Likelihood based reconstruction algorithm for finding short tracks within the T2K experiment's fine-grained detectors

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Likelihood based reconstruction algorithm for finding short tracks within the T2K experiment's fine-grained detectors McCarthy, Mark John

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The T2K experiment is a long baseline neutrino experiment. Rates of different types of neutrino interactions are compared at a near detector and a detector 295 km from the neutrino source which enables neutrino oscillation and cross-section measurements. Understanding the activity near the neutrino interaction vertex in the near detector is crucial to identifying how a neutrino interacted. Current reconstruction algorithms for T2K's Fine Grained Detectors (FGD) have a decreased sensitivity to short tracks (

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Title	Likelihood based reconstruction algorithm for finding short tracks within the T2K experiment's fine-grained detectors
Creator	McCarthy, Mark John
Publisher	University of British Columbia
Date Issued	2014
Description	The T2K experiment is a long baseline neutrino experiment. Rates of different types of neutrino interactions are compared at a near detector and a detector 295 km from the neutrino source which enables neutrino oscillation and cross-section measurements. Understanding the activity near the neutrino interaction vertex in the near detector is crucial to identifying how a neutrino interacted. Current reconstruction algorithms for T2K's Fine Grained Detectors (FGD) have a decreased sensitivity to short tracks (
Genre	Thesis/Dissertation
Type	Text
Language	eng
Date Available	2015-01-07
Provider	Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights	Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada
DOI	10.14288/1.0167650
URI	http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51854
Degree (Theses)	Master of Science - MSc
Program (Theses)	Physics
Affiliation	Science, Faculty of; Physics and Astronomy, Department of
Degree Grantor	University of British Columbia
Graduation Date	2015-02
Campus	UBCV
Scholarly Level	Graduate
Rights URI	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/
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