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most citedMeasurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam

490 citations · 893 across the 17 of their papers we have counts for

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18 papers

hep-ex2024

A novel machine learning method to detect double- hypernuclear events in nuclear emulsions

Yan He, Vasyl Drozd, Hiroyuki Ekawa +17

A novel method was developed to detect double- hypernuclear events in nuclear emulsions using machine learning techniques. The object detection model, the Mask R-CNN, was traine…

nucl-ex2023★ 6 cited

Hypernuclear event detection in the nuclear emulsion with Monte Carlo simulation and machine learning

A. Kasagi, W. Dou, V. Drozd +18

This study developed a novel method for detecting hypernuclear events recorded in nuclear emulsion sheets using machine learning techniques. The artificial neural network-based obj…

physics.ins-det2023

Development of proton beam irradiation system for the NA65/DsTau experiment

Shigeki Aoki, Akitaka Ariga, Tomoko Ariga +23

Tau neutrino is the least studied lepton of the Standard Model (SM). The NA65/DsTau experiment targets to investigate , the parent particle of the , using the nuclear emu…

physics.ins-det2022★ 6 cited

Study on the reusability of fluorescent nuclear track detectors using optical bleaching

Abdul Muneem, Junya Yoshida, Hiroyuki Ekawa +14

Fluorescent nuclear track detectors (FNTDs) based on AlO:C,Mg crystals are luminescent detectors that can be used for dosimetry and detection of charged particles and n…

physics.ins-det2022★ 1 cited

Investigation of the neutron imaging applications using fine-grained nuclear emulsion

Abdul Muneem, Junya Yoshida, Hiroyuki Ekawa +11

Neutron imaging is a non-destructive inspection technique with a wide range of applications. One of the important aspects concerning neutron imaging is achieving micrometer-scale s…

nucl-ex2021★ 1 cited

Measurement of the differential cross sections of the Sigma-p elastic scattering in momentum range of 470 to 850 MeV/c

PARC E40 Collaboration, K. Miwa, J. K. Ahn +69

A high statistics scattering experiment has been performed at the J-PARC Hadron Experimental Facility. Data for momentum-tagged running in a liquid hydrogen target wer…

nucl-ex2021★ 51 cited

First observation of a nuclear -state of hypernucleus,

M. Yoshimoto, J. K. Ahn, B. Bassalleck +46

Bound-systems of -- are studied via capture at rest followed by emission of a twin single- hypernucleus in the emulsion detectors. Two events forming…

nucl-ex2020★ 72 cited

Observation of Coulomb-assisted nuclear bound state of -N system

S. H. Hayakawa, K. Agari, J. K. Ahn +95

In an emulsion-counter hybrid experiment performed at J-PARC, a absorption event was observed which decayed into twin single- hypernuclei. Kinematic calculations enabled a…

nucl-ex2020★ 12 cited

CNN-based event classification for alpha-decay events in nuclear emulsion

J. Yoshida, H. Ekawa, A. Kasagi +6

We developed an efficient classifier that sorts alpha-decay events from various vertex-like objects in nuclear emulsion using a convolutional neural network (CNN). Alpha-decay even…

hep-ex2019★ 40 cited

DsTau: Study of tau neutrino production with 400 GeV protons from the CERN-SPS

Shigeki Aoki, Akitaka Ariga, Tomoko Ariga +27

In the DsTau experiment at the CERN SPS, an independent and direct way to measure tau neutrino production following high energy proton interactions was proposed. As the main source…

nucl-ex2018★ 55 cited

Observation of a Be double-Lambda hypernucleus in the J-PARC E07 experiment

H. Ekawa, K. Agari, J. K. Ahn +100

A double- hypernucleus, , was observed by the J-PARC E07 collaboration in nuclear emulsions tagged by the reaction. This event was interprete…

hep-ex2013★ 1 cited

New results on appearance with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

OPERA Collaboration, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov +167

The OPERA neutrino experiment is designed to perform the first observation of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the channel, via the detection of the…

hep-ex2013★ 7 cited

Search for oscillations with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

OPERA collaboration, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov +161

A first result of the search for \numu \nue oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looke…

hep-ex2012★ 50 cited

Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam using the 2012 dedicated data

The OPERA Collaboration, T. Adam, N. Agafonova +168

In spring 2012 CERN provided two weeks of a short bunch proton beam dedicated to the neutrino velocity measurement over a distance of 730 km. The OPERA neutrino experiment at the u…

astro-ph.IM2012★ 6 cited

Balloon-borne gamma-ray telescope with nuclear emulsion : overview and status

Shigeki Aoki, Tsutomu Fukuda, Kaname Hamada +28

Detecting the first electron pairs with nuclear emulsion allows a precise measurement of the direction of incident gamma-rays as well as their polarization. With recent innovations…

hep-ex2011★ 490 cited

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

The OPERA Collaboration, T. Adam, N. Agafonova +188

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 measureme…

physics.ins-det2011★ 95 cited

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

The OPERA Collaboration

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 measureme…

astro-ph.IM2010

Balloon-borne gamma-ray telescope with nuclear emulsion

Satoru Takahashi

By detecting the beginning of electron pairs with nuclear emulsion, precise gamma-ray direction and gamma-ray polarization can be detected. With recent advancement in emulsion scan…