Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector:
Studying atmospheric neutrino oscillations in the few-GeV range with a multi-megaton detector promises to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy. This is the main science goal pursued by the future KM3NeT/ORCA water Cherenkov detector in the Mediterranean Sea. In this paper, the processes that limit...
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Electronics Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes (experiments) High Tech Systems & Materials Industrial Innovation Nano Technology OPT - Optics TS - Technical Sciences The KM3NeT collaboration Adrián-Martínez, S. Ageron, M. Aiello, S. Albert, A. Ameli, F. Anassontzis, E.G. Andre, M. Androulakis, G. Anghinolfi, M. Anton, G. Ardid, M. Avgitas, T. Barbarino, G. Barbarito, E. Baret, B. Barrios-Mart, J. Belias, A. Berbee, E. Berg, A. van den Bertin, V. Beurthey, S. Beveren, V. van Beverini, N. Biagi, S. Biagioni, A. Billault, M. Bondì, M. Bormuth, R. Bouhadef, B. Bourlis, G. Bourret, S. Boutonnet, C. Bouwhuis, M. Bozza, C. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buis, E. Buompane, R. Busto, J. Cacopardo, G. Caillat, L. Calamai, M. Calvo, D. Capone, A. Caramete, L. Cecchini, S. Celli, S. Champion, C. Cherubini, S. Chiarella, V. Chiarelli, L. Chiarusi, T. Circella, M. Classen, L. Cobas, D. Cocimano, R. Coelho, J.A.B. Coleiro, A. Colonges, S. Coniglione, R. Cordelli, M. Cosquer, A. Coyle, P. Creusot, A. Cuttone, G. D’Amato, C. D’Amico, A. D’Onofrio, A. De Bonis, G. De Sio, C. Di Palma, I. Díaz, A.F. Distefano, C. Donzaud, C. Dornic, D. Dorosti-Hasankiadeh, Q. Drakopoulou, E. Drouhin, D. Durocher, M. Eberl, T. Eichie, S. Eijk, D. van El Bojaddaini, I. Elsaesser, D. Enzenhöfer, A. Favaro, M. Fermani, P. Ferrara, G. Frascadore, G. Furini, M. Fusco, L.A. Gal, T. Galatà, S. Garufi, F. Gay, P. Gebyehu, M. Giacomini, F. Gialanella, L. Giordano, V. Gizani, N. Gracia, R. Graf, K. Grégoire, T. Grella, G. Grmek, A. Guerzoni, M. Habel, R. Hallmann, S. Haren, H. van Harissopulos, S. Heid, T. Heijboer, A. Heine, E. Henry, S. Hernández-Rey, J.J. Hevinga, M. Hofestädt, J. Hugon, C.M.F. Illuminati, G. James, C.W. Jansweijerf, P. Jongen, M. Jong, M. de Kadler, M. Kalekin, O. Kappes, A. Katz, U.F. Keller, P. Kieft, G. Kießling, D. Koffeman, E.N. Kooijman, P. Kouchner, A. Kreter, M. Kulikovskiy, V. Lahmann, R. Lamare, P. Larosa, G. Leisos, A. Leone, F. Leonora, E. Lindsey Clark, M. Liolios, A. Llorens Alvarez, C.D. Lo Presti, D. Löhner, H. Lonardo, A. Lotze, M. Loucatos, S. Maccioni, E. Mannheim, K. Manzali, M. Margiotta, A. Margotti, A. Marinelli, A. Maris, O. Markou, C. Martínez-Mora, J.A. Martini, A. Marzaioli, F. Mele, R. Melis, K.W. Michael, T. Migliozzi, P. Migneco, E. Mijakowski, P. Miraglia, A. Mollo, C.M. Mongelli, M. Morganti, M. Moussa, A. Musico, P. Musumeci, M. Navas, S. Nicolau, C.A. Olcina, I. Olivetto, C. Orlando, A. Orzelli, A. Pancaldi, G. Papaikonomou, A. Papaleo, R. Păvălas, G.E. Peek, H. Pellegrini, G. Pellegrino, C. Perrina, C. Pfutzner, M. Piattelli, P. Pikounis, K. Pleinert, M.O. Poma, G.E. Popa, V. Pradier, T. Pratolongo, F. Pühlhofer, G. Pulvirenti, S. Quinn, L. Racca, C. Raffaelli, F. Randazzo, N. Rauch, T. Real, D. Resvanis, L. Reubelt, J. Riccobene, G. Rossi, C. Rovelli, A. Saldaña, M. Salvadori, I. Samtleben, D.F.E. Sánchez García, A. Sánchez Losa, A. Sanguineti, M. Santangelo, A. Santonocito, D. Sapienza, P. Schimmel, F. Schmelling, J. Schnabel, J. Sciacca, V. Sedita, M. Seitz, T. Sgura, I. Simeone, F. Sipala, V. Spisso, B. Spurio, M. Stavropoulos, G. Steijger, J. Stellacci, S.M. Stransky, D. Taiuti, M. Tayalati, Y. Terrasi, F. Tézier, D. Theraube, S. Timmer, P. Tönnis, C. Trasatti, L. Travaglini, R. Trovato, A. Tsirigotis, A. Tzamarias, S. Tzamariudaki, E. Vallage, B. Elewyck, V. van Vermeulen, J. Versari, F. Vicini, P. Viola, S. Vivolo, D. Volkert, M. Wiggers, L. Wilms, J. Wolf, E. de Zachariadou, K. Zani, S. Zornoza, J.D. Zúñiga, J. Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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Studying atmospheric neutrino oscillations in the few-GeV range with a multi-megaton detector promises to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy. This is the main science goal pursued by the future KM3NeT/ORCA water Cherenkov detector in the Mediterranean Sea. In this paper, the processes that limit the obtainable resolution in both energy and direction in charged-current neutrino events in the ORCA detector are investigated. These processes include the composition of the hadronic fragmentation products, the subsequent particle propagation and the photon-sampling fraction of the detector. GEANT simulations of neutrino interactions in seawater produced by GENIE are used to study the effects in the 1-20 GeV range. It is found that fluctuations in the hadronic cascade in conjunction with the variation of the inelasticity y are most detrimental to the resolutions. The effect of limited photon sampling in the detector is of significantly less importance. These results will therefore also be applicable to similar detectors/media, such as those in ice. |
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The KM3NeT collaboration Adrián-Martínez, S. Ageron, M. Aiello, S. Albert, A. Ameli, F. Anassontzis, E.G. Andre, M. Androulakis, G. Anghinolfi, M. Anton, G. Ardid, M. Avgitas, T. Barbarino, G. Barbarito, E. Baret, B. Barrios-Mart, J. Belias, A. Berbee, E. Berg, A. van den Bertin, V. Beurthey, S. Beveren, V. van Beverini, N. Biagi, S. Biagioni, A. Billault, M. Bondì, M. Bormuth, R. Bouhadef, B. Bourlis, G. Bourret, S. Boutonnet, C. Bouwhuis, M. Bozza, C. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buis, E. Buompane, R. Busto, J. Cacopardo, G. Caillat, L. Calamai, M. Calvo, D. Capone, A. Caramete, L. Cecchini, S. Celli, S. Champion, C. Cherubini, S. Chiarella, V. Chiarelli, L. Chiarusi, T. Circella, M. Classen, L. Cobas, D. Cocimano, R. Coelho, J.A.B. Coleiro, A. Colonges, S. Coniglione, R. Cordelli, M. Cosquer, A. Coyle, P. Creusot, A. Cuttone, G. D’Amato, C. D’Amico, A. D’Onofrio, A. De Bonis, G. De Sio, C. Di Palma, I. Díaz, A.F. Distefano, C. Donzaud, C. Dornic, D. Dorosti-Hasankiadeh, Q. Drakopoulou, E. Drouhin, D. Durocher, M. Eberl, T. Eichie, S. Eijk, D. van El Bojaddaini, I. Elsaesser, D. Enzenhöfer, A. Favaro, M. Fermani, P. Ferrara, G. Frascadore, G. Furini, M. Fusco, L.A. Gal, T. Galatà, S. Garufi, F. Gay, P. Gebyehu, M. Giacomini, F. Gialanella, L. Giordano, V. Gizani, N. Gracia, R. Graf, K. Grégoire, T. Grella, G. Grmek, A. Guerzoni, M. Habel, R. Hallmann, S. Haren, H. van Harissopulos, S. Heid, T. Heijboer, A. Heine, E. Henry, S. Hernández-Rey, J.J. Hevinga, M. Hofestädt, J. Hugon, C.M.F. Illuminati, G. James, C.W. Jansweijerf, P. Jongen, M. Jong, M. de Kadler, M. Kalekin, O. Kappes, A. Katz, U.F. Keller, P. Kieft, G. Kießling, D. Koffeman, E.N. Kooijman, P. Kouchner, A. Kreter, M. Kulikovskiy, V. Lahmann, R. Lamare, P. Larosa, G. Leisos, A. Leone, F. Leonora, E. Lindsey Clark, M. Liolios, A. Llorens Alvarez, C.D. Lo Presti, D. Löhner, H. Lonardo, A. Lotze, M. Loucatos, S. Maccioni, E. Mannheim, K. Manzali, M. Margiotta, A. Margotti, A. Marinelli, A. Maris, O. Markou, C. Martínez-Mora, J.A. Martini, A. Marzaioli, F. Mele, R. Melis, K.W. Michael, T. Migliozzi, P. Migneco, E. Mijakowski, P. Miraglia, A. Mollo, C.M. Mongelli, M. Morganti, M. Moussa, A. Musico, P. Musumeci, M. Navas, S. Nicolau, C.A. Olcina, I. Olivetto, C. Orlando, A. Orzelli, A. Pancaldi, G. Papaikonomou, A. Papaleo, R. Păvălas, G.E. Peek, H. Pellegrini, G. Pellegrino, C. Perrina, C. Pfutzner, M. Piattelli, P. Pikounis, K. Pleinert, M.O. Poma, G.E. Popa, V. Pradier, T. Pratolongo, F. Pühlhofer, G. Pulvirenti, S. Quinn, L. Racca, C. Raffaelli, F. Randazzo, N. Rauch, T. Real, D. Resvanis, L. Reubelt, J. Riccobene, G. Rossi, C. Rovelli, A. Saldaña, M. Salvadori, I. Samtleben, D.F.E. Sánchez García, A. Sánchez Losa, A. Sanguineti, M. Santangelo, A. Santonocito, D. Sapienza, P. Schimmel, F. Schmelling, J. Schnabel, J. Sciacca, V. Sedita, M. Seitz, T. Sgura, I. Simeone, F. Sipala, V. Spisso, B. Spurio, M. Stavropoulos, G. Steijger, J. Stellacci, S.M. Stransky, D. Taiuti, M. Tayalati, Y. Terrasi, F. Tézier, D. Theraube, S. Timmer, P. Tönnis, C. Trasatti, L. Travaglini, R. Trovato, A. Tsirigotis, A. Tzamarias, S. Tzamariudaki, E. Vallage, B. Elewyck, V. van Vermeulen, J. Versari, F. Vicini, P. Viola, S. Vivolo, D. Volkert, M. Wiggers, L. Wilms, J. Wolf, E. de Zachariadou, K. Zani, S. Zornoza, J.D. Zúñiga, J. |
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Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: |
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intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the km3net/orca detector: |
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fttno:oai:tudelft.nl:uuid:ccb86cb3-fa6f-47a8-bddb-0810f8c5945b 2023-05-15T17:53:25+02:00 Intrinsic limits on resolutions in muon- and electron-neutrino charged-current events in the KM3NeT/ORCA detector: The KM3NeT collaboration Adrián-Martínez, S. Ageron, M. Aiello, S. Albert, A. Ameli, F. Anassontzis, E.G. Andre, M. Androulakis, G. Anghinolfi, M. Anton, G. Ardid, M. Avgitas, T. Barbarino, G. Barbarito, E. Baret, B. Barrios-Mart, J. Belias, A. Berbee, E. Berg, A. van den Bertin, V. Beurthey, S. Beveren, V. van Beverini, N. Biagi, S. Biagioni, A. Billault, M. Bondì, M. Bormuth, R. Bouhadef, B. Bourlis, G. Bourret, S. Boutonnet, C. Bouwhuis, M. Bozza, C. Bruijn, R. Brunner, J. Buis, E. Buompane, R. Busto, J. Cacopardo, G. Caillat, L. Calamai, M. Calvo, D. Capone, A. Caramete, L. Cecchini, S. Celli, S. Champion, C. Cherubini, S. Chiarella, V. Chiarelli, L. Chiarusi, T. Circella, M. Classen, L. Cobas, D. Cocimano, R. Coelho, J.A.B. Coleiro, A. Colonges, S. Coniglione, R. Cordelli, M. Cosquer, A. Coyle, P. Creusot, A. Cuttone, G. D’Amato, C. D’Amico, A. D’Onofrio, A. De Bonis, G. De Sio, C. Di Palma, I. Díaz, A.F. Distefano, C. Donzaud, C. Dornic, D. Dorosti-Hasankiadeh, Q. Drakopoulou, E. Drouhin, D. Durocher, M. Eberl, T. Eichie, S. Eijk, D. van El Bojaddaini, I. Elsaesser, D. Enzenhöfer, A. Favaro, M. Fermani, P. Ferrara, G. Frascadore, G. Furini, M. Fusco, L.A. Gal, T. Galatà, S. Garufi, F. Gay, P. Gebyehu, M. Giacomini, F. Gialanella, L. Giordano, V. Gizani, N. Gracia, R. Graf, K. Grégoire, T. Grella, G. Grmek, A. Guerzoni, M. Habel, R. Hallmann, S. Haren, H. van Harissopulos, S. Heid, T. Heijboer, A. Heine, E. Henry, S. Hernández-Rey, J.J. Hevinga, M. Hofestädt, J. Hugon, C.M.F. Illuminati, G. James, C.W. Jansweijerf, P. Jongen, M. Jong, M. de Kadler, M. Kalekin, O. Kappes, A. Katz, U.F. Keller, P. Kieft, G. Kießling, D. Koffeman, E.N. Kooijman, P. Kouchner, A. Kreter, M. Kulikovskiy, V. Lahmann, R. Lamare, P. Larosa, G. Leisos, A. Leone, F. Leonora, E. Lindsey Clark, M. Liolios, A. Llorens Alvarez, C.D. Lo Presti, D. Löhner, H. Lonardo, A. Lotze, M. Loucatos, S. Maccioni, E. Mannheim, K. Manzali, M. Margiotta, A. Margotti, A. Marinelli, A. Maris, O. Markou, C. Martínez-Mora, J.A. Martini, A. Marzaioli, F. Mele, R. Melis, K.W. Michael, T. Migliozzi, P. Migneco, E. Mijakowski, P. Miraglia, A. Mollo, C.M. Mongelli, M. Morganti, M. Moussa, A. Musico, P. Musumeci, M. Navas, S. Nicolau, C.A. Olcina, I. Olivetto, C. Orlando, A. Orzelli, A. Pancaldi, G. Papaikonomou, A. Papaleo, R. Păvălas, G.E. Peek, H. Pellegrini, G. Pellegrino, C. Perrina, C. Pfutzner, M. Piattelli, P. Pikounis, K. Pleinert, M.O. Poma, G.E. Popa, V. Pradier, T. Pratolongo, F. Pühlhofer, G. Pulvirenti, S. Quinn, L. Racca, C. Raffaelli, F. Randazzo, N. Rauch, T. Real, D. Resvanis, L. Reubelt, J. Riccobene, G. Rossi, C. Rovelli, A. Saldaña, M. Salvadori, I. Samtleben, D.F.E. Sánchez García, A. Sánchez Losa, A. Sanguineti, M. Santangelo, A. Santonocito, D. Sapienza, P. Schimmel, F. Schmelling, J. Schnabel, J. Sciacca, V. Sedita, M. Seitz, T. Sgura, I. Simeone, F. Sipala, V. Spisso, B. Spurio, M. Stavropoulos, G. Steijger, J. Stellacci, S.M. Stransky, D. Taiuti, M. Tayalati, Y. Terrasi, F. Tézier, D. Theraube, S. Timmer, P. Tönnis, C. Trasatti, L. Travaglini, R. Trovato, A. Tsirigotis, A. Tzamarias, S. Tzamariudaki, E. Vallage, B. Elewyck, V. van Vermeulen, J. Versari, F. Vicini, P. Viola, S. Vivolo, D. Volkert, M. Wiggers, L. Wilms, J. Wolf, E. de Zachariadou, K. Zani, S. Zornoza, J.D. Zúñiga, J. 2017-01-01 http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ccb86cb3-fa6f-47a8-bddb-0810f8c5945b en eng Springer uuid:ccb86cb3-fa6f-47a8-bddb-0810f8c5945b 762773 http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:ccb86cb3-fa6f-47a8-bddb-0810f8c5945b Journal of High Energy Physics, 5, 2017 Electronics Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes (experiments) High Tech Systems & Materials Industrial Innovation Nano Technology OPT - Optics TS - Technical Sciences article 2017 fttno 2022-04-10T16:48:35Z Studying atmospheric neutrino oscillations in the few-GeV range with a multi-megaton detector promises to determine the neutrino mass hierarchy. This is the main science goal pursued by the future KM3NeT/ORCA water Cherenkov detector in the Mediterranean Sea. In this paper, the processes that limit the obtainable resolution in both energy and direction in charged-current neutrino events in the ORCA detector are investigated. These processes include the composition of the hadronic fragmentation products, the subsequent particle propagation and the photon-sampling fraction of the detector. GEANT simulations of neutrino interactions in seawater produced by GENIE are used to study the effects in the 1-20 GeV range. It is found that fluctuations in the hadronic cascade in conjunction with the variation of the inelasticity y are most detrimental to the resolutions. The effect of limited photon sampling in the detector is of significantly less importance. These results will therefore also be applicable to similar detectors/media, such as those in ice. Article in Journal/Newspaper Orca TU Delft: Institutional Repository (Delft University of Technology) |