The Θ13 and δ CP sensitivities of the SPL-Fréjus project revisited

An optimization of the CERN SPL beam line has been performed guided by the sensitivities to the Θ13 mixing angle and to the δCP Dirac CP violating phase. A UNO-like 440 ktons water Čerenkov detector located at 130 km from the target in a new foreseen Fréjus laboratory has been used as a generic dete...

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Veröffentlicht in:The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields Particles and fields, 2006-03, Vol.45 (3), p.643-657
Hauptverfasser: Campagne, J. E., Cazes, A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An optimization of the CERN SPL beam line has been performed guided by the sensitivities to the Θ13 mixing angle and to the δCP Dirac CP violating phase. A UNO-like 440 ktons water Čerenkov detector located at 130 km from the target in a new foreseen Fréjus laboratory has been used as a generic detector. Concerning the δCP independent Θ13 sensitivity, a gain of about 20% may be reached using a 3.5 GeV proton beam with a 40 m long, 2 m radius decay tunnel compared to the up to now considered 2.2 GeV beam energy and 20 m long, 1 m radius decay tunnel. This may motivate new machine developments to upgrade the nominal SPL proton beam energy.
ISSN:1434-6044
1434-6052
DOI:10.1140/epjc/s2005-02455-x