T2K long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment

该拨款提案是为日本长基线中微子振荡实验Tokai-to-Kamioka（T2 K）实验的运行成本提出的请求。由东海新建的高强度质子加速器（J-PARC）产生的中微子束将被送到295公里外的神冈超级神冈探测器。研究中微子振荡和中微子质量。T2 K合作是一项国际合作，来自12个国家，约400名合作者。加拿大的七个机构参加了这个项目。2006年，NSERC拨款用于在J-PARC建造三个关键探测器，光学渡越辐射（OTR）束监视器，时间投影室（TPC）和细粒度探测器（FGD），以研究中微子束和相互作用。目前正在安装OTR探测器，为2009年4月的第一束中微子束做好准备。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。该资助申请涵盖T2 K-Canada合作的差旅费、人事费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.