Supernova Relic Neutrino search with neutron tagging at Super-Kamiokande-IV

H. Zhang; K. Abe; Y. Hayato; K. Iyogi; J. Kameda; Y. Kishimoto; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; Y. Nakano; S. Nakayama; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takenaga; T. Tomura; K. Ueno; T. Yokozawa; R. A. Wendell; H. Kaji; T. Kajita; K. P. Lee; Y. Nishimura; K. Okumura; T. McLachlan; L. Labarga; S. Barkman; T. S. Tanaka; S. Tobayama; E. Kearns; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; K. Bays; G. Carminati; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; A. Renshaw; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; T. Akiri; K. Scholberg; C. W. Walter; T. Wongjirad; T. Ishizuka; S. Tasaka; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; S. N. Smith; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; K. Sakashita; T. Sekiguchi; T. Tsukamoto; A. T. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ieki; M. Ikeda; H. Kikawa; K. Huang; A. Minamino; A. Murakami; T. Nakaya; K. Suzuki; S. Takahashi; Y. Fukuda; K. Choi; Y. Itow; G. Mitsuka; P. Mijakowski; J. Hignight; J. Imber; C. K. Jung; I. Taylor; C. Yanagisawa; H. Ishino; A. Kibayashi; Y. Koshio; T. Mori; Makoto Sakuda; R. Yamaguchi; T. Yano; Y. Kuno; R. Tacik; S. B. Kim; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; K. Nishijima; M. Koshiba; M. Yokoyama; K. Martens; Ll Marti; M. R. Vagins; J. F. Martin; P. Deperio; A. Konaka; M. J. Wilking; S. Chen; H. Sui; Z. Yang; Y. Zhang; K. Connolly; M. Dziomba; R. J. Wilkes

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Supernova Relic Neutrino search with neutron tagging at Super-Kamiokande-IV

H. Zhang, K. Abe, Y. Hayato, K. Iyogi, J. Kameda, Y. Kishimoto, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, Y. Nakano, S. Nakayama, H. Sekiya, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, A. Takeda, Y. Takenaga, T. Tomura, K. Ueno, T. Yokozawa, R. A. WendellH. Kaji, T. Kajita, K. P. Lee, Y. Nishimura, K. Okumura, T. McLachlan, L. Labarga, S. Barkman, T. S. Tanaka, S. Tobayama, E. Kearns, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, K. Bays, G. Carminati, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, A. Renshaw, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, T. Akiri, K. Scholberg, C. W. Walter, T. Wongjirad, T. Ishizuka, S. Tasaka, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, S. N. Smith, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, K. Sakashita, T. Sekiguchi, T. Tsukamoto, A. T. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, K. Ieki, M. Ikeda, H. Kikawa, K. Huang, A. Minamino, A. Murakami, T. Nakaya, K. Suzuki, S. Takahashi, Y. Fukuda, K. Choi, Y. Itow, G. Mitsuka, P. Mijakowski, J. Hignight, J. Imber, C. K. Jung, I. Taylor, C. Yanagisawa, H. Ishino, A. Kibayashi, Y. Koshio, T. Mori, Makoto Sakuda, R. Yamaguchi, T. Yano, Y. Kuno, R. Tacik, S. B. Kim, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, K. Nishijima, M. Koshiba, M. Yokoyama, K. Martens, Ll Marti, M. R. Vagins, J. F. Martin, P. Deperio, A. Konaka, M. J. Wilking, S. Chen, H. Sui, Z. Yang, Y. Zhang, K. Connolly, M. Dziomba, R. J. Wilkes

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A search for Supernova Relic Neutrinos ν̄_e's is first conducted via inverse-beta-decay by tagging neutron capture on hydrogen at Super-Kamiokande-IV. The neutron tagging efficiency is determined to be (17.74±0.04_stat.±1.05_sys.)%, while the corresponding accidental background probability is (1.06±0.01 _stat.±0.18_sys.)%. Using 960 days of data, we obtain 13 inverse-beta-decay candidates in the range of Eν̄e between 13.3 MeV and 31.3 MeV. All of the observed candidates are attributed to background. Upper limits at 90% C.L. are calculated in the absence of a signal.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	41-46
Number of pages	6
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	60
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.05.004
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

Keywords

Hydrogen
Neutron tagging
Supernova Relic Neutrinos
Water Cherenkov detector

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Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Zhang, H., Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iyogi, K., Kameda, J., Kishimoto, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakano, Y., Nakayama, S., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., Takenaga, Y., Tomura, T., Ueno, K., Yokozawa, T., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2015). Supernova Relic Neutrino search with neutron tagging at Super-Kamiokande-IV. Astroparticle Physics, 60, 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.05.004

Zhang, H, Abe, K, Hayato, Y, Iyogi, K, Kameda, J, Kishimoto, Y, Miura, M, Moriyama, S, Nakahata, M, Nakano, Y, Nakayama, S, Sekiya, H, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeda, A, Takenaga, Y, Tomura, T, Ueno, K, Yokozawa, T, Wendell, RA, Kaji, H, Kajita, T, Lee, KP, Nishimura, Y, Okumura, K, McLachlan, T, Labarga, L, Barkman, S, Tanaka, TS, Tobayama, S, Kearns, E, Raaf, JL, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Bays, K, Carminati, G, Kropp, WR, Mine, S, Renshaw, A, Smy, MB, Sobel, HW, Ganezer, KS, Hill, J, Keig, WE, Jang, JS, Kim, JY, Lim, IT, Akiri, T, Scholberg, K, Walter, CW, Wongjirad, T, Ishizuka, T, Tasaka, S, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Smith, SN, Hasegawa, T, Ishida, T, Ishii, T, Kobayashi, T, Nakadaira, T, Nakamura, K, Nishikawa, K, Oyama, Y, Sakashita, K, Sekiguchi, T, Tsukamoto, T, Suzuki, AT, Takeuchi, Y, Ieki, K, Ikeda, M, Kikawa, H, Huang, K, Minamino, A, Murakami, A, Nakaya, T, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Fukuda, Y, Choi, K, Itow, Y, Mitsuka, G, Mijakowski, P, Hignight, J, Imber, J, Jung, CK, Taylor, I, Yanagisawa, C, Ishino, H, Kibayashi, A, Koshio, Y, Mori, T, Sakuda, M, Yamaguchi, R, Yano, T, Kuno, Y, Tacik, R, Kim, SB, Okazawa, H, Choi, Y, Nishijima, K, Koshiba, M, Yokoyama, M, Martens, K, Marti, L, Vagins, MR, Martin, JF, Deperio, P, Konaka, A, Wilking, MJ, Chen, S, Sui, H, Yang, Z, Zhang, Y, Connolly, K, Dziomba, M & Wilkes, RJ 2015, 'Supernova Relic Neutrino search with neutron tagging at Super-Kamiokande-IV', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 60, pp. 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2014.05.004

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AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kishimoto, Y.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakano, Y.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Tomura, T.

AU - Ueno, K.

AU - Yokozawa, T.

AU - Wendell, R. A.

AU - Kaji, H.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Lee, K. P.

AU - Nishimura, Y.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - McLachlan, T.

AU - Labarga, L.

AU - Barkman, S.

AU - Tanaka, T. S.

AU - Tobayama, S.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Bays, K.

AU - Carminati, G.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Renshaw, A.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Akiri, T.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wongjirad, T.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Tasaka, S.

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AU - Matsuno, S.

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AU - Nakadaira, T.

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AU - Nishikawa, K.

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AU - Sakashita, K.

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AU - Tsukamoto, T.

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AU - Takeuchi, Y.

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AU - Huang, K.

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AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Mijakowski, P.

AU - Hignight, J.

AU - Imber, J.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Taylor, I.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Mori, T.

AU - Sakuda, Makoto

AU - Yamaguchi, R.

AU - Yano, T.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Tacik, R.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Martens, K.

AU - Marti, Ll

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Martin, J. F.

AU - Deperio, P.

AU - Konaka, A.

AU - Wilking, M. J.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Sui, H.

AU - Yang, Z.

AU - Zhang, Y.

AU - Connolly, K.

AU - Dziomba, M.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

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