Simulation Of Neutrino Interactions Research Articles

The NEUT neutrino interaction simulation program library

NEUT is a neutrino–nucleus interaction simulation program library. It can be used to simulate interactions for neutrinos with between 100 MeV and a few TeV of energy. NEUT is also capable of simulating hadron interactions within a nucleus and is used to model nucleon decay and hadron–nucleus interactions for particle propagation in detector simulations. This article describes the range of interactions modelled and how each is implemented.

GSeaGen: The KM3NeT GENIE-based code for neutrino telescopes

The gSeaGen code is a GENIE-based application developed to efficiently generate high statistics samples of events, induced by neutrino interactions, detectable in a neutrino telescope. The gSeaGen code is able to generate events induced by all neutrino flavours, considering topological differences between track-type and shower-like events. Neutrino interactions are simulated taking into account the density and the composition of the media surrounding the detector. The main features of gSeaGen are presented together with some examples of its application within the KM3NeT project. Program summaryProgram Title: gSeaGenCPC Library link to program files:http://dx.doi.org/10.17632/ymgxvy2br4.1Licensing provisions: GPLv3Programming language: C++External routines/libraries: GENIE [1] and its external dependencies. Linkable to MUSIC [2] and PROPOSAL [3].Nature of problem: Development of a code to generate detectable events in neutrino telescopes, using modern and maintained neutrino interaction simulation libraries which include the state-of-the-art physics models. The default application is the simulation of neutrino interactions within KM3NeT [4].Solution method: Neutrino interactions are simulated using GENIE, a modern framework for Monte Carlo event generators. The GENIE framework, used by nearly all modern neutrino experiments, is considered as a reference code within the neutrino community.Additional comments including restrictions and unusual features: The code was tested with GENIE version 2.12.10 and it is linkable with release series 3. Presently valid up to 5 TeV. This limitation is not intrinsic to the code but due to the present GENIE valid energy range.

Improved energy reconstruction in NOvA with regression convolutional neural networks

In neutrino experiments, neutrino energy reconstruction is crucial because neutrino oscillations and differential cross-sections are functions of neutrino energy. It is also challenging due to the complexity in the detector response and kinematics of final state particles. We propose a regression Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) based method to reconstruct electron neutrino energy and electron energy in the NOvA neutrino experiment. We demonstrate that with raw detector pixel inputs, a regression CNN can reconstruct event energy even with complicated final states involving lepton and hadrons. Compared with kinematics-based energy reconstruction, this method shows a significantly better energy resolution. The reconstructed to true energy ratio shows comparable or less dependence on true energy, hadronic energy fractions, and interaction modes. The regression CNN also shows smaller systematic uncertainties from the simulation of neutrino interactions. The proposed energy estimator provides improvements of $16\%$ and $12\%$ in RMS for $\nu_e$ CC and electron, respectively. This method can also be extended to solve other regression problems in HEP, taking over kinematics-based reconstruction tasks.

Measurement of inclusive neutral currentπ0production on carbon in a few-GeV neutrino beam

The SciBooNE Collaboration reports inclusive neutral current neutral pion production by a muon neutrino beam on a polystyrene target (C8H8). We obtain (7.7 \pm 0.5(stat.) \pm 0.5 (sys.)) x 10^(-2) as the ratio of the neutral current neutral pion production to total charged current cross section; the mean energy of neutrinos producing detected neutral pions is 1.1 GeV. The result agrees with the Rein-Sehgal model implemented in our neutrino interaction simulation program with nuclear effects. The spectrum shape of the neutral pion momentum and angle agree with the model. We also measure the ratio of the neutral current coherent pion production to total charged current cross section to be (0.7 \pm 0.4) x 10^(-2).

ANIS: High energy neutrino generator for neutrino telescopes

We present the high-energy neutrino Monte Carlo event generator ANIS (All Neutrino Interaction Simulation). The program provides a detailed and flexible neutrino event simulation for high-energy neutrino detectors, such as AMANDA, ANTARES or ICECUBE. It generates neutrinos of any flavor according to a specified flux and propagates them through the Earth. In a final step neutrino interactions are simulated within a specified volume. All relevant standard model processes are implemented. We discuss strengths and limitations of the program. Program summary Title of program: ANIS Catalogue identifier:ADWF Program summary URL: http://cpc.cs.qub.ac.uk/summaries/ADWF Program is obtainable from: CPC Program Library, Queen's University of Belfast, N. Ireland Computer on which the program has been thoroughly tested: Intel-Pentium based Personal Computers Operating system:Linux Programming language used:C++ Memory required to execute:13 megabyte Number of lines in distributed program, including test data, etc.:912 424 Number of bytes in distributed program, including test data, etc.: 6 876 631 Distribution format:tar.gz Libraries used by ANIS:HepMC [M. Dobbs, J.B. Hansen, Comput. Phys. Comm. 134 (2001) 41], CLHEP vector package [ http://wwwinfo.cern.ch/asd/lhc++/clhep] Nature of physical problem:Monte Carlo neutrino event generator for high-energy neutrino telescopes. Method of solution:Neutrino events are first sampled according a specified flux, then propagated through the Earth and finally are allowed to interact inside a detection volume. Restrictions of the program:Neutrino energies range from 10 to 10 12 GeV. Typical running time:10 4 events require typically a 1-GHz CPU time of about 300 s.

Neut

We describe the NEUT, a neutrino interaction simulation library which has been used in Super-Kamiokande and K2K experiments.

Measurement of atmospheric neutrino composition with the IMB-3 detector.

The atmospheric neutrino flux is measured using a 3.4-kt yr exposure of the IMB-3 detector. Single-ring events are classified as showering or nonshowering using the geometry of the \ifmmode \check{C}\else \v{C}\fi{}erenkov pattern. A simulation of neutrino interactions and three models of atmospheric neutrino production are used to predict the composition of the sample. Showering-nonshowering character is strongly correlated with the flavor of the neutrino parent. In the lepton momentum range p1500 MeV/c, we find that nonshowering events comprise [41\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}3\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}2syst]% of the total. The fraction expected is [51\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}5(syst)]%.