Potential for Supernova Neutrino Detection in MiniBooNe

Sharp, Matthew K.; Beacom, John F.; Formaggio, Joseph A.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.66.013012

Title: Potential for Supernova Neutrino Detection in MiniBooNe

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2002 · Phys.Rev.D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.013012· OSTI ID:1874302

Sharp, Matthew K. ^[1];

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Columbia U.
Fermilab

The MiniBooNE detector at Fermilab is designed to search for $$\nu_\mu \to \nu_e$$ oscillation appearance at $$E_\nu \sim 1 {\rm GeV}$$ and to make a decisive test of the LSND signal. The main detector (inside a veto shield) is a spherical volume containing 0.680 ktons of mineral oil. This inner volume, viewed by 1280 phototubes, is primarily a \v{C}erenkov medium, as the scintillation yield is low. The entire detector is under a 3 m earth overburden. Though the detector is not optimized for low-energy (tens of MeV) events, and the cosmic-ray muon rate is high (10 kHz), we show that MiniBooNE can function as a useful supernova neutrino detector. Simple trigger-level cuts can greatly reduce the backgrounds due to cosmic-ray muons. For a canonical Galactic supernova at 10 kpc, about 190 supernova $$\bar{\nu}_e + p \to e^+ + n$$ events would be detected. By adding MiniBooNE to the international network of supernova detectors, the possibility of a supernova being missed would be reduced. Additionally, the paths of the supernova neutrinos through Earth will be different for MiniBooNE and other detectors, thus allowing tests of matter-affected mixing effects on the neutrino signal.

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

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

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1874302

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-02-073-A; arXiv:hep-ph/0205035; oai:inspirehep.net:586304

Journal Information:: Phys.Rev.D, Vol. 66

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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