Author/Authors :
T. and Assylbekov، نويسنده , , S. and Barr، نويسنده , , G. and Berger، نويسنده , , B.E. and Berns، نويسنده , , H. and Beznosko، نويسنده , , D. Franco-Bodek، نويسنده , , A. and Bradford، نويسنده , , R. and Buchanan، نويسنده , , N. and Budd، نويسنده , , H. and Caffari، نويسنده , , Y. and Connolly، نويسنده , , K. and Danko، نويسنده , , I. and Das، نويسنده , , R. and Davis، نويسنده , , S. and Day، نويسنده , , M. and Dytman، نويسنده , , S. and Dziomba، نويسنده , , M. an، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
The pi–zero detector (PØD) 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 PØD is to measure the relevant cross-sections for neutrino interactions that generate π 0 ʹs, especially the cross-section for neutral current π 0 interactions, which are one of the dominant sources of background to the ν μ → ν e appearance signal in T2K. The PØD 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.
Keywords :
Neutrinos , Long baseline , T2K , Pi–zero detector , Neutrino oscillation , J-PARC
