Tokai to Kamioka
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Tokai to Kamioka is a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment in Japan that studies how neutrinos change type as they travel from the J-PARC facility in Tokai to the Super-Kamiokande detector in Kamioka.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
neutrino oscillation experiment
ⓘ
particle physics experiment ⓘ |
| abbreviation | T2K NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baselineLength | approximately 295 km ⓘ |
| beamEnergy | approximately 0.6 GeV peak energy ⓘ |
| beamlineType | conventional horn-focused neutrino beamline ⓘ |
| beamSourceLocation | Tokai, Ibaraki, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | hundreds of scientists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dataTakingStart | 2009 ⓘ |
| detectorLocation | Kamioka, Gifu, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| farDetector | Super-Kamiokande NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| farDetectorDepth | about 1,000 meters underground ⓘ |
| farDetectorMass | 50 kiloton water Cherenkov detector ⓘ |
| firstPhysicsResultsYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| fundingCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution |
J-PARC
NERFINISHED
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KEK NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAlongBaseline | Honshu, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearDetector |
INGRID
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ND280 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neutrinoBeamType |
muon neutrino beam
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off-axis neutrino beam ⓘ |
| notableResult |
constraints on the CP-violating phase delta_CP
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first indication of electron neutrino appearance from a muon neutrino beam ⓘ |
| primaryPhysicsGoal |
measure mass-squared difference delta m^2_32
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measure mixing angle theta_13 ⓘ measure mixing angle theta_23 ⓘ measure neutrino oscillation parameters ⓘ |
| produces | pion and kaon secondaries to generate neutrinos ⓘ |
| protonBeamEnergy | 30 GeV ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
CP violation in the lepton sector
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neutrino mass hierarchy constraints ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
high-energy physics
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neutrino physics ⓘ |
| studies |
electron neutrino appearance
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muon neutrino disappearance ⓘ neutrino oscillations ⓘ |
| uses | proton accelerator at J-PARC ⓘ |
| usesBeamFrom | J-PARC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesDetector | water Cherenkov detector ⓘ |
| usesDetectorTechnology |
electromagnetic calorimeters
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fine-grained tracking detectors ⓘ time projection chambers ⓘ |
| usesTargetMaterial | graphite target ⓘ |
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