16N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande

E. Blaufuss; G. Guillian; Y. Fukuda; S. Fukuda; M. Ishitsuka; Y. Itow; T. Kajita; J. Kameda; K. Kaneyuki; K. Kobayashi; Y. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; A. Okada; K. Okumura; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; H. Takeuchi; Y. Takeuchi; T. Toshito; Y. Totsuka; S. Yamada; M. Earl; A. Habig; E. Kearns; M. D. Messier; K. Scholberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; M. Goldhaber; T. Barszczak; D. Casper; W. Gajewski; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; L. R. Price; M. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; W. E. Keig; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; D. Takemori; Y. Hayato; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; K. Nakamura; Y. Oyama; A. Sakai; M. Sakuda; O. Sasaki; S. Echigo; M. Kohama; A. T. Suzuki; T. Inagaki; K. Nishikawa; T. J. Haines; B. K. Kim; R. Sanford; R. Svoboda; M. L. Chen; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; J. Hill; C. K. Jung; K. Martens; M. Malek; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; E. Sharkey; B. Viren; C. Yanagisawa; M. Kirisawa; S. Inaba; C. Mitsuda; K. Miyano; H. Okazawa; C. Saji; M. Takahashi; M. Takahata; Y. Nagashima; K. Nitta; M. Takita; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; M. Etoh; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue

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¹⁶N as a calibration source for Super-Kamiokande

E. Blaufuss, G. Guillian, Y. Fukuda, S. Fukuda, M. Ishitsuka, Y. Itow, T. Kajita, J. Kameda, K. Kaneyuki, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Koshio, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, S. Nakayama, Y. Obayashi, A. Okada, K. Okumura, N. SakuraiM. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, H. Takeuchi, Y. Takeuchi, T. Toshito, Y. Totsuka, S. Yamada, M. Earl, A. Habig, E. Kearns, M. D. Messier, K. Scholberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, M. Goldhaber, T. Barszczak, D. Casper, W. Gajewski, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, L. R. Price, M. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, W. E. Keig, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, D. Takemori, Y. Hayato, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, K. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, A. Sakai, M. Sakuda, O. Sasaki, S. Echigo, M. Kohama, A. T. Suzuki, T. Inagaki, K. Nishikawa, T. J. Haines, B. K. Kim, R. Sanford, R. Svoboda, M. L. Chen, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, J. Hill, C. K. Jung, K. Martens, M. Malek, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, E. Sharkey, B. Viren, C. Yanagisawa, M. Kirisawa, S. Inaba, C. Mitsuda, K. Miyano, H. Okazawa, C. Saji, M. Takahashi, M. Takahata, Y. Nagashima, K. Nitta, M. Takita, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, M. Etoh, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	638-649
Number of pages	12
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	458
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00900-1
State	Published - Feb 11 2001

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Funding Information:
We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. This work was partly supported by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the US Department of Energy and the US National Science Foundation.

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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., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Obayashi, Y., Okada, A., Okumura, K., ... 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, 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 2001, '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, pp. 638-649. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0168-9002(00)00900-1

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