A method for measuring coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering at a far off-axis high-energy neutrino beam target

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2014-04-03
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American Physical Society
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We present a new experimental method for measuring the process of Coherent Elastic Neutrino Nucleus Scattering (CENNS). This method uses a detector situated transverse to a high energy neutrino beam production target. This detector would be sensitive to the low energy neutrinos arising from pion decays-at-rest in the target. We discuss the physics motivation for making this measurement and outline the predicted backgrounds and sensitivities using this approach. We report a measurement of neutron backgrounds as found in an off-axis surface location of the Fermilab Booster Neutrino Beam (BNB) target. The results indicate that the Fermilab BNB target is a favorable location for a CENNS experiment.

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Astronomy & Astrophysics, Physics, Particles & Fields, Physics, LIQUID ARGON, DARK-MATTER, SCINTILLATION YIELDS, XENON, IONIZATION, DEPENDENCE, EFFICIENCY, PARTICLES, DETECTOR, MOMENTS
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