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Ganguly, Sudeshna

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DOE OSTI2024

Horn Location Sensors (HLS) for LBNF

The Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) will deliver the world's most powerful muon neutrino beam to the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), initially operating at 1.2 MW and upgradeable to 2.4 MW. Ensuring the accurate direction of this beam is critical for DUNE's precision goals. This talk introduces the Horn Location Sensors (HLS) system, designed to provide precise, relative measurements of the focusing horns, targets, and beam position monitors in the neutrino beamline. The HLS system employs high-precision FSI-based hydrostatic leveling sensors to track vertical motion and tilt, achieving precision on the order of 0.1 mm. Built for minimal maintenance in radioactive environments, the HLS system ensures precise alignment of beamline components during high-power operations. This system is essential for maintaining beam accuracy and enhancing DUNE's scientific performance.

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DOE OSTI2024

Time Slicing of Neutrino Fluxes in Oscillation Experiments at Fermilab

Long and short baseline neutrino oscillation experiments, such as DUNE, SBND, demand high precision in reducing systematic errors, particularly those related to neutrino-nucleus interaction cross-sections. The stroboscopic approach offers a method to capture distinct neutrino energy spectra, aiding in the separation of flux and cross-section uncertainties. This report outlines the creation of short proton bunch lengths and the transport of a narrow beam down the Booster Neutrino Beamline, essential steps for the successful implementation of the stroboscopic approach.

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DOE OSTI2024

Accelerator Neutrinos

Neutrino beams generated by particle accelerators are essential for probing fundamental physics. This presentation will examine the creation of high-intensity, well-collimated neutrino beams, crucial for long-baseline experiments like DUNE and NOvA. These experiments are pushing proton beam power to multi-MW levels and utilizing large-scale detectors to overcome the challenge of limited event statistics. At LBNF, the DUNE experiment will rigorously test the three-neutrino flavor model and explore CP violation by analyzing oscillation signatures in high-intensity νμ(νμˉ)νμ​(νμ​ˉ​) to νe(νeˉ)νe​(νe​ˉ​) beams. We'll explore the technical complexities of beamline components, the drive towards higher beam powers, and the strategies for measuring and managing neutrino flux. The presentation will also cover advancements in neutrino beam instrumentation and efforts to enhance beam precision, which are key to achieving the next generation of multi-megawatt accelerator facilities. By reviewing past achievements and future prospects, this talk aims to provide a clear overview of the current state and future potential of neutrino beam technology.

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DOE OSTI2024

Neutrino Beams & Fluxes

Overview of accelerator neutrino beams and neutrino fluxes. *Neutrinos & their sources • Accelerator Neutrino Beams • Beamline components • Neutrino flux • Why we care about flux uncertainties

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DOE OSTI2024

Neutrino Beam Instrumentation

Lecture of Neutrino Beam Instrumentation and Beam-Based Alignment Process.

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DOE OSTI2024

Neutrino Program at Fermilab -- Enhancing proton beam power and accelerator infrastructure

The upcoming long baseline neutrino experiments aim to enhance proton beam power to multi-MW scale and utilize large-scale detectors to address the challenge of limited event statistics. The DUNE experiment at LBNF will test the three neutrino flavor paradigm and directly search for CP violation by studying oscillation signatures in the high intensity $\nu_{\mu}$ (anti-$\nu_{\mu}$) beam to $\nu_{e}$ (anti-$\nu_{e}$) measured over a long baseline. Higher beam power and improved accelerator up-time will enhance neutrino flux for the neutrino program by increasing the number of protons on target. LBNF/DUNE, as well as PIP-II upgrade and Accelerator Complex Evolution (ACE) plan, play a vital role in this effort. The scientific potential of ACE plan extends beyond neutrino physics, encompassing endeavors such as the Muon Collider, Charged Lepton Flavor Violation (CLFV), Dark Sectors, and exploration of neutrinos beyond DUNE.\par In the era of higher-power accelerator operation , research in target materials and beam instrumentation is crucial for optimizing design modifications. This abstract discusses Fermilab ACE, the science opportunities it provides, and how Fermilab is pushing the limits of proton beam power and accelerator infrastructure. By tackling neutrino beam challenges and exploring research and development ideas, we are advancing our understanding of fundamental particles and their interactions.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗
DOE OSTI2024

Neutrino Program at Fermilab - Enhancing Proton Beam Power and Accelerator Infrastructure

The upcoming long baseline neutrino experiments aim to enhance proton beam power to multi-MW scale and utilize large-scale detectors to address the challenge of limited event statistics. The DUNE experiment at LBNF will test the three-neutrino flavor paradigm and directly search for CP violation by studying oscillation signatures in the high intensity (anti-) beam to (anti-) measured over a long baseline. Higher beam power and improved accelerator up-time will enhance neutrino flux for the neutrino program by increasing the number of protons on target. LBNF/DUNE, as well as PIP-II upgrade and Accelerator Complex Evolution (ACE) plan, play a vital role in this effort. The scientific potential of ACE plan extends beyond neutrino physics, encompassing endeavors such as the Muon Collider, Charged Lepton Flavor Violation (CLFV), Dark Sectors, and exploration of neutrinos beyond DUNE.\par In the era of higher-power accelerator operation, research in target materials and beam instrumentation is crucial for optimizing design modifications. This abstract discusses Fermilab ACE, the science opportunities it provides, and how Fermilab is pushing the limits of proton beam power and accelerator infrastructure. By tackling neutrino beam challenges and exploring research and development ideas, we are advancing our understanding of fundamental particles and their interactions.

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS↗