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Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements

The T2K neutrino beam predictions require precise knowledge of the hadron production in proton-carbon interactions at 31 GeV/c. Currently one of the largest errors in flux estimates comes from the poor constraints of particle yields off the target. The NA61/SHINE experiment addresses this source of...

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Autor principal: Posiadała-Zezula, Magdalena
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012064
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2684640
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author Posiadała-Zezula, Magdalena
author_facet Posiadała-Zezula, Magdalena
author_sort Posiadała-Zezula, Magdalena
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description The T2K neutrino beam predictions require precise knowledge of the hadron production in proton-carbon interactions at 31 GeV/c. Currently one of the largest errors in flux estimates comes from the poor constraints of particle yields off the target. The NA61/SHINE experiment addresses this source of uncertainty for T2K with hadron production measurements obtained using data taken in 2007 and 2009 with a thin graphite target of 2 cm length (about 0.04 of an interaction length λ(I) ). Measurements of π(±) and K (+) yields from the 2007 dataset were already used by the T2K experiment to tune neutrino beam simulations and reduce uncertainties. New results on π(±) , K(±) , p, ${K}_{S}^{0}$ and production from the NA61/SHINE 2009 data analyses with smaller statistical and systematic errors were recently published. They allow for further reduction of neutrino and antineutrino flux uncertainties in T2K. Finally we discuss the total T2K beam uncertainty for neutrino and antineutrino mode with detailed decomposition of sources of errors that affect the flux predictions.
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spelling oai-inspirehep.net-16255992021-02-09T10:07:25Zdoi:10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012064http://cds.cern.ch/record/2684640engPosiadała-Zezula, MagdalenaRecent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurementsParticle Physics - ExperimentThe T2K neutrino beam predictions require precise knowledge of the hadron production in proton-carbon interactions at 31 GeV/c. Currently one of the largest errors in flux estimates comes from the poor constraints of particle yields off the target. The NA61/SHINE experiment addresses this source of uncertainty for T2K with hadron production measurements obtained using data taken in 2007 and 2009 with a thin graphite target of 2 cm length (about 0.04 of an interaction length λ(I) ). Measurements of π(±) and K (+) yields from the 2007 dataset were already used by the T2K experiment to tune neutrino beam simulations and reduce uncertainties. New results on π(±) , K(±) , p, ${K}_{S}^{0}$ and production from the NA61/SHINE 2009 data analyses with smaller statistical and systematic errors were recently published. They allow for further reduction of neutrino and antineutrino flux uncertainties in T2K. Finally we discuss the total T2K beam uncertainty for neutrino and antineutrino mode with detailed decomposition of sources of errors that affect the flux predictions.oai:inspirehep.net:16255992017
spellingShingle Particle Physics - Experiment
Posiadała-Zezula, Magdalena
Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title_full Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title_fullStr Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title_full_unstemmed Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title_short Recent T2K flux predictions with NA61/SHINE thin graphite target measurements
title_sort recent t2k flux predictions with na61/shine thin graphite target measurements
topic Particle Physics - Experiment
url https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012064
http://cds.cern.ch/record/2684640
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