Search for vμ --> ve oscillations in a narrow band neutrino beams

An experiment that looked for the oscillation vmu => ve was performed using a narrow band ve beam produced by the AGS at Brookhaven National Lab. Both the v, and Ve reactions in our detector are analyzed. The number of v, events found in the detector is compared to the expected background from Monte Carlo calculations and an excess of 22.4±5.6± 4.4 3.8 events above background is found. The excess represents a 3 standard deviation effect and may suggest a neutrino oscillation. The ratio of the acceptance corrected number of Ve and v, events is calculated from the data. The value is R = ve/ vmu = 0.0184 ± .0085.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Physics

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• O'Brien, Edward John

Contributors dc:contributor

• O'Halloran, T.A.

• voltage oscillations
• narrow band neutrino beam
• Monte Carlo calculations

Statement dc:rights

• 1987 Edward John O'Brien

Language dc:language

en

Identifier

3502366

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/25451