Anti-Electron Neutrinos at High-Energy Neutrino Experiments: Identification Strategies and Physics Potential
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| author | Kling, Felix Mäkelä, Toni McFayden, Josh |
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| contents | Most existing and proposed high energy neutrino experiments have excellent muon charge identification capabilities, enabling the distinction of $ν_μ$ and $\bar ν_μ$ charged current interactions. In contrast, distinguishing electrons and positrons from $ν_e$ and $\bar ν_e$ interactions is typically impossible, as they quickly interact within the characteristically dense detector material and fail to reach the spectrometer. In this letter, we propose a compact and cost-effective plastic target, placed right before the spectrometer, to maximize the rate of electrons and positrons that reach the spectrometer before interacting. We demonstrate that, when installed at the FASER experiment, the Forward Physics Facility, or SHiP, this setup could enable the first separate measurement of $ν_e$ and $\barν_e$ cross sections at high energy. Additionally, this setup opens new opportunities to study forward particle production at collider neutrino experiments, such as constraining forward $Λ$ hyperon production, and, by reducing flux uncertainties, significantly improve limits on non-standard neutrino interactions in neutral currents. |
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| spellingShingle | Anti-Electron Neutrinos at High-Energy Neutrino Experiments: Identification Strategies and Physics Potential Kling, Felix Mäkelä, Toni McFayden, Josh High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Most existing and proposed high energy neutrino experiments have excellent muon charge identification capabilities, enabling the distinction of $ν_μ$ and $\bar ν_μ$ charged current interactions. In contrast, distinguishing electrons and positrons from $ν_e$ and $\bar ν_e$ interactions is typically impossible, as they quickly interact within the characteristically dense detector material and fail to reach the spectrometer. In this letter, we propose a compact and cost-effective plastic target, placed right before the spectrometer, to maximize the rate of electrons and positrons that reach the spectrometer before interacting. We demonstrate that, when installed at the FASER experiment, the Forward Physics Facility, or SHiP, this setup could enable the first separate measurement of $ν_e$ and $\barν_e$ cross sections at high energy. Additionally, this setup opens new opportunities to study forward particle production at collider neutrino experiments, such as constraining forward $Λ$ hyperon production, and, by reducing flux uncertainties, significantly improve limits on non-standard neutrino interactions in neutral currents. |
| title | Anti-Electron Neutrinos at High-Energy Neutrino Experiments: Identification Strategies and Physics Potential |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.00262 |