Letter of Intent: The Hyper-Kamiokande Experiment --- Detector Design and Physics Potential ---

Authors :: Abe, K.
Abe, T.
Aihara, H.
Fukuda, Y.
Hayato, Y.
Huang, K.
Ichikawa, A. K.
Ikeda, M.
Inoue, K.
Ishino, H.
Itow, Y.
Kajita, T.
Kameda, J.
Kishimoto, Y.
Koga, M.
Koshio, Y.
Lee, K. P.
Minamino, A.
Miura, M.
Moriyama, S.
Nakahata, M.
Nakamura, K.
Nakaya, T.
Nakayama, S.
Nishijima, K.
Nishimura, Y.
Obayashi, Y.
Okumura, K.
Sakuda, M.
Sekiya, H.
Shiozawa, M.
Suzuki, A. T.
Suzuki, Y.
Takeda, A.
Takeuchi, Y.
Tanaka, H. K. M.
Tasaka, S.
Tomura, T.
Vagins, M. R.
Wang, J.
Yokoyama, M.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: We propose the Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) detector as a next generation underground water Cherenkov detector. It will serve as a far detector of a long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment envisioned for the upgraded J-PARC, and as a detector capable of observing -- far beyond the sensitivity of the Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) detector -- proton decays, atmospheric neutrinos, and neutrinos from astronomical origins. The baseline design of Hyper-K is based on the highly successful Super-K, taking full advantage of a well-proven technology. (to be continued)<br />Comment: 108 pages, 69 figures

Subjects :: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics

Tools