SND@LHC

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Abstract

We propose to build and operate a detector that, for the first time, will measure the process $p p \rightarrow \nu X$ at the LHC and search for feebly interacting particles (FIPs) in an unexplored domain. The TI18 tunnel has been identified as a suitable site to perform these measurements due to very low machine-induced background. The detector will be off-axis with respect to the ATLAS interaction point (IP1) and, given the pseudo-rapidity range accessible, the corresponding neutrinos will mostly come from charm decays: the proposed experiment will thus make the first test of the heavy flavour production in a pseudo-rapidity range that is not accessible by the current LHC detectors. In order to efficiently reconstruct neutrino interactions and identify their flavour, the detector will combine in the target region nuclear emulsion technology with scintillating fibre tracking layers and it will adopt a muon identification system based on scintillating bars that will also play the role of a hadronic calorimeter. The time of flight measurement will be achieved thanks to a dedicated timing detector. The detector will be a small-scale prototype of the scattering and neutrino detector (SND) of the SHiP experiment: the operation of this detector will provide an important test of the neutrino reconstruction in a high occupancy environment.

Authors 100

1. C. Ahdida

   Yandex School of Data Analysis · Yandex (Russia)

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   Yandex School of Data Analysis , Moscow , Russia

2. Atakan Tugberk Akmete

   Yandex School of Data Analysis · Yandex (Russia)

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   Yandex School of Data Analysis , Moscow , Russia

3. R. Albanese
4. A. Alexandrov
5. M. Andreini

   Lomonosov Moscow State University

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   Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

6. A. Anokhina

   Stockholm University

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   Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden

7. S. Aoki

   Kobe University

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   Kobe University , Kobe , Japan

8. G. Arduini

   Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University · National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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   National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) , Moscow , Russia Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of

9. E. Atkin

   Kurchatov Institute · Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

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   NRC 'Kurchatov Institute' , Protvino , Russia Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)

10. N. Azorskiy

    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , Russia

11. J. J. Back

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

12. A. Bagulya

    P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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    P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI RAS) , Moscow , Russia

13. F. Baaltasar Dos Santos
14. A. Baranov

    Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University · National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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    National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) , Moscow , Russia Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of

15. F. Bardou

    Kurchatov Institute · Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

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    NRC 'Kurchatov Institute' , Protvino , Russia Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)

16. G.J. Barker

    Kurchatov Institute · Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

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    NRC 'Kurchatov Institute' , Gatchina , Russia

17. M. Battistin

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

18. J. Bauche

    Stockholm University

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    Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden

19. A Bay

    Yandex School of Data Analysis · Yandex (Russia)

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    Yandex School of Data Analysis , Moscow , Russia

20. V. Bayliss

    Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University · National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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    National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) , Moscow , Russia Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of

21. G. Bencivenni

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy

22. A Y Berdnikov

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

23. Ya. A. Berdnikov

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

24. M. Bertani

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy

25. P. Bestmann

    Stockholm University

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    Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden

26. C. Betancourt

    Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Lomonosov Moscow State University · National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

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    National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) , Moscow , Russia Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics of

27. I. Bezshyiko

    Kurchatov Institute · Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute

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    NRC 'Kurchatov Institute' , Protvino , Russia Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)

28. O. Bezshyyko

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

29. D. Bick

    Universität Hamburg

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    Universität Hamburg , Hamburg , Germany

30. S. Bieschke

    Universität Hamburg

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    Universität Hamburg , Hamburg , Germany

31. Alberto Blanco

    LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics

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    LIP , Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics , Portugal

32. J. Boehm

    Uppsala University · European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) , Geneva , Switzerland

33. Mariyan Bogomilov

    Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"

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    Faculty of Physics , Sofia University , Sofia , Bulgaria

34. I. Boiarska

    University of Copenhagen

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    Niels Bohr Institute , University of Copenhagen , Copenhagen , Denmark

35. K. Bondarenko

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

36. Walter Marcello Bonivento

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

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    Sezione INFN di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy

37. J. Borburgh

    Stockholm University

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    Stockholm University , Stockholm , Sweden

38. Alexey Mikhajlovich Boyarsky Aachen

    Leiden University

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    University of Leiden , Leiden , The Netherlands

39. R. Brenner

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

40. D. Breton

    Université Paris-Sud · Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université Paris-Saclay · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

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    LAL , Univ. Paris-Sud , CNRS/IN2P3 , Université Paris-Saclay , Orsay , France

41. L.R. Buonocore

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · University of Naples Federico II

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

    Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Napoli , Italy

42. V. Büscher

    Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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    Institut für Physik and PRISMA Cluster of Excellence , Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz , Mainz , Germany

43. A. Buonaura

    Uppsala University · European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) , Geneva , Switzerland

44. S. Buontempo

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

45. S. Cadeddu

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

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    Sezione INFN di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy

46. A. Calcaterra

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy

47. M. Calviani

    University of Geneva

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    University of Geneva , Geneva , Switzerland

48. M. Campanelli

    Uppsala University · European Organization for Nuclear Research

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    Uppsala University , Uppsala , Sweden European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) , Geneva , Switzerland

49. V. Canale

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · University of Naples Federico II

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

    Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Napoli , Italy

50. M. Casolino

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

51. Francesco Maria Cerutti

    Lomonosov Moscow State University

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    Moscow State University (SINP MSU) , Moscow , Russia

52. N. Charitonidis

    Ankara University

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    Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory ,

53. P. Chau

    Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

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    Institut für Physik and PRISMA Cluster of Excellence , Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz , Mainz , Germany

54. Jacques Chauveau

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Sorbonne Université · Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies · Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules · Université Paris Diderot

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    LPNHE , IN2P3/CNRS , Sorbonne Université , Université Paris Diderot , F-75252 Paris , France

55. A. Chepurnov

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

56. M. Chernyavskiy

    P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

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    P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI RAS) , Moscow , Russia

57. Ki-Young Choi

    Sungkyunkwan University

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    Sungkyunkwan University e , Suwon-si , Gyeong Gi-do , Korea

58. A. Chumakov

    Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso · Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

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    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso , Valparaíso , Chile

59. P Ciambrone

    University of Zurich · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy

    Universität Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland

60. Valentina Cicero

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna

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    Sezione INFN di Bologna , Bologna , Italy

61. L Congedo

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    Sezione INFN di Bari , Bari , Italy

62. K. Cornelis

    University of Bari Aldo Moro

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    Università di Bari , Bari , Italy

63. M. Cristinziani

    University of Bonn

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    Physikalisches Institut , Universität Bonn , Bonn , Germany

64. A. Crupano

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · University of Naples Federico II

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

    Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Napoli , Italy

65. G.M. Dallavalle
66. A. Dätwyler

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

67. Nicola D’Ambrosio

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Gran Sasso , L'Aquila , Italy

68. Giuseppe D’Appollonio

    University of Cagliari · Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Cagliari

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    Sezione INFN di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy

    Università di Cagliari , Cagliari , Italy

69. R. De Asmundis

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

70. P. De Bryas Dexmiers D'archiac
71. J. De Carvalho Saraiva

    LIP - Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics

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    LIP , Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics , Portugal

72. G. De Lellis

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli · University of Naples Federico II

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

    Università di Napoli "Federico II" , Napoli , Italy

73. M. de Magistris

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Napoli

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    Sezione INFN di Napoli , Napoli , Italy

74. ALBERT DE ROECK

    Parthenope University of Naples

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    Università di Napoli Parthenope , Napoli , Italy

75. M. De Serio

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bari

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    Sezione INFN di Bari , Bari , Italy

76. D. De Simone
77. L. Dedenko

    Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

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    STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory , Didcot , United Kingdom

78. P. Dergachev

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

79. A. Di Crescenzo
80. L. Di Giulio
81. N. Di Marco
82. C. Dib

    Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso · Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María

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    Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María and Centro Científico Tecnológico de Valparaíso , Valparaíso , Chile

83. H. Dijkstra

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

84. V. Dmitrenko

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

85. S. Dmitrievskiy

    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , Russia

86. L. A. Dougherty

    Ankara University

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    Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory ,

87. A. Dolmatov

    University of Warwick

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    University of Warwick , Warwick , United Kingdom

88. Danilo Domenici

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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    Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy

89. Sergey V. Donskov

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

90. V. Drohan

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

91. Arnaud Dubreuil

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

92. O. Durhan

    Ankara University

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    Ankara University , Ankara , Turkey H.H. Wills Physics Laboratory ,

93. M. Ehlert

    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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    Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin , Berlin , Germany

94. E. Elikkaya

    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv

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    Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv , Kyiv , Ukraine

95. T. Enik

    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research

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    Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) , Dubna , Russia

96. A. Etenko

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

97. F. Fabbri

    Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Sezione di Bologna

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    Sezione INFN di Bologna , Bologna , Italy

98. O. Fedin

    University of Bristol

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    University of Bristol , Bristol , United Kingdom

99. F. Fedotovs

    University of Warwick

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    University of Warwick , Warwick , United Kingdom

100. G. Felici

     Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali di Frascati

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     Laboratori Nazionali dell'INFN di Frascati , Frascati , Italy