Monte Carlo simulation of inelastic neutrino scattering in DUMAND. [2 TeV]
Detailed Monte Carlo calculations simulating the detection in the DUMAND 1-km/sup 3/ optical detector of inelastic neutrino scattering by nucleons at 2 TeV and above show that the measurement of the y distribution is subject to systematic errors due to experimental errors and intrinsic fluctuations which produce errors in the energy determinations of hadronic cascade and muon; uncertainty in the exact amount of antineutrino fraction in the cosmic-ray neutrino flux. The nature of these errors is explored, and methods for removing them from the data developed. The remaining uncertainties are those in the evaluation of the errors in energy determination, and in the antineutrino contamination. It appears that these errors, not statistical ones, will eventually govern the accuracy of the y distributions obtained. Nonetheless, the effect of the boson propagator on the y distribution is so marked that no plausible scenario can be found in which the residual errors cast doubt on whether or not the propagator effect is present.
- Research Organization:
- Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-C-02-3000
- OSTI ID:
- 5884484
- Report Number(s):
- FERMILAB-CONF-78/95-EXP
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANTILEPTONS
ANTIMATTER
ANTINEUTRINOS
ANTIPARTICLES
BOSONS
CASCADE SHOWERS
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DETECTION
DISTRIBUTION
DUMAND PROJECT
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
ERRORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
GRAPHS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUONS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PROPAGATOR
RADIATION DETECTION
SCATTERING
SHOWERS
SIGNALS
SIMULATION
TEV RANGE
TEV RANGE 01-10
VARIATIONS
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANTILEPTONS
ANTIMATTER
ANTINEUTRINOS
ANTIPARTICLES
BOSONS
CASCADE SHOWERS
CROSS SECTIONS
DATA
DATA FORMS
DETECTION
DISTRIBUTION
DUMAND PROJECT
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY
ENERGY RANGE
ERRORS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FERMIONS
GRAPHS
INELASTIC SCATTERING
INFORMATION
INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-BARYON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LINEAR MOMENTUM
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUONS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
NUMERICAL DATA
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
PROPAGATOR
RADIATION DETECTION
SCATTERING
SHOWERS
SIGNALS
SIMULATION
TEV RANGE
TEV RANGE 01-10
VARIATIONS