CERN Accelerating science

Preprint
Report number	arXiv:1312.7252
Title	ICARUS at FNAL
Author(s)	Antonello, M. (Gran Sasso) ; Baibussinov, B. (INFN, Padua) ; Bellini, V. (Catania U.) ; Bilokon, H. (Frascati) ; Boffelli, F. (INFN, Pavia) ; Bonesini, M. (Milan U. ; INFN, Milan Bicocca ; Milan Bicocca U.) ; Calligarich, E. (INFN, Pavia) ; Centro, S. (INFN, Padua) ; Cieslik, K. (Cracow, INP) ; Cline, D.B. (UCLA) ; Cocco, A.G. (Naples U. ; INFN, Naples) ; Curioni, A. (Yale U. ; Zurich, ETH) ; Dermenev, A. (Dubna, JINR) ; Dolfini, R. (INFN, Pavia) ; Falcone, A. (INFN, Pavia ; Penn State U., Astron. Astrophys.) ; Farnese, C. (INFN, Padua) ; Fava, A. (INFN, Padua) ; Ferrari, A. (Uppsala U., Inst. Theor. Phys.) ; Gibin, D. (INFN, Padua ; Padua U. ; U. Padua (main)) ; Gninenko, S. (Dubna, JINR) ; Guber, F. (Moscow, INR) ; Guglielmi, A. (Icarus Res., Bethesda ; INFN, Padua ; Padua U. ; U. Padua (main)) ; Haranczyk, M. (Cracow, INP) ; Holeczek, J. (Silesia U.) ; Ivashkin, A. (Moscow, INR) ; Kirsanov, M. (Moscow, INR) ; Kisiel, J. (Silesia U.) ; Kochanek, I. (Silesia U.) ; Kurepin, A. (Moscow, INR) ; Lagoda, J. (Warsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies ; Soltan Inst., Swierk ; INFN, Catania) ; Mammoliti, F. (INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Mania, S. (Silesia U.) ; Mannocchi, G. (IFSI, Turin ; Frascati) ; Matveev, V. (Dubna, JINR ; Moscow, INR) ; Menegolli, A. (INFN, Pavia) ; Meng, G. (Peking U.) ; Mills, G.B. (Los Alamos) ; Montanari, C. (INFN, Pavia) ; Noto, F. (INFN, Catania) ; Otwinowski, S. (UCLA) ; Palczewski, T.J. (NCBJ, Swierk ; Warsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies) ; Picchi, P. (Frascati) ; Pietropaolo, F. (INFN, Padua) ; Plonski, P. (Warsaw U. of Tech.) ; Potenza, R. (INFN, Catania ; Catania U.) ; Rappoldi, A. (INFN, Pavia) ; Raselli, G.L. (INFN, Pavia) ; Rossella, M. (INFN, Pavia ; Pavia U.) ; Rubbia, C. (CERN ; Gran Sasso ; Pavia U. ; GSSI, Aquila) ; Sala, P. (INFN, Milan) ; Scaramelli, A. (INFN, Milan) ; Segreto, E. (Gran Sasso) ; Stefan, D. (Gran Sasso) ; Stepaniak, J. (NCBJ, Swierk) ; Sulej, R. (Warsaw, Inst. Nucl. Studies) ; Sutera, C.M. (INFN, Catania) ; Tlisov, D. (Dubna, JINR) ; Torti, M. (INFN, Pavia) ; Van de Water, R.G. (Los Alamos) ; Varanini, F. (INFN, Padua) ; Ventura, S. (INFN, Padua) ; Vignoli, C. (Gran Sasso) ; Wang, H.G. (UCLA) ; Yang, X. (UCLA) ; Zani, A. (INFN, Pavia) ; Zaremba, K. (Warsaw U. of Tech.)
Publication	2013
Imprint	27 Dec 2013
Number of pages	54
Note	Comments: Experiment Proposal; 54 pages, 33 figures Experiment Proposal; 54 pages, 33 figures
Subject category	Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Accelerator/Facility, Experiment	CERN SPS ; ICARUS CNGS2
Abstract	The INFN and the ICARUS collaboration originally developed the technology of the LAr-TPC. Located the underground LNGS Hall-B, the ICARUS T600 detector has been performed over three years with remarkable detection efficiency featuring a smooth operation, high live time, and high reliability. About 3000 CNGS neutrino events have been collected and are being actively analyzed. ICARUS will now be moved to CERN for an extensive R&D; program. The T600 detector will be overhauled and complemented with a similar T150 detector. These improvements are performed in collaboration with the LBNE experiment, of which several INFN Institutions are now members. As a novelty, a SC magnetic field of about 1 T will be introduced. During 2016 it is proposed to move the experiment to FNAL where short base line neutrino beams are available, complementing the approved MicroBooNe experiment which will start operation in 2014. The ICARUS detectors at FNAL will be an important addition since, in absence of anomalies, the signals of several detectors at different distances from the target should be a copy of each other for all experimental signatures. Due to the reduced mass, in MicroBooNE the anti-neutrino signal is too weak for a sensitive comparison. Hence, a definitive clarification of the LSND anomaly requires the exploration of the anti-neutrino signal provided by the much larger T600. The magnetic field will allow separating the anti-neutrino signal from the neutrino-induced background. It is proposed to expose the T600 at the Booster NuBeam at  700 m from target; the T150 will be located at  150 m. The T600 will also receive >10^4 nu_e events/year from the off-axis NUMI beam peaked around 1 GeV and exploitable to prepare for the LBNE experiment. The ICARUS teams are also interested in extending the participation to other short baseline neutrino activities collaborating with existing FNAL groups.
Other source	Inspire
Copyright/License	arXiv nonexclusive-distrib. 1.0