Update on neutrino oscillation search with KARMEN

Authors
Citation
J. Kleinfeller, Update on neutrino oscillation search with KARMEN, NUCL PH B-P, 87, 2000, pp. 281-283
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
87
Year of publication
2000
Pages
281 - 283
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(200006)87:<281:UONOSW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
KARMEN, the Karlsruhe-Rutherford Medium Energy Neutrinoexperiment at the pu lsed spallation neutron facility ISIS uses beam stop neutrinos nu(mu), nu(e ) and (nu)over bar(mu) from pi(+) and mu(+) decay at rest to search for neu trino oscillations in the appearance channels nu(mu) --> nu(e) and (nu)over bar(mu) --> (nu)over bar(e) and in the disappearance channel nu(e) --> nu( x). The signature for the oscillations is based on charged current neutrino nuclear interaction spectroscopy in a high resolution 56t liquid scintilla tor calorimeter. This update on KARMEN oscillation results covers the new p eriod of data acquisition (KARMEN 2) from February 1997 to February 1999 wi th the additional veto system installed in 1996 in operation. KARMEN 2 show s no evidence for neutrino oscillations and excludes an even larger region of the LSND (nu)over bar(mu) --> (nu)over bar(e) oscillation parameter spac e than KARMEN 1.