The MiniBooNE detector

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo; C. E. Anderson; L. M. Bartoszek; A. O. Bazarko; S. J. Brice; B. C. Brown; L. Bugel; J. Cao; L. Coney; J. M. Conrad; D. C. Cox; A. Curioni; Z. Djurcic; D. A. Finley; B. T. Fleming; R. Ford; F. G. Garcia; G. T. Garvey; C. Green; J. A. Green; T. L. Hart; E. Hawker; R. Imlay; R. A. Johnson; G. Karagiorgi; P. Kasper; T. Katori; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kourbanis; S. Koutsoliotas; E. M. Laird; S. K. Linden; J. M. Link; Y. Liu; Y. Liu; W. C. Louis; K. B.M. Mahn; W. Marsh; P. S. Martin; G. McGregor; W. Metcalf; H. O. Meyer; P. D. Meyers; F. Mills; G. B. Mills; J. Monroe; C. D. Moore; R. H. Nelson; V. T. Nguyen; P. Nienaber; J. A. Nowak; S. Ouedraogo; R. B. Patterson; D. Perevalov; C. C. Polly; E. Prebys; J. L. Raaf; H. Ray; B. P. Roe; A. D. Russell; V. Sandberg; W. Sands; R. Schirato; G. Schofield; D. Schmitz; M. H. Shaevitz; F. C. Shoemaker; D. Smith; M. Soderberg; M. Sorel; P. Spentzouris; I. Stancu; R. J. Stefanski; M. Sung; H. A. Tanaka; R. Tayloe; M. Tzanov; R. Van de Water; M. O. Wascko; D. H. White; M. J. Wilking; H. J. Yang; G. P. Zeller; E. D. Zimmerman

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2008.10.028

The MiniBooNE detector

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo
, C. E. Anderson
, L. M. Bartoszek
, A. O. Bazarko
, S. J. Brice
, B. C. Brown
, L. Bugel
, J. Cao
, L. Coney
, J. M. Conrad
, D. C. Cox
, A. Curioni
, Z. Djurcic
, D. A. Finley
, B. T. Fleming
, R. Ford
, F. G. Garcia
, G. T. Garvey
, C. Green
, J. A. Green

T. L. Hart, E. Hawker, R. Imlay, R. A. Johnson, G. Karagiorgi, P. Kasper, T. Katori, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kourbanis, S. Koutsoliotas, E. M. Laird, S. K. Linden, J. M. Link, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, W. C. Louis, K. B.M. Mahn, W. Marsh, P. S. Martin, G. McGregor, W. Metcalf, H. O. Meyer, P. D. Meyers, F. Mills, G. B. Mills, J. Monroe, C. D. Moore, R. H. Nelson, V. T. Nguyen, P. Nienaber, J. A. Nowak, S. Ouedraogo, R. B. Patterson, D. Perevalov, C. C. Polly, E. Prebys, J. L. Raaf, H. Ray, B. P. Roe, A. D. Russell, V. Sandberg, W. Sands, R. Schirato, G. Schofield, D. Schmitz, M. H. Shaevitz, F. C. Shoemaker, D. Smith, M. Soderberg, M. Sorel, P. Spentzouris, I. Stancu, R. J. Stefanski, M. Sung, H. A. Tanaka, R. Tayloe, M. Tzanov, R. Van de Water, M. O. Wascko, D. H. White, M. J. Wilking, H. J. Yang, G. P. Zeller, E. D. Zimmerman

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Abstract

The MiniBooNE neutrino detector was designed and built to look for ν_μ → ν_e oscillations in the (sin² 2 θ, Δ m²) parameter space region where the LSND experiment reported a signal. The MiniBooNE experiment used a beam energy and baseline that were an order of magnitude larger than those of LSND so that the backgrounds and systematic errors would be completely different. This paper provides a detailed description of the design, function, and performance of the MiniBooNE detector.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	28-46
Number of pages	19
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	599
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.10.028
State	Published - Feb 1 2009

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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Detector
Neutrino oscillation

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Aguilar-Arevalo, A. A., Anderson, C. E., Bartoszek, L. M., Bazarko, A. O., Brice, S. J., Brown, B. C., Bugel, L., Cao, J., Coney, L., Conrad, J. M., Cox, D. C., Curioni, A., Djurcic, Z., Finley, D. A., Fleming, B. T., Ford, R., Garcia, F. G., Garvey, G. T., Green, C., ... Zimmerman, E. D. (2009). The MiniBooNE detector. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment, 599(1), 28-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2008.10.028

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AU - Anderson, C. E.

AU - Bartoszek, L. M.

AU - Bazarko, A. O.

AU - Brice, S. J.

AU - Brown, B. C.

AU - Bugel, L.

AU - Cao, J.

AU - Coney, L.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

AU - Cox, D. C.

AU - Curioni, A.

AU - Djurcic, Z.

AU - Finley, D. A.

AU - Fleming, B. T.

AU - Ford, R.

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AU - Garvey, G. T.

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AU - Green, J. A.

AU - Hart, T. L.

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AU - Imlay, R.

AU - Johnson, R. A.

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AU - Kasper, P.

AU - Katori, T.

AU - Kobilarcik, T.

AU - Kourbanis, I.

AU - Koutsoliotas, S.

AU - Laird, E. M.

AU - Linden, S. K.

AU - Link, J. M.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Louis, W. C.

AU - Mahn, K. B.M.

AU - Marsh, W.

AU - Martin, P. S.

AU - McGregor, G.

AU - Metcalf, W.

AU - Meyer, H. O.

AU - Meyers, P. D.

AU - Mills, F.

AU - Mills, G. B.

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