Neutrino Oscillation Search at MiniBooNE

2007/01/10 by Z. Djurcic
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #hep-ex

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2007.02.092

published as Nucl.Phys.Proc.Suppl.168:309-314,2007 · 6 pages, 4 figures. Plenary talk at the Neutrino Oscillation Workshop (NOW2006), September 2006, to be published in Nucl.Phys. B (Proc. Suppl.)

arxiv created 2007/01/10 · openalex publication_date 2007/05/19 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

This article reports the status of a ν_μ → ν_e oscillation search in MiniBooNE (Booster Neutrino Experiment) experiment. If an appearance signal is observed, it will imply Physics Beyond the Standard Model such as the existence of light sterile neutrino.

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