TERRESTRIAL LONG-BASE-LINE NEUTRINO-OSCILLATION EXPERIMENTS

被引:31
作者
BERNSTEIN, RH
PARKE, SJ
机构
[1] Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL 60510
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1991年 / 44卷 / 07期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.44.2069
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P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
We present a systematic study of potential long-baseline (distances > 300 km) neutrino-oscillation experiments performed with nu-mu and nu-muBAR beams from the Fermilab Main Injector (< E-nu > almost-equal-to 10-20 GeV). The effects of matter enhancement are included where appropriate. We find that there are three key variables for such an experiment: the length of the baseline, the muon energy threshold, and the minimum measurable oscillation probability. An advantage in one of these variables can easily be negated by a disadvantage in one of the others. Finally, for any long-baseline experiment at these energies to conclusively confirm or refute the interpretation of the atmospheric neutrino deficit as neutrino oscillations it must have a low energy threshold and a low minimum measurable oscillation probability.
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页码:2069 / 2078
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