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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2021 - Panofsky Prize, American Physical Society
  • 2007 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For contributions in neutrino physics and particle astrophysics, particularly using the SuperKamiokande experiment to reveal atmospheric neutrino oscillations and set stringent limits on proton decay

Overview

E. Kearns is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has an extensive publication record primarily in the field of Physics and Astronomy. Their research focuses on nuclear and high energy physics, with notable contributions in neutrino physics, particle astrophysics, and related experimental studies.

The scientist's body of work includes investigations into proton decay, neutrino detection, and cosmic phenomena, often leveraging data from the Super-Kamiokande detector. Key topics covered in their research encompass:

  • Neutrino Physics Research
  • Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies
  • Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
  • Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
  • Nuclear Physics and Applications
  • Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae

Co-authorship is a significant aspect of their work, and frequent collaborators include:

  • L. Wan
  • Volodymyr Takhistov
  • C. W. Walter
  • Y. Hayato
  • Th. A. Mueller

E. Kearns has published extensively in several venues, with a concentration of papers appearing in:

  • Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Physical Review Letters
  • The Astrophysical Journal
  • Proceedings of 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference - PoS(ICRC2021)

Recent papers highlight a range of topics connected to proton decay, neutrino backgrounds, and applications of gadolinium in neutrino detection:

  • Search for proton decay via p → e+ π0 and p → μ+ π0 with an enlarged fiducial volume in Super-Kamiokande I-IV, 2020, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • First gadolinium loading to Super-Kamiokande, 2022, Digital Access to Libraries
  • Diffuse supernova neutrino background search at Super-Kamiokande, 2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
  • Search for Astrophysical Electron Antineutrinos in Super-Kamiokande with 0.01% Gadolinium-loaded Water, 2023, The Astrophysical Journal Letters
  • Neutron-antineutron oscillation search using a 0.37 megaton-years exposure of Super-Kamiokande, 2021, Physical review. D/Physical review. D.

E. Kearns has been recognized with the Panofsky Prize from the American Physical Society in 2021. Earlier, in 2007, they were named a Fellow of the American Physical Society for contributions to neutrino physics and particle astrophysics, particularly those involving atmospheric neutrino oscillations and limits on proton decay using the Super-Kamiokande experiment.

Best Publications

  • Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

    Y. Fukuda;T. Hayakawa;E. Ichihara;K. Inoue

  • Indication of Electron Neutrino Appearance from an Accelerator-produced Off-axis Muon Neutrino Beam

    K. Abe;N. Abgrall;Y. Ajima;H. Aihara

  • The CDF Detector: An Overview

    F. Abe;D. Amidei;G. Apollinari;G. Ascoli

  • The Super-Kamiokande detector

    S. Fukuda;Y. Fukuda;T. Hayakawa;E. Ichihara

  • Constraints on neutrino oscillations using 1258 days of Super-Kamiokande solar neutrino data.

    S. Fukuda;Y. Fukuda;M. Ishitsuka;Y. Itow

  • Measurements of the solar neutrino flux from Super-Kamiokande's first 300 days

    Y. Fukuda;T. Hayakawa;E. Ichihara;K. Inoue

  • The T2K Experiment

    K. Abe;N. Abgrall;H. Aihara;Y. Ajima

  • Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations.

    S. Fukuda;Y. Fukuda;M. Ishitsuka;Y. Itow

  • Evidence for an Oscillatory Signature in Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations

    Y. Ashie;J. Hosaka;K. Ishihara;Y. Itow

  • Measurement of a small atmospheric νμ/νe ratio

    Y. Fukuda;T. Hayakawa;E. Ichihara;K. Inoue

  • Study of the atmospheric neutrino flux in the multi-GeV energy range

    Y. Fukuda;T. Hayakawa;E. Ichihara;K. Inoue

  • Observation of Electron Neutrino Appearance in a Muon Neutrino Beam

    K Abe;J Adam;H Aihara;T Akiri

  • Solar neutrino measurements in Super-Kamiokande-II

    J. P. Cravens;K. Abe;T. Iida;K. Ishihara

  • Evidence for Muon Neutrino Oscillation in an Accelerator-Based Experiment

    E. Aliu;S. Andringa;S. Aoki;J. Argyriades

  • Solar neutrino results in Super-Kamiokande-III

    K. Abe;Y. Hayato;T. Iida;M. Ikeda;M. Ikeda

  • Measurement of the antiproton-proton total cross section at s =546 and 1800 GeV

    F. Abe;M. Albrow;D. Amidei;C. Anway-Wiese

  • Search for dark matter WIMPs using upward through-going muons in Super-Kamiokande

    S. Desai;Y. Ashie;S. Fukuda;Y. Fukuda

  • Atmospheric neutrino oscillation analysis with subleading effects in Super-Kamiokande I, II, and III

    R. Wendell;C. Ishihara;K. Abe;Y. Hayato

  • Hyper-Kamiokande Design Report

    K. Abe;I. Anghel;S. Playfer;O. Drapier

  • T2K neutrino flux prediction

    K. Abe;N. Abgrall;H. Aihara;T. Akiri

Frequent Co-Authors

Kate Scholberg
Kate Scholberg Duke University
C. W. Walter
C. W. Walter Duke University
C. K. Jung
C. K. Jung Stony Brook University
Y. Hayato
Y. Hayato University of Tokyo
Takaaki Kajita
Takaaki Kajita University of Tokyo
S. Mine
S. Mine University of California, Irvine
S. Moriyama
S. Moriyama University of Tokyo
A. C. Weber
A. C. Weber University of Oxford
Ko Okumura
Ko Okumura Juntendo University
Y. Totsuka
Y. Totsuka University of Tokyo

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