A search for muon-associated neutrino going to electron-associated neutrino oscillations in a wide-band neutrino beam

This is a report on a search for \nu\sbμ \to \nu\sb{e} oscilliations using the E776 detector at Brookhaven National Laboratory. The detector consisted of a 226 metric ton electromagnetic calorimeter followed by a toroidal muon spectrometer and was located 1 km from the target at the AGS. 1.43 $\times$ 10$\sp{19}$ protons on target were collected in the wide band beam with a peak neutrino energy of 1.1 GeV. No evidence for neutrino oscillations was observed. The 90% confidence limits obtained are $\Delta{m}\sp2 \leq$ 0.13 $eV\sp2$ for large mixing angle, and sin$\sp2$ 2θ \leq 7.7 $\times$ 10$\sp{-3}$ in the limit of large $\Delta{m}\sp2$.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Sullivan, Gregory William

Contributors dc:contributor

• O'Halloran, T.A.

• Physics, Elementary Particles and High Energy

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Sullivan, Gregory William

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9021764
(UMI)AAI9021764

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22621