Neutrino Oscillation Prospects with a Dual-Baseline Beam from BNL to SNOLAB and SURF
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| author | Fiza, Nishat Masud, Mehedi Siyeon, Kim Yang, Guang |
| author_facet | Fiza, Nishat Masud, Mehedi Siyeon, Kim Yang, Guang |
| contents | The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next-generation accelerator primarily designed to study the internal structure of nucleons through high-precision electron-hadron collisions. In this work, we explore the feasibility of employing a 1 MW fraction of the EIC proton beam to generate a high-intensity GeV-scale neutrino beam for long-baseline oscillation studies. We have simulated proton-target interactions and optimize the resulting neutrino fluxes for water-based liquid scintillator (WbLS) detectors located at distinct baselines of 900 km and 2900 km. Oscillation analyses performed with GLoBES show that extended baselines allow access to multiple oscillation maxima, significantly enhancing sensitivity to leptonic CP violation. The study also examines the interplay between matter effects and the intrinsic CP violating phase in shaping observable asymmetries. We note that simplified systematics and no backgrounds are used in this analysis to establish the baseline physics potential. These results suggest that the EIC proton beam could provide a novel and complementary source for precision neutrino physics, extending the scientific reach of the EIC program. |
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| spellingShingle | Neutrino Oscillation Prospects with a Dual-Baseline Beam from BNL to SNOLAB and SURF Fiza, Nishat Masud, Mehedi Siyeon, Kim Yang, Guang High Energy Physics - Phenomenology The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) is a next-generation accelerator primarily designed to study the internal structure of nucleons through high-precision electron-hadron collisions. In this work, we explore the feasibility of employing a 1 MW fraction of the EIC proton beam to generate a high-intensity GeV-scale neutrino beam for long-baseline oscillation studies. We have simulated proton-target interactions and optimize the resulting neutrino fluxes for water-based liquid scintillator (WbLS) detectors located at distinct baselines of 900 km and 2900 km. Oscillation analyses performed with GLoBES show that extended baselines allow access to multiple oscillation maxima, significantly enhancing sensitivity to leptonic CP violation. The study also examines the interplay between matter effects and the intrinsic CP violating phase in shaping observable asymmetries. We note that simplified systematics and no backgrounds are used in this analysis to establish the baseline physics potential. These results suggest that the EIC proton beam could provide a novel and complementary source for precision neutrino physics, extending the scientific reach of the EIC program. |
| title | Neutrino Oscillation Prospects with a Dual-Baseline Beam from BNL to SNOLAB and SURF |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.16711 |