Evaluation of the performance of event reconstruction algorithms in the JSNS2 experiment using a 252Cf calibration source

D. H. Lee, M. K. Cheoun, J. H. Choi, J. Y. Choi, T. Dodo, J. Goh, K. Haga, M. Harada, S. Hasegawa, W. Hwang, T. Iida, H. I. Jang, J. S. Jang, K. K. Joo, D. E. Jung, S. K. Kang, Y. Kasugai, T. Kawasaki, E. J. Kim, J. Y. KimS. B. Kim, W. Kim, H. Kinoshita, T. Konno, I. T. Lim, C. Little, T. Maruyama, E. Marzec, S. Masuda, S. Meigo, D. H. Moon, T. Nakano, M. Niiyama, K. Nishikawa, M. Y. Pac, H. W. Park, J. S. Park, R. G. Park, S. J.M. Peeters, C. Rott, K. Sakai, S. Sakamoto, T. Shima, C. D. Shin, J. Spitz, F. Suekane, Y. Sugaya, K. Suzuya, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Yamaguchi, M. Yeh, I. S. Yeo, C. Yoo, I. Yu

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Abstract

JSNS2 investigates short-baseline neutrino oscillations using a 24-meter baseline and a 17-tonne Gd-loaded liquid scintillator target. Accurate event-reconstruction algorithms are crucial for analyzing experimental data. The algorithms undergo meticulous validation through calibration with a 252Cf source. This paper outlines the methodology and evaluates the reconstruction performance, focusing on neutrino interactions up to approximately 50 MeV for sterile neutrino searches. Both 252Cf and Michel electron events are studied to evaluate reconstruction accuracy. The analysis concludes that the uncertainty of the fiducial volume, with an appropriate correction, is much less than the requirement of JSNS2 requirement (10%). Furthermore, the energy resolution is measured to be 3.3 ± 0.1% for the Michel electron endpoint and 4.3 ± 0.1% for the n-Gd peak in the central region.

Keywords

  • Calibrations with cf source
  • Liquid scintillator
  • Neutrino source from decay at rest
  • Sterile neutrino

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