On near detectors at a neutrino factory

Abstract

The geometric effects of the beam in near detectors at a neutrino factory are discussed. The refined systematics treatment, including cross section errors, flux errors and background uncertainties, is compared with the IDS-NF one. Different near detector setups are included. We also probe their effects both at the measurements of standard neutrino oscillation parameters and constraints of the non-standard neutrino interaction.

Comments: Based on the talk JT gave at NuFact09, Fermilab and IIT, Chicago, July 20-25, 2009. More references added