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Douglas MichaelCalifornia Institute of Technology
NuFACT 03 June 5, 2003
• What’s a Super Beam?• The Physics• Some of the common features• Specific Proposals
• Jaeri to Super-Kamiokande• CERN to Frejus• CERN to Gulf of Taranto• Fermilab to “Up North” via NuMI• Brookhaven to NUSEL (or others?)
• Conclusions
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• Thanks to the following people from whom I have borrowed/collected various slides and figures which I have included in this talk:– J. Cooper, M. Diwan, F. Dydak, A. Kondo-Ichikawa,
K. McDonald, M. Mezzetto, T. Nakaya, K. Nishikawa, A. Para, S. Wojcicki
– Those are my sources… I appologize if they have borrowed from you and I haven’t followed the chain of acknowledgement.
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• I know it when I see it. (Justice Potter Stewart)• Any conventional neutrino beam experiment
where currently there is:– No Accelerator or– No Detector or– No Beamline or– Combinations of all of the above.
• A conventional neutrino beam experiment with a whole lot of proton power and a really big detector.
• I’ll settle for defining a “Super Beam” experiment as any conventional, long baseline, high energy neutrino beam experiment seriously “proposed” but not yet approved.
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• Improved measurement of disappearance oscillation parameters. – Any odd energy/distance features?– How close is sin2223 to 1.0? New symmetry?
• Measure the m23 mass heirarchy using matter effects.
• Measure 13 or show that it is so small that it is somehow “odd” compared to the other mixing parameters… Mechanism for making it so small?
• Attempt to measure CP violation, if 13 is big enough.
• Constrain CPT violation (or discover it!)• And what if LSND is confirmed???????? Things
get very interesting, and complicated.
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e oscillation experiment
2
2 2131 23
22 2 212
2 23 12
13 13123
13 13124
213sin sin
2
cos sin sin2
cos sin sin2 2 2
sin sin sin2 2 2
cos
sin
sin B LP
B
ALP
A
L B LALP J
A B
L B LALP J
A B
2
13
13 12 13 23
;2
2 ;
;
cos sin 2 sin 2 sin 2
ijij
F e
m
E
A G n
B A
J
1 2 3 4( )eP P P P P
2 2 2 212 13 12 23
2 213 13( , , ,, ,sin 2 , )sin 2sin 2 , ,sgn( )P Lmf Emm
3 unknowns, 2 parameters under control L, E, neutrino/antineutrino Need several independent measurements to learn about underlying physics
Note, if there are any sterile ’s things can be more complicated!
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sin2213
~sin
~cosObservables are:•P •PInterpretation in terms of sin22q13, d and sign of Dm2
23
depends on the value of these parameters and on the conditions of the experiment: L and E
Minakata and Nunokawa, hep-ph/0108085
Example from NuMI Off-Axis
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Oscillation probability vs physics parameters
Parameter correlation: even very precise determination of P leads to a large allowed range of sin2223 antineutrino beam is more important than improved statistics
Example from NuMI Off-Axis
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* * *
* *
( cos )
sin
L
T
p p E
p p
‘On axis’: E=0.43E
At this angle, 15 mrad, energy of produced neutrinos is 1.5-2 GeV for all pion energies very intense, narrow band beam
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~1GeV beamKamioka
J-PARC(Tokai)
0.75MW 50 GeV PS
( conventional beam)
Super-K: 22.5 kt
JHF 0.75MW + Super-Kamiokande
Plan to start in 2007(hep-ex/0106019)
4MW 50 GeV PS
Hyper-K: 1000 kt
Future Super-JHF 4MW + Hyper-K(~1Mt) ~ JHF+SK 200
2008?
Kondo-Ichikawa
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J-Parc FacilityConstruction2001~ 2006 (approved)
(0.75MW)
Near detectors (280m,2km)
beam-line budget request submitted
JHF NuMI
(FNAL)
K2K
E(GeV) 50 120 12
Int.(1012ppp) 330 40 6
Rate(Hz) 0.275 0.53 0.45
Power(MW) 0.75 0.41 0.0052
To SK Kondo-Ichikawa
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OA3°
OA2°OA1°
Off Axis Beam
(ref.: BNL-E889 Proposal)
TargetHornsDecay Pipe
Super-K.
Quasi Monochromatic Beamx2~3 intense than NBB
Statistics at SK (OAB2deg,1yr,22.5kt)
~4500 tot ~3000 CC e ~0.2% at peak
~102 x (K2K)
Tuned at oscillation maximum ~0.7 GeV
Kondo-Ichikawa
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Decay Volume
空隙(サービスエリア)
TP+11.8m(0.244Sv/h)
土盛り
TP-1.1m TP-1.1m
0.07Sv/h for 1W/m line
(ターゲット・ステーション地下レベル)
断面図
FQ3AFH2 FQ3B FQ4 FV1 FV2
放射化物保管室
1.40
TS上屋
2.11
3NBT (TP+8m)レベル
3NBT
コンクリート
コンクリート
土盛り
コンクリート
コンクリート
μ ピット機械室( )半地下
汚染検査室
FL=TP-14.3
遮蔽ブロック
Side View
Top view
4MW beam can be accepted.
Kondo-Ichikawa
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• Muon monitors @ ~140m– Fast (spill-by-spill) monitoring of
beam direction/intensity• First Near detector @280m
– Neutrino intensity/spectrum/direction• Second Near Detector @ ~2km
– Almost same E spectrum as for SK– Water Cherenkov can work
• Far detector @ 295km– Super-Kamiokande (50kt)
1.5km
295km
0.28km
Neutrino spectra at diff. dist
dominant syst. in K2K
p
140m0m 280m 2 km 295 km
Kondo-Ichikawa
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(sin22)~0.01 (m2) ~<1×10-4
Measurement of sin2 2θ23 , m223
disappearance
True m232 (eV2)m2
sin22
FC, 1-ring, -like events
Sys. error 10% for near/far
4% energy scale
20% non-QE B.G.
OAB-3o
(m
232 ) OAB-2o
(si
n2 2 )
MeV
Based on 5 years running with full 0.75 MW Jaeri Beam
MINOS 7.4MINOS 25
MINOS 7.4MINOS 25
Kondo-Ichikawa
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e appearance in JHF-Kamioka
e0
Back ground for e appearance search
• Intrinsic e component in initial beam• Merged 0 ring from interactions
Requirement 10% uncertainty for BG estimation
The 1kt 0 data will be studied for exerciseKondo-Ichikawa
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sin2213 from e appearance
sin2213
Background in Super-K (as of Oct 25, 2001)
SignalSignal + BG e e total
0.1 12.0 10.7 1.7 0.5 24.9 114.6 139.5
0.01 12.0 10.7 1.7 0.5 24.9 11.5 36.4
sin2213
m2
Off axis 2 deg, 5 years
Off axis 2 deg, 5 yearsat
Sin2213>0.006 C
HO
OZ
exc
lud
ed
Kondo-Ichikawa
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3. JHF experiment -CPV
295km<E>~0.7Ge
VTokaimuraKamioka
4MW 50GeV Protons0.54Mton Kamiokande
Nakaya
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beam fluxbeam flux
OAB (2degree)
K-decay
-decay
e
0.21%
~15% diff.
(flip horn polarity)
Nakaya
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Hyper-Kamiokande Hyper-Kamiokande
SK
~10km
HK
Possible site for Hyper-K
~540kton fiducial volume
Nakaya
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Expected signal and BackgroundExpected signal and Background
signal background
=0 =/2 total e e
e536 229 913 370 66 450 26
e536 790 1782 399 657 297 430
m212=6.9x10-5eV2
m322=2.8x10-3eV2
12=0.59423=/413=0.05 (sin2213=0.01)
:2yr, :6.8yr4MW0.54Mt
Nakaya
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number of number of ee,,ee appearance events appearance events
sin2213=0.01
# of e- events include BG
# o
f e
+ e
ve
nts
incl
ud
e B
G
3 CP sensitivity : ||>20o for sin2213=0.01Nakaya
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CP sensitivity (3CP sensitivity (3))
no BGsignal stat only
(signal+BG) stat only
stat+2%syst.stat+5%syst.
stat+10%syst.
CHOOZ excludedsin2213<0.12@m31
2~3x10-3eV2
JHF 3 discovery
3 CP sensitivity : ||>20o for sin2213>0.01 with 2% syst.Nakaya
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1023 x 2.2 GeV protons per year4MW
“UNO”~500 kTwater
“Super-K” ~50 kTor
Mezzetto
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Mezzetto
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13 13
Mezzetto
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1200 km from CERN
1150 km
1250 km
EGeV)
Flu
x (m
-2)
Dydak
CNGS neutrino fluxes (per proton)
e
Without oscillations
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Dydak
+ ~
~
2MT fiducial mass running for 3years with 5x1019 protons/year
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Distance (km)m2= 0.0025 eV2
m2= 0.001 eV2
Vacuum Oscillation Earth Crust Oscillatione
Dydak
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•~ 2 GeV energy :• Below t threshold• Relatively high rates per proton, especially for antineutrinos
•Matter effects to differentiate mass hierarchies•Baselines 700 – 1000 km Para
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Sources of the e background
At low energies the dominant background is from +e+
+e+ decay, hence
K production spectrum is not a major source of systematics
e background directly related to the spectrum at the near detector
AllK decays
e/ ~0.5%
Para
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NuMI Off-axis Detector Low Z imaging calorimeter:
– Glass RPC or– Drift tubes or– Liquid or solid scintillator
Electron ID efficiency ~ 40% while keeping NC background below intrinsic e levelWell known and understood detector technologiesPrimarily the engineering challenge of (cheaply) constructing a very massive detector
How massive??
50 kton detector, 5 years run => • 10% measurement if sin2213 at the CHOOZ limit, or• 3 evidence if sin2213 factor 10 below the CHOOZ limit (normal hierarchy, =0), or
• Factor 20 improvement of the limit
Para
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Cooper
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Cooper
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Fuzzy track = electron Clean track = muon (pion)
Signal and background
Wojcicki
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Background examples
NC - 0 - 2 tracks CC - with 0 - muon
Wojcicki
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Two phase program?
Phase I? (~ $100-200 M, running 2008 – 2014)• 50 kton (fiducial) detector with ~35-40%
• 4x1020 protons per year (Nominal NuMI design plan… conservative? 6-8?)
• 1.5 years neutrino (6000 CC, 70-80% ‘oscillated’)
• 5 years antineutrino (6500 CC, 70-80% ‘oscillated’)
Phase II? ( running 2014-2020)
• 200 kton (fiducial) detector with ~35-40%
• 20x1020 protons per year (needs new proton source)
• 1.5 years neutrino (120000 CC, 70-80% ‘oscillated’)
• 5 years antineutrino (130000 CC, 70-80% ‘oscillated’)
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NuMI Off-Axis Sensitivity for Phases I and II
We take the Phase II to have 25 times higher POT x Detector mass
Neutrino energy and detector distance remainthe same
Para
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NuMI Off-axis
50 kton, 85% eff, 5 years, 4x1020 pot/y
JHF to SK
Phase I, 5 years
all After cuts all After cuts
CC (no osc) 28348 6.8 10714 1.8
NC 8650 19.4 4080 9.3
Beam e 604 31.2 292 11
Signal (m223=2.8/3 x
10-3, NuMI/JHF)867.3 307.9 302 123
FOM (signal/bckg) 40.7 26.2
Para
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Determination of mass hierarchy: complementarity of JHF and NuMI
Combination of different baselines: NuMI + JHF extends the range of hierarchy discrimination to much lower mixing angles
Minakata,Nunokawa, Parke
Para
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BNL Homestake Super Neutrino Beam
2540 km
Homestake BNL
28 GeV protons, 1 MW beam power500 kT Water Cherenkov detector5e7 sec of running, Conventional Horn based beam
Diwan
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AGS Target Power Upgrade to 1 MW
the AGS Upgrade to provide a source for the 1.0 MW Super Neutrino Beam will cost $265M FY03 (TEC) dollars
Diwan
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3-D Neutrino Super Beam Perspective
Diwan
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500 kt Water Cerenkov
100 kT LANNDD ~Equivalent?
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Neutrino spectrum from AGS
• Proton energy 28 GeV• 1 MW total power• ~10
14 proton per pulse• Cycle 2.5 Hz• Pulse width 2.5 mu-s• Horn focused beam
with graphite target• 5x10-5 /m2/POT @ 1km
Diwan
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Advantages of a Very Long Baseline
DISAPPEARANCE
0
50
100
150
200
250
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Reconstructed Energy (GeV)
BNL-HS 2540 km
sin2223 = 1.0
m2 32 = 2.5e-3 eV2
1 MW, 0.5 MT, 5e7 sec
No oscillations: 13290 evts
With oscillations: 6538 evts
Background: 1211 evts
neutrino oscillations result from
the factor sin2(m322 L / 4E)
modulating the flux for each
flavor (here disappearance)
the oscillation period is directly proportional to distance and inversely proportional to energy
with a very long baseline actual oscillations are seen in the data as a function of energy
the multiple-node structure of the very long baseline allows the
m322 to be precisely measured
by a wavelength rather than an amplitude (reducing systematic errors)
Diwan
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VLB Application to Measurement of m322
the multiple node method of the VLB measurement is illustrated by comparing the BNL 5-year measurement precision with the present Kamiokande results and the projected MINOS 3-year measurement precision; all projected data include both statistical and systematic errors there is no other plan, worldwide, to employ the VLB method (a combination of target power and geographical circumstances limit other potential competitors) other planned experiments can’t achieve the VLB precision
MINOS 25MINOS 7.4
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e Appearance Measurements
a direct measurement of the
appearance of e is important;
the VLB method competes well with any proposed super beam concept
for values > 0.01, a measurement
of sin2213 can be made (the
current experimental limit is 0.12)
for most of the possible range of
sin2213, a good measurement of
13 and the CP-violation parameter
CP can be made by the VLB
experimental method
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e Appearance Measurements (Cont.)
even if sin2213 = 0, the current
best-fit value of m212 = 7.3x10-5
induces a e appearance signal
the size of the e appearance signal
above background depends on the
value of m212; the figure left
indicates the range of possible
measured values for the e
yields above background for various assumptions of the final value of
m212
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Mass -ordering and CP-violation Parameter CP
the CP-violation parameter CP can
be measured in the VLB exp. And is relatively insensitive to the value
of sin2213
the mass-ordering of the neutrinos is determined in the VLB exp;
1 < 2 < 3 is the natural order
but 1 < 3 < 2 is still possible
experimentally; VLB determines this, using the effects of matter on the higher-energy neutrinos
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Possible limits on sin2213 versus CP
• For normal mass ordering limit on sin2213 will be 0.005 for no CP
If reversed mass ordering then need to run antineutrinos
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From NuMI Off-Axis LOI
BNL-NUSEL 1-10
500 kT
100kt LA?
1x10-4
0.01
~0.003
Yes…Yes…But may Need nubar.1.0
2010-2012?2008
MINOS251-5
5kT
2x10-4
0.05
0-0.050.1-0.2
Done 2010
~0.03
?No
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• Although no option provides a “fast path” to the future of oscillation measurements, there do appear to be several paths which will provide a rich variety of data on these measurements.
• It is likely that more than one will be essential to completely answer all of the questions available in a reasonable period of time.
• Take care for discovery potential beyond what we think we are after now!
• Which ones to undertake? The attraction of incremental investments certainly appears seductive… But taking a bolder step should be seriously considered and debated.