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Results from the OPERA experiment
The OPERA long baseline experiment located in the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory was designed to establish the $\nu_{\mu}$ $\rightarrow$ $\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode, using the CNGS neutrino beam. Five $\nu_{\tau}$ candidate events have been detected in a data sample from the...
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author | Di Ferdinando, Donato |
author_facet | Di Ferdinando, Donato |
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description | The OPERA long baseline experiment located in the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory was designed to establish the $\nu_{\mu}$ $\rightarrow$ $\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode, using the CNGS neutrino beam. Five $\nu_{\tau}$ candidate events have been detected in a data sample from the 2008-2012 runs, with a expected background of 0.25 events. The background only hypothesis is rejected with a significance larger than 5${\sigma}$. The analysis of the tau neutrino sample in the framework of the 3+1 neutrino model is presented. OPERA is able to identify $\nu_{e}$ CC events due to the good tracking capabilities of its target. The electron neutrino sample is also used to set limits on the 3+1 oscillation parameters. |
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institution | Organización Europea para la Investigación Nuclear |
language | eng |
publishDate | 2016 |
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spelling | cern-22054602021-05-03T08:20:02Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/2205460engDi Ferdinando, DonatoResults from the OPERA experimentphysics.ins-detDetectors and Experimental Techniqueshep-exParticle Physics - ExperimentThe OPERA long baseline experiment located in the INFN Gran Sasso underground Laboratory was designed to establish the $\nu_{\mu}$ $\rightarrow$ $\nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode, using the CNGS neutrino beam. Five $\nu_{\tau}$ candidate events have been detected in a data sample from the 2008-2012 runs, with a expected background of 0.25 events. The background only hypothesis is rejected with a significance larger than 5${\sigma}$. The analysis of the tau neutrino sample in the framework of the 3+1 neutrino model is presented. OPERA is able to identify $\nu_{e}$ CC events due to the good tracking capabilities of its target. The electron neutrino sample is also used to set limits on the 3+1 oscillation parameters.arXiv:1608.01595oai:cds.cern.ch:22054602016-08-04 |
spellingShingle | physics.ins-det Detectors and Experimental Techniques hep-ex Particle Physics - Experiment Di Ferdinando, Donato Results from the OPERA experiment |
title | Results from the OPERA experiment |
title_full | Results from the OPERA experiment |
title_fullStr | Results from the OPERA experiment |
title_full_unstemmed | Results from the OPERA experiment |
title_short | Results from the OPERA experiment |
title_sort | results from the opera experiment |
topic | physics.ins-det Detectors and Experimental Techniques hep-ex Particle Physics - Experiment |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/2205460 |
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