C. Alt

Measurement of the charged-current electron (anti-)neutrino inclusive cross-sections at the T2K off-axis near detector ND280

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +366

The electron (anti-)neutrino component of the T2K neutrino beam constitutes the largest background in the measurement of electron (anti-)neutrino appearance at the far detector. Th…

Identification and reconstruction of low-energy electrons in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1253

Measurements of electrons from $I^½_{e}$ interactions are crucial for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) neutrino oscillation program, as well as searches for physics bey…

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume I: Introduction to DUNE

B. Abi, R. Acciarri, Mario A. Acero +958

The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventuall…

First Measurement of the Charged Current $I^½_{I^} ¼$ Double Differential Cross Section on a Water Target without Pions in the final state

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +322

This paper reports the first differential measurement of the charged-current $I^½_{I^} ¼$ interaction cross section on water with no pions in the final state. The unfolded flux…

nucl-ex2008

Energy dependence of phi meson production in central Pb+Pb collisions at sqrt(s_nn) = 6 to 17 GeV

C. Alt, T. Anticic, B. Baatar +99

Phi meson production is studied by the NA49 Collaboration in central Pb+Pb collisions at 20A, 30A, 40A, 80A and 158A GeV beam energy. The data are compared with measurements at low…

physics.ins-det2022

Scintillation light detection in the 6-m drift-length ProtoDUNE Dual Phase liquid argon TPC

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1220

DUNE is a dual-site experiment for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies, neutrino astrophysics and nucleon decay searches. ProtoDUNE Dual Phase (DP) is a 6x6x6m3 liquid argon…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report Volume 1: Physics, Technology and Strategies

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE Far Detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

Searching for solar KDAR with DUNE

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1174

The observation of 236 MeV muon neutrinos from kaon-decay-at-rest (KDAR) originating in the core of the Sun would provide a unique signature of dark matter annihilation. Since exce…

hep-ex2005

Inclusive production of charged pions in p+p collisions at 158 GeV/c beam momentum

C. Alt

New results on the production of charged pions in p+p interactions are presented. The data come from a sample of 4.8 million inelastic events obtained with the NA49 detector at the…

Measurement of neutrino and antineutrino neutral-current quasielastic-like interactions on oxygen by detecting nuclear de-excitation $I^^{3}$ -rays

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +330

Neutrino- and antineutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasielastic-like interactions are measured at Super-Kamiokande using nuclear de-excitation $I^^{3}$ -rays to identify signal-like inte…

physics.ins-det2022

Separation of track- and shower-like energy deposits in ProtoDUNE-SP using a convolutional neural network

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1221

Liquid argon time projection chamber detector technology provides high spatial and calorimetric resolutions on the charged particles traversing liquid argon. As a result, the techn…

hep-ex2022

Snowmass Neutrino Frontier: DUNE Physics Summary

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1240

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a next-generation long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment with a primary physics goal of observing neutrino and antineutrin…

physics.ins-det2019

J-PARC Neutrino Beamline Upgrade Technical Design Report

K. Abe, H. Aihara, A. Ajmi +381

In this document, technical details of the upgrade plan of the J-PARC neutrino beamline for the extension of the T2K experiment are described. T2K has proposed to accumulate data c…

Study of scintillation light collection, production and propagation in a 4 tonne dual-phase LArTPC

B. Aimard, L. Aizawa, C. Alt +160

The $3 \times 1 \times 1$ m $^{3}$ demonstrator is a dual phase liquid argon time projection chamber that has recorded cosmic rays events in 2017 at CERN. The light signal in these de…

Experiment Simulation Configurations Approximating DUNE TDR

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +966

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is a next-generation long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment consisting of a high-power, broadband neutrino beam, a highly cap…

Supernova Neutrino Burst Detection with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

DUNE collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +967

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), a 40-kton underground liquid argon time projection chamber experiment, will be sensitive to the electron-neutrino flavor component…

Neutrino interaction classification with a convolutional neural network in the DUNE far detector

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +968

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment is a next-generation neutrino oscillation experiment that aims to measure $C P$ -violation in the neutrino sector as part of a wider physics…

physics.ins-det2021

Design, construction and operation of the ProtoDUNE-SP Liquid Argon TPC

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1175

The ProtoDUNE-SP detector is a single-phase liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) that was constructed and operated in the CERN North Area at the end of the H4 beamline. Th…

Low exposure long-baseline neutrino oscillation sensitivity of the DUNE experiment

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1151

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will produce world-leading neutrino oscillation measurements over the lifetime of the experiment. In this work, we explore DUNE's se…

Measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters from the T2K experiment using $3.6 \times 1 0^{21}$ protons on target

The T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, N. Akhlaq +397

The T2K experiment presents new measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters using $19.7 (16.3) \times 1 0^{20}$ protons on target (POT) in (anti-)neutrino mode at the far detector…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 3: Dual-Phase Module

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

First measurement of muon neutrino charged-current interactions on hydrocarbon without pions in the final state using multiple detectors with correlated energy spectra at T2K

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +401

This paper reports the first measurement of muon neutrino charged-current interactions without pions in the final state using multiple detectors with correlated energy spectra at T…

nucl-ex2005

System-size dependence of strangeness production in nucleus-nucleus collisions at sqrt{s_{NN}}=17.3 GeV

NA49 collaboration, C. Alt

Emission of pi, K, phi and Lambda was measured in near-central C+C and Si+Si collisions at 158 AGeV beam energy. Together with earlier data for p+p, S+S and Pb+Pb, the system-size…

Prospects for Beyond the Standard Model Physics Searches at the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +970

The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) will be a powerful tool for a variety of physics topics. The high-intensity proton beams provide a large neutrino flux, sampled by a…

physics.ins-det2022

Scintillator ageing of the T2K near detectors from 2010 to 2021

The T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, N. Akhlaq +355

The T2K experiment widely uses plastic scintillator as a target for neutrino interactions and an active medium for the measurement of charged particles produced in neutrino interac…

First T2K measurement of transverse kinematic imbalance in the muon-neutrino charged-current single- $I ¨ ^{+}$ production channel containing at least one proton

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +308

This paper reports the first T2K measurement of the transverse kinematic imbalance in the single- $I ¨ ^{+}$ production channel of neutrino interactions. We measure the differential cro…

physics.ins-det2018

The DUNE Far Detector Interim Design Report, Volume 2: Single-Phase Module

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1092

The DUNE IDR describes the proposed physics program and technical designs of the DUNE far detector modules in preparation for the full TDR to be published in 2019. It is intended a…

hep-ex2015

Measurement of $I^¸_{13}$ in Double Chooz using neutron captures on hydrogen with novel background rejection techniques

Y. Abe, S. Appel, T. AbrahÃ£o +142

The Double Chooz collaboration presents a measurement of the neutrino mixing angle $I^¸_{13}$ using reactor $I^½_{e}$ observed via the inverse beta decay reaction in which t…

physics.ins-det2021

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) Near Detector Conceptual Design Report

A. Abed Abud, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +1059

This report describes the conceptual design of the DUNE near detector

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume II: DUNE Physics

B. Abi, R. Acciarri, Mario A. Acero +958

The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventuall…

Measurements of the $I^½_{I^} ¼$ and $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼$ -induced Coherent Charged Pion Production Cross Sections on $^{12} C$ by the T2K experiment

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +380

We report an updated measurement of the $I^½_{I^} ¼$ -induced, and the first measurement of the $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼$ -induced coherent charged pion production cross section on $^{12} C$ nuclei in t…

Reconstruction of interactions in the ProtoDUNE-SP detector with Pandora

DUNE Collaboration, A. Abed Abud, B. Abi +1220

The Pandora Software Development Kit and algorithm libraries provide pattern-recognition logic essential to the reconstruction of particle interactions in liquid argon time project…

Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), Far Detector Technical Design Report, Volume III: DUNE Far Detector Technical Coordination

B. Abi, R. Acciarri, Mario A. Acero +958

The preponderance of matter over antimatter in the early universe, the dynamics of the supernovae that produced the heavy elements necessary for life, and whether protons eventuall…

T2K measurements of muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance using $3.13 \times 1 0^{21}$ protons on target

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +311

We report measurements by the T2K experiment of the parameters $I^¸_{23}$ and $I^ m_{32}^{2}$ which govern the disappearance of muon neutrinos and antineutrinos in the three-flavor PMN…

nucl-ex2016

Muon capture on light isotopes in Double Chooz

Double Chooz collaboration, Y. Abe, T. AbrahÃ£o +144

Using the Double Chooz detector, designed to measure the neutrino mixing angle $I^¸_{13}$ , the products of $I^¼^{-}$ capture on $^{12}$ C, $^{13}$ C, $^{14}$ N and $^{16}$ O have been meas…

Constraint on the Matter-Antimatter Symmetry-Violating Phase in Neutrino Oscillations

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +332

The current laws of physics do not explain the observed imbalance of matter and antimatter in the universe. Sakharov proposed that an explanation would require the violation of CP…

Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment

DUNE Collaboration, B. Abi, R. Acciarri +966

The sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) to neutrino oscillation is determined, based on a full simulation, reconstruction, and event selection of the far…

hep-ex2025

Modeling Scintillation Photon Transport and Reconstruction Algorithms for the Time-of-Flight Detector in the T2K Neutrino Experiment

C. Alt, A. Blanchet, S. Bordoni +18

The T2K ND280 upgrade aims to reduce the systematic uncertainty of the CP-violating phase, $I^´_{C P}$ , to reject non-CP violation hypothesis at $3 I ¨ $ confidence level. A crucial com…

Updated T2K measurements of muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance using 3.6 $\times$ 10 $^{21}$ protons on target

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +406

Muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance probabilities are identical in the standard three-flavor neutrino oscillation framework, but CPT violation and non-standard interaction…

Measurements of $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼$ and $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼ + I^½_{I^} ¼$ charged-current cross-sections without detected pions nor protons on water and hydrocarbon at mean antineutrino energy of 0.86 GeV

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +366

We report measurements of the flux-integrated $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼$ and $I^ˉ ½_{I^} ¼ + I^½_{I^} ¼$ charged-current cross-sections on water and hydrocarbon targets using the T2K anti-neutrino beam, wi…

Simultaneous measurement of the muon neutrino charged-current cross section on oxygen and carbon without pions in the final state at T2K

K. Abe, N. Akhlaq, R. Akutsu +330

This paper reports the first simultaneous measurement of the double differential muon neutrino charged-current cross section on oxygen and carbon without pions in the final state a…

nucl-ex2008

Event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations in nuclear collisions at CERN SPS

K. Grebieszkow, C. Alt, T. Anticic +98

The latest NA49 results on event-by-event transverse momentum fluctuations are presented for central Pb+Pb interactions over the whole SPS energy range (20A - 158A GeV). Two differ…

physics.ins-det2016

Characterization of the Spontaneous Light Emission of the PMTs used in the Double Chooz Experiment

Double Chooz collaboration, Y. Abe, T. AbrahÃ£o +146

During the commissioning of the first of the two detectors of the Double Chooz experiment, an unexpected and dominant background caused by the emission of light inside the optical…

Measurement of the muon neutrino charged-current single $I ¨ ^{+}$ production on hydrocarbon using the T2K off-axis near detector ND280

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +378

We report the measurements of single and double differential cross section of muon neutrino charged-current interactions on carbon with a single positively charged pion in the fina…

nucl-ex2005

Omega and Antiomega production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 40 and 158 AGeV

The NA49 collaboration, C. Alt

Results are presented on Omega production in central Pb+Pb collisions at 40 and 158 AGeV beam energy. Given are transverse-mass spectra, rapidity distributions, and total yields fo…

First combined measurement of the muon neutrino and antineutrino charged-current cross section without pions in the final state at T2K

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +349

This paper presents the first combined measurement of the double-differential muon neutrino and antineutrino charged-current cross sections with no pions in the final state on hydr…

nucl-ex2009

Three-Dimensional two-pion source image from Pb+Pb Collisions at Sqrts_NN=17.3 GeV: New constraints for source breakup dynamics

C. Alt

Source imaging methodology is used to provide a three-dimensional two-pion source function for mid-rapidity pion pairs with $p_{T} < 70$ MeV/c in central ( $0 - 7$ ) Pb+Pb collisions at $…

hep-ex2006

Inclusive production of charged pions in p+C collisions at 158 GeV/c beam momentum

NA49 Collaboration, C. Alt

The production of charged pions in minimum bias p+C interactions is studied using a sample of 377000 inelastic events obtained with the NA49 detector at the CERN SPS at 158 GeV/c b…

Search for Electron Antineutrino Appearance in a Long-baseline Muon Antineutrino Beam

K. Abe, R. Akutsu, A. Ali +341

Electron antineutrino appearance is measured by the T2K experiment in an accelerator-produced antineutrino beam, using additional neutrino beam operation to constrain parameters of…

physics.ins-det2025

Introducing a Markov Chain-Based Time Calibration Procedure for Multi-Channel Particle Detectors: Application to the SuperFGD and ToF Detectors of the T2K Experiment

S. Abe, H. Alarakia-Charles, I. Alekseev +190

Inter-channel mis-synchronisation can be a limiting factor to the time resolution of high performance timing detectors with multiple readout channels and independent electronics un…

Improved constraints on neutrino mixing from the T2K experiment with $3.13 \times 1 0^{21}$ protons on target

T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, N. Akhlaq +307

The T2K experiment reports updated measurements of neutrino and antineutrino oscillations using both appearance and disappearance channels. This result comes from an exposure of $1…