Improvements in the simulation code of the SOX experiment

Caminata, A.; Agostini, M.; Altenmüeller, K.; Appel, S.; Atroshchenko, V.; Bellini, G.; Benziger, J.; Bick, D.; Bonfini, G.; Bravo, D.; Caccianiga, B.; Calaprice, F.; Carlini, M.; Cavalcante, P.; Chepurnov, A.; Choi, K.; Cribier, M.; D'Angelo, D.; Davini, S.; Derbin, A.; Di Noto, L.; Drachnev, I.; Durero, M.; Etenko, A.; Farinon, S.; Fischer, V.; Fomenko, K.; Franco, D.; Gabriele, F.; Gaffiot, J.; Galbiati, C.; Gschwender, M.; Ghiano, C.; Giammarchi, M.; Goeger-Neff, M.; Goretti, A.; Gromov, M.; Hagner, C.; Houdy, Th.; Hungerford, E.; Ianni, Aldo; Ianni, Andrea; Jonquères, N.; Jany, A.; Jedrzejczak, K.; Jeschke, D.; Kobychev, V.; Korablev, D.; Korga, G.; Kornoukhov, V.; Kryn, D.; Lachenmaier, T.; Lasserre, T.; Laubenstein, M.; Lehnert, B.; Link, J.; Litvinovich, E.; Lombardi, F.; Lombardi, P.; Ludhova, L.; Lukyanchenko, G.; Machulin, I.; Manecki, S.; Maneschg, W.; Manuzio, G.; Marcocci, S.; Maricic, J.; Mention, G.; Meroni, E.; Meyer, M.; Miramonti, L.; Misiaszek, M.; Montuschi, M.; Mosteiro, P.; Muratova, V.; Musenich, R.; Neumair, B.; Oberauer, L.; Obolensky, M.; Ortica, F.; Pallavicini, M.; Papp, L.; Pocar, A.; Ranucci, G.; Razeto, A.; Re, A.; Romani, A.; Roncin, R.; Rossi, N.; Schönert, S.; Scola, L.; Semenov, D.; Skorokhvatov, M.; Smirnov, O.; Sotnikov, A.; Sukhotin, S.; Suvorov, Y.; Tartaglia, R.; Testera, G.; Thurn, J.; Toropova, M.; Unzhakov, E.; Veyssiére, C.; Vishneva, A.; Vivier, M.; Vogelaar, R. B.; Von Feilitzsch, F.; Wang, H.; Weinz, S.; Winter, J.; Wojcik, M.; Wurm, M.; Yokley, Z.; Zaimidoroga, O.; Zavatarelli, S.; Zuber, K.; Zuzel, G.

doi:10.1088/1742-6596/888/1/012145

The aim of the SOX experiment is to test the hypothesis of existence of light sterile neutrinos trough a short baseline experiment. Electron antineutrinos will be produced by an high activity source and detected in the Borexino experiment. Both an oscillometry approach and a conventional disappearance analysis will be performed and, if combined, SOX will be able to investigate most of the anomaly region at 95% c.l. This paper focuses on the improvements performed on the simulation code and on the techniques (calibrations) used to validate the results.

Improvements in the simulation code of the SOX experiment

Caminata, A.;Agostini, M.;Altenmüeller, K.;Appel, S.;Atroshchenko, V.;Bellini, G.;Benziger, J.;Bick, D.;Bonfini, G.;Bravo, D.;Caccianiga, B.;Calaprice, F.;Carlini, M.;Cavalcante, P.;Chepurnov, A.;Choi, K.;Cribier, M.;D'Angelo, D.;Davini, S.;Derbin, A.;Di Noto, L.;Drachnev, I.;Durero, M.;Etenko, A.;Farinon, S.;Fischer, V.;Fomenko, K.;Franco, D.;Gabriele, F.;Gaffiot, J.;Galbiati, C.;Gschwender, M.;Ghiano, C.;Giammarchi, M.;Goeger-Neff, M.;Goretti, A.;Gromov, M.;Hagner, C.;Houdy, Th.;Hungerford, E.;Ianni, Aldo;Ianni, Andrea;Jonquères, N.;Jany, A.;Jedrzejczak, K.;Jeschke, D.;Kobychev, V.;Korablev, D.;Korga, G.;Kornoukhov, V.;Kryn, D.;Lachenmaier, T.;Lasserre, T.;Laubenstein, M.;Lehnert, B.;Link, J.;Litvinovich, E.;Lombardi, F.;Lombardi, P.;Ludhova, L.;Lukyanchenko, G.;Machulin, I.;Manecki, S.;Maneschg, W.;Manuzio, G.;Marcocci, S.;Maricic, J.;Mention, G.;Meroni, E.;Meyer, M.;Miramonti, L.;Misiaszek, M.;Montuschi, M.;Mosteiro, P.;Muratova, V.;Musenich, R.;Neumair, B.;Oberauer, L.;Obolensky, M.;Ortica, F.;Pallavicini, M.;Papp, L.;Pocar, A.;Ranucci, G.;Razeto, A.;Re, A.;Romani, A.;Roncin, R.;Rossi, N.;Schönert, S.;Scola, L.;Semenov, D.;Skorokhvatov, M.;Smirnov, O.;Sotnikov, A.;Sukhotin, S.;Suvorov, Y.;Tartaglia, R.;Testera, G.;Thurn, J.;Toropova, M.;Unzhakov, E.;Veyssiére, C.;Vishneva, A.;Vivier, M.;Vogelaar, R. B.;Von Feilitzsch, F.;Wang, H.;Weinz, S.;Winter, J.;Wojcik, M.;Wurm, M.;Yokley, Z.;Zaimidoroga, O.;Zavatarelli, S.;Zuber, K.;Zuzel, G.

2017

Abstract

The aim of the SOX experiment is to test the hypothesis of existence of light sterile neutrinos trough a short baseline experiment. Electron antineutrinos will be produced by an high activity source and detected in the Borexino experiment. Both an oscillometry approach and a conventional disappearance analysis will be performed and, if combined, SOX will be able to investigate most of the anomaly region at 95% c.l. This paper focuses on the improvements performed on the simulation code and on the techniques (calibrations) used to validate the results.