Detection of accelerator-produced neutrinos at a distance of 250 km

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Abstract

The KEK to Kamioka long-baseline neutrino experiment (K2K) has begun its investigation of neutrino oscillations suggested by atmospheric neutrino observations. Twenty-eight neutrino events have been detected in coincidence with the expected arrival time of the beam in the 22.5 kt fiducial volume of Super-Kamiokande, the far detector at 250 km distance. The expectation is 37.8-3.8 +3.5, derived using measurements of neutrino interactions in a near detector and extrapolation using a beam simulation validated by a measurement of pion kinematics after production and focusing. The background is of order 10-3 events.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)178-184
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume511
Issue number2-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Jul 5

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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