Neutrino oscillations with LSND
Creators
Description
The Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector (LSND) at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) has conducted searches for ν-barμ → ν-bare oscillations using ν-barμ from μ+ decay at rest (DAR) and for νμ → νe oscillations using νμ from π+ decay in flight (DIF). For the 1993-1995 data taking period, significant beam-excess events have been found in both oscillation channels. For the DAR search, a total excess of 51.8+18.7-16.9 ± 8.0 events from the ν-bare p → e+ n inverse β-decay reaction is observed, with e+ energies between 20-60 MeV. For the DIF search, a total excess of 18.1 ± 6.6 ± 4.0 events from the νe C → e- X inclusive reaction is observed, with e- energies between 60-200 MeV. If interpreted as neutrino oscillations, these excesses correspond to oscillation probabilities of (3.1±1.2±0.5) x 10-3 and (2.6 ± 1.0 ± 0.5) x 10-3, respectively. Additional data collected during the 1996-1998 runs has been preliminarily analyzed for the DAR channel and yields very good agreement with the previously obtained results, for a combined oscillation probability of (3.3±0.9±0.5) x 10-3
Additional details
Identifiers
- PII
- S0920563200004862;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 85
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Journal Page Range
- p. 78-83
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 6. topical seminar on neutrino and astroparticle physics
- Dates
- 17-21 May 1999
- Place
- Pisa (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34062235
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- LAMPF LINAC; LIQUID SCINTILLATION DETECTORS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; PARTICLE DECAY
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCELERATORS; DECAY; DETECTION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; MEASURING INSTRUMENTS; MESON FACTORIES; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION DETECTORS; SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
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- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.