Characterization of the correlated background for a sterile neutrino search using the first dataset of the JSNS 2 experiment

Y. Hino; S. Ajimura; M. K. Cheoun; J. H. Choi; T. Dodo; H. Furuta; J. Goh; K. Haga; M. Harada; S. Hasegawa; T. Hiraiwa; W. Hwang; H. I. Jang; J. S. Jang; H. Jeon; S. Jeon; K. K. Joo; J. R. Jordan; D. E. Jung; S. K. Kang; Y. Kasugai; T. Kawasaki; E. J. Kim; J. Y. Kim; S. B. Kim; W. Kim; H. Kinoshita; T. Konno; C. Y. Lee; D. H. Lee; S. Lee; I. T. Lim; C. Little; E. Marzec; T. Maruyama; S. Masuda; S. Meigo; S. Monjushiro; D. H. Moon; T. Nakano; M. Niiyama; K. Nishikawa; M. Nomachi; M. Y. Pac; J. S. Park; R. G. Park; S. J.M. Peeters; H. Ray; C. Rott; K. Sakai; S. Sakamoto; T. Shima; C. D. Shin; J. Spitz; F. Suekane; Y. Sugaya; K. Suzuya; M. Taira; R. Ujiie; Y. Yamaguchi; M. Yeh; I. S. Yeo; C. Yoo; I. Yu

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Characterization of the correlated background for a sterile neutrino search using the first dataset of the JSNS ² experiment

Y. Hino, S. Ajimura, M. K. Cheoun, J. H. Choi, T. Dodo, H. Furuta, J. Goh, K. Haga, M. Harada, S. Hasegawa, T. Hiraiwa, W. Hwang, H. I. Jang, J. S. Jang, H. Jeon, S. Jeon, K. K. Joo, J. R. Jordan, D. E. Jung, S. K. KangY. Kasugai, T. Kawasaki, E. J. Kim, J. Y. Kim, S. B. Kim, W. Kim, H. Kinoshita, T. Konno, C. Y. Lee, D. H. Lee, S. Lee, I. T. Lim, C. Little, E. Marzec, T. Maruyama, S. Masuda, S. Meigo, S. Monjushiro, D. H. Moon, T. Nakano, M. Niiyama, K. Nishikawa, M. Nomachi, M. Y. Pac, J. S. Park, R. G. Park, S. J.M. Peeters, H. Ray, C. Rott, K. Sakai, S. Sakamoto, T. Shima, C. D. Shin, J. Spitz, F. Suekane, Y. Sugaya, K. Suzuya, M. Taira, R. Ujiie, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Yeh, I. S. Yeo, C. Yoo, I. Yu

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JSNS² (J-PARC Sterile Neutrino Search at J-PARC Spallation Neutron Source) is an experiment that is searching for sterile neutrinos via the observation of ν¯ _μ→ ν¯ _e appearance oscillations using muon decay-at-rest neutrinos. Before dedicated data taking in the first-half of 2021, we performed a commissioning run for 10 days in June 2020. Using the data obtained in this commissioning run, in this paper, we present an estimate of the correlated background which imitates the ν¯ _e signal in a sterile neutrino search. In addition, in order to demonstrate future prospects of the JSNS² experiment, possible pulse shape discrimination improvements towards reducing cosmic ray induced fast neutron background are described.

Original language	English
Article number	331
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10284-2
Publication status	Published - Apr 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Hino, Y., Ajimura, S., Cheoun, M. K., Choi, J. H., Dodo, T., Furuta, H., Goh, J., Haga, K., Harada, M., Hasegawa, S., Hiraiwa, T., Hwang, W., Jang, H. I., Jang, J. S., Jeon, H., Jeon, S., Joo, K. K., Jordan, J. R., Jung, D. E., ... Yu, I. (2022). Characterization of the correlated background for a sterile neutrino search using the first dataset of the JSNS ² experiment. European Physical Journal C, 82(4), [331]. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10284-2

Hino, Y, Ajimura, S, Cheoun, MK, Choi, JH, Dodo, T, Furuta, H, Goh, J, Haga, K, Harada, M, Hasegawa, S, Hiraiwa, T, Hwang, W, Jang, HI, Jang, JS, Jeon, H, Jeon, S, Joo, KK, Jordan, JR, Jung, DE, Kang, SK, Kasugai, Y, Kawasaki, T, Kim, EJ, Kim, JY, Kim, SB, Kim, W, Kinoshita, H, Konno, T, Lee, CY, Lee, DH, Lee, S, Lim, IT, Little, C, Marzec, E, Maruyama, T, Masuda, S, Meigo, S, Monjushiro, S, Moon, DH, Nakano, T, Niiyama, M, Nishikawa, K, Nomachi, M, Pac, MY, Park, JS, Park, RG, Peeters, SJM, Ray, H, Rott, C, Sakai, K, Sakamoto, S, Shima, T, Shin, CD, Spitz, J, Suekane, F, Sugaya, Y, Suzuya, K, Taira, M, Ujiie, R, Yamaguchi, Y, Yeh, M, Yeo, IS, Yoo, C & Yu, I 2022, 'Characterization of the correlated background for a sterile neutrino search using the first dataset of the JSNS ² experiment', European Physical Journal C, vol. 82, no. 4, 331. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-022-10284-2

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AU - Hiraiwa, T.

AU - Hwang, W.

AU - Jang, H. I.

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AU - Jeon, H.

AU - Jeon, S.

AU - Joo, K. K.

AU - Jordan, J. R.

AU - Jung, D. E.

AU - Kang, S. K.

AU - Kasugai, Y.

AU - Kawasaki, T.

AU - Kim, E. J.

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AU - Kim, S. B.

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Characterization of the correlated background for a sterile neutrino search using the first dataset of the JSNS ² experiment

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