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Precise measurements of neutrino-nucleus interactions and neutrino oscillations with a new neutrino detector

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H00149
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Medium-sized Section 15:Particle-, nuclear-, astro-physics, and related fields
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

YOKOYAMA Masashi  東京大学, 大学院理学系研究科(理学部), 教授 (90362441)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2024)
Budget Amount *help
¥44,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥34,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥10,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2023: ¥5,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥8,970,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,070,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥18,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥11,050,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,550,000)
Keywordsニュートリノ振動 / ニュートリノ反応 / 粒子測定器 / CP対称性 / ニュートリノ / 反応断面積
Outline of Research at the Start

申請者が現在行っているT2K長基線ニュートリノ振動実験では,世界で初めてニュートリノ振動における粒子-反粒子対称性の破れ(CP 対称性の破れ)の兆候を観測した。今後,CP対称性の確実な「発見」を目指すにあたり主要な制限となると予想される,ニュートリノ-原子核反応断面積の不定性による系統誤差を削減するため,J-PARC加速器施設内に設置した前置ニュートリノ検出器の新型装置へのアップグレードを進める。新たな前置検出器を用いてニュートリノ-原子核反応断面積の精密測定を行い,ニュートリノ反応モデルの信頼性を高め,ニュートリノ振動の精密測定を実現し,CP対称性の破れの発見を目指す。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the T2K long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, we conducted research aimed at reducing systematic uncertainties and observing CP violation by utilizing the newly introduced SuperFGD, a novel type of near detector. This work included commissioning the SuperFGD detector, developing monitoring tools for its operation, and performing calibration of the system. We also prepared for data analysis by ensuring proper handling of the acquired data.
Regarding the measurement of electron neutrino interactions, we advanced the development of methods for reconstructing electromagnetic showers and distinguishing between electrons and gamma rays. These efforts were made in preparation for observing electron neutrino interactions using real data.
Through this research, we improved our understanding of the fundamental performance of the SuperFGD detector and established a solid foundation for future studies on neutrino oscillations.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ニュートリノ振動におけるCP対称性の破れは、宇宙の始まりには粒子と反粒子が同じ数だけ生成されたはずであるにもかかわらず、現在の宇宙には粒子(物質)しか残っていない謎の解明につながると期待されている。T2K実験におけるCP対称性の破れの探索感度を向上させるため、新たに導入したニュートリノ検出器の較正を行い、事象再構成アルゴリズムの開発を進めて、ニュートリノ振動の研究に向けた準備を整えた。革新的な設計の検出器を実現し運用する上で得た知見は大きく、今後のニュートリノ振動の研究に大きな影響を与える成果である。

Report

(6 results)
  • 2024 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2023 Annual Research Report
  • 2022 Annual Research Report
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Comments on the Screening Results   Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (50 results)

All 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (16 results) Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 9 results,  Invited: 2 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] ETH Zurich/CERN/ジュネーブ大学(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LLR/Ecole polytechnique/LPNHE/CEA-Saclay(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Institute for Nuclear Research(ロシア連邦)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ストーニーブルック大学/ペンシルバニア大学/ロチェスター大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LLR/IN2P3/LPNHE/IN2P3/CEA-Saclay(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スイス連邦工科大学チューリッヒ校/ジュネーブ大学/CERN(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 原子核研究所(ロシア連邦)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ストーニーブルック大学/ペンシルバニア大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LLR/IN2P3/LPNHE/IN2P3/CEA-Saclay(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スイス連邦工科大学チューリッヒ校/ジュネーブ大学/CERN(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 原子核研究所(ロシア連邦)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ストーニーブルック大学/ペンシルバニア大学/ルイジアナ州立大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] LLR/IN2P3/LPNHE/IN2P3/CEA-Saclay(フランス)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] スイス連邦工科大学チューリッヒ校/ジュネーブ大学/CERN(スイス)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] 原子核研究所(ロシア連邦)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] ストーニーブルック大学/ペンシルバニア大学/ルイジアナ州立大学(米国)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] First Joint Oscillation Analysis of Super-Kamiokande Atmospheric and T2K Accelerator Neutrino Data2025

    • Author(s)
      Abe K. 他
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 134 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-13

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.134.011801

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Performance of New Kuraray Wavelength-shifting Fibers with Short Decay Time2024

    • Author(s)
      Kodama Shoma、Kobayashi Hokuto、Okinaga Wataru、Nakagiri Kota、Nakajima Yasuhiro、Yokoyama Masashi
    • Journal Title

      Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

      Volume: 2024 Issue: 5

    • DOI

      10.1093/ptep/ptae055

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Total neutron cross-section measurement on CH with a novel 3D-projection scintillator detector2023

    • Author(s)
      Agarwal A, 他
    • Journal Title

      Physics Letters B

      Volume: 840 Pages: 137843-137843

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.physletb.2023.137843

    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report 2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters from the T2K experiment using 3.6e21 protons on target2023

    • Author(s)
      Abe K.、Berns L.、et al.、T2K Collaboration
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 83 Issue: 9 Pages: 9-782

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11819-x

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] SuperFGD prototype time resolution studies2023

    • Author(s)
      I. Alekseev, et al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Instrumentation

      Volume: 18 Issue: 01 Pages: P01012-P01012

    • DOI

      10.1088/1748-0221/18/01/p01012

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Improved constraints on neutrino mixing from the T2K experiment with 3.13×10^21 protons on target2021

    • Author(s)
      Abe K. et. al. (T2K collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review D

      Volume: 103 Issue: 11 Pages: 1120081-62

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevd.103.112008

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Constraint on the Matter-Antimatter Symmetry-Violating Phase in Neutrino Oscillations2020

    • Author(s)
      Abe K et al. (T2K Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Nature

      Volume: 580 Issue: 7803 Pages: 339-339

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41586-020-2177-0

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The SuperFGD Prototype charged particle beam tests2020

    • Author(s)
      Blondel A. et. al.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Instrumentation

      Volume: 15 Issue: 12 Pages: P12003-P12003

    • DOI

      10.1088/1748-0221/15/12/p12003

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Search for Electron Antineutrino Appearance in a Long-Baseline Muon Antineutrino Beam2020

    • Author(s)
      Abe K et al. (T2K Collaboration)
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Letters

      Volume: 124 Issue: 16 Pages: 161802-161802

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevlett.124.161802

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Review of Particle Physics2020

    • Author(s)
      P.A. Zyla et al. Particle Data Group Collaboration
    • Journal Title

      PTEP

      Volume: 8 Issue: 8

    • DOI

      10.1093/ptep/ptaa104

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] T2K 新型前置検出器における粒子識別性能の評価手法2025

    • Author(s)
      冲永和平
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第80 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 新型波長変換ファイバーとプラスチックシンチレータの基礎特性評価2024

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      測定器開発テストビー ムライン研究会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 実験新型前置検出器における電子識別のための複数検出器による電磁シャワー再構成手 法の開発2024

    • Author(s)
      小林北斗
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第79 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 新型前置検出器における電子のエネルギー再構成手法の開発2024

    • Author(s)
      冲永和平
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第79 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 新型前置検出器SuperFGD の宇宙線を用いた性能評価2024

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第79 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 新型前置検出器SuperFGD のオンラインモニターの開発2024

    • Author(s)
      新居智将
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会第79 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] SuperFGD: A high-granularity detector for improved neutrino interaction measurements in T2K2024

    • Author(s)
      小林北斗
    • Organizer
      23rd Inter- national Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Neutrino cross section measurements with the current and upgraded T2K near detectors2024

    • Author(s)
      小林北斗
    • Organizer
      2024 Joint Workshop of FKPPN and TYL/FJPPN
    • Related Report
      2023 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Combined neutrino oscillation analysis between Super-Kamiokande and T2K2023

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      22nd International Workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino Detectors (NNN23)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Reconstruction and Selection of Neutrino Interactions In T2K ND280 Upgrade2023

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      Symposium University of Tokyo - ETH Zurich
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] T2K新型前置検出器における飛跡再構成とそれを用いた電子ニュートリノ識別手法の開発2023

    • Author(s)
      冲永和平
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第 78 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K実験新型前置検出器における陽子飛跡を利用した電子ニュートリノ反応識別手法の開発2023

    • Author(s)
      小林北斗
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第 78 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 発光時定数が短い新型波長変換ファイバーの電子ビームを用いた性能評価2023

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第 78 回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] mprovement in PID methods for selecting electron neutrino events in the up- graded near detector of T2K2023

    • Author(s)
      冲永和平
    • Organizer
      International Conference on the Physics of the Two Infinities
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of calibration methods for the SuperFGD in the T2K experiment using cosmic muons2023

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      International Conference on the Physics of the Two Infinities
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] The T2K Near Detector upgrade2022

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      The 23rd International Workshop on Neutrinos from Accelerators (NuFact 2022)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] EM shower reconstruction and elec- tron neutrino selection with the T2K SuperFGD detector,2022

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      The XXX International Conference on Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics (Neutrino 2022)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] EM shower reconstruction and electron neutrino selection for the T2K near detector upgrade2022

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      The 21st international workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino De- tectors (NNN22)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Performance test of multi- pixel photon counters for super-fine grained detector of T2K2022

    • Author(s)
      吉本芳美
    • Organizer
      The 21st international workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino De- tectors (NNN22)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Development of calibration methods for the SuperFGD in the T2K experiment using cosmic muons2022

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      The 21st international workshop on Next Generation Nucleon Decay and Neutrino De- tectors (NNN22)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] T2K実験における新型前置検出器の宇宙線等を用いた較正手法の開発2022

    • Author(s)
      児玉将馬
    • Organizer
      第28回ICEPPシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 前置検出器アップグレードに向けた電子ニュートリノ反応事象選別アルゴリズムの開発2021

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2021 年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 光センサー・シンチレーター周辺の最新状況レビュー2021

    • Author(s)
      横山将志
    • Organizer
      高エネルギー将来計画委員会: 第13回勉強会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] T2K 新型前置検出器 SuperFGD における電子ニュートリノ反応事象とガンマ線反応事象の識別効率の評価2020

    • Author(s)
      江口碧
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2020 年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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