Journal article
Impact of cross-section uncertainties on supernova neutrino spectral parameter fitting in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Physical review. D, Vol.107(11), 112012
06/29/2023
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.112012
Abstract
A primary goal of the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is to measure the O ( 10 ) MeV neutrinos produced by a Galactic core-collapse supernova if one should occur during the lifetime of the experiment. The liquid-argon-based detectors planned for DUNE are expected to be uniquely sensitive to the νe component of the supernova flux, enabling a wide variety of physics and astrophysics measurements. A key requirement for a correct interpretation of these measurements is a good understanding of the energy-dependent total cross section σ ( Eν ) for charged-current νe absorption on argon. In the context of a simulated extraction of supernova νe spectral parameters from a toy analysis, we investigate the impact of σ ( Eν ) modeling uncertainties on DUNE’s supernova neutrino physics sensitivity for the first time. We find that the currently large theoretical uncertainties on σ ( Eν ) must be substantially reduced before the νe flux parameters can be extracted reliably; in the absence of external constraints, a measurement of the integrated neutrino luminosity with less than 10% bias with DUNE requires σ ( Eν ) to be known to about 5%. The neutrino spectral shape parameters can be known to better than 10% for a 20% uncertainty on the cross-section scale, although they will be sensitive to uncertainties on the shape of σ ( Eν ) . A direct measurement of low-energy νe -argon scattering would be invaluable for improving the theoretical precision to the needed level.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Impact of cross-section uncertainties on supernova neutrino spectral parameter fitting in the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
- Creators
- Adam Abed AbudBabak Abi - University of OxfordRoberto Acciarri - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryMario Acero - University of AtlánticoMarcio Adames - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáGeorge Adamov - Georgian Technical UniversityMark Adamowski - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryDavid Adams - Brookhaven National LaboratoryMarco Adinolfi - University of BristolCris Adriano - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)Antoni Aduszkiewicz - University of HoustonJessica Aguilar - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryZubayer AhmadJhanzeb AhmedBenjamin Aimard - Laboratoire d’Annecy de Physique des ParticulesFaiza Akbar - University of RochesterKyle Allison - University of Colorado BoulderSaul Alonso MonsalveMunera Alrashed - Kansas State UniversityAndrew Alton - Augustana UniversityRodrigo Alvarez - Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y TecnológicasPablo Amedo - Instituto de Física CorpuscularJohn Anderson - Argonne National LaboratoryDiego Andrade AldanaCostas Andreopoulos - Rutherford Appleton LaboratoryMirco Andreotti - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di FerraraMichael P Andrews - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryFenompanirina Andrianala - University of AntananarivoSofia Andringa - LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsNikolay AnfimovWallison Luiz Anicézio CampanelliArtur Ankowski - SLAC National Accelerator LaboratoryMarcelo Antoniassi - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáMaria Antonova - Instituto de Física CorpuscularAlexander Antoshkin - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchAlfredo Aranda-FernandezLuciano Arellano - University of ManchesterLukas Arnold - Columbia UniversityManuel Arroyave - EIA UniversityJonathan Asaadi - The University of Texas at ArlingtonAdi Ashkenazi - Academic College of Tel Aviv-YafoLily Asquith - University of SussexEdward Atkin - Imperial College LondonDidier Auguste - Laboratoire de Physique des 2 Infinis Irène Joliot-CurieAdam Aurisano - University of CincinnatiVladimir Aushev - Taras Shevchenko National University of KyivDario Autiero - Institute of Nuclear Physics of LyonMarco Alberto Ayala-Torres - Instituto Politécnico NacionalFarrukh Azfar - University of OxfordAshley BackHenning Back - Indiana University BloomingtonJohn Back - University of WarwickIuri Bagaturia - Georgian Technical UniversityLinda Bagby - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryNikita Balashov - Joint Institute for Nuclear ResearchSupraja Balasubramanian - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryPierre Baldi - University of California, IrvineWander Baldini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di FerraraBruce Baller - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryBindu Bambah - University of HyderabadRituparna Banerjee - York UniversityFernando Barao - University of LisbonGabriela Barenboim - Instituto de Física CorpuscularPablo Barham AlzásGary Barker - University of WarwickWayne Barkhouse - University of North DakotaChristopher Barnes - University of MichiganGiles Barr - University of OxfordJuan Barranco MonarcaAdilson Barros - Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáNuno Barros - LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle PhysicsJoshua Barrow - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyAnastasia Basharina-Freshville - University College LondonAmit Bashyal - Argonne National LaboratoryVincent Basque - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryCharlie Batchelor - University of EdinburghJ.B.R Battat - Wellesley CollegeFederico BattistiFatih Bay - Antalya Bilim UniversityM.C.Q Bazetto - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)José Luis Bazo AlbaJohn Beacom - The Ohio State UniversityEdouard Bechetoille - Institute of Nuclear Physics of LyonBiswaranjan Behera - University of FloridaEwerton Belchior - Louisiana State UniversityGerard BellLeo Bellantoni - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryGiorgio Bellettini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica NucleareVincenzo Bellini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di CataniaOlga Beltramello - European Organization for Nuclear ResearchNektarios Benekos - European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCarlos Benitez MontielDouglas Benjamin - Brookhaven National LaboratoryFrancisco Bento NevesJoshua Berger - Colorado State UniversitySophie Berkman - Fermi National Accelerator LaboratoryPaolo Bernardini - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di LecceRoman Berner - University of BernAndrea Bersani - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di GenovaSergio Bertolucci - Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di BolognaDUNE CollaborationMatheus Hostert - Physics and Astronomy
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Physical review. D, Vol.107(11), 112012
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.107.112012
- ISSN
- 2470-0010
- eISSN
- 2470-0029
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/29/2023
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9984945919002771
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