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3 Contents Neutrino factory flux Treatment of near detectors Treatment of sterile neutrinos Systematics/energy resolution issues ConclusionsTRANSCRIPT
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Thoughts on the optimization of the VLENF
VLENF meetingat Fermilab, USASeptember 1, 2011
Walter WinterUniversität Würzburg
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DISCLAIMER:
Most of the following is based on the high energy Neutrino Factory
However: many of the basic conclusions should be transferable …
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Contents
Neutrino factory flux Treatment of near detectors Treatment of sterile neutrinos Systematics/energy resolution issues Conclusions
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Neutrino factory flux
Sometimes useful to integrate over energy:
[neglect beam collimation for the moment]
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Geometry of the beam
Beam diameter ~ 2 x L x
We use two beam angles: Beam opening
angle:
Beam divergence: contains 90% of total flux
(arXiv:0903.3039)
Beam divergence
Beam opening angle
4 m ind=20 m
Diameter ~0.4 m in d=20 m
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Example: high energy version
d = distance from end of straight s = length of straight L = baseline (from decay point to detector)
Geometry of decay ring
(arXiv:0903.3039)
L decay
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Approximations
Far distance approximation:Flux in whole detector looks like on-axis flux
Point source approximation:Extension of source can be neglected
d ~ L >> s
(arXiv:0903.3039)
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Extreme cases
Far detector limit:Far distance approximation for any point of the decay straight, i.e., the detector diameter D < 2 x L x , where is the beam opening angle
Near detector limit:The detector catches almost the whole flux for any point of the decay straight, i.e., the detector diameter D > 2 x L x , where is the beam divergence
(arXiv:0903.3039)
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Extreme cases: Spectra
Some examples (HENF):
~ND limit ~FD limit
(arXiv:0903.3039)
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Some technicalities How to treat arbitrary detectors in GLoBES?
(which uses the point source and far distance approximations)
1) Take into account extension of detector
2) Take into account extension of straight
(for details: arXiv:0903.3039)
GLoBES built-in with
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Examples for near detectors
Near detector limit
Far detector limit SciBar-size Silicon-vertexsize?
OPERA-size
Hypothetical
Nearest point
Farthest point
Averaged
=1: FD limitDashed: ND limit
(Tang, Winter, arXiv:0903.3039)
Leads to excess of low-E events near detector has to be large enough to have sufficient rates in high energy bins!
VLENF example: 200t TASD @ 20m, 2-3 m radius: ~ qualitatively similar to ND 3 VLENF example: 800t @ >> 600m, 6-7 m radius: ~ qualitatively similar to ND 4
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Sterile neutrinos: thoughts First approximation (use Leff!):
Examples (VLENF): E ~ 1 GeV s=100 m, d=20 m: Leff=49 m m2 ~ 60 eV2
s=100 m, d=600 m: Leff = 648 m m2 ~ 5 eV2 The problem: are there effects from averaging over
the straight? Oscillations depend on x=L/E, where
dx/x ~ |dL/L| + |dE/E| ~ s/Leff + 0.05 (TASD)
s/Leff ~ 15% in far detector (d=600m) Constrained by extension of straight, not energy resolution of detector!? Why need 5%?
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Treatment of steriles
Requires generalization of ND scheme:
So far only tested for ~ 1 (far detector limit); however, not in principle impossible if integrated in osc. engine (GLoBES)
(Giunti, Laveder, Winter, arXiv:0907.5487)
Effectof beamgeometry
Effectof osc.prob.
Assumption:muon decaysper dL ~ const
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Example: e disappearance
e disppearance:
Averaging over straight important (dashed versus solid curves)
VLENF: Expect significant averaging effects if d <~ s, i.e., in near detector
[and limitation of x=L/E-resolution everywhere (see before)] (arXiv:0907.5487)
90% CL, 2 d.o.f.,No systematics, E=25 GeV, s=600m
VLENFFD-
equivalent
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Disappearance systematics
Systematics similar to reactor experiments:Use two detectors to cancel X-Sec errors
(arXiv:0907.5487)
10% shape
error
arXiv:0907.3145
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On the VLENF optimization(general conclusions)
From the above: E can be rescaled if the baselines are adjusted accordingly (e.g. if required by X-sec measurements)
Advantage: Higher E longer d less rel. effect of averaging of the straight
In principle: d >~ 2000m necessary if 5% energy resolution needs to be useful in FD E higher by a factor of three possible
However: not so clear to me where energy resolution important … [maybe not at first osc. maximum]
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On the VLENF optimization(technical conclusions)
Numerical studies challenging, since optimization depends on detector geometry and straight averaging (needs some coding), but recipe clear
But: sensitivity to sterile neutrinos will mostly depend on far detector, which can be typically approximated by far detector limit
One has to ensure that the near detector has a sufficient event rate at all energies; it may limit the energy resolution of the system because of the decay straight averaging
Some systematics difference between appearance and disappearance searches!
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Outlook
Dedicated pheno studies should include: Full N flavor
framework Near+far+very
far detectors Full m2 range
So far: only effective near detector system
(Meloni, Tang, Winter, arXiv:1007.2419)