T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment

本拨款提案为日本东海-神冈长基线中微子振荡实验（T2K）的运行费用申请。由新建成的高强度质子加速器（J-PARC） inTokai产生的中微子束将被发送到295公里外的神冈超级探测器，以精确测量。研究中微子振荡和中微子质量。T2K合作是一项由12个国家约400名合作者参与的国际合作。来自加拿大的七家机构参与了该项目。2006年，NSERC拨款在J-PARC建造了三个关键探测器，光学跃迁辐射（OTR）光束监测器，时间投影室（TPC）和细粒探测器（FGD），以研究中微子束和相互作用。OTR探测器目前正在安装中，准备在2009年4月探测第一束中微子。第一个FGD和TPC模块在TRIUMF光束线上进行光束测试。它们将于2009年6月运往日本。第一次物理数据采集将于2009年12月开始，为期5年。这笔拨款申请涵盖了t2k -加拿大合作的差旅费、人事费用以及运营和维护费用。

This grant proposal is a request for the operation cost for the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, Tokai-to-Kamioka(T2K) experiment, in Japan. A neutrino beam produced by a newly built high intensity proton accelerator (J-PARC) inTokai will be sent to Super-Kamiokande detector in Kamioka 295km away to precisely. study the neutrino oscillation and neutrino mass. The T2K collaboration is an international collaboration from 12 countries and about 400 collaborators. Seven institutions from Canada participate in this project. In 2006, the NSERC grant was awarded to construct three key detectors at J-PARC, the optical transition radiation (OTR) beam monitor, time projection chamber (TPC), and fine grained detector (FGD) to study the neutrino beam and interactions. The OTR detector is currently being installed to be ready for the first neutrino beam in April 2009. The first FGD and TPC modules are in the TRIUMF beam line for the beam test. They will be shipped to Japan in June 2009. The first physics data taking will start in December 2009 for 5 years. This grant request covers the travel cost, personnel costs, and operation and maintenance costs of the T2K-Canada collaboration.