The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector

S. Assylbekov; G. Barr; B. E. Berger; H. Berns; D. Beznosko; A. Bodek; R. Bradford; N. Buchanan; H. Budd; Y. Caffari; K. Connolly; I. Danko; R. Das; S. Davis; M. Day; S. Dytman; M. Dziomba; R. Flight; D. Forbush; K. Gilje; D. Hansen; J. Hignight; J. Imber; R. A. Johnson; C. K. Jung; V. Kravtsov; P. T. Le; G. D. Lopez; C. J. Malafis; S. Manly; A. D. Marino; K. S. McFarland; C. McGrew; C. Metelko; G. Nagashima; D. Naples; T. C. Nicholls; B. Nielsen; V. Paolone; P. Paul; G. F. Pearce; W. Qian; K. Ramos; E. Reinherz-Aronis; P. A. Rodrigues; D. Ruterbories; J. Schmidt; J. Schwehr; M. Siyad; J. Steffens; A. S. Tadepalli; I. J. Taylor; M. Thorpe; W. Toki; C. Vanek; D. Warner; A. Weber; R. J. Wilkes; R. J. Wilson; C. Yanagisawa; T. Yuan

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.028

The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector

S. Assylbekov, G. Barr, B. E. Berger, H. Berns, D. Beznosko, A. Bodek, R. Bradford, N. Buchanan, H. Budd, Y. Caffari, K. Connolly, I. Danko, R. Das, S. Davis, M. Day, S. Dytman, M. Dziomba, R. Flight, D. Forbush, K. GiljeD. Hansen, J. Hignight, J. Imber, R. A. Johnson, C. K. Jung, V. Kravtsov, P. T. Le, G. D. Lopez, C. J. Malafis, S. Manly, A. D. Marino, K. S. McFarland, C. McGrew, C. Metelko, G. Nagashima, D. Naples, T. C. Nicholls, B. Nielsen, V. Paolone, P. Paul, G. F. Pearce, W. Qian, K. Ramos, E. Reinherz-Aronis, P. A. Rodrigues, D. Ruterbories, J. Schmidt, J. Schwehr, M. Siyad, J. Steffens, A. S. Tadepalli, I. J. Taylor, M. Thorpe, W. Toki, C. Vanek, D. Warner, A. Weber, R. J. Wilkes, R. J. Wilson, C. Yanagisawa, T. Yuan

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Abstract

The pi-zero detector (POD) is one of the subdetectors that makes up the off-axis near detector for the Tokai-to-Kamioka (T2K) long baseline neutrino experiment. The primary goal for the POD is to measure the relevant cross-sections for neutrino interactions that generate ^π0s, especially the cross-section for neutral current ^π0 interactions, which are one of the dominant sources of background to the ^νμ→ ^νe appearance signal in T2K. The POD is composed of layers of plastic scintillator alternating with water bags and brass sheets or lead sheets and is one of the first detectors to use Multi-Pixel Photon Counters (MPPCs) on a large scale.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	48-63
Number of pages	16
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	686
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.028
Publication status	Published - Sep 11 2012

Keywords

J-PARC
Long baseline
Neutrino oscillation
Neutrinos
Pi-zero detector
T2K

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Assylbekov, S., Barr, G., Berger, B. E., Berns, H., Beznosko, D., Bodek, A., Bradford, R., Buchanan, N., Budd, H., Caffari, Y., Connolly, K., Danko, I., Das, R., Davis, S., Day, M., Dytman, S., Dziomba, M., Flight, R., Forbush, D., ... Yuan, T. (2012). The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 686, 48-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.028

The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector. / Assylbekov, S.; Barr, G.; Berger, B. E.; Berns, H.; Beznosko, D.; Bodek, A.; Bradford, R.; Buchanan, N.; Budd, H.; Caffari, Y.; Connolly, K.; Danko, I.; Das, R.; Davis, S.; Day, M.; Dytman, S.; Dziomba, M.; Flight, R.; Forbush, D.; Gilje, K.; Hansen, D.; Hignight, J.; Imber, J.; Johnson, R. A.; Jung, C. K.; Kravtsov, V.; Le, P. T.; Lopez, G. D.; Malafis, C. J.; Manly, S.; Marino, A. D.; McFarland, K. S.; McGrew, C.; Metelko, C.; Nagashima, G.; Naples, D.; Nicholls, T. C.; Nielsen, B.; Paolone, V.; Paul, P.; Pearce, G. F.; Qian, W.; Ramos, K.; Reinherz-Aronis, E.; Rodrigues, P. A.; Ruterbories, D.; Schmidt, J.; Schwehr, J.; Siyad, M.; Steffens, J.; Tadepalli, A. S.; Taylor, I. J.; Thorpe, M.; Toki, W.; Vanek, C.; Warner, D.; Weber, A.; Wilkes, R. J.; Wilson, R. J.; Yanagisawa, C.; Yuan, T.

In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 686, 11.09.2012, p. 48-63.

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Assylbekov, S, Barr, G, Berger, BE, Berns, H, Beznosko, D, Bodek, A, Bradford, R, Buchanan, N, Budd, H, Caffari, Y, Connolly, K, Danko, I, Das, R, Davis, S, Day, M, Dytman, S, Dziomba, M, Flight, R, Forbush, D, Gilje, K, Hansen, D, Hignight, J, Imber, J, Johnson, RA, Jung, CK, Kravtsov, V, Le, PT, Lopez, GD, Malafis, CJ, Manly, S, Marino, AD, McFarland, KS, McGrew, C, Metelko, C, Nagashima, G, Naples, D, Nicholls, TC, Nielsen, B, Paolone, V, Paul, P, Pearce, GF, Qian, W, Ramos, K, Reinherz-Aronis, E, Rodrigues, PA, Ruterbories, D, Schmidt, J, Schwehr, J, Siyad, M, Steffens, J, Tadepalli, AS, Taylor, IJ, Thorpe, M, Toki, W, Vanek, C, Warner, D, Weber, A, Wilkes, RJ, Wilson, RJ, Yanagisawa, C & Yuan, T 2012, 'The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 686, pp. 48-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2012.05.028

Assylbekov, S. ; Barr, G. ; Berger, B. E. ; Berns, H. ; Beznosko, D. ; Bodek, A. ; Bradford, R. ; Buchanan, N. ; Budd, H. ; Caffari, Y. ; Connolly, K. ; Danko, I. ; Das, R. ; Davis, S. ; Day, M. ; Dytman, S. ; Dziomba, M. ; Flight, R. ; Forbush, D. ; Gilje, K. ; Hansen, D. ; Hignight, J. ; Imber, J. ; Johnson, R. A. ; Jung, C. K. ; Kravtsov, V. ; Le, P. T. ; Lopez, G. D. ; Malafis, C. J. ; Manly, S. ; Marino, A. D. ; McFarland, K. S. ; McGrew, C. ; Metelko, C. ; Nagashima, G. ; Naples, D. ; Nicholls, T. C. ; Nielsen, B. ; Paolone, V. ; Paul, P. ; Pearce, G. F. ; Qian, W. ; Ramos, K. ; Reinherz-Aronis, E. ; Rodrigues, P. A. ; Ruterbories, D. ; Schmidt, J. ; Schwehr, J. ; Siyad, M. ; Steffens, J. ; Tadepalli, A. S. ; Taylor, I. J. ; Thorpe, M. ; Toki, W. ; Vanek, C. ; Warner, D. ; Weber, A. ; Wilkes, R. J. ; Wilson, R. J. ; Yanagisawa, C. ; Yuan, T. / The T2K ND280 off-axis pi-zero detector. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2012 ; Vol. 686. pp. 48-63.

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