SEARCH FOR NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS AT 15, 40 AND 95 METERS FROM A NUCLEAR-POWER-REACTOR AT BUGEY

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作者
ACHKAR, B
ALEKSAN, R
AVENIER, M
BAGIEU, G
BOUCHEZ, J
BRISSOT, R
CAVAIGNAC, JF
COLLOT, J
COUSINOU, MC
CUSSONNEAU, JP
DECLAIS, Y
DUFOUR, Y
FAVIER, J
GARCIAZ, F
KAJFASZ, E
DEKERRET, H
KOANG, DH
LEFIEVRE, B
LESQUOY, E
MALLET, J
METREF, A
NAGY, E
PESSARD, H
PIERRE, F
OBOLENSKY, M
STUTZ, A
WUTHRICK, JP
机构
[1] CEA SACLAY,SERV PHYS PARTICULES,DAPNIA,CEA,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[2] FAC SCI LUMINY,CTR PHYS PARTICULES MARSEILLE,IN2P3,CNRS,F-91288 MARSEILLE 09,FRANCE
[3] COLL FRANCE,PHYS CORPUSCULAIRE LAB,IN2P3,CNRS,F-75231 PARIS 05,FRANCE
[4] LAB ANNECY LE VIEUX PHYS PARTICULES,IN2P3,CNRS,F-74941 ANNECY LE VIEUX,FRANCE
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10.1016/0550-3213(94)00513-E
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O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We report on high statistics measurements of neutrino energy spectra carried out at 15, 40 and 95 meters from a 2800 Megawatt reactor, using detection modules filled with Li-6-loaded liquid scintillator. No oscillations have been observed. Exclusion zones for oscillation parameters are deduced from the observed consistency of the spectra at the three distances. The minimum excluded values of the delta m(2) and sin(2) 2 theta parameters are 1 x 10(-2) eV(2) and 2 x 10(-2) (at 90% CL), respectively.
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页数:30
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