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The T2K experiment. / Abe, K.; Abgrall, N.; Aihara, H. et al.
In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Vol. 659, No. 1, 11.12.2011, p. 106-135.

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Abe, K, Abgrall, N, Aihara, H, Ajima, Y, Albert, JB, Allan, D, Amaudruz, P-A, Andreopoulos, C, Andrieu, B, Anerella, MD, Angelsen, C, Aoki, S, Araoka, O, Argyriades, J, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Assylbekov, S, de Andre, JPAM, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Ballester, O, Barbi, M, Barker, GJ, Baron, P, Barr, G, Bartoszek, L, Batkiewicz, M, Bay, F, Bentham, S, Berardi, V, Berger, BE, Berns, H, Bertram, I, Besnier, M, Beucher, J, Beznosko, D, Bhadra, S, Birney, P, Bishop, D, Blackmore, E, Blaszczyk, FDM, Dealtry, T, Finch, A, Grant, N, Hatzikoutelis, A, Kormos, L, Maryon, T, Mercer, I, Nowak, J, Ratoff, P, Statter, J & T2K Collaboration 2011, 'The T2K experiment', Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 659, no. 1, pp. 106-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.067

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Abe, K., Abgrall, N., Aihara, H., Ajima, Y., Albert, J. B., Allan, D., Amaudruz, P-A., Andreopoulos, C., Andrieu, B., Anerella, M. D., Angelsen, C., Aoki, S., Araoka, O., Argyriades, J., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Assylbekov, S., de Andre, J. P. A. M., Autiero, D., ... T2K Collaboration (2011). The T2K experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 659(1), 106-135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.067

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Abe K, Abgrall N, Aihara H, Ajima Y, Albert JB, Allan D et al. The T2K experiment. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011 Dec 11;659(1):106-135. doi: 10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.067

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Abe, K. ; Abgrall, N. ; Aihara, H. et al. / The T2K experiment. In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2011 ; Vol. 659, No. 1. pp. 106-135.

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abstract = "The T2K experiment is a long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. Its main goal is to measure the last unknown lepton sector mixing angle theta(13) by observing nu(e) appearance in a nu(mu) beam. It also aims to make a precision measurement of the known oscillation parameters, Delta m(23)(2) and sin(2)2 theta(23), via nu(mu) disappearance studies. Other goals of the experiment include various neutrino cross-section measurements and sterile neutrino searches. The experiment uses an intense proton beam generated by the J-PARC accelerator in Tokai, Japan, and is composed of a neutrino beamline, a near detector complex (ND280), and a far detector (Super-Kamiokande) located 295 km away from J-PARC. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the instrumentation aspect of the T2K experiment and a summary of the vital information for each subsystem. ",
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RIS

TY - JOUR

T1 - The T2K experiment

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Abgrall, N.

AU - Aihara, H.

AU - Ajima, Y.

AU - Albert, J. B.

AU - Allan, D.

AU - Amaudruz, P-A

AU - Andreopoulos, C.

AU - Andrieu, B.

AU - Anerella, M. D.

AU - Angelsen, C.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Araoka, O.

AU - Argyriades, J.

AU - Ariga, A.

AU - Ariga, T.

AU - Assylbekov, S.

AU - de Andre, J. P. A. M.

AU - Autiero, D.

AU - Badertscher, A.

AU - Ballester, O.

AU - Barbi, M.

AU - Barker, G. J.

AU - Baron, P.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Bartoszek, L.

AU - Batkiewicz, M.

AU - Bay, F.

AU - Bentham, S.

AU - Berardi, V.

AU - Berger, B. E.

AU - Berns, H.

AU - Bertram, I.

AU - Besnier, M.

AU - Beucher, J.

AU - Beznosko, D.

AU - Bhadra, S.

AU - Birney, P.

AU - Bishop, D.

AU - Blackmore, E.

AU - Blaszczyk, F. D. M.

AU - Dealtry, Thomas

AU - Finch, A.

AU - Grant, N.

AU - Hatzikoutelis, A.

AU - Kormos, Laura

AU - Maryon, T.

AU - Mercer, I.

AU - Nowak, Jaroslaw

AU - Ratoff, P.

AU - Statter, J.

AU - T2K Collaboration

PY - 2011/12/11

Y1 - 2011/12/11

N2 - The T2K experiment is a long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. Its main goal is to measure the last unknown lepton sector mixing angle theta(13) by observing nu(e) appearance in a nu(mu) beam. It also aims to make a precision measurement of the known oscillation parameters, Delta m(23)(2) and sin(2)2 theta(23), via nu(mu) disappearance studies. Other goals of the experiment include various neutrino cross-section measurements and sterile neutrino searches. The experiment uses an intense proton beam generated by the J-PARC accelerator in Tokai, Japan, and is composed of a neutrino beamline, a near detector complex (ND280), and a far detector (Super-Kamiokande) located 295 km away from J-PARC. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the instrumentation aspect of the T2K experiment and a summary of the vital information for each subsystem. 

AB - The T2K experiment is a long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. Its main goal is to measure the last unknown lepton sector mixing angle theta(13) by observing nu(e) appearance in a nu(mu) beam. It also aims to make a precision measurement of the known oscillation parameters, Delta m(23)(2) and sin(2)2 theta(23), via nu(mu) disappearance studies. Other goals of the experiment include various neutrino cross-section measurements and sterile neutrino searches. The experiment uses an intense proton beam generated by the J-PARC accelerator in Tokai, Japan, and is composed of a neutrino beamline, a near detector complex (ND280), and a far detector (Super-Kamiokande) located 295 km away from J-PARC. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the instrumentation aspect of the T2K experiment and a summary of the vital information for each subsystem. 

KW - Neutrinos

KW - Neutrino oscillation

KW - Long baseline

KW - T2K

KW - J-PARC

KW - Super-Kamiokande

KW - ELASTIC ELECTRON-SCATTERING

KW - WATER CHERENKOV DETECTOR

KW - PARC NEUTRINO EXPERIMENT

KW - SINGLE PION-PRODUCTION

KW - PIXEL PHOTON COUNTERS

KW - LEPTON SCATTERING

KW - NUCLEAR-EMULSION

KW - CHARGED CURRENT

KW - MUON MONITOR

KW - PROTON-DECAY

U2 - 10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.067

DO - 10.1016/j.nima.2011.06.067

M3 - Journal article

VL - 659

SP - 106

EP - 135

JO - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

JF - Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

SN - 0168-9002

IS - 1

ER -