14 June 2012
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
US/Central timezone

Status of Quasi-elastic Studies in the NOvA Near Detector Prototype

14 Jun 2012, 16:30
15m
Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

Ramsey Auditorium, Wilson Hall

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Batavia, IL 60510

Speaker

Minerba Betancourt (University of Minnesota)

Description

NOvA is a long-baseline neutrino experiment using an off-axis neutrino beam produced by the NuMI neutrino beam at Fermilab. The NOvA experiment will measure quasi-elastic cross section at 2GeV. A short-term goal for the NOvA experiment is to develop a good understanding of the response of the detector. These studies are being carried out with the Near Detector prototype installed on the surface at Fermilab (NDOS). Using beam muon neutrino data, quasi-elastic charge-current interactions will be studied. Status of the quasi-elastic studies in NDOS will be shown.

Primary author

Minerba Betancourt (University of Minnesota)

Presentation materials