinez-Casales, M., Matveev, V., Mayes, B., Méndez, D. P., Messier, M. D., Meyer, H., Miao, T., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mislivec, A., Mohanta, R., Moren, A., Morozova, A., Mualem, L., Muether, M., Mufson, S., Mulder, K., Murphy, R., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nayak, N., Nelson, J. K., Nichol, R., Nikseresht, G., Niner, E., Norman, A., Norrick, A., Nosek, T., Olshevskiy, A., Olson, T., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Petrova, O., Petti, R., Plunkett, R. K., Psihas, F., Rafique, A., Raj, V., Ramson, B., Rebel, B., Rojas, P., Ryabov, V., Samoylov, O., Sanchez, M. C., Falero, S. Sánchez, Seong, I. S., Shanahan, P., Sheshukov, A., Singh, P., Singh, V., Smith, E., Smolik, J., Snopok, P., Solomey, N., Sousa, A., Soustruznik, K., Strait, M., Suter, L., Sutton, A., Sweeney, C., Talaga, R. L., Oregui, B. Tapia, Tas, P., Thayyullathil, R. B., Thomas, J., Tiras, E., Torbunov, D., Tripathi, J., Tsaris, A., Torun, Y., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Vallari, Z., Vasel, J., Vokac, P., Vrba, T., Wallbank, M., Warburton, T. K., Wetstein, M., Whittington, D., Wickremasinghe, D. A., Wojcicki, S. G., Wolcott, J., Dombara, A. Yallappa, Yonehara, K., Yu, S., Yu, Y., Zadorozhnyy, S., Zalesak, J., Zhang, Y., and Zwaska, R. 2020. "Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2020/10/014. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1633748.
@article{osti_1633748,
title = {Supernova neutrino detection in NOvA},
author = {Acero, M. A. and Adamson, P. and Agam, G. and Aliaga, L. and Alion, T. and Allakhverdian, V. and Anfimov, N. and Antoshkin, A. and Arrieta-Diaz, E. and Asquith, L. and Aurisano, A. and Back, A. and Backhouse, C. and Baird, M. and Balashov, N. and Baldi, P. and Bambah, B. A. and Bashar, S. and Bays, K. and Bending, S. and Bernstein, R. and Bhatnagar, V. and Bhuyan, B. and Bian, J. and Blair, J. and Booth, A. C. and Bour, P. and Bowles, R. and Bromberg, C. and Buchanan, N. and Butkevich, A. and Bychkov, V. and Calvez, S. and Carroll, T. J. and Catano-Mur, E. and Childress, S. and Choudhary, B. C. and Coan, T. E. and Colo, M. and Corwin, L. and Cremonesi, L. and Davies, G. S. and Derwent, P. F. and Ding, P. and Djurcic, Z. and Dolce, M. and Doyle, D. and Tonguino, D. Dueñas and Dukes, E. C. and Dung, P. and Duyang, H. and Edayath, S. and Ehrlich, R. and Elkins, M. and Feldman, G. J. and Filip, P. and Flanagan, W. and Franc, J. and Frank, M. J. and Gallagher, H. R. and Gandrajula, R. and Gao, F. and Germani, S. and Giri, A. and Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. and Grichine, V. and Groh, M. and Group, R. and Guo, B. and Habig, A. and Hakl, F. and Hall, A. and Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. and Hatzikoutelis, A. and Heller, K. and Hewes, J. and Himmel, A. and Holin, A. and Howard, B. and Huang, J. and Hylen, J. and Jediny, F. and Johnson, C. and Judah, M. and Kakorin, I. and Kalra, D. and Kaplan, D. M. and Keloth, R. and Klimov, O. and Koerner, L. W. and Kolupaeva, L. and Kotelnikov, S. and Kubu, M. and Kullenberg, Ch and Kumar, A. and Kuruppu, C. D. and Kus, V. and Lackey, T. and Lang, K. and Li, L. and Lin, S. and Lister, A. and Lokajicek, M. and Luchuk, S. and Magill, S. and Mann, W. A. and Marshak, M. L. and Martinez-Casales, M. and Matveev, V. and Mayes, B. and Méndez, D. P. and Messier, M. D. and Meyer, H. and Miao, T. and Miller, W. H. and Mishra, S. R. and Mislivec, A. and Mohanta, R. and Moren, A. and Morozova, A. and Mualem, L. and Muether, M. and Mufson, S. and Mulder, K. and Murphy, R. and Musser, J. and Naples, D. and Nayak, N. and Nelson, J. K. and Nichol, R. and Nikseresht, G. and Niner, E. and Norman, A. and Norrick, A. and Nosek, T. and Olshevskiy, A. and Olson, T. and Paley, J. and Patterson, R. B. and Pawloski, G. and Petrova, O. and Petti, R. and Plunkett, R. K. and Psihas, F. and Rafique, A. and Raj, V. and Ramson, B. and Rebel, B. and Rojas, P. and Ryabov, V. and Samoylov, O. and Sanchez, M. C. and Falero, S. Sánchez and Seong, I. S. and Shanahan, P. and Sheshukov, A. and Singh, P. and Singh, V. and Smith, E. and Smolik, J. and Snopok, P. and Solomey, N. and Sousa, A. and Soustruznik, K. and Strait, M. and Suter, L. and Sutton, A. and Sweeney, C. and Talaga, R. L. and Oregui, B. Tapia and Tas, P. and Thayyullathil, R. B. and Thomas, J. and Tiras, E. and Torbunov, D. and Tripathi, J. and Tsaris, A. and Torun, Y. and Urheim, J. and Vahle, P. and Vallari, Z. and Vasel, J. and Vokac, P. and Vrba, T. and Wallbank, M. and Warburton, T. K. and Wetstein, M. and Whittington, D. and Wickremasinghe, D. A. and Wojcicki, S. G. and Wolcott, J. and Dombara, A. Yallappa and Yonehara, K. and Yu, S. and Yu, Y. and Zadorozhnyy, S. and Zalesak, J. and Zhang, Y. and Zwaska, R.},
abstractNote = {The NOvA long-baseline neutrino experiment uses a pair of large, segmented, liquid-scintillator calorimeters to study neutrino oscillations, using GeV-scale neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. These detectors are also sensitive to the flux of neutrinos which are emitted during a core-collapse supernova through inverse beta decay interactions on carbon at energies of $\mathcal{O}(10~\text{MeV})$. This signature provides a means to study the dominant mode of energy release for a core-collapse supernova occurring in our galaxy. In this paper, we describe the data-driven software trigger system developed and employed by the NOvA experiment to identify and record neutrino data from nearby galactic supernovae. This technique has been used by NOvA to self-trigger on potential core-collapse supernovae in our galaxy, with an estimated sensitivity reaching out to 10~kpc distance while achieving a detection efficiency of 23\% to 49\% for supernovae from progenitor stars with masses of 9.6\~M$_\odot$ to 27\~M$_\odot$, respectively.},
doi = {10.1088/1475-7516/2020/10/014},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1633748}, journal = {Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics},
issn = {1475-7516},
number = 10,
volume = 2020,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2020},
month = {Mon Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2020}
}

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