Reconstruction of neutrino induced NC-1π{sup 0} using the T2K-ND280 tracker

Journal Article · Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919522· OSTI ID:22391844

O’Keeffe, H. M.; Vacheret, A.; Barr, G. D.; Jacob, A.; Williamson, Z. ^[1]; Weber, A. ^[1]

---

1. University of Oxford, Department of Physics, Denys Wilkinson Building, Keble Road, Oxford, OX1 3RH (United Kingdom)

Single π{sup 0} production is the one of the most important backgrounds in the υ{sub e} appearance measurement in T2K. Large uncertainties in this production make it difficult to predict. Measurement at the near detector (ND280) is required both to constrain the background prediction at the far detector (Super-K) and also at the near detector to improve knowledge of beam υ{sub e} contamination. We present an analysis based on Monte Carlo simulation of neutral current (NC) single π{sup 0} in the tracker region. NC-1π{sup 0} events are selected using a specific two-gamma signature in the tracker region. One decay gamma is reconstructed by selecting an e+/e− pair starting in the Fine-Grained target Detector (FGD) and extending into the TPC, where the leptons can be identified and their momentum measured accurately. The second gamma is then selected in-time in the Calorimeter modules surrounding the tracker. Selections cuts, efficiency and purity of the selection are presented and projection of the expected number of single π{sup 0} candidates for 3 × 10{sup 20} protons on target (PoT) exposure is made.

• OSTI ID: 22391844
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1663, Issue 1; Conference: NuINT12: 8. International Workshop on Neutrino-Nucleus Internactions in the Few-GeV Region, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 22-27 Oct 2012; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELECTRONS
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
NEUTRAL CURRENTS
NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PARTICLE TRACKS
PIONS NEUTRAL
POSITRONS
PROTONS
SHOWER COUNTERS
TIME PROJECTION CHAMBERS