Hadron Production Measurements for Accelerator Based Neutrino Experiments with NA61/SHINE

par Yoshikazu Nagai (University of Colorado at Boulder)

lundi 12 oct. 2015, 14:00 → 15:00 Europe/Paris

Amphithéâtre (CPPM)

In modern accelerator-based neutrino experiments, neutrino beams are created by colliding proton beams on a nuclear target. Subsequent hadrons are produced as a result of these collisions and decay into neutrinos. Precise prediction of the outgoing neutrino flux is an important component in the accelerator-based neutrino experiments. In this seminar, I will present hadron production measurements with NA61/SHINE at the CERN SPS. First, I will briefly introduce the current situation of neutrino experiments and the NA61/SHINE neutrino program. Second, I will review recent results in proton-carbon interactions at 31 GeV/c for the T2K neutrino flux prediction. Finally, I will discuss prospects of NA61/SHINE measurements for the forthcoming high-energy proton runs, which are for the main injector and future LBNF/DUNE neutrino experiments at FNAL.

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