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Publication Details
AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
physics and astronomy
Design, calibration, and performance of the MINERvA detector
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, Volume 743, Year 2014
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Description
The MINERvA6 experiment is designed to perform precision studies of neutrino-nucleus scattering using νμ and ν̄μ neutrinos incident at 1-20 GeV in the NuMI beam at Fermilab. This article presents a detailed description of the MINERvA detector and describes the ex situ and in situ techniques employed to characterize the detector and monitor its performance. The detector is composed of a finely segmented scintillator-based inner tracking region surrounded by electromagnetic and hadronic sampling calorimetry. The upstream portion of the detector includes planes of graphite, iron and lead interleaved between tracking planes to facilitate the study of nuclear effects in neutrino interactions. Observations concerning the detector response over sustained periods of running are reported. The detector design and methods of operation have relevance to future neutrino experiments in which segmented scintillator tracking is utilized. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Aliaga, L.
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Bagby, Linda F.
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Baldin, B.
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Baumbaugh, A.
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Bodek, A.
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Bradford, R.
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Brooks, William K.
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Boehnlein, D.
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Boyd, Steven B.
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Budd, H.
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Butkevich, A.
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Martinez Caicedo, D. A.
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Castromonte, C. M.
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Christy, M. E.
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Chvojka, J.
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da Motta, H.
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Damiani, Daniel S.
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Danko, I.
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Datta, Mousumi
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Devan, J.
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Draeger, Emily
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Dytman, Steven A.
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Díaz, G. A.
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Eberly, B.
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Edmondson, D. A.
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Felix, J.
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Fields, L.
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Fiorentini, G. A.
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Flight, R. S.
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Gago, Alberto M.
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Gallagher, Hugh R.
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George, C. A.
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Gielata, J. A.
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Gingu, Cristian V.
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Gran, R.
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Grange, J.
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Grossman, N.
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Harris, D.
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Heaton, J.
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Higuera, Aaron
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Hobbs, J. A.
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Howley, I. J.
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Hurtado, K.
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Jerkins, M.
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Kafka, T.
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Kantner, M. O.
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Keppel, Cynthia E.
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Kilmer, J.
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Kordosky, M.
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Krajeski, A. H.
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Kumbartzki, Gerfried J.
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Lee, H.
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Leister, A. G.
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Locke, G.
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Maggi, Giuliano
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Maher, E.
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Manly, Steven L.
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Mann, W. A.
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Marshall, C. M.
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McFarland, K. S.
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McGivern, C. L.
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McGowan, A. M.
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Mislivec, A.
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Morfín, J. G.
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Mousseau, J.
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Naples, D.
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Nelson, J. K.
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Niculescu, Gabriel
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Niculescu, Ioana M.
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O'Connor, C. D.
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Ochoa, N.
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Olsen, J.
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Osmanov, B.
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Osta, J.
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Palomino, J. L.
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Paolone, V.
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Park, J.
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Perdue, G. N.
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Peña, C.
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Pla-Dalmau, A.
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Rakotondravohitra, L.
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Ransome, R. D.
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Ray, H.
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Ren, L.
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Rubinov, P.
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Rude, C.
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Sassin, K. E.
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Schellman, H.
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Schmitz, D. W.
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Schneider, R. M.
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Schulte, E.
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Simon, Ch
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Snider, F. D.
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Snyder, M. C.
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Solano Salinas, C. J.
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Tagg, N.
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Tice, B. G.
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Tilden, R. N.
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Velásquez, J. P.
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Walton, T.
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Statistics
Citations: 178
Authors: 100
Affiliations: 27
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.nima.2013.12.053
ISSN:
01689002
Research Areas
Cancer
Study Approach
Quantitative