Open AccessPreliminary results from IMB3 muon/electron identification tests at KEK
Author(s) -
C.B. Bratton,
J. Breault,
Z. Conner
Publication year - 1995
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/102265
Subject(s) - muon , physics , electron , nuclear physics , cherenkov radiation , cherenkov detector , detector , neutrino , lepton , electron neutrino , particle physics , neutrino detector , identification (biology) , neutrino oscillation , optics , botany , biology
A test has been conducted at KEK, Japan using beams of electrons and muons in a 1 kiloton water Cherenkov detector instrumented with IMB3 phototubes and electronics to evaluate IMB`s algorithms for identifying electrons and muons. This identification is important because the IMB3 detector`s results on the atmospheric neutrino anomaly depend on the proper identification of the electrons and muons produced in neutrino charged-current interactions. Preliminary results are presented