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physics.ins-det2026

The Super Fine-Grained Detector for the T2K neutrino oscillation experiment

S. Abe, H. Alarakia-Charles, I. Alekseev +169

The magnetised near detector ND280 of the long-baseline neutrino experiment T2K has been upgraded to improve its detection performance and, consequently, enhance our understanding…

physics.ins-det2023

Characterization of Charge Spreading and Gain of Encapsulated Resistive Micromegas Detectors for the Upgrade of the T2K Near Detector Time Projection Chambers

D. Attie, O. Ballester, M. Batkiewicz-Kwasnia +92

An upgrade of the near detector of the T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment is currently being conducted. This upgrade will include two new Time Projection Chambers, e…

hep-ex2025

First measurement of neutron capture multiplicity in neutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasi-elastic-like interactions using an accelerator neutrino beam

T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +334

We report the first measurement of neutron capture multiplicity in neutrino-oxygen neutral-current quasi-elastic-like interactions at the gadolinium-loaded Super-Kamiokande detecto…

hep-ex2025

Signal selection and model-independent extraction of the neutrino neutral-current single cross section with the T2K experiment

K. Abe, S. Abe, R. Akutsu +378

This article presents a study of single production in neutrino neutral-current interactions (NC1) using the FGD1 hydrocarbon target of the ND280 detector of the T2K ex…

hep-ex2023

Measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters from the T2K experiment using protons on target

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

The T2K experiment presents new measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters using protons on target (POT) in (anti-)neutrino mode at the far detector…

hep-ex2025

Testing T2K's Bayesian constraints with priors in alternate parameterisations

The T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +400

Bayesian analysis results require a choice of prior distribution. In long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics, the usual parameterisation of the mixing matrix induces a prior tha…

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…

hep-ex2023

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…

hep-ex2025

Joint neutrino oscillation analysis from the T2K and NOvA experiments

NOvA, T2K Collaborations, : +597

The landmark discovery that neutrinos have mass and can change type (or "flavor") as they propagate -- a process called neutrino oscillation -- has opened up a rich array of theore…

hep-ex2026

Signal selection and model-independent extraction of pionless charged-current muon neutrino cross section using double-differential kinematic imbalance observables on carbon and oxygen with the T2K experiment

K. Abe, S. Abe, H. Adhikary +402

We present the first joint measurement of muon neutrino CC interactions on carbon and oxygen targets, in two double-differential kinematic imbalance (KI) observable spaces,…

hep-ex2026

Constraining Neutrino Interaction Uncertainties for Neutrino Oscillation Measurements at the T2K Experiment

K. Abe, S. Abe, H. Adhikary +438

In the context of neutrino oscillation measurements from the T2K experiment, the off-axis near detector ND280 plays a crucial role in constraining the incoming neutrino flux and ne…

hep-ex2026

First double-differential measurement of pionless charged-current muon neutrino interactions using kinematic imbalance observables on carbon and oxygen with the T2K experiment

K. Abe, S. Abe, H. Adhikary +402

The T2K experiment measured the muon-neutrino charged‑current cross section without pions on carbon and oxygen using kinematic imbalance observables, providing double‑differential…

#neutrino-nucleus interactions#charged-current#kinematic imbalance#carbon target
hep-ex2026

Measurement of muon neutrino induced charged current interactions without charged pions in the final state using a new T2K off-axis near detector WAGASCI-BabyMIND

K. Abe, S. Abe, R. Akutsu +398

We report a flux-integrated cross section measurement of muon neutrino interactions on water and hydrocarbon via charged current reactions without charged pions in the final state…

hep-ex2025

First differential measurement of the single production cross section in neutrino neutral-current scattering

K. Abe, S. Abe, R. Akutsu +378

Since its first observation in the 1970s, neutrino-induced neutral-current single positive pion production (NC1) has remained an elusive and poorly understood interaction cha…

hep-ex2024

Characterization of the optical model of the T2K 3D segmented plastic scintillator detector

S. Abe, I. Alekseev, T. Arai +128

The magnetised near detector (ND280) of the T2K long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment has been recently upgraded aiming to satisfy the requirement of reducing the systemati…

hep-ex2025

First Measurement of the Electron Neutrino Charged-Current Pion Production Cross Section on Carbon with the T2K Near Detector

K. Abe, S. Abe, R. Akutsu +392

The T2K Collaboration presents the first measurement of electron neutrino-induced charged-current pion production on carbon in a restricted kinematical phase space. This is perform…

hep-ex2024

First joint oscillation analysis of Super-Kamiokande atmospheric and T2K accelerator neutrino data

Super-Kamiokande, T2K collaborations, : +545

The Super-Kamiokande and T2K collaborations present a joint measurement of neutrino oscillation parameters from their atmospheric and beam neutrino data. It uses a common interacti…

hep-ex2023

Measurements of the and -induced Coherent Charged Pion Production Cross Sections on by the T2K experiment

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

We report an updated measurement of the -induced, and the first measurement of the -induced coherent charged pion production cross section on nuclei in t…

hep-ex2025

Results from the T2K experiment on neutrino mixing including a new far detector -like sample

The T2K Collaboration, K. Abe, S. Abe +404

We have made improved measurements of three-flavor neutrino mixing with 19.7(16.3) protons on target in (anti-)neutrino-enhanced beam modes. A new sample of muon-ne…

hep-ex2023

Updated T2K measurements of muon neutrino and antineutrino disappearance using 3.6 10 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…