A Test of $\numunux$ Oscillations and determination of the $Δm^2$ parameter of Atmospheric Neutrinos using the $L/E$ method
| dc.creator | Mannocchi, G. | |
| dc.creator | Periale, L. | |
| dc.creator | Picchi, P. | |
| dc.creator | Pietropaolo, F. | |
| dc.creator | Ragazzi, S. | |
| dc.creator | Rubbia, A. | |
| dc.date | 1998-01-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-25T20:06:51Z | |
| dc.description | We point out that the measurement of the $L/E$ distribution of atmospheric neutrino events with sufficient resolution in order to observe the characteristic modulations of neutrino oscillations would provide a unique way to test the $\numunux$ oscillations nature of the atmospheric neutrino anomaly in the parameter range $5\times 10^{-4} < Δm^2 < 2\times 10^{-3}\rm\ eV^2$. With an integrated exposure of a few tens of kiloton-year, this method can cover the lower part of the $Δm^2$ region of the currently allowed atmospheric neutrino solution and is therefore complementary to the one explorable with planned long-baseline neutrino beam experiments. We stress that experimentally this method relies on the ability to measure high energy muons ($E_μ>5\rm GeV$). A large magnetized calorimeter of several kilotons would be ideally suited for this measurement. The existing LEP detectors augmented with atmospheric neutrino triggers could also be used to perform such a study. | |
| dc.description | 5 pages, 2 figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9801339 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9801339 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.dare.co.zw/handle/123456789/69036 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | A Test of $\numunux$ Oscillations and determination of the $Δm^2$ parameter of Atmospheric Neutrinos using the $L/E$ method | |
| dc.type | text |