Near Detectors for Neutrino Oscillation Experiments

Dear Colleagues,

Long-baseline neutrino oscillation (LBNO) experiments have provided key insights for a deeper understanding of neutrino physics. A neutrino beam is produced using a proton accelerator and the oscillated neutrino spectrum is measured at a distance L from the production point. To minimize systematic uncertainties, it is crucial to characterize the neutrino fluxes and neutrino cross-sections before the oscillations. This is performed by using near detectors, installed close to the production point, that measure the neutrino spectra unaffected by neutrino oscillations, and by using beam monitors, which directly measure particles associated with neutrino production.

Contributions are expected to address, but are not limited to, the following areas:

• Detector R&D studies;
• Novel detector designs;
• Novel event reconstruction algorithms;
• Test results.

Dr. Thorsten Lux
Dr. Claudio Giganti
Guest Editors

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• long-baseline neutrino oscillation
• near detector
• LBNO
• neutrino beam
• particle identification
• liquid argon TPCs
• gas TPCs
• water Cherenkov
• beam monitor
• off-axis beam