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Neutrino Physics in PL (strength and weeknesses)

Neutrino Physics in PL (strength and weeknesses). Danuta Kiełczewska Warsaw University & A.Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies. Experiments we are involved ( including theoretical calculations closely connected to experiments) How many of us

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Neutrino Physics in PL (strength and weeknesses)

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  1. Neutrino Physics in PL(strength and weeknesses) Danuta Kiełczewska Warsaw University & A.Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies • Experiments we are involved ( including theoretical calculations closely connected to experiments) • How many of us • How we tried to unify our activities and problems we’ve incurred D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  2. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations • Atmospheric neutrinos • Super-Kamiokande (1996 - Warsaw University D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  3. Super-Kamiokande Institutions JAPAN USA KOREA POLAND 16 14 3 1 ~ 140 authors (Warsaw University) • Discovery of oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos (1998) • (the most often cited high energy experimental paper • in the SLAC HEP database (>2200 citations) • First „neutrino-graphy” of the Sun • Search for proton decays • Search for Dark Matter (via neutralino annihilation) D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  4. Oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos in SK Oscillation parameters Evidence for oscillation Oscillation Decay Decoherence D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  5. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations • Atmospheric neutrinos • Super-Kamiokande (1996 - Warsaw University • Solar neutrinos: • Super-Kamiokande (1996 - • Gallex/GNO (1997-2001) • Borexino: (in preparation from 1994- Jagellonian University D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  6. Deficit of solar neutrinos (also with participation of PL groups) Jagellonian University Warsaw University D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  7. To study Be solar neutrinos. • in Gran Sasso Lab. • 17 Institutions • incl: Jagellonian University (M. Wójcik): • Selection of low radioactivity • materials. • - Radon permeability through nylon • at different humidities Borexino D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  8. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations • Accelerator long-baseline experiments • K2K (1998 – 2005) – analyses are still going on Warsaw University and Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  9. K2K - KEK to Kamioka 250 km ~ 160 authors 36 institutions (2 from Pl: Wa U, IPJ) A beam of nm of energy around 1 GeV Compared at near detectors and at SK. D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  10. Near Detectors at KEK • PL contribution in: • Construction of SciFi • Cher. lightcalibration • Particle identification • PhD student on site • and acted as one of the • experts of 1KT detector • (J. Zalipska) SciBar D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  11. Observation of nm oscillation in K2K Final result: w/o oscill. • A combination of • oberved: • event deficit • spectrum D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  12. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations • Accelerator long-baseline experiments • K2K (1998 – 2005) – analyses are still going on • MINOS (2005 – Warsaw University and Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies Warsaw University (K. Grzelak) D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  13. MINOS – first results D.A. Petyt, Fermilab, Mar. 30 D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  14. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations • Accelerator long-baseline experiments • K2K (1998 – 2005) – analyses are still going on • MINOS (2005 – • Nona (R&D) • ICARUS/T600 Warsaw University and Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies Warsaw University (K. Grzelak) In an effort to form a large, strong group involved in an innovating technology: Polish neutrino group (2000 - participated in T600 tests in Pavia D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  15. Polish neutrino group Senior (18) Junior(21) (incl PhD,MSc) Katowice University of Silesia US J. Kisiel, W. Zipper2 Kraków: Cracow University of Technology H. Kuna-Ciskal, M. Maślak Institute of Nuclear Physics IFJ A. Dąbrowska, J. W. Mietelski, 4 M. Szarska,A. Zalewska Jagellonian University UJ M. Wójcik 2 Univ. of Science and Technology AGH R. Rumian 1 Warszawa Institute for Nuclear Studies IPJT. Kozłowski, E. Rondio, 3 J. Stepaniak, M. Szeptycka Warsaw University WaU W. Dominik, D. Kiełczewska 4 Warsaw University of Technology K. Zaremba 1 Wrocław Wrocław University WrU J. Sobczyk 4 (Neutrino phenomenology) D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  16. Polish participation in Icarus • Test in Pavia • One of the triggers was prepared by PL groups. • Shifts • Data analysis: • - study of the propagation of scintillation light • - reconstruction of p0 events • - reconstruction of muon energies • - data compression (7 papers published in 2003-2006) • Icarus in LNGS (examples) • modification of the readout electronics • neutrino interactions (analytical and MC) • procedures for tau event selection • a check of mechanical parameters for cryostats Production of anode wires for next modules D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  17. T600 analysis: π0 massreconstruction Run 712 Evt 7 (Left Collection View) Main vertex 51 p0 gg candidate events E(g1) = 182.5±22.2 MeV Preliminary q = 40º comb. background in events with > 2 showers E(g2) = 180.8±20.1 MeV t0 = 12.4 ms, te = 1.65 ms Poland+ Pavia analysis Mgg = 150.6±11.8 MeV/c2 in agreement with expected e.m. resolution! D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  18. Anode wires for T1200 - production in Poland • Present status: • All the equipment has been constructed, purchased or borrowed from Pavia with many improvements as compared to the original Pavia setup for the wire production of T600. • Common work of the experimental groups from Warsaw, Katowice and Cracow, in close collaboration with the Pavia group. • Laboratory in Cracow (12x5.5 m2) prepared for production. D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC P. Sala

  19. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) Neutrino oscillations However the road to additional ICARUS modules appears to be a very rocky one……. Therefore we are using the acquired expertise in LAr technique in simulations forT2K-LAr. We also consider hardware contributions to T2K. Future accelerator long-baseline experiment: T2K Polish neutrino group D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  20. T2K (Tokai to Kamioka) nmbeam of <1GeV 0.75 MW 50 (40) GeV PS • nm→ nxdisappearance • nm→ neappearance • NCmeasurement 4MW 50GeV PS Dec.2002 : LOI submitted to J-PARC office signed by 45 physicists from Japan, 110 physicists from: Canada, China, France, Italy, Korea, Poland, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, UK and USA • CPviolation • proton decay D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC K. Nishikawa, Venice 2003

  21. T2K detectors SK 100 ton LAr TPC: (together with other European groups and coordinated by A. Rubbia) LOI is now prepared with PL participation • For precision • measurement of: • cross sections • beam contamination D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  22. T2K Schedule 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 K2K physics run T2K construction Possible future upgrade: • 4MW Super-J-PARC + Hyper-K (1Mt) • CP violation in lepton sector • Proton Decay PS commisionning SK full rebuild Sensitivity to down to 0.006 D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  23. Involvement in Neutrino Experiments (with PL affiliation) • GERDA Jagellonian University • NEMO-3 and Super-NEMO Warsaw University and Sołtan Institute of Nuclear Studies D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  24. M. Wójcik M. Smoluchowski Institute of Physics Jagellonian University Measurements of low background radio-activity D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  25. On April 27-28 S. Jullian (NEMO-3 spokesman) and D. Lalanne were in Warsaw to discuss a possibility to join the collaborations. was formed see the presentation by Z. Janas this afternoon D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

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  27. Theoretical groups closely related to the experimental activities • Neutrino interactions with special attention to nuclear effects for long- baseline accelerator neutrinos. Preparation of MC generator - Wrocław neutrino group (J. Sobczyk) • Neutrino emission from pre-supernova • Of great interest to Super-Kamiokande Collaboration in connexion to a possible upgrade: adding Gd for neutron detection. Purpose – early warning for a SN gravitational collapse • A. Odrzywolek,M. Misiaszek, M. Kutschera(Kraków) • Astroparticle Physics 21 303 (2004); astro-ph/0511555 • Double beta decays W. Kaminski (Lublin) see the presentation on WWW D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  28. PhD theses (since 2002): Completed >6 Current >10 MSc theses (since1998): Completed >20 Topical Neutrino conferences organized in PL: 1. Nuclear effects in neutrino interactions 20th Max Born Symposium, Dec. 7-10, 2005, Wrocław, Poland 2. Cracow Epiphany Conference on Neutrinosand Dark Matter, Cracow, Poland, 5-8 January 2006. D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

  29. Summary Strength of experimental neutrino physics in PL: 9 institutions, 39 physicists (18 senior & 21 junior) • We are involved in the most successful neutrino experiments • Elsevier awarded its SCOPUS award for the most cited science papers with Polish authors for publications in neutrino physics • The groups (experimental and theoretical) collaborate very closely - with regular meetings/workshops in Katowice, Kraków, Warszawa or Wrocław.This is very helpful in sharing our expertise in various fields. Our Weakness: my personal view We are involved in too many different projects and our initial plan to unify and to have significant contribution in one attractive experiment has not come to fruition yet. To help that we organize a Polish Neutrino Network this afternoon. D. Kielczewska, ApPEC SC

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