Near muon range detector for the K2K experiment - construction and performance

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作者
Ishii, T
Inagaki, T
Breault, J
Chikamatsu, T
Choi, JH
Hasegawa, T
Hayato, Y
Ishida, T
Jang, HI
Jang, JS
Jeong, EM
Kato, I
Kibayashi, A
Kim, BJ
Kim, HI
Kim, JY
Kim, SB
Kobayashi, T
Kropp, W
Lee, HK
Lee, SB
Lim, IT
Ma, KJ
Maruyama, T
Mine, S
Nakamura, K
Nakamura, M
Nakano, I
Nishikawa, K
Oyama, Y
Pac, MY
Sakai, A
Sakuda, M
Shiino, K
Tauchi, K
Tumakov, V
Yoo, J
You, SY
机构
[1] KEK, Inst Particle & Nucl Studies, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3050801, Japan
[2] Kyoto Univ, Dept Phys, Kyoto 6068502, Japan
[3] Univ Calif Irvine, Dept Phys & Astron, Irvine, CA 92697 USA
[4] Chonnam Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Kwangju 500757, South Korea
[5] Tohoku Univ, Res Ctr Neutrino Sci, Sendai, Miyagi 9808578, Japan
[6] Univ Hawaii, Dept Phys & Astron, Honolulu, HI 96822 USA
[7] Seoul Natl Univ, Dept Phys, Seoul 151742, South Korea
[8] Niigata Univ, Dept Phys, Niigata 9502181, Japan
[9] Okayama Univ, Dept Phys, Okayama 7008530, Japan
[10] Dongshin Univ, Dept Phys, Naju 520714, South Korea
关键词
muon; range; K2K; drift tube; neutrino; lonh baseline;
D O I
10.1016/S0168-9002(01)01680-1
中图分类号
TH7 [仪器、仪表];
学科分类号
0804 ; 080401 ; 081102 ;
摘要
A muon range detector (MRD) has been constructed as a near detector for the KEK-to-Kamioka long-baseline neutrino experiment (K2K). It monitors the neutrino beam properties at the near site by measuring the energy, angle and production point of muons produced by charged-current neutrino interaction. The detector has been working stably since the start of the K2K experiment. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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