Experimental study of the atmospheric neutrino backgrounds for p→e+π0 searches in water Cherenkov detectors

S. Mine; J. L. Alcaraz; S. Andringa; S. Aoki; J. Argyriades; K. Asakura; R. Ashie; F. Berghaus; H. Berns; H. Bhang; A. Blondel; S. Borghi; J. Bouchez; J. Burguet-Castell; D. Casper; J. Catala; C. Cavata; A. Cervera; S. M. Chen; K. O. Cho; J. H. Choi; U. Dore; X. Espinal; M. Fechner; E. Fernandez; Y. Fujii; Y. Fukuda; J. Gomez-Cadenas; R. Gran; T. Hara; M. Hasegawa; T. Hasegawa; Y. Hayato; R. L. Helmer; K. Hiraide; J. Hosaka; A. K. Ichikawa; M. Iinuma; A. Ikeda; T. Ishida; K. Ishihara; T. Ishii; M. Ishitsuka; Y. Itow; T. Iwashita; H. I. Jang; E. J. Jeon; I. S. Jeong; K. K. Joo; G. Jover; C. K. Jung; T. Kajita; J. Kameda; K. Kaneyuki; I. Kato; E. Kearns; C. O. Kim; M. Khabibullin; A. Khotjantsev; D. Kielczewska; J. Y. Kim; S. B. Kim; P. Kitching; K. Kobayashi; T. Kobayashi; A. Konaka; Y. Koshio; W. Kropp; Yu Kudenko; Y. Kuno; Y. Kurimoto; T. Kutter; J. Learned; S. Likhoded; I. T. Lim; P. F. Loverre; L. Ludovici; H. Maesaka; J. Mallet; C. Mariani; S. Matsuno; V. Matveev; K. McConnel; C. McGrew; S. Mikheyev; A. Minamino; O. Mineev; C. Mitsuda; M. Miura; Y. Moriguchi; S. Moriyama; T. Nakadaira; M. Nakahata; K. Nakamura; I. Nakano; T. Nakaya; S. Nakayama; T. Namba; R. Nambu; S. Nawang; K. Nishikawa; K. Nitta; F. Nova; P. Novella; Y. Obayashi; A. Okada; K. Okumura; S. M. Oser; Y. Oyama; M. Y. Pac; F. Pierre; A. Rodriguez; C. Saji; M. Sakuda; F. Sanchez; K. Scholberg; R. Schroeter; M. Sekiguchi; M. Shiozawa; K. Shiraishi; G. Sitjes; M. Smy; H. Sobel; M. Sorel; J. Stone; L. Sulak; A. Suzuki; Y. Suzuki; M. Tada; T. Takahashi; Y. Takenaga; Y. Takeuchi; K. Taki; Y. Takubo; N. Tamura; M. Tanaka; R. Terri; S. T'Jampens; A. Tornero-Lopez; Y. Totsuka; M. Vagins; L. Whitehead; C. W. Walter; W. Wang; R. J. Wilkes; S. Yamada; Y. Yamada; S. Yamamoto; C. Yanagisawa; N. Yershov; H. Yokoyama; M. Yokoyama; J. Yoo; M. Yoshida; J. Zalipska

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.032003

Experimental study of the atmospheric neutrino backgrounds for p→e+π0 searches in water Cherenkov detectors

S. Mine
, J. L. Alcaraz
, S. Andringa
, S. Aoki
, J. Argyriades
, K. Asakura
, R. Ashie
, F. Berghaus
, H. Berns
, H. Bhang
, A. Blondel
, S. Borghi
, J. Bouchez
, J. Burguet-Castell
, D. Casper
, J. Catala
, C. Cavata
, A. Cervera
, S. M. Chen
, K. O. Cho

J. H. Choi, U. Dore, X. Espinal, M. Fechner, E. Fernandez, Y. Fujii, Y. Fukuda, J. Gomez-Cadenas, R. Gran, T. Hara, M. Hasegawa, T. Hasegawa, Y. Hayato, R. L. Helmer, K. Hiraide, J. Hosaka, A. K. Ichikawa, M. Iinuma, A. Ikeda, T. Ishida, K. Ishihara, T. Ishii, M. Ishitsuka, Y. Itow, T. Iwashita, H. I. Jang, E. J. Jeon, I. S. Jeong, K. K. Joo, G. Jover, C. K. Jung, T. Kajita, J. Kameda, K. Kaneyuki, I. Kato, E. Kearns, C. O. Kim, M. Khabibullin, A. Khotjantsev, D. Kielczewska, J. Y. Kim, S. B. Kim, P. Kitching, K. Kobayashi, T. Kobayashi, A. Konaka, Y. Koshio, W. Kropp, Yu Kudenko, Y. Kuno, Y. Kurimoto, T. Kutter, J. Learned, S. Likhoded, I. T. Lim, P. F. Loverre, L. Ludovici, H. Maesaka, J. Mallet, C. Mariani, S. Matsuno, V. Matveev, K. McConnel, C. McGrew, S. Mikheyev, A. Minamino, O. Mineev, C. Mitsuda, M. Miura, Y. Moriguchi, S. Moriyama, T. Nakadaira, M. Nakahata, K. Nakamura, I. Nakano, T. Nakaya, S. Nakayama, T. Namba, R. Nambu, S. Nawang, K. Nishikawa, K. Nitta, F. Nova, P. Novella, Y. Obayashi, A. Okada, K. Okumura, S. M. Oser, Y. Oyama, M. Y. Pac, F. Pierre, A. Rodriguez, C. Saji, M. Sakuda, F. Sanchez, K. Scholberg, R. Schroeter, M. Sekiguchi, M. Shiozawa, K. Shiraishi, G. Sitjes, M. Smy, H. Sobel, M. Sorel, J. Stone, L. Sulak, A. Suzuki, Y. Suzuki, M. Tada, T. Takahashi, Y. Takenaga, Y. Takeuchi, K. Taki, Y. Takubo, N. Tamura, M. Tanaka, R. Terri, S. T'Jampens, A. Tornero-Lopez, Y. Totsuka, M. Vagins, L. Whitehead, C. W. Walter, W. Wang, R. J. Wilkes, S. Yamada, Y. Yamada, S. Yamamoto, C. Yanagisawa, N. Yershov, H. Yokoyama, M. Yokoyama, J. Yoo, M. Yoshida, J. Zalipska

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The atmospheric neutrino background for proton decay via p→e+π0 in ring imaging water Cherenkov detectors is studied with an artificial accelerator neutrino beam for the first time. In total, 3.14×105 neutrino events corresponding to about 10 megaton-years of atmospheric neutrino interactions were collected by a 1000 ton water Cherenkov detector (KT). The KT charged-current single π0 production data are well reproduced by simulation programs of neutrino and secondary hadronic interactions used in the Super-Kamiokande (SK) proton decay search. The obtained p→e+π0 background rate by the KT data for SK from the atmospheric neutrinos whose energies are below 3 GeV is 1.63-0.33+0.42(stat)-0.51+0.45(syst)(megaton-year)- 1. This result is also relevant to possible future, megaton-scale water Cherenkov detectors.

Original language	English
Article number	032003
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	77
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.032003
State	Published - Feb 25 2008

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Mine, S., Alcaraz, J. L., Andringa, S., Aoki, S., Argyriades, J., Asakura, K., Ashie, R., Berghaus, F., Berns, H., Bhang, H., Blondel, A., Borghi, S., Bouchez, J., Burguet-Castell, J., Casper, D., Catala, J., Cavata, C., Cervera, A., Chen, S. M., ... Zalipska, J. (2008). Experimental study of the atmospheric neutrino backgrounds for p→e+π0 searches in water Cherenkov detectors. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 77(3), Article 032003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.032003

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AU - Argyriades, J.

AU - Asakura, K.

AU - Ashie, R.

AU - Berghaus, F.

AU - Berns, H.

AU - Bhang, H.

AU - Blondel, A.

AU - Borghi, S.

AU - Bouchez, J.

AU - Burguet-Castell, J.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Catala, J.

AU - Cavata, C.

AU - Cervera, A.

AU - Chen, S. M.

AU - Cho, K. O.

AU - Choi, J. H.

AU - Dore, U.

AU - Espinal, X.

AU - Fechner, M.

AU - Fernandez, E.

AU - Fujii, Y.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Gomez-Cadenas, J.

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AU - Hara, T.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Helmer, R. L.

AU - Hiraide, K.

AU - Hosaka, J.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

AU - Iinuma, M.

AU - Ikeda, A.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishihara, K.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Iwashita, T.

AU - Jang, H. I.

AU - Jeon, E. J.

AU - Jeong, I. S.

AU - Joo, K. K.

AU - Jover, G.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Kato, I.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Kim, C. O.

AU - Khabibullin, M.

AU - Khotjantsev, A.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Kitching, P.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Konaka, A.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Kropp, W.

AU - Kudenko, Yu

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Kurimoto, Y.

AU - Kutter, T.

AU - Learned, J.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Loverre, P. F.

AU - Ludovici, L.

AU - Maesaka, H.

AU - Mallet, J.

AU - Mariani, C.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Matveev, V.

AU - McConnel, K.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Mikheyev, S.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Mineev, O.

AU - Mitsuda, C.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriguchi, Y.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nakano, I.

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AU - Nambu, R.

AU - Nawang, S.

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AU - Okumura, K.

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AU - Rodriguez, A.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Sanchez, F.

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AU - Sekiguchi, M.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Shiraishi, K.

AU - Sitjes, G.

AU - Smy, M.

AU - Sobel, H.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Stone, J.

AU - Sulak, L.

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AU - Yamada, S.

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AU - Yamamoto, S.

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AU - Yershov, N.

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AB - The atmospheric neutrino background for proton decay via p→e+π0 in ring imaging water Cherenkov detectors is studied with an artificial accelerator neutrino beam for the first time. In total, 3.14×105 neutrino events corresponding to about 10 megaton-years of atmospheric neutrino interactions were collected by a 1000 ton water Cherenkov detector (KT). The KT charged-current single π0 production data are well reproduced by simulation programs of neutrino and secondary hadronic interactions used in the Super-Kamiokande (SK) proton decay search. The obtained p→e+π0 background rate by the KT data for SK from the atmospheric neutrinos whose energies are below 3 GeV is 1.63-0.33+0.42(stat)-0.51+0.45(syst)(megaton-year)- 1. This result is also relevant to possible future, megaton-scale water Cherenkov detectors.

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Experimental study of the atmospheric neutrino backgrounds for p→e+π0 searches in water Cherenkov detectors

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