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16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande

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Blaufuss, E; Guillian, G; Fukuda, Y; Fukuda, S; Ishitsuka, M; Itow, Y; Kajita, T; Kameda, J; Kaneyuki, K; Kobayashi, K; Kobayashi, Y; Miura, M ...
Published in: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
2001

The decay of 16N is used to cross check the absolute energy scale calibration for solar neutrinos established by the electron linear accelerator (LINAC). A deuterium-tritium neutron generator was employed to create 16N via the (n,p) reaction on 16O in the water of the detector. This technique is isotropic and has different systematic uncertainties than the LINAC. The results from this high-statistics data sample agree with the absolute energy scale of the LINAC to better than 1%. A natural source of 16N from the capture of μ- on 16O, which is collected as a background to the solar neutrino analysis, is also discussed.

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Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

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0168-9002

Publication Date

2001

Volume

458

Issue

3

Start / End Page

638 / 649

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences
 

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Blaufuss, E., Guillian, G., Fukuda, Y., Fukuda, S., Ishitsuka, M., Itow, Y., … Inoue, K. (2001). 16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 458(3), 638–649. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00900-1
Blaufuss, E., G. Guillian, Y. Fukuda, S. Fukuda, M. Ishitsuka, Y. Itow, T. Kajita, et al. “16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment 458, no. 3 (2001): 638–49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00900-1.
Blaufuss E, Guillian G, Fukuda Y, Fukuda S, Ishitsuka M, Itow Y, et al. 16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2001;458(3):638–49.
Blaufuss, E., et al. “16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande.” Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, vol. 458, no. 3, 2001, pp. 638–49. Scival, doi:10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00900-1.
Blaufuss E, Guillian G, Fukuda Y, Fukuda S, Ishitsuka M, Itow Y, Kajita T, Kameda J, Kaneyuki K, Kobayashi K, Kobayashi Y, Koshio Y, Miura M, Moriyama S, Nakahata M, Nakayama S, Obayashi Y, Okada A, Okumura K, Sakurai N, Shiozawa M, Suzuki Y, Takeuchi H, Takeuchi Y, Toshito T, Totsuka Y, Yamada S, Earl M, Habig A, Kearns E, Messier MD, Scholberg K, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Walter CW, Goldhaber M, Barszczak T, Casper D, Gajewski W, Kropp WR, Mine S, Price LR, Smy M, Sobel HW, Vagins MR, Ganezer KS, Keig WE, Ellsworth RW, Tasaka S, Kibayashi A, Learned JG, Matsuno S, Takemori D, Hayato Y, Ishii T, Kobayashi T, Nakamura K, Oyama Y, Sakai A, Sakuda M, Sasaki O, Echigo S, Kohama M, Suzuki AT, Inagaki T, Nishikawa K, Haines TJ, Kim BK, Sanford R, Svoboda R, Chen ML, Goodman JA, Sullivan GW, Hill J, Jung CK, Martens K, Malek M, Mauger C, McGrew C, Sharkey E, Viren B, Yanagisawa C, Kirisawa M, Inaba S, Mitsuda C, Miyano K, Okazawa H, Saji C, Takahashi M, Takahata M, Nagashima Y, Nitta K, Takita M, Yoshida M, Kim SB, Etoh M, Gando Y, Hasegawa T, Inoue K. 16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 2001;458(3):638–649.
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Published In

Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment

DOI

ISSN

0168-9002

Publication Date

2001

Volume

458

Issue

3

Start / End Page

638 / 649

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear & Particles Physics
  • 5106 Nuclear and plasma physics
  • 0299 Other Physical Sciences
  • 0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics
  • 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences