A New Generation of Neutrino Cross Section Experiments: Challenges and Opportunities
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The ENUBET Project High Precision Neutrino Flux Measurements in Conventional Neutrino Beams
The ENUBET project high precision neutrino flux measurements in conventional neutrino beams • Beams for precision physics in the n sector • The ENUBET Project (Jun 2016 – May 2021) and the Reference Design • Achievements of the first year: • First prototype of the instrumentation for the decay tunnel successfully tested at the CERN East Area • Full simulation of the instrumented decay tunnel: particle identification, doses, pile-up • Precise assessment of all flavor fluxes at the neutrino detector • Progress on beamline simulation, photon veto development, front end electronics F. Terranova (Univ. of Milano-Bicocca and INFN) on behalf of the ENUBET Collaboration Beams for the precision era of n physics In neutrino physics, we get “as many neutrinos as possible” but… we do not know “how many” Monitoring of protons on target (pot), horn currents, muons after the beam dump Hadro-production data Full simulation of beamline, secondary reinteractions etc. The current generation of cross section experiments is based on this time-honored (but indirect) technique to estimate the neutrinos produced in the decay tunnel. Hence, all absolute cross section measurements are limited to >6% by flux uncertainties No precise measurement of ne available in spite of the great relevance for CPV, NSI, precision oscillation physics Monitored neutrino beams The new generation of short baseline experiment for cross-section measurement and, in general, for precision n physics at short baseline (e.g. sterile neutrinos and NSI) should rely on a direct measurement of the neutrino fluxes. Kaon-based monitored neutrino beams (A. Longhin, L. Ludovici, F. Terranova, EPJ C75 (2015) 155 ) are a very appealing candidate since provide a pure and precise source of ne p-/K- protons Proton absorber p+/K+ Short, narrow band focusing and transfer + 0 + line (e.g. -
2015 Spring Commencement 3 Best Wishes from the President
CROWN 422 ALMA MATER Washington, my Washington, the Crimson and the Gray! CROWN 790 ‘Tis the song of memory that we sing today. When the sad hours come to you and sorrows ’round you play, Just sing the songs of Washington, the Crimson and the Gray! Just sing the songs of Washington, the Crimson and the Gray! SPRING COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, MAY NINTH Celebrating ONE HUNDRED NINETEENTH ANNUAL SPRING COMMENCEMENT SATURDAY, MAY 9, 2015 BEASLEY COLISEUM WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PULLMAN, WASHINGTON Commencement Mission Statement Commencement at Washington State University represents the culmination of a student’s academic achievement. It is a time for celebration and reflection for students, families, faculty, and staff. It brings together the campus community to share the joy of the accomplished goals of our students. The commencement ceremony at Washington State University serves a dual purpose: to mark a point of achievement, thus completing a chapter in the lives of students and those who support them, and to encourage continued pursuit of learning, personal fulfillment, and engagement with their local and worldwide communities. P hot o: WS U campus , Thompso n Hall and Brya n Cloc k Tow er in foregr ound Contents 148526 4/15 TABLE OF CONTENTS Best Wishes from the President 4 President’s Ceremonial Stole and Chain of Offce 5 Best Wishes from the Faculty Senate and Administrative Professional Advisory Council Chairs 6 Greetings from the GPSA, ASWSU, and ASWSU Global Presidents 7 Order of Exercises 8:00 a m Ceremony 8 College of Arts and -
Rereading Paul on Circumcision, Torah, and the Gentiles Asha K
A Seal of Faith: Rereading Paul on Circumcision, Torah, and the Gentiles Asha K. Moorthy Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY 2014 © 2014 Asha K. Moorthy All rights reserved ABSTRACT A Seal of Faith: Rereading Paul on Circumcision, Torah, and the Gentiles Asha K. Moorthy It is generally held that the Apostle Paul dismissed the rite of circumcision for Gentiles. This dissertation, however, offers a different perspective. Through examination of relevant sources regarding the role of circumcision in conversion along with consideration of Philo of Alexandria’s depiction of Abraham as an exemplar of and for the proselyte, this project will suggest that Paul, in Rom 4:11‐ 12, uses the example of Abraham in order to explain the value of circumcision for Jews as well as for Gentiles. It will be argued, moreover, that Paul’s objections to circumcision, as found in Romans as well as in Galatians, Philippians, and 1 Corinthians, were not to the rite per se but rather to the notion that circumcision was necessary for entering the Abrahamic covenant, “becoming a Jew,” justification, salvation, spiritual transformation, protection or identity in Christ. A case will be made, moreover, that in Paul’s day there were two competing forms of circumcision and that Paul was opposed to the more radical procedure. Finally, divergences in Paul’s handling of the topic of circumcision in different letters will be explained through attention to particular audience concerns. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Introduction 1 1. -
Úrovne Podmienok Pre Zdravie a Zdravotné Potreby Vo Vylúčených
Záverečná správa zo vstupného Úrovne podmienok merania hodnotenia a systematického stanovenia potrieb pre zdravie a zdravotné cieľových lokalít Národného projektu potreby vo vylúčených Zdravé komunity 2A rómskych osídleniach na Slovensku Andrej Belák Organizácia Zdravé regióny je štátnou príspevkovou organizáciou Ministerstva zdravotníctva SR, ktorej poslaním je realizácia a rozvoj dočasných vyrovnávacích opatrení v oblasti zdravia. Jednou z nosných činností v tomto smere je realizácia Národného projektu Zdravé komunity. Tento projekt sa realizuje vďaka podpore z Európskeho sociálneho fondu v rámci Operačného programu Ľudské zdroje. Úrovne podmienok pre zdravie a zdravotné potreby vo vylúčených rómskych osídleniach na Slovensku Záverečná správa zo vstupného merania hodnotenia a systematického stanovenia potrieb cieľových lokalít Národného projektu Zdravé komunity 2A Obsah správy © Andrej Belák & Univerzita P. J. Šafárika v Košiciach, 2020 Dizajn a grafická úprava © Matúš Hnát, 2020 Maľba na obálke © Michaela Moravčíková, 2020 Andrej Belák Obsah Prehľad základných pojmov a použitých 007 ČASŤ III Metodika vstupného merania úrovne 167 skratiek Postupy podmienok pre zdravie Zhrnutie 009 Metodika stanovenia zdravotných potrieb 183 Summary 019 Literatúra 185 ČASŤ I Úvod 031 ČASŤ IV Zhrnutie výsledkov 191 Súhrn výsledkov Zhrnutie výsledkov vstupného merania Obyvateľstvo vylúčených rómskych 039 a odporúčania Odporúčania 193 úrovní podmienok pre osídlení zdravie Realizačný tím 197 A) Správanie súvisiace so zdravím 051 Poďakovanie 199 B) Psychická -
Design and Diagnostics of High-Precision Accelerator Neutrino Beams
Review Design and diagnostics of high-precision accelerator neutrino beams N. Charitonidis1 , A. Longhin2 , M. Pari1,2 E.G. Parozzi1,3 and F. Terranova3* 1 CERN, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland 2 Dep. of Physics, University of Padova and INFN, Padova, Italy; 3 Dep. of Physics, University of Milano-Bicocca and INFN, Milano, Italy; * Corresponding Author: F. Terranova. E-mail: [email protected] Version March 16, 2021 submitted to Appl. Sci. Abstract: Neutrino oscillation physics has entered a new precision era, which poses major challenges to the level of control and diagnostics of the neutrino beams. In this paper, we review the design of high-precision beams, their current limitations, and the latest techniques envisaged to overcome such limits. We put emphasis on “monitored neutrino beams” and advanced diagnostics to determine the flux and flavor of the neutrinos produced at the source at the per-cent level. We also discuss ab-initio measurements of the neutrino energy – i.e. measurements performed without relying on the event reconstruction at the n detector – to remove any flux induced bias in the determination of the cross sections. Keywords: neutrino beams; neutrino detectors; diagnostics; accelerators 1. Introduction Accelerator neutrino beams played a pivotal role in unveiling the electroweak sector of the Standard Model and in the discovery of Neutrino Oscillations [1]. Unlike natural neutrino sources, they offer a superior degree of control on the momentum, direction and flavor of the neutrinos at the source and therefore, are the ideal facilities for the precision era of neutrino oscillation physics [2]. Before the discovery of neutrino oscillations, hadron beam diagnostics was a useful tool to determine the beamline performance, the integrated intensity and the flux variation over time. -
Missional Apologetics Draft
Liberty University Rawlings School of Divinity Missional Apologetics: An Examination of Essential Elements in the Apologetic Approaches of Early Christian Era Apologists in Light of the Mission of Christ to a Pluralistic World. A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Liberty University Rawlings School of Divinity in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy by George B. Bannister, Sr. Lynchburg, Virginia December 2018 Copyright © 2018 by George Benjamin Bannister, Sr. All rights reserved Approval Sheet MISSIONAL APOLOGETICS: AN EXAMINATION OF ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN THE APOLOGETIC APPROACHES OF EARLY CHRISTIAN ERA APOLOGISTS IN LIGHT OF THE MISSION OF CHRIST TO A PLURALISTIC WORLD. George Benjamin Bannister, Sr. Read and approved by: Chairperson: ____________________________________ Date: ______________________________ To the Lord Jesus Christ, my Savior and Lord, whose grace never ceases to amaze me. To Lisa, my bride, best friend, and holder of my heart; who has loved and supported me for many years and has been the best wife and partner and ministry co-laborer any man could wish for. Without you, I would not have achieved this milestone. To my sons and their brides who have encouraged me to stay the course and pursue the goal of completing this task. Thank you, Ben and Cindy, Dan and Liliana, and Bob and Deborah. I am a man who has been blessed beyond measure and far more than I could ever deserve! Contents Figures ......................................................................................................................................... -
Nustorm at CERN Feasibility Study
nuSTORM at CERN Feasibility Study C.C. Ahdida1, R. Appleby2, W. Bartmann1, J. Bauche1, M. Calviani1, J. Gall1, S. Gilardoni1, B. Goddard1, C. Hessler1, P. Huber3, I. Efthymiopoulos1, J.B. Lagrange4, M. Lamont1, K. Long5;4, J.A. Osborne1, J. Pasternak5;4, F.J.P. Soler6, S. Tygier1, F.M. Velotti1 1 CERN, Esplanade des Particules 1, 1217 Meyrin, Switzerland 2 School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK 3 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 925 Prices Fork Road, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA 4 STFC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX 5 Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London, SWZ 2AZ, UK 6 School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK The nuSTORM collaboration is presented in the addendum. Abstract nuSTORM (“Neutrinos from Stored Muons”) is a short-baseline neutrino project based on a low- energy muon decay ring. The scientific objectives of nuSTORM are: to make detailed and precise measurements of neutrino-nucleus interactions not only as a service to the long- and short-baseline neutrino oscillation programmes but also as a means of studying the nucleus using a weak probe and seeking evidence for non-standard interactions; and to take forward the search for light sterile neutrinos should the results of the Short Baseline Neutrino (SBN) programme at FNAL indicate that such a programme is required. The feasibility of implementing nuSTORM at CERN has been studied by the nuSTORM group as part of the CERN Physics Beyond Colliders study. An outline of the proposed siting of nuSTORM at CERN is presented. -
ENUBET(Enhanced Neutrino Beams from Kaon Tagging)
ENUBETENUBET (Enhanced NeUtrino BEams from kaon Tagging) Enabling high precision flu measlrements in conventional neltrino beams The next generation of short baseline euperiments for cross-section measurements and, in general, for precision physics at short baseline sholld rely on: ✔ A high precision, direct measurement of the neutrino fuxes ✔ a neltrino beam scanning the region of interest from sub-GeV to multi-GeV ✔ a narrow band beam where the neutrino energy is known a priori from the beam width the ENUBET facility fulflls simultaneously all these requirements e+ Tagger: 40m instrumented decay tunnel Neutrino ENUBET Static Transfer Line + ν → real-time monitoring of e produced in Ke3 decays νe detector Dipole Quadrupole triplet K+ Collimators + Hadron dump target Collimators e 7.4 degrees Reference parameters: 100 m baseline, 500 t detector (e.g. ICARUS@FNAL or Protodlne-SP/DP@CERN) W foil Quadrupole triplet Ke3 decays νe @ neltrino detector Expected Hadronic rates @ Tunnel Entrance e+ 3-body decay → large angle e+ In parenthesis (ENUBET EPJ initial estimate) ary Increase factor wrt Measlre positrons liimiina π+/pot (10-3) K+/pot (10-3) Prel ENUBET proposal in a FULLY INSTRUMENTED decay region Horn-based 77.3 (33.5) 7.9 (3.7) ~2.2 ● transfer line “By-pass” lncertainties from POT, hadro- prodlction, beamline efciency Static transfer line 19.0 (3.6) 1.37 (0.43) 5.2 (π), 3.2 (K) ● νe fux prediction = e+ counting ENUBET - G. Brunetti 1 FluxFlux MonitoringMonitoring ● Kaon Yield (main solrce of νe in ENUBET) ● Pion Yield: conventional techniqles + constraints from kaons ParticleParticle Identifcation in the Decay Tunnel e+/π+/μ separation (1) Compact shashlik calorimeter (3u3u10 cm2 Fe+scint. -
Podzim/Jaro 2012
ČECHOAUSTRALAN www.cechoaustralan.com ČECHOAUSTRALAN Generální konzulát České republiky: JUDr Milan Kantor 500 Collins Street, Melbourne 3000, 2 Tel: 03 9629 6196, Fax: 03 9629 1311 HEY TRUE BLUE Barbara Semenov Hey True blue, is it me and you Is it mum and dad, is it a Cockatoo Is it standin' by your mate when she's in a fight Or just vegemite True-ue-ue blue… - charakteristicky zabarvený hlas australského country zpěváka Johna Williamsona zazní z ničeho nic do éteru a okolí se udiveně rozhlíţí. Připomínkou, kým jsme v Austrálii, není nikdo jiný, neţ má čechoaustralská maličkost. Zalovím provinile v kapse pro svůj Historickou loď Endeavour, která objevila Austrálii, jsem zachytila „vlastenecky“ vyzvánějící mobil. V Praze kamerou v Tichém oceánu během plavby z Freemantlu mi zní jako uvítací melodie Smetanova Vltava. na Rottnest Island 17. listopadu loňského roku Toţ v Melbourne – True-ue-ue blue… True Blue znamená v australštině - „skutečný Australan“. Naše druhá domovina má vskutku výjimečnou schopnost udělat během krátkého času z nově příchozích skutečné Australany. Jak je to moţné, nevím. Něco z receptu je obsaţeno v jednoduchých slovech dnes uţ ikonické písně z roku 1981. – Rodina, příroda, přátelství, tradice,… Hodnoty, které jsou blízké kaţdému dobrému člověku. Bylo to pouze před 224 lety – 26. ledna 1788, kdyţ na půdu Austrálie vstoupil první „novodobý Australan“. Dnes tato země patří, vedle původního domorodého obyvatelstva, mladému národu vytvořenému ze zdánlivě nesourodé skupiny lidí, kteří sem od té doby dorazili z nejrůznějších světových končin. Oslavy památného Australia Day odpovídaly i letos velikosti významu tohoto historického dne. Ohňostroje nad velkými městy korunovaly australskou slávu – v Sydney Darling Harbour byly ještě velkolepější neţ ty světově nejslavnější silvestrovské; spojeny tentokrát navíc s barevnými vodními vodotrysky a velkou laserovou show. -
Disabled People and the Right to Life
More free books @ www.BingEbook.com More free books @ www.BingEbook.com Disabled People and the Right to Life Disabled People and the Right to Life looks at disabled people’s right to life in its wider sense, discussing the right to a life that is not intolerable, a life worth living. This volume uses a human rights perspective to explore debates and challenges around what this means for disabled people. Human rights has increasingly come to be seen as a significant frame- work both to aid understanding of the experiences of those who face oppression and to underpin social, legal and political measures to counter it. The most fundamental of human rights is the right to life – a right which is enshrined in international treaties and covenants as well as in domestic law in many countries, but which cannot be taken for granted by disabled people. With perspectives from both developed and developing countries, the book chronicles attitudes and practices, critically analyses changes and explores the extent to which such changes have been driven by social as well as legal developments. Chapters explore issues such as: ● cost-effectiveness analysis and preferences ● disability rights and resuscitation ● assisted dying versus assisted living ● access to care ● the selective non-treatment of disabled babies and young children. The distinguished panel of contributors includes academics, practitioners, public officials and activists. This truly interdisciplinary book will be of interest to students and researchers of disability, law, social policy and human rights. Luke Clements is a professor in law at Cardiff University Law School, Wales, and a practising solicitor. -
ENUBET: Enhanced Neutrino Beams from Kaon Tagging
Prepared for submission to JINST 14th Topical Seminar on Innovative Particle and Radiation Detectors (IPRD16) 3 - 6 October 2016 Siena, Italy ENUBET: Enhanced NeUtrino BEams from kaon Tagging A. Meregaglia on behalf of the ENUBET collaboration IPHC, CNRS/IN2P3, Strasbourg, France E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: A reduction of the neutrino flux uncertainty by one order of magnitude in conventional neutrino beams can be achieved monitoring the positron production in the decay tunnel originating from the Ke3 decays of charged kaons. This novel approach will be developed in the framework of the ERC ENUBET Project. In this talk we present the aims of the project and the ongoing R&D for the instrumentation of the decay tunnel. In particular, we describe a specialized shashlik calorimeter (iron-scintillator) with a compact readout based on small-area silicon photo multipliers that allows for a very effective longitudinal segmentation of the detector to enhance electron/hadron separation. The expected performance of the detector estimated from a full GEANT4 simulation of the neutrino decay tunnel are presented. We also discuss preliminary results on a prototype composed by 12 ultra compact modules exposed to pions and electrons at CERN-PS. Keywords: Neutrino Contents 1 Introduction1 2 The ENUBET approach1 3 Goals and project status3 4 Detector concept4 5 Results 6 6 The beamline7 7 Conclusions8 1 Introduction Neutrino oscillation physics has moved from discovery to precision era. The neutrino oscillation phenomenon is nowadays well established and it was awarded the Nobel prize in 2015. Nonetheless some parameters of the mixing matrix have still to be measured with higher precision and some unknowns such as the mass hierarchy or the value of the CP violating phase have to be unveiled. -
The ENUBET Beamline
NuPhys2018-Brunetti March 22, 2019 The ENUBET Beamline Giulia Brunetti1 Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare - Sezione di Padova Via Marzolo 8, 35131 Padova, Italy on behalf of the ENUBET collaboration2 The ENUBET ERC project (2016-2021) is studying a narrow band neutrino beam where lepton production can be monitored at single particle level in an instrumented decay tunnel. This would allow to measure νµ and νe cross sections with a precision improved by about one order of magnitude compared to present results. In this proceeding we describe a first realistic design of the hadron beamline based on a dipole coupled to a pair of quadrupole triplets along with the optimisation guidelines and the results of a simulation based on G4beamline. A static focusing design, though less efficient than a horn-based solution, results several times more efficient than originally expected. It works with slow proton extractions reducing drastically pile- up effects in the decay tunnel and it paves the way towards a time-tagged neutrino beam. On the other hand a horn-based transferline would ensure higher yields at the tunnel entrance. The first studies conducted at CERN to implement the synchronization between a few ms proton extraction and a horn pulse of 2-10 ms are also described. PRESENTED AT NuPhys2018, Prospects in Neutrino Physics Cavendish Conference Centre, London, UK, December 19{21, 2018 1This project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the Euro- pean Unions Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement N. 681647). 2 arXiv:1903.09044v2 [physics.acc-ph] 26 Nov 2020 F.