RUI: Experimental Neutrino Research with MINOS, NOvA, MINERvA

这项为期三年的奖项将允许明尼苏达大学德卢斯粒子物理小组在RUI计划内继续研究与中微子物理和宇宙射线物理有关的问题。这类研究的学术价值是公认的。该小组由两名教员和硕士和本科生组成。它将继续为位于Soudan地下实验室的Fermilab MINOS Far探测器提供业务支持，并协助准备Nova Far探测器--所有这些探测器都位于明尼苏达州北部。将继续进行物理分析，以支持中微子振荡和中微子与MINOS以及费米实验室的Minerva探测器的相互作用方案。此外，通过研究中微子探测器中的宇宙射线相互作用，使用MINOS Far探测器探测天体物理中微子源，以及开发软件以允许与NOVA进行类似的研究，对粒子天体物理学领域的贡献得到了支持。更广泛的影响是令人印象深刻的。该计划为理科硕士和本科生的实践研究教育提供支持。校园距离探测器地点很近，这为学生提供了一个定期参与实验室研究的独特机会。此外，PI还领导着一个项目，让高中教师和本科实习生参与到苏丹实验室的研究中，并向公众和学校团体提供参观。这项活动和一年一度的开放参观活动将实验室的活动与公众联系起来，特别是苏丹实验室和Nova Far探测器场地周围的明尼苏达州北部社区。

This three year award will allow the University of Minnesota, Duluth particle physics group to continue studies within the RUI program related to neutrino physics and cosmic ray physics. The intellectual merit of such studies is well established. The group consists of two faculty and M.S. and undergraduate students. It will continue to contribute to operational support for the Fermilab MINOS far detector located in the Soudan Underground Laboratory and in the preparation of the NOvA far detector - all located in northern Minnesota. Physics analyses in support of the neutrino oscillations and neutrino interactions programs with MINOS as well as the MINERvA detector at Fermilab will continue. In addition, contributions to the field of particle astrophysics are supported via studies of the cosmic ray interactions in the neutrino detectors, the use of the MINOS far detector in the detection of astrophysical neutrino sources, and the development of software to allow for similar studies with NOvA.. The broader impacts are impressive. This program provides support for the practical research education of both M.S. and undergraduate physics students. The close proximity of the campus to the detector sites provides the students with a unique opportunity to participate in research at a lab on a regular basis. In addition, the PIs lead a program in which high school teachers and undergraduate interns become involved with the research at the Soudan Lab and give tours to the public and school groups. This and the annual open house serve to connect the activities at the lab to the general public, especially the northern Minnesota communities surrounding the Soudan Lab and the NOvA far detector site.