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MiniBooNE: first results on the muon-to-electron neutrino oscillation search
M Sorelsubject
PhysicsHistoryParticle physicsPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsSolar neutrinoHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologyPhysics::Data Analysis; Statistics and ProbabilitySolar neutrino problemComputer Science ApplicationsEducationNuclear physicsMiniBooNENeutrino detectorMeasurements of neutrino speedHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentMuon neutrinoNeutrinoNeutrino oscillationdescription
MiniBooNE's first results on a search for an electron neutrino excess in a muon neutrino beam are presented, together with an analysis of the data within a two neutrino Vμ → Ve appearance-only oscillation context. MiniBooNE finds excellent agreement between data and Standard Model predictions in the oscillation analysis energy region. If neutrino and antineutrino oscillations are the same, MiniBooNE excludes at ~98% confidence level the two neutrino Vμ → Ve appearance-only oscillation interpretation of the LSND anomaly. MiniBooNE also finds a discrepancy at energies below the oscillation analysis range, which is currently not understood and under investigation.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-01 | Journal of Physics: Conference Series |