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Discovery of $\nu_\tau$ appearance and recent results from OPERA
The OPERA experiment was designed to observe ${\nu_{\mu}}$ ${\rightarrow}$ ${\nu_{\tau}}$ oscillations through ${\nu_{\tau}}$ appearance at a baseline of 730 km in the CNGS beam. Newly developed emulsion analysis technology allows to measure ${\nu_e}$, ${\nu_{\mu}}$ and ${\nu_{\tau}}$ interactions w...
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Lenguaje: | eng |
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2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1393/ncc/i2016-16315-9 http://cds.cern.ch/record/2161333 |
Sumario: | The OPERA experiment was designed to observe ${\nu_{\mu}}$ ${\rightarrow}$ ${\nu_{\tau}}$ oscillations through ${\nu_{\tau}}$ appearance at a baseline of 730 km in the CNGS beam. Newly developed emulsion analysis technology allows to measure ${\nu_e}$, ${\nu_{\mu}}$ and ${\nu_{\tau}}$ interactions with the largest emulsion detector ever made. OPERA has detected five ${\nu_{\tau}}$ candidates, allowing to reject the background-only hypothesis at 5.1 ${\sigma}$. The parameters for standard and non-standard oscillations are measured and constrained. |
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