High intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe

T. R. Edgecock; O. Caretta; T. Davenne; C. Densam; M. Fitton; D. Kelliher; P. Loveridge; S. Machida; C. Prior; C. Rogers; M. Rooney; J. Thomason; D. Wilcox; E. Wildner; I. Efthymiopoulos; R. Garoby; S. Gilardoni; C. Hansen; E. Benedetto; E. Jensen; A. Kosmicki; M. Martini; J. Osborne; G. Prior; T. Stora; T. Melo Mendonca; V. Vlachoudis; C. Waaijer; P. Cupial; A. Chancé; A. Longhin; J. Payet; M. Zito; E. Baussan; C. Bobeth; E. Bouquerel; M. Dracos; G. Gaudiot; B. Lepers; F. Osswald; P. Poussot; N. Vassilopoulos; J. Wurtz; V. Zeter; J. Bielski; M. Kozien; L. Lacny; B. Skoczen; B. Szybinski; Aneta Ustrzycka; A. Wroblewski; M. Marie-Jeanne; P. Balint; C. Fourel; J. Giraud; J. Jacob; T. Lamy; L. Latrasse; P. Sortais; T. Thuillier; S. Mitrofanov; M. Loiselet; Th Keutgen; Th Delbar; F. Debray; C. Trophine; S. Veys; C. Daversin; V. Zorin; I. Izotov; V. Skalyga; G. Burt; A. C. Dexter; V. L. Kravchuk; T. Marchi; M. Cinausero; F. Gramegna; G. De Angelis; G. Prete; G. Collazuol; M. Laveder; M. Mazzocco; M. Mezzetto; C. Signorini; E. Vardaci; A. Di Nitto; A. Brondi; G. La Rana; P. Migliozzi; R. Moro; V. Palladino; N. Gelli; D. Berkovits; M. Hass; T. Y. Hirsh; M. Schaumann; A. Stahl; J. Wehner; A. Bross; J. Kopp; D. Neuffer; R. Wands; R. Bayes; A. Laing; P. Soler; S. K. Agarwalla; A. Cervera Villanueva; A. Donini; T. Ghosh; J. J. Gómez Cadenas; P. Hernández; J. Martín-Albo; O. Mena; J. Burguet-Castell; L. Agostino; M. Buizza-Avanzini; M. Marafini; T. Patzak; A. Tonazzo; D. Duchesneau; L. Mosca; M. Bogomilov; Y. Karadzhov; R. Matev; R. Tsenov; E. Akhmedov; M. Blennow; M. Lindner; T. Schwetz; E. Fernández Martinez; M. Maltoni; J. Menéndez; C. Giunti; M. C. González García; J. Salvado; P. Coloma; P. Huber; T. Li; J. López Pavón; C. Orme; S. Pascoli; D. Meloni; J. Tang; W. Winter; T. Ohlsson; H. Zhang; L. Scotto-Lavina; F. Terranova; M. Bonesini; L. Tortora; A. Alekou; M. Aslaninejad; C. Bontoiu; A. Kurup; L. J. Jenner; K. Long; J. Pasternak; J. Pozimski; J. J. Back; P. Harrison; K. Beard; A. Bogacz; J. S. Berg; D. Stratakis; H. Witte; P. Snopok; N. Bliss; M. Cordwell; A. Moss; S. Pattalwar; M. Apollonio

doi:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.021002

High intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe

T. R. Edgecock
, O. Caretta
, T. Davenne
, C. Densam
, M. Fitton
, D. Kelliher
, P. Loveridge
, S. Machida
, C. Prior
, C. Rogers
, M. Rooney
, J. Thomason
, D. Wilcox
, E. Wildner
, I. Efthymiopoulos
, R. Garoby
, S. Gilardoni
, C. Hansen
, E. Benedetto
, E. Jensen

A. Kosmicki, M. Martini, J. Osborne, G. Prior, T. Stora, T. Melo Mendonca, V. Vlachoudis, C. Waaijer, P. Cupial, A. Chancé, A. Longhin, J. Payet, M. Zito, E. Baussan, C. Bobeth, E. Bouquerel, M. Dracos, G. Gaudiot, B. Lepers, F. Osswald, P. Poussot, N. Vassilopoulos, J. Wurtz, V. Zeter, J. Bielski, M. Kozien, L. Lacny, B. Skoczen, B. Szybinski, Aneta Ustrzycka, A. Wroblewski, M. Marie-Jeanne, P. Balint, C. Fourel, J. Giraud, J. Jacob, T. Lamy, L. Latrasse, P. Sortais, T. Thuillier, S. Mitrofanov, M. Loiselet, Th Keutgen, Th Delbar, F. Debray, C. Trophine, S. Veys, C. Daversin, V. Zorin, I. Izotov, V. Skalyga, G. Burt, A. C. Dexter, V. L. Kravchuk, T. Marchi, M. Cinausero, F. Gramegna, G. De Angelis, G. Prete, G. Collazuol, M. Laveder, M. Mazzocco, M. Mezzetto, C. Signorini, E. Vardaci, A. Di Nitto, A. Brondi, G. La Rana, P. Migliozzi, R. Moro, V. Palladino, N. Gelli, D. Berkovits, M. Hass, T. Y. Hirsh, M. Schaumann, A. Stahl, J. Wehner, A. Bross, J. Kopp, D. Neuffer, R. Wands, R. Bayes, A. Laing, P. Soler, S. K. Agarwalla, A. Cervera Villanueva, A. Donini, T. Ghosh, J. J. Gómez Cadenas, P. Hernández, J. Martín-Albo, O. Mena, J. Burguet-Castell, L. Agostino, M. Buizza-Avanzini, M. Marafini, T. Patzak, A. Tonazzo, D. Duchesneau, L. Mosca, M. Bogomilov, Y. Karadzhov, R. Matev, R. Tsenov, E. Akhmedov, M. Blennow, M. Lindner, T. Schwetz, E. Fernández Martinez, M. Maltoni, J. Menéndez, C. Giunti, M. C. González García, J. Salvado, P. Coloma, P. Huber, T. Li, J. López Pavón, C. Orme, S. Pascoli, D. Meloni, J. Tang, W. Winter, T. Ohlsson, H. Zhang, L. Scotto-Lavina, F. Terranova, M. Bonesini, L. Tortora, A. Alekou, M. Aslaninejad, C. Bontoiu, A. Kurup, L. J. Jenner, K. Long, J. Pasternak, J. Pozimski, J. J. Back, P. Harrison, K. Beard, A. Bogacz, J. S. Berg, D. Stratakis, H. Witte, P. Snopok, N. Bliss, M. Cordwell, A. Moss, S. Pattalwar, M. Apollonio

CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Agh University of Science and Technology Faculty of Computer Science
Universite Paris-Saclay
Université de Strasbourg
Tadeusz Kosciuszko Cracow University of Technology
Laboratoire de Physique Subatomique et de Cosmologie de Grenoble
University of Louvain
INSA
Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Lancaster University
Laboratori Nazionali di Legnaro
University of Padova
INFN Sezione di Napoli
Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Firenze
Weizmann Institute of Science Israel
RWTH Aachen University
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
University of Glasgow
University of Valencia
Universitat de Illes Balears
Sorbonne Univ.
Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Laboratoire Souterrain de Modane
University of Sofia
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
INFN Sezione di Torino
University of Barcelona
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Durham University
University of Würzburg
AlbaNova University Center
University of Zurich
LNF-INFN
INFN Sezione di Milano-Bicocca
Sezione di Roma
Imperial College London
University of Warwick
Muons Inc.
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Illinois Institute of Technology
Daresbury Laboratory
Diamond Light Source

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The EUROnu project has studied three possible options for future, high intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe. The first is a Super Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of pions created by bombarding targets with a 4 MW proton beam from the CERN High Power Superconducting Proton Linac. The far detector for this facility is the 500 kt MEMPHYS water Cherenkov, located in the Fréjus tunnel. The second facility is the Neutrino Factory, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of μ⁺ and μ^- beams in a storage ring. The far detector in this case is a 100 kt magnetized iron neutrino detector at a baseline of 2000 km. The third option is a Beta Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of beta emitting isotopes, in particular He6 and Ne18, also stored in a ring. The far detector is also the MEMPHYS detector in the Fréjus tunnel. EUROnu has undertaken conceptual designs of these facilities and studied the performance of the detectors. Based on this, it has determined the physics reach of each facility, in particular for the measurement of CP violation in the lepton sector, and estimated the cost of construction. These have demonstrated that the best facility to build is the Neutrino Factory. However, if a powerful proton driver is constructed for another purpose or if the MEMPHYS detector is built for astroparticle physics, the Super Beam also becomes very attractive.

Original language	English
Article number	021002
Journal	Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams
Volume	16
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.021002
Publication status	Published - 20 Feb 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Edgecock, T. R., Caretta, O., Davenne, T., Densam, C., Fitton, M., Kelliher, D., Loveridge, P., Machida, S., Prior, C., Rogers, C., Rooney, M., Thomason, J., Wilcox, D., Wildner, E., Efthymiopoulos, I., Garoby, R., Gilardoni, S., Hansen, C., Benedetto, E., ... Apollonio, M. (2013). High intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe. Physical Review Special Topics - Accelerators and Beams, 16(2), Article 021002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.16.021002

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AU - Edgecock, T. R.

AU - Caretta, O.

AU - Davenne, T.

AU - Densam, C.

AU - Fitton, M.

AU - Kelliher, D.

AU - Loveridge, P.

AU - Machida, S.

AU - Prior, C.

AU - Rogers, C.

AU - Rooney, M.

AU - Thomason, J.

AU - Wilcox, D.

AU - Wildner, E.

AU - Efthymiopoulos, I.

AU - Garoby, R.

AU - Gilardoni, S.

AU - Hansen, C.

AU - Benedetto, E.

AU - Jensen, E.

AU - Kosmicki, A.

AU - Martini, M.

AU - Osborne, J.

AU - Prior, G.

AU - Stora, T.

AU - Melo Mendonca, T.

AU - Vlachoudis, V.

AU - Waaijer, C.

AU - Cupial, P.

AU - Chancé, A.

AU - Longhin, A.

AU - Payet, J.

AU - Zito, M.

AU - Baussan, E.

AU - Bobeth, C.

AU - Bouquerel, E.

AU - Dracos, M.

AU - Gaudiot, G.

AU - Lepers, B.

AU - Osswald, F.

AU - Poussot, P.

AU - Vassilopoulos, N.

AU - Wurtz, J.

AU - Zeter, V.

AU - Bielski, J.

AU - Kozien, M.

AU - Lacny, L.

AU - Skoczen, B.

AU - Szybinski, B.

AU - Ustrzycka, Aneta

AU - Wroblewski, A.

AU - Marie-Jeanne, M.

AU - Balint, P.

AU - Fourel, C.

AU - Giraud, J.

AU - Jacob, J.

AU - Lamy, T.

AU - Latrasse, L.

AU - Sortais, P.

AU - Thuillier, T.

AU - Mitrofanov, S.

AU - Loiselet, M.

AU - Keutgen, Th

AU - Delbar, Th

AU - Debray, F.

AU - Trophine, C.

AU - Veys, S.

AU - Daversin, C.

AU - Zorin, V.

AU - Izotov, I.

AU - Skalyga, V.

AU - Burt, G.

AU - Dexter, A. C.

AU - Kravchuk, V. L.

AU - Marchi, T.

AU - Cinausero, M.

AU - Gramegna, F.

AU - De Angelis, G.

AU - Prete, G.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - Laveder, M.

AU - Mazzocco, M.

AU - Mezzetto, M.

AU - Signorini, C.

AU - Vardaci, E.

AU - Di Nitto, A.

AU - Brondi, A.

AU - La Rana, G.

AU - Migliozzi, P.

AU - Moro, R.

AU - Palladino, V.

AU - Gelli, N.

AU - Berkovits, D.

AU - Hass, M.

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AU - Stahl, A.

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AU - Bayes, R.

AU - Laing, A.

AU - Soler, P.

AU - Agarwalla, S. K.

AU - Cervera Villanueva, A.

AU - Donini, A.

AU - Ghosh, T.

AU - Gómez Cadenas, J. J.

AU - Hernández, P.

AU - Martín-Albo, J.

AU - Mena, O.

AU - Burguet-Castell, J.

AU - Agostino, L.

AU - Buizza-Avanzini, M.

AU - Marafini, M.

AU - Patzak, T.

AU - Tonazzo, A.

AU - Duchesneau, D.

AU - Mosca, L.

AU - Bogomilov, M.

AU - Karadzhov, Y.

AU - Matev, R.

AU - Tsenov, R.

AU - Akhmedov, E.

AU - Blennow, M.

AU - Lindner, M.

AU - Schwetz, T.

AU - Fernández Martinez, E.

AU - Maltoni, M.

AU - Menéndez, J.

AU - Giunti, C.

AU - González García, M. C.

AU - Salvado, J.

AU - Coloma, P.

AU - Huber, P.

AU - Li, T.

AU - López Pavón, J.

AU - Orme, C.

AU - Pascoli, S.

AU - Meloni, D.

AU - Tang, J.

AU - Winter, W.

AU - Ohlsson, T.

AU - Zhang, H.

AU - Scotto-Lavina, L.

AU - Terranova, F.

AU - Bonesini, M.

AU - Tortora, L.

AU - Alekou, A.

AU - Aslaninejad, M.

AU - Bontoiu, C.

AU - Kurup, A.

AU - Jenner, L. J.

AU - Long, K.

AU - Pasternak, J.

AU - Pozimski, J.

AU - Back, J. J.

AU - Harrison, P.

AU - Beard, K.

AU - Bogacz, A.

AU - Berg, J. S.

AU - Stratakis, D.

AU - Witte, H.

AU - Snopok, P.

AU - Bliss, N.

AU - Cordwell, M.

AU - Moss, A.

AU - Pattalwar, S.

AU - Apollonio, M.

PY - 2013/2/20

Y1 - 2013/2/20

N2 - The EUROnu project has studied three possible options for future, high intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe. The first is a Super Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of pions created by bombarding targets with a 4 MW proton beam from the CERN High Power Superconducting Proton Linac. The far detector for this facility is the 500 kt MEMPHYS water Cherenkov, located in the Fréjus tunnel. The second facility is the Neutrino Factory, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of μ+ and μ- beams in a storage ring. The far detector in this case is a 100 kt magnetized iron neutrino detector at a baseline of 2000 km. The third option is a Beta Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of beta emitting isotopes, in particular He6 and Ne18, also stored in a ring. The far detector is also the MEMPHYS detector in the Fréjus tunnel. EUROnu has undertaken conceptual designs of these facilities and studied the performance of the detectors. Based on this, it has determined the physics reach of each facility, in particular for the measurement of CP violation in the lepton sector, and estimated the cost of construction. These have demonstrated that the best facility to build is the Neutrino Factory. However, if a powerful proton driver is constructed for another purpose or if the MEMPHYS detector is built for astroparticle physics, the Super Beam also becomes very attractive.

AB - The EUROnu project has studied three possible options for future, high intensity neutrino oscillation facilities in Europe. The first is a Super Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of pions created by bombarding targets with a 4 MW proton beam from the CERN High Power Superconducting Proton Linac. The far detector for this facility is the 500 kt MEMPHYS water Cherenkov, located in the Fréjus tunnel. The second facility is the Neutrino Factory, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of μ+ and μ- beams in a storage ring. The far detector in this case is a 100 kt magnetized iron neutrino detector at a baseline of 2000 km. The third option is a Beta Beam, in which the neutrinos come from the decay of beta emitting isotopes, in particular He6 and Ne18, also stored in a ring. The far detector is also the MEMPHYS detector in the Fréjus tunnel. EUROnu has undertaken conceptual designs of these facilities and studied the performance of the detectors. Based on this, it has determined the physics reach of each facility, in particular for the measurement of CP violation in the lepton sector, and estimated the cost of construction. These have demonstrated that the best facility to build is the Neutrino Factory. However, if a powerful proton driver is constructed for another purpose or if the MEMPHYS detector is built for astroparticle physics, the Super Beam also becomes very attractive.

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