The Search for $ν_μ\to ν_e$ Oscillations at MiniBooNE

H. A. Tanaka

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The Search for $ν_μ\to ν_e$ Oscillations at MiniBooNE

H. A. Tanaka

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MiniBooNE (Mini Booster Neutrino Experiment) searches for the $ν_μ\toν_e$ oscillations with $Δm^2 \sim 1 \eV^2/c^4$ indicated by the LSND experiment. The LSND evidence, when taken with the solar and atmospheric neutrino oscillations, suggests new physics beyond the Standard Model. However, this evidence has not been confirmed by other experiments. MiniBooNE has completed its first $ν_μ\toν_e$ oscillation search using a sample of $\sim 1$ GeV neutrino events obtained with $5.58\times 10^{20}$ protons delivered to the Booster Neutrino Beamline. The analysis finds no significant excess of $ν_e$ events in the analysis region of 475-3000 MeV.

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H. A. Tanaka. 2007-07-07. The Search for $ν_μ\to ν_e$ Oscillations at MiniBooNE. https://arxiv.org/abs/0707.1115

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