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1. Combined sensitivity of JUNO and KM3NeT/ORCA to the neutrino mass ordering

Author: KM3NeT collaboration, S. Aiello, A. Albert, M. Alshamsi, S. Alves Garre, Z. Aly, A. Ambrosone, F. Ameli, M. Andre, G. Androulakis, M. Anghinolfi, M. Anguita, M. Ardid, S. Ardid, J. Aublin, C. Bagatelas, B. Baret, S. Basegmez du Pree, M. Bendahman, F. Benfenati, E. Berbee, A. M. van den Berg, V. Bertin, S. Biagi, M. Boettcher, M. Bou Cabo, J. Boumaaza, M. Bouta, M. Bouwhuis, C. Bozza, H. Brânzaş, R. Bruijn, J. Brunner, R. Bruno, E. Buis, R. Buompane, J. Busto, B. Caiffi, D. Calvo, S. Campion, A. Capone, V. Carretero, P. Castaldi, S. Celli, M. Chabab, N. Chau, A. Chen, S. Cherubini, V. Chiarella, T. Chiarusi, M. Circella, R. Cocimano, J. A. B. Coelho, A. Coleiro, M. Colomer-Molla, R. Coniglione, P. Coyle, A. Creusot, A. Cruz, G. Cuttone, R. Dallier, B. De Martino, I. Di Palma, A. F. Díaz, D. Diego-Tortosa, C. Distefano, A. Domi, C. Donzaud, D. Dornic, M. Dörr, D. Drouhin, T. Eberl, A. Eddyamoui, T. van Eeden, D. van Eijk, I. El Bojaddaini, A. Enzenhöfer, V. Espinosa, P. Fermani, G. Ferrara, M. D. Filipović, F. Filippini, L. A. Fusco, T. Gal, J. García Méndez, A. Garcia Soto, F. Garufi, Y. Gatelet, C. Gatius, N. Geißelbrecht, L. Gialanella, E. Giorgio, S. R. Gozzini, R. Gracia, K. Graf, G. Grella, D. Guderian, C. Guidi, B. Guillon, M. Gutiérrez, J. Haefner, S. Hallmann, H. Hamdaoui, H. van Haren, A. Heijboer, A. Hekalo, L. Hennig, J. J. Hernández-Rey, J. Hofestädt, F. Huang, W. Idrissi Ibnsalih, G. Illuminati, C. W. James, D. Janezashvili, M. de Jong, P. de Jong, B. J. Jung, P. Kalaczyński, O. Kalekin, U. F. Katz, N. R. Khan Chowdhury, G. Kistauri, F. van der Knaap, P. Kooijman, A. Kouchner, V. Kulikovskiy, M. Labalme, R. Lahmann, M. Lamoureux, G. Larosa, C. Lastoria, A. Lazo, R. Le Breton, S. Le Stum, G. Lehaut, O. Leonardi, F. Leone, E. Leonora, N. Lessing, G. Levi, M. Lincetto, M. Lindsey Clark, T. Lipreau, C. LLorens Alvarez, F. Longhitano, D. Lopez-Coto, A. Lygda, L. Maderer, J. Majumdar, J. Mańczak, A. Margiotta, A. Marinelli, C. Markou, L. Martin, J. A. Martínez-Mora, A. Martini, F. Marzaioli, S. Mastroianni, K. W. Melis, G. Miele, P. Migliozzi, E. Migneco, P. Mijakowski, L. S. Miranda, C. M. Mollo, M. Moser, A. Moussa, R. Muller, M. Musumeci, L. Nauta, S. Navas, C. A. Nicolau, B. Nkosi, B. Ó Fearraigh, M. O’Sullivan, M. Organokov, A. Orlando, J. Palacios González, G. Papalashvili, R. Papaleo, A. M. Păun, G. E. Păvălaş, C. Pellegrino, M. Perrin-Terrin, V. Pestel, P. Piattelli, C. Pieterse, O. Pisanti, C. Poirè, V. Popa, T. Pradier, I. Probst, S. Pulvirenti, G. Quéméner, N. Randazzo, S. Razzaque, D. Real, S. Reck, G. Riccobene, A. Romanov, A. Rovelli, F. Salesa Greus, D. F. E. Samtleben, A. Sánchez Losa, M. Sanguineti, D. Santonocito, P. Sapienza, J. Schnabel, M. F. Schneider, J. Schumann, H. M. Schutte, J. Seneca, I. Sgura, R. Shanidze, A. Sharma, A. Sinopoulou, B. Spisso, M. Spurio, D. Stavropoulos, S. M. Stellacci, M. Taiuti, Y. Tayalati, H. Thiersen, S. Tingay, S. Tsagkli, V. Tsourapis, E. Tzamariudaki, D. Tzanetatos, V. Van Elewyck, G. Vasileiadis, F. Versari, D. Vivolo, G. de Wasseige, J. Wilms, R. Wojaczyński, E. de Wolf, T. Yousfi, S. Zavatarelli, A. Zegarelli, D. Zito, J. D. Zornoza, J. Zúñiga, N. Zywucka, JUNO collaboration members, S. Ahmad, J. P. A. M. de André, E. Baussan, C. Bordereau, A. Cabrera, C. Cerna, G. Donchenko, E. A. Doroshkevich, M. Dracos, F. Druillole, C. Jollet, L. N. Kalousis, P. Kampmann, K. Kouzakov, A. Lokhov, B. K. Lubsandorzhiev, S. B. Lubsandorzhiev, A. Meregaglia, L. Miramonti, F. Perrot, L. F. Piñeres Rico, A. Popov, R. Rasheed, M. Settimo, K. Stankevich, H. Steiger, M. R. Stock, A. Studenikin, A. Triossi, W. Trzaska, M. Vialkov, B. Wonsak, J. Wurtz, and F. Yermia
Subjects: Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes (experiments), Oscillation, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract This article presents the potential of a combined analysis of the JUNO and KM3NeT/ORCA experiments to determine the neutrino mass ordering. This combination is particularly interesting as it significantly boosts the potential of either detector, beyond simply adding their neutrino mass ordering sensitivities, by removing a degeneracy in the determination of ∆ m 31 2 $$ {m}_{31}^2 $$ between the two experiments when assuming the wrong ordering. The study is based on the latest projected performances for JUNO, and on simulation tools using a full Monte Carlo approach to the KM3NeT/ORCA response with a careful assessment of its energy systematics. From this analysis, a 5σ determination of the neutrino mass ordering is expected after 6 years of joint data taking for any value of the oscillation parameters. This sensitivity would be achieved after only 2 years of joint data taking assuming the current global best-fit values for those parameters for normal ordering.
Published: 2022
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2. Theia: an advanced optical neutrino detector

Author: M. Askins, Z. Bagdasarian, N. Barros, E. W. Beier, E. Blucher, R. Bonventre, E. Bourret, E. J. Callaghan, J. Caravaca, M. Diwan, S. T. Dye, J. Eisch, A. Elagin, T. Enqvist, V. Fischer, K. Frankiewicz, C. Grant, D. Guffanti, C. Hagner, A. Hallin, C. M. Jackson, R. Jiang, T. Kaptanoglu, J. R. Klein, Yu. G. Kolomensky, C. Kraus, F. Krennrich, T. Kutter, T. Lachenmaier, B. Land, K. Lande, J. G. Learned, V. Lozza, L. Ludhova, M. Malek, S. Manecki, J. Maneira, J. Maricic, J. Martyn, A. Mastbaum, C. Mauger, F. Moretti, J. Napolitano, B. Naranjo, M. Nieslony, L. Oberauer, G. D. Orebi Gann, J. Ouellet, T. Pershing, S. T. Petcov, L. Pickard, R. Rosero, M. C. Sanchez, J. Sawatzki, S. H. Seo, M. Smiley, M. Smy, A. Stahl, H. Steiger, M. R. Stock, H. Sunej, R. Svoboda, E. Tiras, W. H. Trzaska, M. Tzanov, M. Vagins, C. Vilela, Z. Wang, J. Wang, M. Wetstein, M. J. Wilking, L. Winslow, P. Wittich, B. Wonsak, E. Worcester, M. Wurm, G. Yang, M. Yeh, E. D. Zimmerman, S. Zsoldos, and K. Zuber
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract New developments in liquid scintillators, high-efficiency, fast photon detectors, and chromatic photon sorting have opened up the possibility for building a large-scale detector that can discriminate between Cherenkov and scintillation signals. Such a detector could reconstruct particle direction and species using Cherenkov light while also having the excellent energy resolution and low threshold of a scintillator detector. Situated deep underground, and utilizing new techniques in computing and reconstruction, this detector could achieve unprecedented levels of background rejection, enabling a rich physics program spanning topics in nuclear, high-energy, and astrophysics, and across a dynamic range from hundreds of keV to many GeV. The scientific program would include observations of low- and high-energy solar neutrinos, determination of neutrino mass ordering and measurement of the neutrino CP-violating phase $$\delta $$ δ , observations of diffuse supernova neutrinos and neutrinos from a supernova burst, sensitive searches for nucleon decay and, ultimately, a search for neutrinoless double beta decay, with sensitivity reaching the normal ordering regime of neutrino mass phase space. This paper describes Theia, a detector design that incorporates these new technologies in a practical and affordable way to accomplish the science goals described above.
Published: 2020
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3. Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, I. Bodnarchuk, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, S. Gorbunov, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, and C. S. Yoon
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Abstract The OPERA experiment was designed to search for $$\nu _{\mu } \rightarrow \nu _{\tau }$$ νμ→ντ oscillations in appearance mode through the direct observation of tau neutrinos in the CNGS neutrino beam. In this paper, we report a study of the multiplicity of charged particles produced in charged-current neutrino interactions in lead. We present charged hadron average multiplicities, their dispersion and investigate the KNO scaling in different kinematical regions. The results are presented in detail in the form of tables that can be used in the validation of Monte Carlo generators of neutrino–lead interactions.
Published: 2018
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4. Erratum to: Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, I. Bodnarchuk, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, S. Gorbunov, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, N. Okateva, S. Ogawa, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, T. Shchedrina, H. Shibuya, E. Shibayama, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, and C. S. Yoon
Subjects: Astrophysics, QB460-466, Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, QC770-798
Abstract: Section Analysis, line 9: sub-sample of 818 events becomes sub-sample of 817 events.
Published: 2018
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5. Latest results of the OPERA experiment on nu-tau appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Alexandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, M. Chernyavskiy, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, R. A. Fini, F. Fornari, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, V. Gentile, J. Goldberg, S. Gorbunov, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, K. Ishiguro, A. Iuliano, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, F. Laudisio, A. Lauria, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, M. Malenica, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, F. Mizutani, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, A. Olchevsky, N. Okateva, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, L. Paparella, B. D. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, A. Sadovsky, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, E. Shibayama, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, A. Sotnikov, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, A. Ustyuzhanin, S. Vasina, P. Vilain, E. Voevodina, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: OPERA is a long-baseline experiment designed to search for $\nu_{\mu}\to\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode. It was based at the INFN Gran Sasso laboratory (LNGS) and took data from 2008 to 2012 with the CNGS neutrino beam from CERN. After the discovery of $\nu_\tau$ appearance in 2015, with $5.1\sigma$ significance, the criteria to select $\nu_\tau$ candidates have been extended and a multivariate approach has been used for events identification. In this way the statistical uncertainty in the measurement of the oscillation parameters and of $\nu_\tau$ properties has been improved. Results are reported.
Published: 2019
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6. Current Status and Future Perspectives of the COBRA Experiment

Author: J. Ebert, M. Fritts, C. Gößling, T. Göpfert, D. Gehre, C. Hagner, N. Heidrich, T. Köttig, T. Neddermann, C. Oldorf, T. Quante, S. Rajek, O. Reinecke, O. Schulz, J. Tebrügge, J. Timm, B. Wonsak, and K. Zuber
Subjects: Physics, QC1-999
Abstract: The aim of the COBRA experiment is to prove the existence of neutrinoless double-beta-decay (0νββ-decay) and to measure its half-life. For this purpose a detector array made of cadmium-zinc-telluride (CdZnTe) semiconductor detectors is operated at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory (LNGS) in Italy. This setup is used to investigate the experimental issues of operating CdZnTe detectors in low-background mode and to identify potential background components, whilst additional studies are proceeding in surface laboratories. The experiment currently consists of monolithic, calorimetric detectors of coplanar grid design (CPG detectors). These detectors are 1 × 1 × 1 cm3 and are arranged in 4 × 4 detector layers. Ultimately four layers will be installed by the end of 2013, of which two are currently operating. To date 82.3 kg·days of data have been collected. In the region of interest for 116Cd around 2.8 MeV, the median energy resolution is 1.5% FWHM, and a background level near 1 counts/keV/kg/y has been reached. This paper gives an overview of the current status of the experiment and future perspectives.
Published: 2013
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7. First Cherenkov directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos in Borexino

Author: Johann Martyn, M. Agostini, K. Altenmüller, S. Appel, V. Atroshchenko, Z. Bagdasarian, D. Basilico, G. Bellini, J. Benziger, R. Biondi, D. Bravo, B. Caccianiga, F. Calaprice, A. Caminata, P. Cavalcante, A. Chepurnov, D. D’Angelo, S. Davini, A. Derbin, A. Di Giacinto, V. Di Marcello, X.F. Ding, A. Di Ludovico, L. Di Noto, I. Drachnev, A. Formozov, D. Franco, C. Galbiati, C. Ghiano, M. Giammarchi, A. Goretti, A.S. Göttel, M. Gromov, D. Guffanti, null Aldo Ianni, null Andrea Ianni, A. Jany, D. Jeschke, V. Kobychev, G. Korga, S. Kumaran, M. Laubenstein, E. Litvinovich, P. Lombardi, I. Lomskaya, L. Ludhova, G. Lukyanchenko, L. Lukyanchenko, I. Machulin, J. Martyn, E. Meroni, M. Meyer, L. Miramonti, M. Misiaszek, V. Muratova, B. Neumair, M. Nieslony, R. Nugmanov, L. Oberauer, V. Orekhov, F. Ortica, M. Pallavicini, L. Papp, L. Pelicci, Ö. Penek, L. Pietrofaccia, N. Pilipenko, A. Pocar, G. Raikov, M.T. Ranalli, G. Ranucci, A. Razeto, A. Re, M. Redchuk, A. Romani, N. Rossi, S. Schönert, D. Semenov, G. Settanta, M. Skorokhvatov, A. Singhal, O. Smirnov, A. Sotnikov, Y. Suvorov, R. Tartaglia, G. Testera, J. Thurn, E. Unzhakov, A. Vishneva, R.B. Vogelaar, F. von Feilitzsch, M. Wojcik, B. Wonsak, M. Wurm, S. Zavatarelli, K. Zuber, and G. Zuzel
Subjects: Computer Science::Machine Learning, History, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Computer Science::Mathematical Software, Computer Science::Digital Libraries, Computer Science Applications, Education
Abstract: Borexino is a 280t liquid scintillator detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), Italy. Its main goal is the precision spectroscopy of solar neutrinos down to energies of 0.19 MeV and for this task it features an unprecedented radio-purity and a high scintillation light yield. The solar neutrinos are measured by the elastic scattering off electrons which induce isotropically emitted scintillation photons as well as a sub-dominant number of Cherenkov photons that are detected by photomulitplier tubes. Here we present the first detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos using their associated Cherenkov photons in a high light yield liquid scintillator detector. In Borexino electrons with E>0.16MeV produce Cherenkov photons, where the ratio of Cherenkov photons from the neutrino scattered electrons is estimated to be < 1% for all PMT hits, so a typical event by event direction reconstruction is not possible. Instead this analysis looks at the integrated signal of the PMT hits of all detected events by correlating the position of each hit PMT relative to the reconstructed position of the event and the well known position of the Sun. In this way it is possible to measure an angular distribution that shows the statistical contribution of Cherenkov photons from the solar neutrino recoil electrons. Using the Geant4-based Borexino Monte Carlo to produce the expected angular distribution for solar neutrinos and background we have measured 8643 − 2058 +2252 neutrino events out of 19904 total events for an energy region around the 7Be edge between 0.53 MeV and 0.74 MeV.
Published: 2021

8. Procedure for short-lived particle detection in the OPERA experiment and its application to charm decays

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Büttner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. Del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Göllnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strauss, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, OpenMETU, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Buettner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. D. Lelli, M. D. Serio, P. D. Amo, A. D. Crescenzo, D. D. Ferdinando, N. D. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strau, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Rokujo, H, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, Buonaura, Annarita, S., Buontempo, B., B?ttner, M., Chernyavsky, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D?ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., De Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, R. A., Fini, T., Fukuda, Galati, Giuliana, A., Garfagnini, G., Giacomelli, C., G?llnitz, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, M., Guler, C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, T., Hara, A., Hollnagel, Hosseini, Behzad, H., Ishida, K., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, J., Kawada, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kim, N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, Lauria, Adele, J., Lenkeit, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, P., Loverre, A., Malgin, M., Malenica, G., Mandrioli, T., Matsuo, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, S., Mikado, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, M. T., Muciaccia, N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, N., Okateva, A., Olshevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, B. D., Park, I. G., Park, L., Pasqualini, A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, F., Pupilli, M., Roda, H., Rokujo, T., Roganova, G., Rosa, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, A., Schembri, I., Shakiryanova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, S. M., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, T., Strau, Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, P., Vilain, M., Vladimirov, L., Votano, J. L., Vuilleumier, G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, C. S., Yoon, S., Zemskova, A., Zghiche, DIP. DI FISICA, DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA E ASTRONOMIA 'AUGUSTO RIGHI', AREA MIN. 02 - Scienze fisiche, and Da definire
Subjects: Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), 530 Physics, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, tau-neutrino interactions, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, decay, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), neutrino, short-lived particle, OPERA, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Charm (quantum number), 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), Charged current, neutrino oscillations, tau neutrino interactions, emulsion, Physics, Interaction point, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Emulsion, 0%22">CHARMED MESONS (|C|>0, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, NUCLEAR EMULSION, chorus experiment, oscillation, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Order (ring theory), Physique des particules élémentaires, Particle, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA experiment, designed to perform the first observation of (Formula Presented) oscillations in appearance mode through the detection of the τ leptons produced in ντ charged current interactions, has collected data from 2008 to 2012. In the present paper, the procedure developed to detect τ 1~ from the neutrino interaction point, is described in detail and applied to the search for charmed hadrons, showing similar decay topologies as the τ lepton. In the analysed sample, 50 charm decay candidate events are observed while 54 ±4 are expected, proving that the detector performance and the analysis chain applied to neutrino events are well reproduced by the OPERA simulation and thus validating the methods for ντ appearance detection., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2014

9. Evidence for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, T. Asada, D. Autiero, A. Ben Dhahbi, A. Badertscher, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, F. Brunet, G. Brunetti, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. B?ttner, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavsky, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D?Ambrosio, M. De Serio, P. Del Amo Sanchez, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, T. Ferber, G. Ferone, R. ?.A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hakamata, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, M. Ishikawa, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Katsuragawa, J. Kawada, H. Kawahara, J. ?.H. Kim, S. ?.H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, E. Miyashita, P. Monacelli, K. Morishima, M. ?.T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. ?.D. Park, I. ?.G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt Parzefal, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. ?.M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strauss, P. Strolin, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. ?.L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. ?.S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, M. Yoshimoto, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, DE LELLIS, GIOVANNI, DI CRESCENZO, ANTONIA, LAURIA, ADELE, MONTESI, MARIA CRISTINA, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, T. Asada, D. Autiero, A. B. Dhahbi, A. Badertscher, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, F. Brunet, G. Brunetti, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Buettner, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavsky, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. D. Lelli, M. D. Serio, P. D. Amo, A. D. Crescenzo, D. D. Ferdinando, N. D. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, T. Ferber, G. Ferone, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hakamata, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, M. Ishikawa, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Katsuragawa, J. Kawada, H. Kawahara, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, E. Miyashita, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt-Parzefal, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strau, P. Strolin, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, M. Yoshimoto, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, T., Asada, D., Autiero, A., Ben Dhahbi, A., Badertscher, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, F., Brunet, G., Brunetti, A., Buonaura, S., Buontempo, B., B?ttner, L., Chaussard, M., Chernyavsky, V., Chiarella, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D?ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., De Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, J., Favier, T., Ferber, G., Ferone, Fini, R. ?. A., T., Fukuda, G., Galati, A., Garfagnini, G., Giacomelli, C., Goellnitz, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, F., Grianti, M., Guler, C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, K., Hakamata, T., Hara, T., Hayakawa, M., Hierholzer, A., Hollnagel, B., Hosseini, H., Ishida, K., Ishiguro, M., Ishikawa, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, T., Katsuragawa, J., Kawada, H., Kawahara, Kim, J. ?. H., Kim, S. ?. H., M., Kimura, N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, Lauria, Adele, J., Lenkeit, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, P., Loverre, A., Malgin, G., Mandrioli, J., Marteau, T., Matsuo, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, P., Migliozzi, S., Mikado, M., Miyanishi, E., Miyashita, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, Muciaccia, M. ?. T., N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, N., Okateva, A., Olshevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, Park, B. ?. D., Park, I. ?. G., A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, E., Pennacchio, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, K., Pretzl, F., Pupilli, R., Rescigno, M., Roda, H., Rokujo, T., Roganova, G., Rosa, I., Rostovtseva, A., Rubbia, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, Y., Sato, A., Schembri, W., Schmidt Parzefal, I., Shakiryanova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, Stellacci, S. ?. M., M., Stipcevic, T., Strau, P., Strolin, K., Suzuki, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, P., Vilain, M., Vladimirov, L., Votano, Vuilleumier, J. ?. L., G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, Yoon, C. ?. S., J., Yoshida, M., Yoshimoto, Y., Zaitsev, S., Zemskova, and A., Zghiche
Subjects: NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, PARTICLE PHYSICS, oscillation, neutrino detectors and telescopes, High Energy Physics::Experiment, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, NUCLEAR EMULSION, TAU LEPTON
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is designed to search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations in appearance mode, i.e., through the direct observation of the tau lepton in nu(tau)- charged current interactions. The experiment has taken data for five years, since 2008, with the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso beam. Previously, two nu(tau) candidates with a tau decaying into hadrons were observed in a subsample of data of the 2008-2011 runs. Here we report the observation of a third nu(tau) candidate in the tau(-) -> mu(-) decay channel coming from the analysis of a subsample of the 2012 run. Taking into account the estimated background, the absence of nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations is excluded at the 3.4 sigma level.
Published: 2014

10. New results on νμ → ντ appearance with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, T. Asada, D. Autiero, A. Badertscher, A. Ben Dhahbi, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, G. Brunetti, B. Büttner, S. Buontempo, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavskiy, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, P. Amo Sanchez, G. Lellis, M. Serio, A. Crescenzo, D. Ferdinando, N. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, T. Ferber, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, A. Garfagnini, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hakamata, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, M. Ishikawa, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Katsuragawa, H. Kawahara, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, A. Minotti, M. Miyanishi, E. Miyashita, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, A. Russo, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt Parzefall, I. Shakiryanova, T. Schcedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strauss, P. Strolin, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, P. Tolun, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, M. Yoshimoto, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, GIACOMELLI, GIORGIO MARIA, MAURI, NICOLETTA, MEDINACELI VILLEGAS, EDUARDO, SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO, TENTI, MATTEO, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, T. Asada, D. Autiero, A. Badertscher, A. Ben Dhahbi, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, G. Brunetti, B. Büttner, S. Buontempo, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavskiy, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, P. Amo Sanchez, G. Lelli, M. Serio, A. Crescenzo, D. Ferdinando, N. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, J. Favier, T. Ferber, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, A. M Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hakamata, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, M. Ishikawa, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Katsuragawa, H. Kawahara, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, A. Minotti, M. Miyanishi, E. Miyashita, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, A. Russo, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, I. Shakiryanova, T. Schcedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strau, P. Strolin, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, P. Tolun, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, M. Yoshimoto, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, Lauria, Adele, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, DIP. DI FISICA, DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA E ASTRONOMIA 'AUGUSTO RIGHI', Facolta' di SCIENZE MATEMATICHE FISICHE e NATURALI, Da definire, AREA MIN. 02 - Scienze fisiche, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Asada, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Dhahbi, A, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Brunetti, G, Büttner, B, Buontempo, S, Chaussard, L, Chernyavskiy, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, Del Amo Sanchez, P, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hakamata, K, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Ishikawa, M, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Katsuragawa, T, Kawahara, H, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Minotti, A, Miyanishi, M, Miyashita, E, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Shakiryanova, I, Schcedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Yoshimoto, M, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, and Zghiche, A
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Neutrino detectors and telescopes, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, 530 Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso, 01 natural sciences, NO, Nuclear physics, neutrino, 0103 physical sciences, Oscillation, Nuclear emulsion, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Charged current, TAU LEPTON, Physics, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, Physique atomique et nucléaire, PARTICLE PHYSICS, NUCLEAR EMULSION, Physique des particules élémentaires, oscillation, neutrino detectors and telescopes, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Energy (signal processing), Beam (structure)
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment is designed to perform the first observation of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the ν μ → ν τ channel, via the detection of the τ-leptons created in charged current ν τ interactions. The detector, located in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory, consists of an emulsion/lead target with an average mass of about 1.2 kt, complemented by electronic detectors. It is exposed to the CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam, with a baseline of 730 km and a mean energy of 17 GeV. The observation of the first ν τ candidate event and the analysis of the 2008-2009 neutrino sample have been reported in previous publications. This work describes substantial improvements in the analysis and in the evaluation of the detection efficiencies and backgrounds using new simulation tools. The analysis is extended to a sub-sample of 2010 and 2011 data, resulting from an electronic detector-based pre-selection, in which an additional ν τ candidate has been observed. The significance of the two events in terms of a ν μ → ν τ oscillation signal is of 2.40σ., Journal of High Energy Physics, 2013 (11), ISSN:1126-6708, ISSN:1029-8479
Published: 2013

11. Search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillation with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BEN DHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKIY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, N. D’AMBROSIO, F. DAL CORSO, Y. DECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, C. GOLLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, K. KOGISO, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, P. LOVERRE, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANNAI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, MAURI, NICOLETTA, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLSHEVSKY, T. OMURA, O. PALAMARA, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, K. PRETZL, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT PARZEFALL, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYOEV, S. SIMONE, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STELLACCI, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, K. SUZUKI, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, T. YOSHIOKA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, GIACOMELLI, GIORGIO MARIA, GIORGINI, MIRIAM, POZZATO, MICHELE, SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Ben Dhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavskiy, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, D'Ambrosio, N, Dal Corso, F, Déclais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Kogiso, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Lippi, I, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Mannai, K, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Palamara, O, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Scotto Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, M, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trabelsi, A, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Yoshioka, T, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BEN DHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKIY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, N. D’AMBROSIO, F. DAL CORSO, Y. DECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOLLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, K. KOGISO, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, P. LOVERRE, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANNAI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLSHEVSKY, T. OMURA, O. PALAMARA, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT-PARZEFALL, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYOEV, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STELLACCI, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, K. SUZUKI, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, T. YOSHIOKA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, and R. ZIMMERMANN
Subjects: FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, neutrino physics, NEUTRINO, FLAVOR OSCILLATIONS, NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, TAU LEPTON
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the vμ→ v τ channel, the v τ signature being the identification of the τ -lepton created in its charged current interaction. The hybrid apparatus consists of a large mass emulsion film/lead target complemented by electronic detectors. Placed in the LNGS, it is exposed to the high-energy long-baseline CERN Neutrino beam to Gran Sasso (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. The observation of a first v τ candidate event was reported in 2010. In this paper, we discuss the result of the analysis of the data taken during the first two years of operation (2008-2009) underlining the major improvements brought to the analysis chain and to the Monte Carlo simulations. The statistical significance of the one event observed so far is then evaluated to 95%. © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft.
Published: 2012

12. Observation of a first ντ candidate event in the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, M. AMBROSIO, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BENDHABI, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, V. BOYARKIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON SEN, A. CHUKANOV, R. CIESIELSKI, F. DAL CORSO, N. D’AMBROSIO, Y. DECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, A. DI GIOVANNI, S. DMITRIEVSKY, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, V. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, J. GOLDBERG, C. GOLLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, J. KAWADA, M. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANNAI, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, MAURI, NICOLETTA, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, A. OLCHEVSKY, T. OMURA, G. ORLOVA, V. OSEDLO, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, J. P. REPELLIN, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, Y. SAKATANI, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, K. SUZUKI, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, T. YOSHIOKA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, GIACOMELLI, GIORGIO MARIA, GIORGINI, MIRIAM, POZZATO, MICHELE, SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, M. AMBROSIO, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BENDHABI, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, V. BOYARKIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, R. CIESIELSKI, F.DAL CORSO, N. D’AMBROSIO, Y. DECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, A. DI GIOVANNI, S. DMITRIEVSKY, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R.A. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, V. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, J. GOLDBERG, C. GOLLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A.M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, J. KAWADA, M. KAZUYAMA, S.H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANNAI, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M.T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, A. OLCHEVSKY, T. OMURA, G. ORLOVA, V. OSEDLO, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B.D. PARK, I.G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, J.P. REPELLIN, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, Y. SAKATANI, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT-PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J.S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, K. SUZUKI, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J.-L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C.S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, T. YOSHIOKA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, and R. ZIMMERMANN
Subjects: NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, PARTICLE PHYSICS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, NUCLEAR EMULSIONS
Abstract: First observation of neutrino oscillation in appearance mode
Published: 2010

13. Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

Author: N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Büttner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lellis, M. De Serio, P. Del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Dracos, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Göllnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, S. Zemskova, and A. Zghiche
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, symbols.namesake, Pion, Magnet, 0103 physical sciences, symbols, Feynman diagram, High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics, Nucleon, Engineering (miscellaneous), Scaling
Abstract: The OPERA detector, designed to search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge-separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio $R_{\mu} \equiv N_{\mu^+}/N_{\mu^-}$ was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The analysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The combination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were fitted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of primary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1-20 TeV investigated by OPERA, $R_{\mu}$ is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contributions to the muon flux, showing no significant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to $200$ TeV/nucleon primary energy.
Published: 2014

14. Study of the effects induced by lead on the emulsion films of the OPERA experiment

Author: A Anokhina, S Aoki, A Ariga, L Arrabito, D Autiero, A Badertscher, F Bay, A Bergnoli, F Bersani Greggio, M Besnier, D Bick, C Bozza, T Brugiere, R Brugnera, G Brunetti, S Buontempo, E Carrara, A Cazes, L Chaussard, M Chernyavsky, V Chiarella, N Chon-Sen, A Chukanov, L Consiglio, M Cozzi, F Dal Corso, G D'Amato, N D'Ambrosio, G De Lellis, Y Déclais, M De Serio, F Di Capua, D Di Ferdinando, A Di Giovanni, N Di Marco, C Di Troia, S Dmitrievski, A Dominjon, M Dracos, D Duchesneau, B Dulach, S Dusini, J Ebert, O Egorov, R Enikeev, A Ereditato, L S Esposito, J Favier, G Felici, T Ferber, R Fini, A Franceschi, T Fukuda, C Fukushima, V I Galkin, V A Galkin, A Garfagnini, G Giacomelli, M Giorgini, C Goellnitz, D Golubkov, Y Gornoushkin, G Grella, F Grianti, M Guler, G Gusev, C Gustavino, C Hagner, T Hara, M Hierholzer, S Hiramatsu, K Hoshino, M Ieva, K Jakovcic, J Janicsko Csathy, B Janutta, C Jollet, F Juget, T Kawai, M Kazuyama, S H Kim, M Kimura, J Knuesel, K Kodama, M Komatsu, U Kose, I Kreslo, I Laktineh, C Lazzaro, J Lenkeit, A Ljubicic, A Longhin, G Lutter, K Manai, G Mandrioli, S Manzoor, A Marotta, J Marteau, H Matsuoka, N Mauri, F Meisel, A Meregaglia, M Messina, P Migliozzi, S Miyamoto, P Monacelli, K Morishima, U Moser, M T Muciaccia, N Naganawa, T Naka, M Nakamura, T Nakamura, T Nakano, V Nikitina, K Niwa, Y Nonoyama, S Ogawa, V Osedlo, D Ossetski, A Paoloni, B D Park, I G Park, A Pastore, L Patrizii, E Pennacchio, H Pessard, C Pistillo, N Polukhina, M Pozzato, K Pretzl, P Publichenko, F Pupilli, T Roganova, G Rosa, I Rostovtseva, A Rubbia, A Russo, O Ryazhskaya, D Ryzhikov, Y Sato, O Sato, V Saveliev, G Sazhina, A Schembri, L Scotto Lavina, H Shibuya, S Simone, M Sioli, C Sirignano, G Sirri, J S Song, M Spinetti, L Stanco, N Starkov, M Stipcevic, T Strauss, P Strolin, V Sugonyaev, Y Taira, S Takahashi, M Tenti, F Terranova, V Tioukov, V Togo, P Tolun, V Tsarev, S Tufanli, N Ushida, C Valieri, P Vilain, M Vladimirov, L Votano, J L Vuilleumier, G Wilquet, B Wonsak, J Wurtz, C S Yoon, J Yoshida, Y Zaitsev, S Zemskova, A Zghiche, R Zimmermann, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, L. ARRABITO, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, F. BAY, A. BERGNOLI, F. BERSANI GREGGIO, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, E. CARRARA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, L. CONSIGLIO, M. COZZI, F. DAL CORSO, G. D’AMATO, N. D’AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, C. DI TROIA, S. DMITRIEVSKI, A. DOMINJON, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, B. DULACH, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, R. FINI, A. FRANCESCHI, T. FUKUDA, C. FUKUSHIMA, V.I. GALKIN, V.A. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOELLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, Y. GORNOUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, M. GULER, G. GUSEV, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, S. HIRAMATSU, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, K. JAKOVCIC, J. JANICSKO CSATHY, B. JANUTTA, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, T. KAWAI, M. KAZUYAMA, S.H. KIM, M. KIMURA, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, I. LAKTINEH, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, K. MANAI, G. MANDRIOLI, S. MANZOOR, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, H. MATSUOKA, N. MAURI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, M. MESSINA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M.T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, V. OSEDLO, D. OSSETSKI, A. PAOLONI, B.D. PARK, I.G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, T. ROGANOVA, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, O. RYAZHSKAYA, D. RYZHIKOV, Y. SATO, O. SATO, V. SAVELIEV, G. SAZHINA, A. SCHEMBRI, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J.S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, V. SUGONYAEV, Y. TAIRA, S. 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I, Galkin, V. A, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goellnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Gornoushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, M, Gusev, G, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hiramatsu, S, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Jakovcic, K, Csathy, J. Janicsko, Janutta, B, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kawai, T, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S. H, Kimura, M, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laktineh, I, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Manai, K, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuoka, H, Mauri, N, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Messina, M, Migliozzi, P, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M. T, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakamura, T, Nakano, T, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Osedlo, V, Ossetski, D, Paoloni, A, Park, B. D, Park, I. G, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Ryzhikov, D, Sato, Y, Sato, O, Saveliev, V, Sazhina, G, Schembri, A, Lavina, L. Scotto, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J. S, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Sugonyaev, V, Taira, Y, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Togo, V, Tolun, P, Tsarev, V, Tufanli, S, Ushida, N, Valieri, C, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J. L, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yoon, C. S, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R., Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Bersani Greggio, F, Chon-Sen, N, Dal Corso, F, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Giovanni, A, Di Marco, N, Di Troia, C, Esposito, L, Galkin, V, Janicsko Csathy, J, Kim, S, Muciaccia, M, Park, B, Park, I, Scotto Lavina, L, Song, J, Vuilleumier, J, Yoon, C, and Zimmermann, R
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Materials science, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear engineering, RIVELATORI DI PARTICELLE, FISICA DEL NEUTRINO, FOS: Physical sciences, Particle identiﬁcation methods, Tracking (particle physics), 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Particle identification method, law, Particle tracking detectors, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear emulsion, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, Nuclear Experiment, 010306 general physics, Lead (electronics), Neutrino oscillation, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hybrid detector, RADIOATTIVITÀ NATURALE DI BASSO LIVELLO, Detector, Hybrid detectors, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Particle tracking detector, 3. Good health, Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic, Emulsion, RIVELATORI IBRIDI, Neutrino, Cloud chamber
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino oscillation experiment is based on the use of the Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC). In the OPERA ECC, nuclear emulsion films acting as very high precision tracking detectors are interleaved with lead plates providing a massive target for neutrino interactions. We report on studies related to the effects occurring from the contact between emulsion and lead. A low radioactivity lead is required in order to minimize the number of background tracks in emulsions and to achieve the required performance in the reconstruction of neutrino events. It was observed that adding other chemical elements to the lead, in order to improve the mechanical properties, may significantly increase the level of radioactivity on the emulsions. A detailed study was made in order to choose a lead alloy with good mechanical properties and an appropriate packing technique so as to have a low enough effective radioactivity., Comment: 19 pages, 11 figures
Published: 2008

15. First events from the CNGS neutrino beam detected in the OPERA experiment

Author: R Acquafredda, N Agafonova, M Ambrosio, A Anokhina, S Aoki, A Ariga, L Arrabito, D Autiero, A Badertscher, E Baussan, A Bergnoli, F Bersani Greggio, M Besnier, M Beyer, S Bondil-Blin, K Borer, J Boucrot, V Boyarkin, C Bozza, R Brugnera, S Buontempo, Y Caffari, J E Campagne, B Carlus, E Carrara, A Cazes, L Chaussard, M Chernyavsky, V Chiarella, N Chon-Sen, A Chukanov, R Ciesielski, L Consiglio, M Cozzi, F Dal Corso, N D'Ambrosio, J Damet, G De Lellis, Y Déclais, T Descombes, M De Serio, F Di Capua, D Di Ferdinando, A Di Giovanni, N Di Marco, C Di Troia, S Dmitrievski, M Dracos, D Duchesneau, B Dulach, S Dusini, J Ebert, R Enikeev, A Ereditato, L S Esposito, C Fanin, J Favier, G Felici, T Ferber, L Fournier, A Franceschi, D Frekers, T Fukuda, C Fukushima, V I Galkin, V A Galkin, R Gallet, A Garfagnini, G Gaudiot, G Giacomelli, O Giarmana, M Giorgini, L Girard, C Girerd, C Goellnitz, J Goldberg, Y Gornoushkin, G Grella, F Grianti, C Guerin, M Guler, C Gustavino, C Hagner, T Hamane, T Hara, M Hauger, M Hess, K Hoshino, M Ieva, M Incurvati, K Jakovcic, J Janicsko Csathy, B Janutta, C Jollet, F Juget, M Kazuyama, S H Kim, M Kimura, J Knuesel, K Kodama, D Kolev, M Komatsu, U Kose, A Krasnoperov, I Kreslo, Z Krumstein, I Laktineh, C de La Taille, T Le Flour, S Lieunard, A Ljubicic, A Longhin, A Malgin, K Manai, G Mandrioli, U Mantello, A Marotta, J Marteau, G Martin-Chassard, V Matveev, M Messina, L Meyer, S Micanovic, P Migliozzi, S Miyamoto, P Monacelli, I Monteiro, K Morishima, U Moser, M T Muciaccia, P Mugnier, N Naganawa, M Nakamura, T Nakano, T Napolitano, M Natsume, K Niwa, Y Nonoyama, A Nozdrin, S Ogawa, A Olchevski, D Orlandi, D Ossetski, A Paoloni, B D Park, I G Park, A Pastore, L Patrizii, L Pellegrino, H Pessard, V Pilipenko, C Pistillo, N Polukhina, M Pozzato, K Pretzl, P Publichenko, L Raux, J P Repellin, T Roganova, G Romano, G Rosa, A Rubbia, V Ryasny, O Ryazhskaya, D Ryzhikov, A Sadovski, C Sanelli, O Sato, Y Sato, V Saveliev, N Savvinov, G Sazhina, A Schembri, W Schmidt Parzefall, H Schroeder, H U Schütz, L Scotto Lavina, J Sewing, H Shibuya, S Simone, M Sioli, C Sirignano, G Sirri, J S Song, R Spaeti, M Spinetti, L Stanco, N Starkov, M Stipcevic, P Strolin, V Sugonyaev, S Takahashi, V Tereschenko, F Terranova, I Tezuka, V Tioukov, I Tikhomirov, P Tolun, T Toshito, V Tsarev, R Tsenov, U Ugolino, N Ushida, G Van Beek, V Verguilov, P Vilain, L Votano, J L Vuilleumier, T Waelchli, R Waldi, M Weber, G Wilquet, B Wonsak, R Wurth, J Wurtz, V Yakushev, C S Yoon, Y Zaitsev, I Zamboni, R Zimmermann, Acquafredda, R, Agafonova, N, Ambrosio, M, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Arrabito, L, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Baussan, E, Bergnoli, A, Greggio, F, Besnier, M, Beyer, M, Bondil Blin, S, Borer, K, Boucrot, J, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buontempo, S, Caffari, Y, Campagne, J, Carlus, B, Carrara, E, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Ciesielski, R, Consiglio, L, Cozzi, M, Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, Damet, J, Lellis, G, Déclais, Y, Descombes, T, Serio, M, Capua, F, Ferdinando, D, Giovanni, A, Marco, N, Troia, C, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dulach, B, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Fanin, C, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fournier, L, Franceschi, A, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Fukushima, C, Galkin, V, Gallet, R, Garfagnini, A, Gaudiot, G, Giacomelli, G, Giarmana, O, Giorgini, M, Girard, L, Girerd, C, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornoushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guerin, C, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamane, T, Hara, T, Hauger, M, Hess, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Incurvati, M, Jakovcic, K, Csathy, J, Janutta, B, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Kolev, D, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Krasnoperov, A, Kreslo, I, Krumstein, Z, Laktineh, I, Taille, C, Flour, T, Lieunard, S, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Manai, K, Mandrioli, G, Mantello, U, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Martin Chassard, G, Matveev, V, Messina, M, Meyer, L, Micanovic, S, Migliozzi, P, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Monteiro, I, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Mugnier, P, Naganawa, N, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Napolitano, T, Natsume, M, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Nozdrin, A, Ogawa, S, Olchevski, A, Orlandi, D, Ossetski, D, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pellegrino, L, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Raux, L, Repellin, J, Roganova, T, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rubbia, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Ryzhikov, D, Sadovski, A, Sanelli, C, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Saveliev, V, Savvinov, N, Sazhina, G, Schembri, A, Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Schütz, H, Lavina, L, Sewing, J, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spaeti, R, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Sugonyaev, V, Takahashi, S, Tereschenko, V, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tikhomirov, I, Tolun, P, Toshito, T, Tsarev, V, Tsenov, R, Ugolino, U, Ushida, N, Beek, G, Verguilov, V, Vilain, P, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Waelchli, T, Waldi, R, Weber, M, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurth, R, Wurtz, J, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Zaitsev, Y, Zamboni, I, Zimmermann, R, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL), Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, R. ACQUAFREDDA, N. AGAFONOVA, M. AMBROSIO, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, L. ARRABITO, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, E. BAUSSAN, A. BERGNOLI, F. BERSANI GREGGIO, M. BESNIER, M. BEYER, S. BONDIL-BLIN, K. BORER, J. BOUCROT, V. BOYARKIN, C. BOZZA, R. BRUGNERA, S. BUONTEMPO, Y. CAFFARI, J. E. CAMPAGNE, B. CARLUS, E. CARRARA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, R. CIESIELSKI, L. CONSIGLIO, M. COZZI, F. DAL CORSO, N. D'AMBROSIO, J. DAMET, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, T. DESCOMBES, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, C. DI TROIA, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, B. DULACH, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, C. FANIN, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, L. FOURNIER, A. FRANCESCHI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, C. FUKUSHIMA, V. I. GALKIN, V. A. GALKIN, R. GALLET, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GAUDIOT, G. GIACOMELLI, O. GIARMANA, M. GIORGINI, L. GIRARD, C. GIRERD, C. GOELLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, Y. GORNOUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, C. GUERIN, M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, T. HAMANE, T. HARA, M. HAUGER, M. HESS, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, M. INCURVATI, K. JAKOVCIC, J. JANICSKO CSATHY, B. JANUTTA, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, D. KOLEV, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, A. KRASNOPEROV, I. KRESLO, Z. KRUMSTEIN, I. LAKTINEH, C. DE LA TAILLE, T. LE FLOUR, S. LIEUNARD, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, A. MALGIN, K. MANAI, G. MANDRIOLI, U. MANTELLO, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, G. MARTIN-CHASSARD, V. MATVEEV, M. MESSINA, L. MEYER, S. MICANOVIC, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, I. MONTEIRO, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, P. MUGNIER, N. NAGANAWA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, T. NAPOLITANO, M. NATSUME, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, A. NOZDRIN, S. OGAWA, A. OLCHEVSKI, D. ORLANDI, D. OSSETSKI, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, L. PELLEGRINO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, L. RAUX, J. P. REPELLIN, T. ROGANOVA, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, A. RUBBIA, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, D. RYZHIKOV, A. SADOVSKI, C. SANELLI, O. SATO, Y. SATO, V. SAVELIEV, N. SAVVINOV, G. SAZHINA, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, H. U. SCHÜTZ, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, J. SEWING, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, R. SPAETI, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, P. STROLIN, V. SUGONYAEV, S. TAKAHASHI, V. TERESCHENKO, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, I. TIKHOMIROV, P. TOLUN, T. TOSHITO, V. TSAREV, R. TSENOV, U. UGOLINO, N. USHIDA, G. VAN BEEK, V. VERGUILOV, P. VILAIN, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, T. WAELCHLI, R. WALDI, M. WEBER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, R. WURTH, J. WURTZ, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, Y. ZAITSEV, I. ZAMBONI, R. ZIMMERMANN, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), R., Acquafredda, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, and Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO
Subjects: Particle physics, LONG BASELINE EXPERIMENTS, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, neutrino oscilations, OPERA experiment, muon neutrino, tau neutrino, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Elementary particle, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High energy physic, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), neutrino, Alte energie, fisica del neutrino, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Neutrino events Engineering controlled terms: Data reduction, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Nuclear Experiment, NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, Charged current, ICARUS, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Emulsion, Targets Engineering main heading: Particle detectors, Particle beam, Oscillation, FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, Neutrino detector, Electronic detector, Measurements of neutrino speed, PARTICLE PHYSICS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Emulsion film target, Neutrino, Integrated beam intensity, Particle Physics - Experiment, Beam (structure)
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino detector at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in appearance mode, through the study of nu_mu to nu_tau oscillations. The apparatus consists of a lead/emulsion-film target complemented by electronic detectors. It is placed in the high-energy, long-baseline CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. In August 2006 a first run with CNGS neutrinos was successfully conducted. A first sample of neutrino events was collected, statistically consistent with the integrated beam intensity. After a brief description of the beam and of the various sub-detectors, we report on the achievement of this milestone, presenting the first data and some analysis results., Submitted to the New Journal of Physics
Published: 2006

16. Observation of tau neutrino appearance in the CNGS beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: L. Votano, Maximiliano Sioli, M. Nakamura, A. Longhin, Björn Wonsak, S. M. Stellacci, M. T. Muciaccia, A. Di Crescenzo, N. Di Marco, A. Schembri, D. A. Podgrudkov, Y. Nakatsuka, A.G. Olshevsky, J. L. Vuilleumier, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Matsuo, A. M. Anokhina, S. Dmitrievski, M. Tenti, A. B. Aleksandrov, C. Kamiscioglu, A. Meregaglia, R. Brugnera, G. Grella, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, Nobuko Kitagawa, A. Sheshukov, I. Kreslo, Chiara Sirignano, Taishi Katsuragawa, P. F. Loverre, C. Pistillo, B. Klicek, Giuliana Galati, J. Lenkeit, Motoaki Miyanishi, M. Malenica, L. Pasqualini, L. Patrizii, B. Hosseini, G. Mandrioli, M. M. Chernyavsky, Y. A. Gornushkin, R. A. Fini, E. Medinaceli, A. S. Malgin, S. Dusini, F. Pupilli, T. Asada, M. Pozzato, C. Jollet, M. Spinetti, G. Shoziyoev, S. Ogawa, Nicola D'Ambrosio, Hiroaki Kawahara, M. S. Vladimirov, L. Stanco, Ante Ljubičić, Tatsuhiro Naka, G. Sirri, H. Shibuya, Alessandro Pastore, B. Buttne, Alessandro Paoloni, D. Di Ferdinando, I. Yaguchi, Toshiyuki Nakano, Artem Chukanov, O. G. Ryazhskaya, S. Mikado, Natalia Polukhina, G. De Lellis, Mario Stipčević, M. Roda, B. D. Park, T. Omura, Pierre Vilain, C. S. Yoon, J. H. Kim, I. G. Park, Viktor Matveev, P. del Amo Sanchez, Katsumi Ishiguro, Maria Cristina Montesi, Utku Kose, Kunihiro Morishima, Antonio Ereditato, T. Fukuda, T. Shiraishi, H. Pessard, S. Zemskova, Satoru Takahashi, T. V. Shchedrina, Amina Zghiche, K. Kodama, Akitaka Ariga, Salvatore Buontempo, N. Agafonova, Shigeki Aoki, S. Tufanli, Gianfranca De Rosa, Naotaka Naganawa, Hiroki Rokujo, Masahiro Komatsu, C. Goellnitz, J. Ebert, I. Shakiryanova, A. Buonaura, K. Ozaki, A. Umemoto, A. Garfagnini, Timur Dzhatdoev, P. Strolin, Manuel Meyer, Shinhong Kim, A. Hollnagel, Caren Hagner, D. Duchesneau, Marcos Dracos, D. Bender, Krešimir Jakovčić, L. Consiglio, F. Terranova, Murat Guler, Kimio Niwa, Gaston Wilquet, H. Ishida, T. M. Roganova, N. Mauri, T. Hayakawa, S. Simone, P. Monacelli, M. Yoshimoto, C. Gustavino, N. I. Starkov, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, Adele Lauria, Cristiano Bozza, N. M. Okateva, T. Hara, A. Bertolin, G. Giacomelli, Jiro Kawada, V. Tioukov, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Asada, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Katsuragawa, T, Kawada, J, Kawahara, H, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malenica, M, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Meyer, M, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Umemoto, A, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Yaguchi, I, Yoshimoto, M, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, T., Asada, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, Buonaura, Annarita, S., Buontempo, B., Buttner, M., Chernyavsky, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D'Ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., de Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, R. A., Fini, T., Fukuda, Galati, Giuliana, A., Garfagnini, G., Giacomelli, C., Goellnitz, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, M., Guler, C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, T., Hara, T., Hayakawa, A., Hollnagel, Hosseini, Behzad, H., Ishida, K., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, T., Katsuragawa, J., Kawada, H., Kawahara, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kim, N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, Lauria, Adele, J., Lenkeit, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, P., Loverre, M., Malenica, A., Malgin, G., Mandrioli, T., Matsuo, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, M., Meyer, S., Mikado, M., Miyanishi, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, M. T., Muciaccia, N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, N., Okateva, A., Olshevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, B. D., Park, I. G., Park, L., Pasqualini, A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, F., Pupilli, M., Roda, T., Roganova, H., Rokujo, G., Rosa, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, A., Schembri, I., Shakiryanova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, S. M., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, A., Umemoto, P., Vilain, M., Vladimirov, L., Votano, J. L., Vuilleumier, G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, C. S., Yoon, I., Yaguchi, M., Yoshimoto, S., Zemskova, A., Zghiche, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, T. Asada, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Buttner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. de Lelli, M. de Serio, P. Del Amo Sanchez, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, T. Hayakawa, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, T. Katsuragawa, J. Kawada, H. Kawahara, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, M. Malenica, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, M. Meyer, S. Mikado, M. Miyanishi, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, A. Umemoto, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, I. Yaguchi, M. Yoshimoto, S. Zemskova, and A. Zghiche
Subjects: Particle physics, 530 Physics, Hadron, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, neutrino, Physics and Astronomy (all), opera, 0103 physical sciences, tau, 010306 general physics, NUCLEAR EMULSIONS, Charged current, Physics, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, appearance, oscillations, NEUTRINO MIXING, Neutrino masses, mixing, and oscillations, experiments using neutrino beams, Physique des particules élémentaires, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Beam (structure), Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is searching for νμ ν τ oscillations in appearance mode, i.e. via the direct detection of \tau leptons in \nu -\tau charged-current interactions. The evidence of \nu -\mu \rightarrow \nu -\tau appearance has been previously reported with three \nu -\tau candidate events using a sub-sample of data from the 2008-2012 runs. We report here a fourth \nu -\tau candidate event, with the \tau decaying into a hadron, found after adding the 2012 run events without any muon in the final state to the data sample. Given the number of analyzed events and the low background, \nu -\mu \rightarrow \nu -\tau oscillations are established with a significance of 4.2\sigma., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2014

17. Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R.A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Göllnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J.H., Kim, S.H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M.C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S.M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C.S., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, Buonaura, Annarita, S., Buontempo, B., B?ttner, M., Chernyavsky, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D?ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., De Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, R. A., Fini, T., Fukuda, Galati, Giuliana, A., Garfagnini, G., Giacomelli, C., G?llnitz, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, M., Guler, C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, T., Hara, A., Hollnagel, Hosseini, Behzad, H., Ishida, K., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, J., Kawada, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kim, N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, Lauria, Adele, J., Lenkeit, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, P., Loverre, A., Malgin, M., Malenica, G., Mandrioli, T., Matsuo, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, S., Mikado, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, M. T., Muciaccia, N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, N., Okateva, A., Olshevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, B. D., Park, I. G., Park, L., Pasqualini, A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, F., Pupilli, M., Roda, H., Rokujo, T., Roganova, G., Rosa, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, A., Schembri, I., Shakiryanova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, S. M., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, P., Strolin, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, P., Vilain, M., Vladimirov, L., Votano, J. L., Vuilleumier, G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, C. S., Yoon, S., Zemskova, A., Zghiche, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Rokujo, H, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Buettner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. D. Lelli, M. D. Serio, P. D. Amo, A. D. Crescenzo, D. D. Ferdinando, N. D. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, S. Zemskova, and A. Zghiche
Subjects: ratio, cosmic-ray muons, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, OPERA, spectrum, atmospheric, muon, charge, MUON SPECTROMETER, cosmic rays, UNDERGROUND PHYSICS, oscillation, neutrino detectors and telescopes, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Engineering (miscellaneous), ATMOSPHERIC MUONS
Abstract: The OPERA detector, designed to search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge-separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio R-mu = N-mu+/N-mu- was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The analysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The combination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were fitted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of primary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1-20 TeV investigated by OPERA, R-mu is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contributions to themuon flux, showing no significant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to 200 TeV/nucleon primary energy.
Published: 2014

18. Search for nu(mu) -> nu(e) oscillations with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Kimio Niwa, D. A. Podgrudkov, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, F. Brunet, L. Patrizii, Adele Lauria, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, André Rubbia, Pierre Vilain, E. Pennacchio, B. Hosseini, G. Mandrioli, S. Dusini, T. Hara, M. Roda, K. Pretzl, G. Shoziyoev, Vitaliano Chiarella, Alessandro Paoloni, Maximiliano Sioli, S. Dmitrievsky, A. Di Crescenzo, E. Medinaceli, T. Omura, G. Grella, Ante Ljubičić, Koichi Kodama, Amina Zghiche, L. Chaussard, J. Yoshida, L. Consiglio, J. L. Vuilleumier, M. Spinetti, Björn Wonsak, T. M. Roganova, Carlo Mancini-Terracciano, D. Autiero, A. Longhin, J. Marteau, K. Ozaki, A. Ben Dhahbi, Akitaka Ariga, N. Mauri, A. Garfagnini, Cristiano Bozza, N. M. Okateva, S. Zemskova, Satoru Takahashi, N. Agafonova, Shigeki Aoki, A. Badertscher, Utku Kose, Hiroki Rokujo, A. Bertolin, Thomas Strauss, F. Meisel, Caren Hagner, I. G. Park, K. Suzuki, Y. A. Gornushkin, H. Shibuya, Maria Cristina Montesi, P. F. Loverre, C. Pistillo, Simona Maria Stellacci, P. Strolin, Shinhong Kim, D. Duchesneau, V. Matveev, Alessandro Pastore, S. Simone, C. Kamiscioglu, A. Schembri, F. Terranova, R. Brugnera, T. Shiraishi, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, M. Kamiscioglu, Marcos Dracos, A. M. Anokhina, Nobuko Kitagawa, A. Minotti, B. Buettner, A. Sheshukov, T. Matsuo, C. Goellnitz, O. G. Ryazhskaya, Anselmo Meregaglia, M. Pozzato, Torben Ferber, P. Migliozzi, L. Stanco, B. D. Park, Frédéric Juget, Mario Stipčević, A. Olchevsky, M. M. Chernyavsky, Antonio Russo, R. Rescigno, J. H. Kim, B. Klicek, H. Ishida, C. S. Yoon, S. Ogawa, Dmitry V. Naumov, S. Tufanli, Salvatore Buontempo, A. Hollnagel, I. Rostovtseva, C. Gustavino, P. Del Amo Sanchez, Katsumi Ishiguro, P. Monacelli, G. Brunetti, N. I. Starkov, R. A. Fini, Cécile Jollet, A. B. Aleksandrov, G. Giacomelli, H. Pessard, I. Shakiryanova, F. Pupilli, A. S. Malgin, L. Votano, J. Ebert, G. Rosa, Timur Dzhatdoev, M. S. Vladimirov, Yu. Zaitsev, M. Nakamura, Krešimir Jakovčić, M. Kimura, D. Di Ferdinando, K. Hamada, N. G. Polukhina, J. Lenkeit, S. Mikado, N. Di Marco, T. Schchedrina, Antonio Ereditato, I. Kreslo, T. Fukuda, Nicola D'Ambrosio, Jiro Kawada, V. Tioukov, F. Grianti, Chiara Sirignano, Masahiro Komatsu, G. Sirri, Artem Chukanov, Toshiyuki Nakano, G. De Lellis, Y. Nakatsuka, Kunihiro Morishima, M. Tenti, A. M. Guler, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, Yoshihiro Sato, M. T. Muciaccia, M. Hierholzer, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Dhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buettner, B, Buontempo, S, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Mancini Terracciano, C, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Minotti, A, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schchedrina, T, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Shakiryanova, I, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, N., Agafonova, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, Lauria, Adele, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, Hosseini, Behzad, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Autiero, A. Badertscher, A. Ben Dhahbi, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, F. Brunet, G. Brunetti, B. Buettner, S. Buontempo, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavsky, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D’Ambrosio, G. Lelli, M. Serio, P. del Amo Sanchez, A. Crescenzo, D. Ferdinando, N. Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, T. Ferber, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hamada, T. Hara, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, F. Juget, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, C. Mancini-Terracciano, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, F. W. Meisel, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, A. Minotti, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, D. Naumov, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olchevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, A. Russo, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, T. Schchedrina, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, I. Shakiryanova, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strau, P. Strolin, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, P. Tolun, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J.-L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, and A. Zghiche
Subjects: Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 530 Physics, Opera, neutrino detectors and telescopes, neutrino oscillations, oscillation, Neutrino beam, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, MiniBooNE, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, Oscillation, TAU LEPTON, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, ELEMENTARY PARTICLE PHYSICS, PARTICLE INTERACTION, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, Physique atomique et nucléaire, Oscillation, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, Underground laboratory, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Beam (structure)
Abstract: A first result of the search for νμ → νe oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of νe in the CNGS neutrino beam using the data collected in 2008 and 2009. Data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. A further analysis of the same data constrains the non-standard oscillation parameters θnew and Δm new 2 suggested by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments. For large Δ Δmnew 2 values (>0.1 eV 2), the OPERA 90% C.L. upper limit on sin2(2θ new) based on a Bayesian statistical method reaches the value 7.2 × 10-3. © 2013 SISSA., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2013

19. Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam

Author: The OPERA Collaboration, Adam, T., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Sanchez, P. Alvarez, Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carlus, B., Cavanna, F., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Colosimo, G., Crespi, M., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Declais, Y., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Capua, F., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Efthymiopoulos, I., Egorov, O., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Giovannozzi, M., Girerd, C., Goldberg, J., Gollnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Gschwendtner, E., Guerin, C., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Enikeev, R., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Jones, M., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kiritsis, E., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Mazzoni, A., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Missiaen, D., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Nitti, F., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Palamara, O., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Riguzzi, F., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Sahnoun, Z., Schembri, A., Schuler, J., Lavina, L. Scotto, Serrano, J., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tran, N. T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. -L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Adam, T., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Alvarez Sanchez, P., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Ben Dhahbi, A., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carlus, B., Cavanna, F., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Colosimo, G., Crespi, M., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Déclais, Y., del Amo Sanchez, P., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Efthymiopoulos, I., Egorov, O., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Giovannozzi, M., Girerd, C., Goldberg, J., Göllnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Gschwendtner, E., Guerin, C., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Enikeev, R., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Jones, M., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kiritsis, E., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Mazzoni, A., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Missiaen, D., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Nitti, F., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Palamara, O., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Riguzzi, F., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Sahnoun, Z., Schembri, A., Schuler, J., Scotto Lavina, L., Serrano, J., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trani, N. T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, T. ADAM, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, P. ALVAREZ SANCHEZ, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BEN DHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGI ERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, B. CARLUS, F. CAVANNA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, G. COLOSIMO, M. CRESPI, N. D'AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, Y. D ECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKY, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, I. EFTHYMIOPOULOS, O. EGOROV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, M. GIOVANNOZZI, C. GIRERD, J. GOLDBERG, C. GOLLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, E. GSCHWENDTNER, C. GUERIN, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, R. ENIKEEV, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, M. JONES, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, J. KAWADA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, E. KIRITSIS, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, A. MAZZONI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, D. MISSIAEN, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, F. NITTI, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLCHEVSKY, O. PALAMARA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, F. RIGUZZI, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, Z. SAHNOUN, A. SCHEMBRI, J. SCHULER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, J. SERRANO, I. SHAKIRYANOVA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYOEV, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, S. STELLACCI, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, N.T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, J. WURTZ, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVAT, A. ZGHICHEN, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes (SUBATECH), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Mines Nantes (Mines Nantes), OPERA, Adam, T, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Alvarez Sanchez, P, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Ben Dhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Carlus, B, Cavanna, F, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, Colosimo, G, Crespi, M, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Déclais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Efthymiopoulos, I, Egorov, O, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Giovannozzi, M, Girerd, C, Goldberg, J, Göllnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Gschwendtner, E, Guerin, C, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Enikeev, R, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Jones, M, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kiritsis, E, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Mazzoni, A, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Missiaen, D, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Nitti, F, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevsky, A, Palamara, O, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Riguzzi, F, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Sahnoun, Z, Schembri, A, Schuler, J, Scotto Lavina, L, Serrano, J, Shakiryanova, I, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trani, N, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, and Zghiche, A
Subjects: velocity, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Neutrino detectors and telescopes, NEUTRINO VELOCITY, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, GPS, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, neutrino, OPERA, CNGS, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Physics, Geodesy, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Muon neutrino, 010306 general physics, Physics, Muon, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Massless particle, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, NEUTRINOS, Physique des particules élémentaires, PARTICLE PHYSICS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Energy source, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory has measured the velocity of neutrinos from the CERN CNGS beam over a baseline of about 730 km. The measurement is based on data taken by OPERA in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. Dedicated upgrades of the CNGS timing system and of the OPERA detector, as well as a high precision geodesy campaign for the measurement of the neutrino baseline, allowed reaching comparable systematic and statistical accuracies. An arrival time of CNGS muon neutrinos with respect to the one computed assuming the speed of light in vacuum of (6:5 ± 7:4 (stat:) +8.34 -8.0(sys:)) ns was measured corresponding to a relative difference of the muon neutrino velocity with respect to the speed of light (v - c)=c = (2:7 ± 3:1 (stat:) +3.4 -3:3 (sys:)) × 10 -6. The above result, obtained by comparing the time distributions of neutrino interactions and of protons hitting the CNGS target in 10.5 μs long extractions, was confirmed by a test performed at the end of 2011 using a short bunch beam allowing to measure the neutrino time of ight at the single interaction level., 0, arXiv-1109.4897v4, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2012

20. Momentum measurement by the Multiple Coulomb Scattering method in the OPERA lead emulsion target

Author: Toshiyuki Nakano, G. De Lellis, M. Paniccia, Akitaka Ariga, Kunihiro Morishima, N. Agafonova, Shigeki Aoki, M. S. Vladimirov, K. Pretzl, Amina Zghiche, Mario Stipčević, B. D. Park, S. Zemskova, A. Di Crescenzo, O. Egorov, Satoru Takahashi, Ante Ljubičić, M. Nakamura, L. Chaussard, Yoshihiro Sato, M. T. Muciaccia, M. Hierholzer, C. Göllnitz, Alessandro Paoloni, C. S. Yoon, Antonio Ereditato, J. Yoshida, A. M. Guler, H. Schroeder, A. V. Bagulya, A. M. Anokhina, N. G. Polukhina, L. Stanco, S. Dmitrievski, Björn Wonsak, C. Sirignano, A. Trabelsi, U. Kose, M. Chernyavskiy, L. Patrizii, G. Mandrioli, H. Kubota, D. Autiero, Anselmo Meregaglia, N. Di Marco, B. Klicek, R. Rescigno, L. Scotto Lavina, S. Dusini, F. Dal Corso, F. Brunet, V. Tioukov, I. Rostovtseva, A. Badertscher, A. Longhin, N. I. Starkov, J. Marteau, G. Shoziyoev, A. Garfagnini, S. Ogawa, G. Grella, A. Bertolin, V. Pilipenko, Y. Nonoyama, Masahiro Komatsu, G. Romano, Y. A. Gornushkin, Koichi Kodama, R. Brugnera, E. Pennacchio, Naotaka Naganawa, A. Schembri, F. Meisel, R. Zimmermann, Cristiano Bozza, J. S. Song, T. Matsuo, J. Lenkeit, Maximiliano Sioli, M. Kimura, N. M. Okateva, P. F. Loverre, D. Duchesneau, André Rubbia, G. Giacomelli, Pierre Vilain, Caren Hagner, U. Moser, P. Strolin, Marcos Dracos, I. Kreslo, K Kazuyama, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, V. Nikitina, Alexander Olshevskiy, R. I. Enikeev, G. Rosa, Timur Dzhatdoev, M. Besnier, A. Ben Dhahbi, A. Russo, O. G. Ryazhskaya, Krešimir Jakovčić, F. Terranova, M. Tenti, F. Pupilli, I. G. Park, M. Spinetti, C. Pistillo, S. Tufanli, V. G. Ryasny, K. Hoshino, T. Strauss, Guillaume Lutter, K. Manai, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, K. Hamada, Dmitry V. Naumov, Luigi Salvatore Esposito, A. Sheshukov, S. Miyamoto, M. Giorgini, A. Hollnagel, Seok Kim, M. Pozzato, Alessandra Pastore, I. Tezuka, V. F. Yakushev, T. Yoshioka, G. Sirri, M. Ieva, V. A. Matveev, Ivano Lippi, Artem Chukanov, J. Favier, L. A. Goncharova, O Altinok, T. Fukuda, J. L. Vuilleumier, P. Del Amo Sanchez, Kimio Niwa, A. Cazes, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, S. Buontempo, J. Ebert, F. Di Capua, S. Simone, Hiroki Rokujo, G. Brunetti, Dmitry Golubkov, J. Knuesel, T. Tran, Nobuko Kitagawa, C. Gustavino, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, Torben Ferber, T. Hara, P. Migliozzi, F. Juget, H. Ishida, H. Pessard, F. Grianti, T. Brugière, R. A. Fini, V. Chiarella, A. S. Malgin, E. Medinaceli, P. Monacelli, A. B. Aleksandrov, D. Frekers, T. M. Roganova, N. Mauri, Y. Déclais, Nicola D'Ambrosio, Tatsuhiro Naka, L. Votano, D. Di Ferdinando, S. Mikado, Yu. Zaitsev, M. Kamiscioglu, C Lazzaro, Cécile Jollet, H. Shibuya, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BEN DHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKIY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, N. D’AMBROSIO, F. DAL CORSO, G. DE LELLIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, Y. DECLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOLLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, K. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, P. LOVERRE, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANAI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLSHEVSKIY, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, K. PRETZL, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT-PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYOEV, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, T. YOSHIOKA, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, DIP. DI FISICA, DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA E ASTRONOMIA 'AUGUSTO RIGHI', Facolta' di SCIENZE MATEMATICHE FISICHE e NATURALI, Da definire, AREA MIN. 02 - Scienze fisiche, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Ben Dhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavskiy, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, D'Ambrosio, N, Dal Corso, F, De Lellis, G, del Amo Sanchez, P, Déclais, Y, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, S. Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, A. Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, M. Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kazuyama, K, H. Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Lippi, I, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Manai, K, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, T. Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevskiy, A, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, D. Park, B, G. Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pretzl, K, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Scotto Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, S. Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trabelsi, A, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, L. Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, S. Yoon, C, Yoshioka, T, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, and Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Momentum, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Pion, 0103 physical sciences, NEUTRINO, NUCLEAR EMULSION, PARTICLE DETECTORS, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Nuclear emulsion, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Instrumentation et méthodes en physique, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), nuclear emulsions, Monte Carlo models, Charged particle, 3. Good health, Neutrino
Abstract: A new method of momentum measurement of charged particles through multiple Coulomb scattering (MCS) in the OPERA lead-emulsion target is presented. It is based on precise measurements of track angular deviations carried out thanks to the very high resolution of nuclear emulsions. The algorithm has been tested with Monte Carlo pions. The results are found to describe within the expected uncertainties the data obtained from test beams. We also present a comparison of muon momenta evaluated through MCS in the OPERA lead-emulsion target with those determined by the electronic detectors for neutrino-charged current interaction events. The two independent measurements agree within the experimental uncertainties, and the results validate the algorithm developed for the emulsion detector of OPERA. © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft., 0, arXiv:1106.6211v1 [physics.ins-det], SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2012

21. Determination of a time-shift in the OPERA set-up using high-energy horizontal muons in the LVD and OPERA detectors

Author: A. Di Crescenzo, Ante Ljubičić, J. Ebert, Alessandro Paoloni, N. Yu. Agafonova, N. Di Marco, I. Shakirianova, M. Garbini, R. A. Fini, Andrey Alexandrov, M. T. Muciaccia, Björn Wonsak, P. Giusti, V. G. Ryasny, Eugenio Scapparone, M. Hierholzer, Nicola D'Ambrosio, M. Spinetti, Dmitry V. Naumov, L. Patrizii, Maximiliano Sioli, M. Pozzato, J. Lenkeit, Vitaliano Chiarella, N. Mauri, M. Tenti, G. De Lellis, G. Mandrioli, C. Jollet, E. Medinaceli, A. Russo, V. A. Matveev, O. G. Ryazhskaya, S. Dusini, B. Klicek, I. Rostovtseva, V. Yakushev, A. Longhin, Pietro Antonioli, A. Meregaglia, R. Brugnera, Y. A. Gornushkin, C. Gustavino, Krešimir Jakovčić, V. F. Yakushev, A. S. Malgin, L. Votano, A. Garfagnini, G. Sirri, Artem Chukanov, A. Bertolin, F. Grianti, Torben Ferber, A. Schembri, G. Bari, Antonio Ereditato, F. Pupilli, D. Di Ferdinando, A. S. Malguin, Yu. Zaitsev, Caren Hagner, Chiara Sirignano, G. Giacomelli, A.G. Olshevsky, V. V. Ashikhmin, M. Selvi, Utku Kose, S. Simone, S. Zemskova, R. Persiani, S. Dmitrievsky, F. Terranova, A. Sheshukov, B. Büttner, Gianfranca De Rosa, E. Bressan, V. Tioukov, N. Agafonova, M. Dracos, H. Wenniger, O. Ryazhskaya, C. Göllnitz, L. Evans, L. Stanco, A. Hollnagel, Antonino Zichichi, Alessandro Pastore, Mario Stipčević, G. Sartorelli, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, Agafonova, N, Antonioli, P, Ashikhmin, V, Bari, G, Bressan, E, Evans, L, Garbini, M, Giusti, P, Malguin, A, Persiani, R, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sartorelli, G, Scapparone, E, Selvi, M, Shakirianova, I, Votano, L, Wenniger, H, Yakushev, V, Zichichi, A, Alexandrov, A, Bertolin, A, Brugnera, R, Büttner, B, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Göllnitz, C, Gornushkin, Y, Grianti, F, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Klicek, B, Kose, U, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Muciaccia, M, Naumov, D, Olshevsky, A, Paoloni, A, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Russo, A, Schembri, A, Sheshukov, A, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Stipcevic, M, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Wonsak, B, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, N.Yu. Agafonova, P. Antonioli, V.V. Ashikhmin, G. Bari, E. Bressan, L. Evan, M. Garbini, P. Giusti, A.S. Malguin, R. Persiani, V.G. Ryasny, O.G. Ryazhskaya, G. Sartorelli, E. Scapparone, M. Selvi, I.R. Shakirianova, L. Votano, H. Wenniger, V.F. Yakushev, A. Zichichi, N. Agafonova, A. Alexandrov, A. Bertolin, R. Brugnera, B. B¨uttner, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, N. D’Ambrosio, G. De Lelli, A. Di Crescenzo, D. Di Ferdinando, N. Di Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Draco, S. Dusini, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, T. Ferber, R.A. Fini, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. G¨ollnitz, Y. Gornushkin, F. Grianti, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, B. Klicek, U. Kose, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, A. Malgin, G. Mandrioli, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, M.T. Muciaccia, D. Naumov, A. Olshevsky, A. Paoloni, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Russo, O. Ryazhskaya, A. Schembri, I. Shakirianova, A. Sheshukov, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, M. Stipcevic, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, B. Wonsak, V. Yakushev, Y. Zaitsev, and S. Zemskova
Subjects: Physics, Muon, Large Hadron Collider, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Anomaly (natural sciences), Opera, NEUTRINO DETECTOR, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, neutrino, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Neutrino detector, COSMIC RAY, Measurements of neutrino speed, Neutrino, ATMOSPHERIC MUONS, Particle Physics - Experiment, perihelion precession, cosmological constant, solar-system, advance, planets, mercury
Abstract: The purpose of this work is to report the measurement of a time-shift in the OPERA set-up in a totally independent way from Time Of Flight (TOF) measurements of CNGS neutrino events. The LVD and OPERA experiments are both installed in the same laboratory: LNGS. The relative position of the two detectors, separated by an average distance of ~ 160 m, allows the use of very high energy horizontal muons to cross-calibrate the timing systems of the two detectors, using a TOF technique which is totally independent from TOF of CNGS neutrino events. Indeed, the OPERA-LVD direction lies along the so-called "Teramo anomaly", a region in the Gran Sasso massif where LVD has established, many years ago, the existence of an anomaly in the mountain structure, which exhibits a low m. w. e. thickness for horizontal directions. The "abundant" high-energy horizontal muons (nearly 100 per year) going through LVD and OPERA exist because of this anomaly in the mountain orography. The total live time of the data in coincidence correspond to 1200 days from mid 2007 until March 2012. The time coincidence study of LVD and OPERA detectors is based on 306 cosmic horizontal muon events and shows the existence of a negative time shift in the OPERA set-up of the order of deltaT(AB) = - (73 \pm 9) ns when two calendar periods, A and B, are compared. This result shows a systematic effect in the OPERA timing system from August 2008 until December 2011. The size of the effect is comparable with the neutrino velocity excess recently measured by OPERA. It is probably interesting not to forget that with the MRPC technology developed by the ALICE Bologna group the TOF world record accuracy of 20 ps was reached. That technology can be implemented at LNGS for a high precision determination of TOF with the CNGS neutrino beams of an order of magnitude smaller than the value of the OPERA systematic effect. The purpose of this work is to report the measurement of a time-shift in the OPERA set-up in a totally independent way from Time Of Flight (TOF) measurements of CNGS neutrino events. The LVD and OPERA experiments are both installed in the same laboratory: LNGS. The relative position of the two detectors, separated by an average distance of ~ 160 m, allows the use of very high energy horizontal muons to cross-calibrate the timing systems of the two detectors, using a TOF technique which is totally independent from TOF of CNGS neutrino events. Indeed, the OPERA-LVD direction lies along the so-called 'Teramo anomaly', a region in the Gran Sasso massif where LVD has established, many years ago, the existence of an anomaly in the mountain structure, which exhibits a low m. w. e. thickness for horizontal directions. The 'abundant' high-energy horizontal muons (nearly 100 per year) going through LVD and OPERA exist because of this anomaly in the mountain orography. The total live time of the data in coincidence correspond to 1200 days from mid 2007 until March 2012. The time coincidence study of LVD and OPERA detectors is based on 306 cosmic horizontal muon events and shows the existence of a negative time shift in the OPERA set-up of the order of deltaT(AB) = - (73 \pm 9) ns when two calendar periods, A and B, are compared. This result shows a systematic effect in the OPERA timing system from August 2008 until December 2011. The size of the effect is comparable with the neutrino velocity excess recently measured by OPERA. It is probably interesting not to forget that with the MRPC technology developed by the ALICE Bologna group the TOF world record accuracy of 20 ps was reached. That technology can be implemented at LNGS for a high precision determination of TOF with the CNGS neutrino beams of an order of magnitude smaller than the value of the OPERA systematic effect.
Published: 2012
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22. Study of neutrino interactions with the electronic detectors of the OPERA experiment

Author: A. S. Malgin, G. De Lellis, M. Paniccia, V. Nikitina, Kunihiro Morishima, D. Di Ferdinando, Maximiliano Sioli, Kimio Niwa, S. Mikado, T. Brugière, R. A. Fini, C. Pistillo, V. G. Ryasny, C. Göllnitz, Cristiano Bozza, N. M. Okateva, C. Gustavino, L. Stanco, A. Longhin, J. Marteau, K. Hamada, A. M. Guler, Caren Hagner, Alexander Bagulya, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, M. Pozzato, F. Brunet, M. Kimura, R. Rescigno, A. Schembri, F. Grianti, Antonio Ereditato, E. Medinaceli, T. Matsuo, H. Pessard, Ante Ljubičić, F. Terranova, S. Zemskova, Alessandro Paoloni, Naotaka Naganawa, André Rubbia, P. Strolin, S. Simone, L. Votano, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, Marcos Dracos, O. Egorov, Nobuko Kitagawa, Björn Wonsak, D. Autiero, Satoru Takahashi, S. Tufanli, F. Dal Corso, T. Strauss, T. Yoshioka, Chiara Sirignano, J. Favier, K. Pretzl, S. Dmitrievski, Hiroki Rokujo, Torben Ferber, A. Sheshukov, B. D. Park, Yoshihiro Sato, M. Spinetti, Viktor Matveev, M. Chernyavskiy, Yu. Zaitsev, Gianfranca De Rosa, Akitaka Ariga, L. Chaussard, M. T. Muciaccia, Y. A. Gornushkin, N. Agafonova, A. M. Anokhina, R. Brugnera, M. Ieva, G. Grella, T. Fukuda, F. Juget, Luigi Salvatore Esposito, J. Lenkeit, Nicola D'Ambrosio, Shigeki Aoki, Masahiro Komatsu, M. Giorgini, P. Migliozzi, Ivano Lippi, Tatsuhiro Naka, G. Brunetti, J. L. Vuilleumier, H. Kubota, Anselmo Meregaglia, M. Hierholzer, Dmitry Golubkov, A Olchevskiy, I. Tezuka, H. Schroeder, A. Bertolin, Pierre Vilain, V. F. Yakushev, H. Ishida, A. Cazes, G Shoziyeov, J. Knuesel, S H Kim, K Kazuyama, Amina Zghiche, C. S. Yoon, B. Klicek, U. Kose, H. Shibuya, S. Ogawa, S. Buontempo, J. Ebert, F. Di Capua, G. Sirri, I. Rostovtseva, Artem Chukanov, R. I. Enikeev, Timur Dzhatdoev, T. Tran, J. S. Song, M. Kamiscioglu, Krešimir Jakovčić, R. Zimmermann, Koichi Kodama, N. I. Starkov, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, A. Hollnagel, E. Pennacchio, O Altinok, O. G. Ryazhskaya, I. G. Park, A. Garfagnini, L. A. Goncharova, F. Meisel, A Bendhahbi, L. Scotto Lavina, Dmitry V. Naumov, D. Duchesneau, C Lazzaro, Cécile Jollet, G. Giacomelli, M. S. Vladimirov, Alessandro Pastore, G. Romano, F. Pupilli, Mario Stipčević, P. F. Loverre, I. Kreslo, M. Tenti, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, S. Miyamoto, M. Nakamura, N. G. Polukhina, A. Trabelsi, K Mannai, N. Di Marco, V. Tioukov, A. Di Crescenzo, J. Yoshida, T. M. Roganova, A. Badertscher, N. Mauri, U. Moser, Y. Déclais, A. Russo, Guillaume Lutter, P. Del Amo Sanchez, T. Hara, V. Chiarella, P. Monacelli, A. B. Aleksandrov, D. Frekers, V. Pilipenko, Y. Nonoyama, L. Patrizii, G. Mandrioli, S. Dusini, K. Hoshino, Toshiyuki Nakano, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Bendhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavskiy, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, D'Ambrosio, N, Dal Corso, F, De Lellis, G, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Déclais, Y, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kazuyama, K, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Lippi, I, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Mannai, K, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevskiy, A, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pretzl, K, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Scotto Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyeov, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trabelsi, A, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshioka, T, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, Strolin, PAOLO EMILIO, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BENDHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIÈRE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKIY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, N. D’AMBROSIO, F. DAL CORSO, G. DE LELLIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GÖLLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, K. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, I. LIPPI, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, P. LOVERRE, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, K. MANNAI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLCHEVSKIY, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, K. PRETZL, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT-PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYEOV, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, A. TRABELSI, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, T. YOSHIOKA, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, del Amo Sanchez, P, DI CAPUA, Francesco, Esposito, L. S, Fini, R. A, Guler, A. M, Kim, S. H, Muciaccia, M. T, Park, B. D, Park, I. G, Song, J. S, Vuilleumier, J. L, Yoon, C. S, and Zimmermann, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Resistive plate, Photographic emulsions Engineering main heading: Experiments, Monte Carlo method, Muon track, General Physics and Astronomy, INTERACTIONS, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Neutral current, Neutrino interaction, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), neutrino, CNGS, Neutrino beam, ELECTRONIC DETECORS, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Nuclear Experiment, Charged current, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Luminosity (scattering theory), electronic detector, neutrino interactions, OPERA, Energy range, Gas chamber, Monte Carlo Simulation, Computer simulation, Physique des particules élémentaires, Neutrino, Particle Physics - Experiment, Particle physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Scintillator, Nuclear emulsion, Nuclear physics, Physics and Astronomy (all), cngs, opera, Scintillator strips Engineering controlled terms: Charged particle, Muon spectrometer, 0103 physical sciences, 010306 general physics, Momentum distribution, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Emergency room, Hybrid technology, Calorimetric measurement, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, hybrid detectors, particle tracking detectors, electronic detectors, scintillators, magnetic spectrometers, Drift tube
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is based on a hybrid technology combining electronic detectors (EDs) and nuclear emulsions. OPERA collected muon-neutrino interactions during the 2008 and 2009 physics runs of the CNGS neutrino beam, produced at CERN with an energy range of about 5-35 GeV. A total of 5.3 × 1019 protons on target equivalent luminosity have been analysed with the OPERA EDs: scintillator strips target trackers and magnetic muon spectrometers equipped with resistive plate gas chambers and drift tubes, allowing a detailed reconstruction of muon-neutrino interactions. Charged current (CC) and neutral current (NC) interactions are identified, using the measurements in the EDs, and the NC/CC ratio is computed. The momentum distribution and the charge of the muon tracks produced in CC interactions are analysed. Calorimetric measurements of the visible energy are performed for both the CC and NC samples. For CC events, the Bjorken-y distribution and the hadronic shower profile are computed. The results are compared with a detailed Monte Carlo simulation of the response of EDs. © IOP Publishing Ltd and Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2011

23. Measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio with the OPERA detector

Author: A. Schembri, T. Matsuo, Ante Ljubičić, Alessandro Paoloni, F. Grianti, T. M. Roganova, Dmitry Golubkov, R. Brugnera, J. Lenkeit, Naotaka Naganawa, F. Juget, Pierre Vilain, N. Mauri, J. Ebert, F. Di Capua, M. Tenti, L. Votano, K. Pretzl, C. Lazzaro, V. Boyarkin, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, Antonio Ereditato, C. Sirignano, F. Dal Corso, Hiroki Rokujo, T. Tran, S. Miyamoto, Akitaka Ariga, M. S. Vladimirov, M. Besnier, André Rubbia, Y. Déclais, B. D. Park, Amina Zghiche, Yu. Zaitsev, A. Garfagnini, Nicola D'Ambrosio, C. Oldorf, Caren Hagner, N. Agafonova, Tatsuhiro Naka, T. Brugière, J. Yoshida, Shigeki Aoki, R. A. Fini, F. Meisel, A. G. Olchevski, I. Kreslo, S. Zemskova, H. Shibuya, D. Duchesneau, F. Pupilli, A. Badertscher, O. Egorov, Satoru Takahashi, E. Medinaceli, G. Brunetti, L. Chaussard, F. Terranova, C. Goellnitz, C. Gustavino, C. Fukushima, S. Dmitrievski, M. Spinetti, R. I. Enikeev, G. Rosa, U. Moser, M. Nakamura, Torben Ferber, G. Romano, P. Migliozzi, Maximiliano Sioli, N. Chon-Sen, Krešimir Jakovčić, A. Cazes, Y. A. Gornushkin, A. Russo, N. G. Polukhina, G. Policastro, Yoshihiro Sato, Cécile Jollet, Luigi Salvatore Esposito, J. Knuesel, G. D'Amato, H. Kubota, M. Giorgini, Anselmo Meregaglia, Guillaume Lutter, N. Di Marco, G. Grella, M. T. Muciaccia, S. Simone, L. A. Goncharova, C. Pistillo, V. G. Ryasny, O. G. Ryazhskaya, Mario Stipčević, M. Cozzi, A. Di Giovanni, G. Felici, Seok Kim, M. Kimura, M. Pozzato, M. Kazuyama, P. A. Publichenko, S. Ogawa, Murat Guler, P. Strolin, H. Pessard, I. G. Park, V. A. Matveev, M. Hierholzer, Kimio Niwa, Koichi Kodama, Marcos Dracos, A. M. Anokhina, V. I. Galkin, W. Schmidt Parzefall, Salvatore Buontempo, A. S. Malgin, S. Tufanli, R. Zimmermann, Toshiyuki Nakano, T. Hara, M. M. Chernyavsky, A. Sheshukov, C. S. Yoon, Dmitry V. Naumov, G. De Lellis, U. Kose, D. Di Ferdinando, M. Ieva, S. Mikado, V. Chiarella, M. Paniccia, R. Rescigno, H. Schroeder, A. V. Bagulya, L. Scotto Lavina, P. Monacelli, D. Frekers, Kunihiro Morishima, Björn Wonsak, D. Autiero, V. I. Osedlo, Gaston Wilquet, P. Tolun, T. Yoshioka, J. Favier, Luca Stanco, E. Pennacchio, J. L. Vuilleumier, Alessandra Pastore, T. Fukuda, V. Nikitina, D. Bick, K. Hamada, A. Bertolin, J. S. Song, Masahiro Komatsu, G. Giacomelli, I. Tezuka, V. F. Yakushev, G. Sirri, Artem Chukanov, Cristiano Bozza, V. Tioukov, A. Marotta, Thomas Strauss, B. Klicek, L. Patrizii, G. Mandrioli, I. Rostovtseva, N. I. Starkov, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, G. I. Orlova, S. Dusini, K. Hoshino, V. Pilipenko, Y. Nonoyama, A. Longhin, J. Marteau, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BAGULYA, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, V. BOYARKIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIÈRE, R. BRUGNERA, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, M. COZZI, G. D’AMATO, F. DAL CORSO, N. D’AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKI, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L. S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, R. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, C. FUKUSHIMA, V. I. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOELLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, M. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, H. KUBOTA, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, A. OLCHEVSKI, C. OLDORF, G. ORLOVA, V. OSEDLO, M. PANICCIA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, G. POLICASTRO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROMANO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, A. SCHEMBRI, W. SCHMIDT PARZEFALL, H. SCHROEDER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, T. YOSHIOKA, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, Agafonova, N., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Boyarkin, V., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Cozzi, M., D’Amato, G., Dal corso, F., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Déclais, Y., De Serio, M., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Di Ferdinando, D., Di Giovanni, A., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Fukushima, C., Galkin, V. I., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Kubota, H., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Olchevski, A., Oldorf, C., Orlova, G., Osedlo, V., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Policastro, G., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt parzefall, W., Schroeder, H., Scotto lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshioka, T., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Zimmermann, R., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire Leprince-Ringuet (LLR), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-École polytechnique (X)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-École polytechnique (X)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Agafonova, N, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Bick, D, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugiere, T, Brugnera, R, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Cozzi, M, D'Amato, G, Dal Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, Declais, Y, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Giovanni, A, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Fukushima, C, Galkin, V, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Olchevski, A, Oldorf, C, Orlova, G, Osedlo, V, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Policastro, G, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshioka, T, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, and Zimmermann, R
Subjects: Cosmic-Ray Muon, Particle physics, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Meson, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Pion, Spectrum, atmospheric muons, charge ratios, OPERA detector, Gran Sasso, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Macro, 010306 general physics, Engineering (miscellaneous), ATMOSPHERIC MUONS, Physics, Underground Moun, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Order (ring theory), MUON SPECTROMETER, UNDERGROUND PHYSICS, Physique des particules élémentaires, Production (computer science), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Energy (signal processing), Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA detector at the Gran Sasso underground laboratory (LNGS) was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV energy region. We analyzed 403069 atmospheric muons corresponding to 113.4 days of livetime during the 2008 CNGS run. We computed separately the muon charge ratio for single and for multiple muon events in order to select different energy regions of the primary cosmic ray spectrum and to test the Rμ dependence on the primary composition. The measured Rμ values were corrected taking into account the charge-misidentification errors. Data have also been grouped in five bins of the "vertical surface energy" ℰμcos θ. A fit to a simplified model of muon production in the atmosphere allowed the determination of the pion and kaon charge ratios weighted by the cosmic ray energy spectrum. © Springer-Verlag / Società Italiana di Fisica 2010., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2010

24. The detection of neutrino interactions in the emulsion/lead target of the OPERA experiment

Author: Pozzato, M., N, Pretzl, o. K., Publichenko, d. P., Pupilli, b. F., Rescigno, u. R., Rizhikov, l. D., Roganova, aa T., Romano, b. G., Rosa, l. G., Rostovtseva, a. j. I., Rubbia, w. A., Russo, f. A., P, Ryasny, s. V., Ryazhskaya, a. O., Sadovski, a. A., Sato, v. O., Sato, y. Y., Saveliev, ak V., Schembri, aa A., Schmidt Parzefall, a. j. W., Schroeder, k. H., Sch¨utz, ad H. U., Schuler, d. J., Scotto Lavina, q. L., Shibuya, p. H., Simone, z. S., T, Sioli, ai M., Sirignano, Chiara, Sirri, l. G., Song, o. J. S., Spinetti, a. f. M., Stanco, h. L., Starkov, m. N., Stipcevic, g. M., Strauss, ae T., Strolin, f. P., Sugonyaev, s. V., Takahashi, m. S., Tereschenko, y. V., Terranova, v. F., Tezuka, h. I., Tioukov, ak V., Tolun, p. P., Tsarev, ac V., Tsenov, g. R., Tufanli, ah S., Ushida, ac N., Verguilov, ag V., Vilain, ah P., Vladimirov, al M., Votano, g. L., Vuilleumier, h. J. L., Wilquet, d. G., Wonsak, al B., Yakushev, k. V., Yoon, a. C. S., Yoshioka, a. f. T., Yoshida, y. J., Zaitsev, y. Y., Zghichej, w. A., Zimmermannk, R., Agafonova, N., Anokhina, a. A., Aoki, b. S., Ariga, c. A., Ariga, d. T., Arrabito, d. L., Autiero, e. D., Badertscher, e. A., Bagulya, f. A., Bersani Greggio, g. F., Bertolin, h. A., Besnier, i. M., J, Bick, 1 D., Boyarkin, k. V., Bozza, a. C., Brugi `ere, l. T., Brugnera, Riccardo, I, Brunetti, m. G., Buontempo, o. S., Carrara, p. E., I, M, Cazes, 2 A., Chaussard, e. L., Chernyavsky, e. M., Chiarella, g. V., Chon Sen, h. N., Chukanov, q. A., Cozzi, p. M., D’Amato, n. G., Dal Corso, l. F., D’Ambrosio, i. N., De Lellis, r. G., P, S, D´eclais, 3 Y., De Serio, e. M., Di Capua, t. F., Di Ferdinando, p. D., Di Giovanni, o. A., Di Marco, u. N., Di Troia, u. C., Dmitrievski, h. S., Dominjon, v. A., Dracos, e. M., Duchesneau, q. D., Dusini, j. S., Ebert, i. J., Egorov, k. O., Enikeev, w. R., Ereditato, a. A., Esposito, d. L. S., Favier, r. J., Felici, j. G., Ferber, h. T., Fini, k. R., Frekers, t. D., Fukuda, x. T., Fukushima, y. 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P., Miyamoto, 6 S., Monacelli, y. P., Morishima, u. K., Moser, y. U., Muciaccia, d. M. T., Naganawa, ai N., Naka, y. T., Nakamura, y. M., Nakano, y. T., Nikitina, y. V., Niwa, b. K., Nonoyama, y. Y., Nozdrin, y. A., Ogawa, v. S., Olchevski, z. A., Orlova, v. G., Osedlo, g. V., Ossetski, b. D., Paniccia, aa M., Paoloni, h. A., Park, h. B. D., Park, a. f. I. G., Pastore, a. f. A., Patrizii, ai L., Pennacchio, o. E., Pessard, e. H., Pilipenko, j. V., Pistillo, x. C., Polukhina, d. 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Subjects: High energy, Particle physics, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Particle tracking detectors, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Nuclear Experiment, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, 3. Good health, Particle tracking detector, Neutrino detector, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic, Physique des particules élémentaires, PARTICLE PHYSICS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Beam (structure), Particle Physics - Experiment, neutrino interactions, OPERA experiment, particle tracking detectors, large detector systems for particle and astroparticle, hysics
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino detector in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in appearance mode through the study of νμ→ ντ oscillations. The apparatus consists of an emulsion/lead target complemented by electronic detectors and it is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. Runs with CNGS neutrinos were successfully carried out in 2007 and 2008 with the detector fully operational with its related facilities for the emulsion handling and analysis. After a brief description of the beam and of the experimental setup we report on the collection, reconstruction and analysis procedures of first samples of neutrino interaction events. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA., 0, P06020, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2009

25. The OPERA experiment in the CERN to Gran Sasso neutrino beam

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T., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire de l'Accélérateur Linéaire (LAL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11), OPERA, Acquafredda, R, Adam, T, Agafonova, N, Sanchez, P, Ambrosio, M, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Arrabito, L, Aufranc, C, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Baussan, E, Bergnoli, A, Greggio, F, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Biaré, D, Bick, D, Blin, S, Borer, K, Boucrot, J, Boutigny, D, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Campagne, J, Carlus, B, Carrara, E, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Ciesielski, R, Consiglio, L, Cozzi, M, D'Amato, G, Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, Damet, J, Taille, C, Lellis, G, Déclais, Y, Descombes, T, Serio, M, Capua, F, Ferdinando, D, Giovanni, A, Marco, N, Troia, C, Dick, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dominjon, A, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dulach, B, Dusini, S, Ebert, J, Efthymiopoulos, I, Egorov, O, Elsener, K, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Fanin, C, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fournier, L, Franceschi, A, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Fukushima, C, Galkin, V, Gallet, R, Gardien, S, Garfagnini, A, Gaudiot, G, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Girerd, C, Goellnitz, C, Goeltzenlichter, T, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Gornushkin, Y, Grapton, J, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Gschwendtner, E, Guerin, C, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Guyonnet, J, Hagner, C, Hamane, T, Hara, T, Hauger, M, Hess, M, Hierholzer, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Incurvati, M, Jakovcic, K, Csathy, J, Janutta, B, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S, Khovansky, N, Kimura, M, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Kolev, D, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Krasnoperov, A, Kreslo, I, Krumstein, Z, Kutsenov, V, Kuznetsov, V, Laktineh, I, Lavy, M, Lazzaro, C, Le, T, Flour, T, Lenkeit, J, Lewis, J, Lieunard, S, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Manai, K, Mandrioli, G, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Martin Chassard, G, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Meddahi, M, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Meschini, A, Messina, M, Migliozzi, P, Monacelli, P, Monteiro, I, Moreau, F, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Mugnier, P, Naganawa, N, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Napolitano, T, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Nozdrin, A, Ogawa, S, Olchevski, A, Orlandi, D, Orlova, G, Osedlo, V, Ossetski, D, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pellegrino, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Raux, L, Repellin, J, Rescigno, R, Rizhikov, D, Roganova, T, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sadovski, A, Sanelli, C, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Saveliev, V, Sazhina, G, Schembri, A, Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Schütz, H, Schuler, J, Lavina, L, Serrano, J, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Sugonyaev, V, Takahashi, S, Talochkin, V, Tenti, M, Tereschenko, V, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tsarev, V, Tsenov, R, Tufanli, S, Ugolino, U, Ushida, N, Beek, G, Verguilov, V, Viant, T, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Waelchli, T, Weber, M, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Zaitsev, Y, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, Sanchez, P. 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ZIMMERMANN, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), and Université Paris-Sud - Paris 11 (UP11)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Particle physics, [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, FUNDAMENTAL PHYSICS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, neutrino, Particle tracking detectors, 0103 physical sciences, Nuclear emulsion, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, ICARUS, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Spectrometers, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hybrid detector, [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE], Detector, Hybrid detectors, NEUTRINO DETECTORS, Particle tracking detector, FIS/01 - FISICA SPERIMENTALE, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic, Physique des particules élémentaires, PARTICLE PHYSICS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, hybrid detectors, particle tracking detectors, large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, spectrometers, Supermodule, Neutrino, Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino oscillation experiment has been designed to prove the appearance of ντ in a nearly pure νμ beam (CNGS) produced at CERN and detected in the underground Hall C of the Gran Sasso Laboratory, 730 km away from the source. In OPERA, τ leptons resulting from the interaction of ντ are produced in target units called bricks made of nuclear emulsion films interleaved with lead plates. The OPERA target contains 150000 of such bricks, for a total mass of 1.25 kton, arranged into walls interleaved with plastic scintillator strips. The detector is split into two identical supermodules, each supermodule containing a target section followed by a magnetic spectrometer for momentum and charge measurement of penetrating particles. Real time information from the scintillators and the spectrometers provide the identification of the bricks where the neutrino interactions occurred. The candidate bricks are extracted from the walls and, after X-ray marking and an exposure to cosmic rays for alignment, their emulsion films are developed and sent to the emulsion scanning laboratories to perform the accurate scan of the event. In this paper, we review the design and construction of the detector and of its related infrastructures, and report on some technical performances of the various components. The construction of the detector started in 2003 and it was completed in Summer 2008. The experiment is presently in the data taking phase. The whole sequence of operations has proven to be successful, from triggering to brick selection, development, scanning and event analysis. © 2009 IOP Publishing Ltd and SISSA., 0, P04018, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2009

26. Emulsion sheet doublets as interface trackers for the OPERA experiment

Author: Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bay, F., Greggio, F.Bersani, Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carrara, E., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon-Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., Cuha, V., Dal Corso, F., D'Amato, G., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Declais, Y., De Serio, M., Di Capua, F., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Giovanni, A., Di Marco, N., Di Troia, C., Dmitrievski, S., Dominjon, A., Dracos, Marcos, Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, Antonio, Esposito, L.S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Galkin, V.I., Galkin, V.A., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gusev, G., Gustavino, C., Hagner, Caren, Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hiramatsu, S., Hoshino, Kaoru, Ieva, M., Jakovcic, K., Janicsko Csathy, J., Janutta, B., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kawai, T., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S.H., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laktineh, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, Andrea, Lutter, G., Manai, K., Mandrioli, G., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matsuoka, H., Mauri, N., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Messina, M., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, Piero, Morishima, Kunihiro, Moser, U., Muciaccia, Maria Teresa, Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, T., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Osedlo, V., Ossetski, D., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, Klaus P., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Ryzhikov, D., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Saveliev, V., Sazhina, G., Schembri, 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Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Ryzhikov, D, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Saveliev, V, Sazhina, G, Schembri, A, Scotto Lavina, L, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Sugonyaev, V, Taira, Y, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tsarev, V, Tufanli, S, Ushida, N, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Département Recherches Subatomiques (DRS-IPHC), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Louis Pasteur - Strasbourg I-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, L. ARRABITO, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, F. BAY, F. BERSANI GREGGIO, A. BERTOLIN, M. BESNIER, D. BICK, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGIERE, R. BRUGNERA, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, E. CARRARA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, N. CHON-SEN, A. CHUKANOV, L. CONSIGLIO, M. COZZI, V. CUHA, F. DAL CORSO, G. D’AMATO, N. D’AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, Y. DÉCLAIS, M. DE SERIO, F. DI CAPUA, D. DI FERDINANDO, A. DI GIOVANNI, N. DI MARCO, C. DI TROIA, S. DMITRIEVSKI, A. DOMINJON, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, J. EBERT, O. EGOROV, R. ENIKEEV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, G. FELICI, T. FERBER, R. FINI, D. FREKERS, T. FUKUDA, V.I. GALKIN, V.A. GALKIN, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, C. GOELLNITZ, J. GOLDBERG, D. GOLUBKOV, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, M. GULER, G. GUSEV, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, T. HARA, M. HIERHOLZER, S. HIRAMATSU, K. HOSHINO, M. IEVA, K. JAKOVCIC, J. JANICSKO CSATHY, B. JANUTTA, C. JOLLET, F. JUGET, T. KAWAI, M. KAZUYAMA, S. H. KIM, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, I. LAKTINEH, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, G. LUTTER, K. MANAI, G. MANDRIOLI, A. MAROTTA, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, H. MATSUOKA, N. MAURI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, M. MESSINA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, S. MIYAMOTO, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M.T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, V. NIKITINA, K. NIWA, Y. NONOYAMA, S. OGAWA, V. OSEDLO, D. OSSETSKI, A. PAOLONI, B.D. PARK, I.G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, V. PILIPENKO, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, P. PUBLICHENKO, F. PUPILLI, T. ROGANOVA, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, O. RYAZHSKAYA, D. RYZHIKOV, O. SATO, Y. SATO, V. SAVELIEV, G. SAZHINA, A. SCHEMBRI, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, H. SHIBUYA, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, P. STROLIN, V. SUGONYAEV, Y. TAIRA, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, V. TSAREV, S. TUFANLI, N. USHIDA, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J.L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVA, A. ZGHICHE, R. ZIMMERMANN, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Materials science, Microscope, FISICA DEL NEUTRINO, FOS: Physical sciences, Electron, 01 natural sciences, law.invention, Optics, law, Tau neutrino, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Detectors and Experimental Techniques, EMULSIONI NUCLEARI, Photographic emulsion, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, Mathematical Physics, Interconnection, Detector design and construction technologies and material, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, business.industry, Detector, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Sample (graphics), Particle tracking detector, Detector alignment and calibration methods (Lasers,Sources,Particle-beams), Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic, RIVELATORI IBRIDI, RIVELATORI DI PARTICELLE ELEMENTARI, Neutrino, business
Abstract: New methods for efficient and unambiguous interconnection between electronic counters and target units based on nuclear photographic emulsion films have been developed. The application to the OPERA experiment, that aims at detecting oscillations between mu neutrino and tau neutrino in the CNGS neutrino beam, is reported in this paper. In order to reduce background due to latent tracks collected before installation in the detector, on-site large-scale treatments of the emulsions ("refreshing") have been applied. Changeable Sheet (CSd) packages, each made of a doublet of emulsion films, have been designed, assembled and coupled to the OPERA target units ("ECC bricks"). A device has been built to print X-ray spots for accurate interconnection both within the CSd and between the CSd and the related ECC brick. Sample emulsion films have been extensively scanned with state-of-the-art automated optical microscopes. Efficient track-matching and powerful background rejection have been achieved in tests with electronically tagged penetrating muons. Further improvement of in-doublet film alignment was obtained by matching the pattern of low-energy electron tracks. The commissioning of the overall OPERA alignment procedure is in progress., Comment: 19 pages, 19 figures
Published: 2008

27. Discovery of t Neutrino Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam with the OPERA Experiment

Author: A. Longhin, A. M. Anokhina, R. Brugnera, Toshiyuki Nakano, G. De Lellis, G. Sirri, Ante Ljubičić, Artem Chukanov, A. Sheshukov, M. M. Chernyavsky, Masahiro Komatsu, A. Schembri, S. Ogawa, S. Tufanli, Y. Nakatsuka, T. Matsuo, M. Tenti, F. Pupilli, A. Buonaura, Kunihiro Morishima, P. Monacelli, M. Spinetti, G. Shoziyoev, Tomoko Ariga, M. De Serio, F. Laudisio, G. Galati, Naotaka Naganawa, A. B. Aleksandrov, A. Di Crescenzo, H. Shibuya, A. Garfagnini, A. M. Guler, B. Klicek, M. Roda, Alessandra Pastore, P. F. Loverre, Alessandro Paoloni, M. Kamiscioglu, C. Jollet, S. Simone, F. Mizutani, C. S. Yoon, Björn Wonsak, H. Hayakawa, A. S. Malgin, B. Büttner, I. Kreslo, N. G. Polukhina, I. Shakirianova, D. Duchesneau, Caren Hagner, Motoaki Miyanishi, Maria Cristina Montesi, C. Pistillo, I. G. Park, L. Consiglio, F. Terranova, Utku Kose, O. G. Ryazhskaya, M. T. Muciaccia, T. M. Roganova, Koichi Kodama, R. A. Fini, Seok Kim, N. Di Marco, N. Mauri, T. Shiraishi, M. Pozzato, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, F. Fornari, P. Strolin, T. Fukuda, I. Bodnarchuk, M. Malenica, Mario Stipčević, Katsumi Ishiguro, P. del Amo Sanchez, L. Pasqualini, D. Di Ferdinando, Takashi Matsushita, Kimio Niwa, L. Patrizii, B. Hosseini, G. Mandrioli, C. Kamiscioglu, Maximiliano Sioli, T. Shchedrina, D. A. Podgrudkov, S. Mikado, A. Olchevsky, E. Medinaceli, B. D. Park, S. Dusini, S. Zemskova, Akitaka Ariga, S. Dmitrievski, Satoru Takahashi, L. Votano, A. Hollnagel, N. Agafonova, M. Dracos, Shigeki Aoki, Hiroki Rokujo, G. Grella, Nobuko Kitagawa, J. L. Vuilleumier, V. Matveev, Simona Maria Stellacci, K. Ozaki, Anselmo Meregaglia, S. Buontempo, J. Ebert, Y. A. Gornushkin, L. Stanco, Pierre Vilain, Chiara Sirignano, J. H. Kim, Nicola D'Ambrosio, H. Pessard, Mykhailo Vladymyrov, Tatsuhiro Naka, A. Sotnikov, Gaston Wilquet, Antonio Ereditato, G. Rosa, Timur Dzhatdoev, D. Bender, Krešimir Jakovčić, T. Omura, L. Paparella, Cristiano Bozza, J. Goldberg, Osamu Sato, Adele Lauria, T. Hara, C. Gustavino, N. I. Starkov, V. Tioukov, A. Bertolin, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, I., Bodnarchuk, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, Buonaura, Annarita, S., Buontempo, B., Büttner, M., Chernyavsky, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D’Ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., De Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, Fini, R. . A., F., Fornari, T., Fukuda, Galati, Giuliana, A., Garfagnini, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, Guler, A. . M., C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, T., Hara, H., Hayakawa, A., Hollnagel, B., Hosseini, K., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, Kim, J. . H., Kim, S. . H., N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, F., Laudisio, Lauria, Adele, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, Loverre, P. . F., A., Malgin, M., Malenica, G., Mandrioli, T., Matsuo, T., Matsushita, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, S., Mikado, M., Miyanishi, F., Mizutani, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, Muciaccia, M. . T., N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, A., Olchevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, L., Paparella, Park, B. . D., Park, I. . G., L., Pasqualini, A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, F., Pupilli, M., Roda, T., Roganova, H., Rokujo, G., Rosa, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, A., Schembri, W., Schmidt Parzefall, I., Shakirianova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, A., Sotnikov, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, Stellacci, S. . M., M., Stipcevic, P., Strolin, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, P., Vilain, M., Vladymyrov, L., Votano, Vuilleumier, J. . L., G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, Yoon, C. . S., S., Zemskova, Agafonova, N, Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R.A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A.M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, H., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, J.H., Kim, S.H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P.F., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matsushita, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M.C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S.M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladymyrov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C.S., Zemskova, S., Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bodnarchuk, I, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, H, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matsushita, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Olchevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Shakirianova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladymyrov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, and Zemskova, S
Subjects: Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso, Neutrino beam, Neutrino, OPERA, discovery, appearance, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, CNGS, Physics and Astronomy (all), High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, OPERA experiment, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], neutrino oscillation, tau, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Charged current, Neutrino oscillations, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, hep-ex, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, FIS/04 - FISICA NUCLEARE E SUBNUCLEARE
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to search for $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode, i.e. by detecting the $\tau$-leptons produced in charged current $\nu_{\tau}$ interactions. The experiment took data from 2008 to 2012 in the CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam. The observation of $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ appearance, achieved with four candidate events in a sub-sample of the data, was previously reported. In this paper, a fifth $\nu_{\tau}$ candidate event, found in an enlarged data sample, is described. Together with a further reduction of the expected background, the candidate events detected so far allow assessing the discovery of $\nu_{\mu}\rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode with a significance larger than 5 $\sigma$., Comment: 7 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2015

28. First Directional Measurement of Sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino.

Author: Agostini M, Altenmüller K, Appel S, Atroshchenko V, Bagdasarian Z, Basilico D, Bellini G, Benziger J, Biondi R, Bravo D, Caccianiga B, Calaprice F, Caminata A, Cavalcante P, Chepurnov A, D'Angelo D, Davini S, Derbin A, Di Giacinto A, Di Marcello V, Ding XF, Di Ludovico A, Di Noto L, Drachnev I, Formozov A, Franco D, Galbiati C, Ghiano C, Giammarchi M, Goretti A, Göttel AS, Gromov M, Guffanti D, Ianni A, Ianni A, Jany A, Jeschke D, Kobychev V, Korga G, Kumaran S, Laubenstein M, Litvinovich E, Lombardi P, Lomskaya I, Ludhova L, Lukyanchenko G, Lukyanchenko L, Machulin I, Martyn J, Meroni E, Meyer M, Miramonti L, Misiaszek M, Muratova V, Neumair B, Nieslony M, Nugmanov R, Oberauer L, Orekhov V, Ortica F, Pallavicini M, Papp L, Pelicci L, Penek Ö, Pietrofaccia L, Pilipenko N, Pocar A, Raikov G, Ranalli MT, Ranucci G, Razeto A, Re A, Redchuk M, Romani A, Rossi N, Schönert S, Semenov D, Settanta G, Skorokhvatov M, Singhal A, Smirnov O, Sotnikov A, Suvorov Y, Tartaglia R, Testera G, Thurn J, Unzhakov E, Vishneva A, Vogelaar RB, von Feilitzsch F, Wessel A, Wojcik M, Wonsak B, Wurm M, Zavatarelli S, Zuber K, and Zuzel G
Abstract: We report the measurement of sub-MeV solar neutrinos through the use of their associated Cherenkov radiation, performed with the Borexino detector at the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. The measurement is achieved using a novel technique that correlates individual photon hits of events to the known position of the Sun. In an energy window between 0.54 to 0.74 MeV, selected using the dominant scintillation light, we have measured 10 887_{-2103}^{+2386}(stat)±947(syst) (68% confidence interval) solar neutrinos out of 19 904 total events. This corresponds to a ^{7}Be neutrino interaction rate of 51.6_{-12.5}^{+13.9} counts/(day·100 ton), which is in agreement with the standard solar model predictions and the previous spectroscopic results of Borexino. The no-neutrino hypothesis can be excluded with >5σ confidence level. For the first time, we have demonstrated the possibility of utilizing the directional Cherenkov information for sub-MeV solar neutrinos, in a large-scale, high light yield liquid scintillator detector. This measurement provides an experimental proof of principle for future hybrid event reconstruction using both Cherenkov and scintillation signatures simultaneously.
Published: 2022
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29. Final Results of the OPERA Experiment on ν_{τ} Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam.

Author: Agafonova N, Alexandrov A, Anokhina A, Aoki S, Ariga A, Ariga T, Bertolin A, Bozza C, Brugnera R, Buonaura A, Buontempo S, Chernyavskiy M, Chukanov A, Consiglio L, D'Ambrosio N, De Lellis G, De Serio M, Del Amo Sanchez P, Di Crescenzo A, Di Ferdinando D, Di Marco N, Dmitrievsky S, Dracos M, Duchesneau D, Dusini S, Dzhatdoev T, Ebert J, Ereditato A, Favier J, Fini RA, Fornari F, Fukuda T, Galati G, Garfagnini A, Gentile V, Goldberg J, Gorbunov S, Gornushkin Y, Grella G, Guler AM, Gustavino C, Hagner C, Hara T, Hayakawa T, Hollnagel A, Ishiguro K, Iuliano A, Jakovcic K, Jollet C, Kamiscioglu C, Kamiscioglu M, Kim SH, Kitagawa N, Klicek B, Kodama K, Komatsu M, Kose U, Kreslo I, Laudisio F, Lauria A, Ljubicic A, Longhin A, Loverre P, Malenica M, Malgin A, Mandrioli G, Matsuo T, Matveev V, Mauri N, Medinaceli E, Meregaglia A, Mikado S, Miyanishi M, Mizutani F, Monacelli P, Montesi MC, Morishima K, Muciaccia MT, Naganawa N, Naka T, Nakamura M, Nakano T, Niwa K, Ogawa S, Okateva N, Olchevsky A, Ozaki K, Paoloni A, Paparella L, Park BD, Pasqualini L, Pastore A, Patrizii L, Pessard H, Pistillo C, Podgrudkov D, Polukhina N, Pozzato M, Pupilli F, Roda M, Roganova T, Rokujo H, Rosa G, Ryazhskaya O, Sadovsky A, Sato O, Schembri A, Shakiryanova I, Shchedrina T, Shibayama E, Shibuya H, Shiraishi T, Simone S, Sirignano C, Sirri G, Sotnikov A, Spinetti M, Stanco L, Starkov N, Stellacci SM, Stipcevic M, Strolin P, Takahashi S, Tenti M, Terranova F, Tioukov V, Tufanli S, Ustyuzhanin A, Vasina S, Vilain P, Voevodina E, Votano L, Vuilleumier JL, Wilquet G, Wonsak B, and Yoon CS
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to study ν_{μ}→ν_{τ} oscillations in the appearance mode in the CERN to Gran Sasso Neutrino beam (CNGS). In this Letter, we report the final analysis of the full data sample collected between 2008 and 2012, corresponding to 17.97×10^{19} protons on target. Selection criteria looser than in previous analyses have produced ten ν_{τ} candidate events, thus reducing the statistical uncertainty in the measurement of the oscillation parameters and of ν_{τ} properties. A multivariate approach for event identification has been applied to the candidate events and the discovery of ν_{τ} appearance is confirmed with an improved significance level of 6.1σ. |Δm_{32}^{2}| has been measured, in appearance mode, with an accuracy of 20%. The measurement of the ν_{τ} charged-current cross section, for the first time with a negligible contamination from ν[over ¯]_{τ}, and the first direct evidence for the ν_{τ} lepton number are also reported.
Published: 2018
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30. Discovery of τ Neutrino Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam with the OPERA Experiment.

Author: Agafonova N, Aleksandrov A, Anokhina A, Aoki S, Ariga A, Ariga T, Bender D, Bertolin A, Bodnarchuk I, Bozza C, Brugnera R, Buonaura A, Buontempo S, Büttner B, Chernyavsky M, Chukanov A, Consiglio L, D'Ambrosio N, De Lellis G, De Serio M, Del Amo Sanchez P, Di Crescenzo A, Di Ferdinando D, Di Marco N, Dmitrievski S, Dracos M, Duchesneau D, Dusini S, Dzhatdoev T, Ebert J, Ereditato A, Fini RA, Fornari F, Fukuda T, Galati G, Garfagnini A, Goldberg J, Gornushkin Y, Grella G, Guler AM, Gustavino C, Hagner C, Hara T, Hayakawa H, Hollnagel A, Hosseini B, Ishiguro K, Jakovcic K, Jollet C, Kamiscioglu C, Kamiscioglu M, Kim JH, Kim SH, Kitagawa N, Klicek B, Kodama K, Komatsu M, Kose U, Kreslo I, Laudisio F, Lauria A, Ljubicic A, Longhin A, Loverre PF, Malgin A, Malenica M, Mandrioli G, Matsuo T, Matsushita T, Matveev V, Mauri N, Medinaceli E, Meregaglia A, Mikado S, Miyanishi M, Mizutani F, Monacelli P, Montesi MC, Morishima K, Muciaccia MT, Naganawa N, Naka T, Nakamura M, Nakano T, Nakatsuka Y, Niwa K, Ogawa S, Olchevsky A, Omura T, Ozaki K, Paoloni A, Paparella L, Park BD, Park IG, Pasqualini L, Pastore A, Patrizii L, Pessard H, Pistillo C, Podgrudkov D, Polukhina N, Pozzato M, Pupilli F, Roda M, Roganova T, Rokujo H, Rosa G, Ryazhskaya O, Sato O, Schembri A, Schmidt-Parzefall W, Shakirianova I, Shchedrina T, Sheshukov A, Shibuya H, Shiraishi T, Shoziyoev G, Simone S, Sioli M, Sirignano C, Sirri G, Sotnikov A, Spinetti M, Stanco L, Starkov N, Stellacci SM, Stipcevic M, Strolin P, Takahashi S, Tenti M, Terranova F, Tioukov V, Tufanli S, Vilain P, Vladymyrov M, Votano L, Vuilleumier JL, Wilquet G, Wonsak B, Yoon CS, and Zemskova S
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to search for ν_{μ}→ν_{τ} oscillations in appearance mode, i.e., by detecting the τ leptons produced in charged current ν_{τ} interactions. The experiment took data from 2008 to 2012 in the CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam. The observation of the ν_{μ}→ν_{τ} appearance, achieved with four candidate events in a subsample of the data, was previously reported. In this Letter, a fifth ν_{τ} candidate event, found in an enlarged data sample, is described. Together with a further reduction of the expected background, the candidate events detected so far allow us to assess the discovery of ν_{μ}→ν_{τ} oscillations in appearance mode with a significance larger than 5σ.
Published: 2015
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1. Combined sensitivity of JUNO and KM3NeT/ORCA to the neutrino mass ordering

2. Theia: an advanced optical neutrino detector

3. Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector

4. Erratum to: Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector

5. Latest results of the OPERA experiment on nu-tau appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam

6. Current Status and Future Perspectives of the COBRA Experiment

7. First Cherenkov directional detection of sub-MeV solar neutrinos in Borexino

8. Procedure for short-lived particle detection in the OPERA experiment and its application to charm decays

9. Evidence for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

10. New results on νμ → ντ appearance with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

11. Search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillation with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

12. Observation of a first ντ candidate event in the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

13. Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

14. Study of the effects induced by lead on the emulsion films of the OPERA experiment

15. First events from the CNGS neutrino beam detected in the OPERA experiment

16. Observation of tau neutrino appearance in the CNGS beam with the OPERA experiment

17. Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

18. Search for nu(mu) -> nu(e) oscillations with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

19. Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam

20. Momentum measurement by the Multiple Coulomb Scattering method in the OPERA lead emulsion target

21. Determination of a time-shift in the OPERA set-up using high-energy horizontal muons in the LVD and OPERA detectors

22. Study of neutrino interactions with the electronic detectors of the OPERA experiment

23. Measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio with the OPERA detector

24. The detection of neutrino interactions in the emulsion/lead target of the OPERA experiment

25. The OPERA experiment in the CERN to Gran Sasso neutrino beam

26. Emulsion sheet doublets as interface trackers for the OPERA experiment

27. Discovery of t Neutrino Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam with the OPERA Experiment

28. First Directional Measurement of Sub-MeV Solar Neutrinos with Borexino.

29. Final Results of the OPERA Experiment on ν_{τ} Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam.

30. Discovery of τ Neutrino Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam with the OPERA Experiment.

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