21–26 Jun 2026
University of California, Irvine
US/Pacific timezone

Cosmogenic background estimation for JUNO's oscillation parameter measurement

Not scheduled
20m
Conference Center (University of California, Irvine)

Conference Center

University of California, Irvine

Poster Reactor Neutrinos Poster session

Speaker

Cailian Jiang (Nanjing University)

Description

The Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) has reported its first physics results, highlighting its capability for precision measurements of neutrino oscillation parameters. Achieving this precision requires a robust inverse beta decay (IBD) event selection and stringent control of background contributions. Among cosmogenic isotopes, the $\beta$-$n$ decay of long-lived $^{9}$Li and $^{8}$He produces a double-coincidence signal that mimics IBD signatures, presenting the most critical background to oscillation parameter measurement. Accurate estimation and suppression of this background are crucial.
This poster presents JUNO's comprehensive cosmogenic background analysis, achieving significant reduction of more than an order of magnitude through advanced muon veto methods. It will also show combined fits across muon energy intervals for improved rate estimation, detailed spectral measurements, and systematic uncertainty evaluation, providing essential inputs for JUNO's oscillation analysis.

Author

Cailian Jiang (Nanjing University)

Presentation materials