Han, S. orcid.org/0009-0002-8908-6922, Abe, K., Abe, S. et al. (280 more authors) (2025) Measurement of neutron production in atmospheric neutrino interactions at Super-Kamiokande. Physical Review D, 112. 012004. ISSN: 2470-0010
Abstract
We present measurements of total neutron production from atmospheric neutrino interactions in water, analyzed as a function of electron-equivalent visible energy over a range of 30 MeV to 10 GeV. These results are based on 4,270 days of data collected by Super-Kamiokande, including 564 days with 0.011 wt% gadolinium added to enhance neutron detection. Neutron signal selection is based on a neural network trained on simulation, with its performance validated using an Am/Be neutron point source. The measurements are compared to predictions from neutrino event generators combined with various hadron-nucleus interaction models, which include an intranuclear cascade model and a nuclear deexcitation model. We observe significant variations in the predictions depending on the choice of hadron-nucleus interaction model. We discuss key factors that contribute to describing our data, such as in-medium effects in the intranuclear cascade and the accuracy of statistical evaporation modeling.
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| Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2025 Published by the American Physical Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article’s title, journal citation, and DOI. Funded by SCOAP3 . |
| Keywords: | Nuclear and Plasma Physics; Particle and High Energy Physics; Synchrotrons and Accelerators; Physical Sciences |
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| Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
| Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Science (Sheffield) > School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2025 11:26 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2025 11:26 |
| Status: | Published |
| Publisher: | American Physical Society (APS) |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Identification Number: | 10.1103/4d71-d69k |
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| Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:230567 |

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