Results from the OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam

Paoloni, Alessandro; Agafonova, N.; Alexandrov, A.; Anokhina, A.; Aoki, S.; Ariga, A.; Ariga, T.; Bertolin, A.; Bozza, C.; Brugnera, R.; Buonaura, A.; Buontempo, S.; Chernyavskiy, M.; Chukanov, A.; Consiglio, L.; D'Ambrosio, N.; De Lellis, G.; De Serio, M.; Sanchez, Del; Di Crescenzo, A.; Di Ferdinando, D.; Di Marco, N.; Dmitrievsky, S.; Dracos, M.; Duchesneau, D.; Dusini, S.; Dzhatdoev, T.; Ebert, J.; Ereditato, A.; Fini, R.; Fornari, F.; Fukuda, T.; Galati, G.; Garfagnini, A.; Gentile, V; Goldberg, J.; Gorbunov, S.; Gornushkin, Y.; Grella, G.; GÜLER, ALİ; Gustavino, C.; Hagner, C.; Hara, T.; Hayakawa, T.; Hollnagel, A.; Ishiguro, K.; Iuliano, A.; Jakovcic, K.; Jollet, C.; Kamiscioglu, C.; Kamiscioglu, M.; Kim, S.; Kitagawa, N.; Klicek, B.; Kodama, K.; Komatsu, M.; Kose, U.; Kreslo, I; Laudisio, F.; Lauria, A.; Ljubicic, A.; Longhin, A.; Loverre, P.; Malgin, A.; Mandrioli, G.; Matsuo, T.; Matveev, V; Mauri, N.; Medinaceli, E.; Meregaglia, A.; Mikado, S.; Miyanishi, M.; Mizutani, F.; Monacelli, P.; Montesi, M.; Morishima, K.; Muciaccia, M.; Naganawa, N.; Naka, T.; Nakamura, M.; Nakano, T.; Niwa, K.; Ogawa, S.; Okateva, N.; Ozaki, K.; Paparella, L.; Park, B.; Pasqualini, L.; Pastore, A.; Patrizii, L.; Pessard, H.; Podgrudkov, D.; Polukhina, N.; Pozzato, M.; Pupilli, F.; Roda, M.; Roganova, T.; Rokujo, H.; Rosa, G.; Ryazhskaya, O.; Sato, O.; Schembri, A.; Shakiryanova, I; Shchedrina, T.; Shibayama, E.; Shibuya, H.; Shiraishi, T.; Simone, S.; Sirignano, C.; Sirri, G.; Sotnikov, A.; Spinetti, M.; Stanco, L.; Starkov, N.; Stellacci, S.; Stipcevic, M.; Strolin, P.; Takahashi, S.; Tenti, M.; Terranova, F.; Tioukov, V; Vasina, S.; Vilain, P.; Voevodina, E.; Votano, L.; Vuilleumier, J.; Wilquet, G.; Yoon, C.

doi:10.3390/universe4120143

Results from the OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam

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Paoloni A., Agafonova N., Alexandrov A., Anokhina A., Aoki S., Ariga A., ...More

UNIVERSE, vol.4, no.12, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Review
Volume: 4 Issue: 12
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.3390/universe4120143
Journal Name: UNIVERSE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Keywords: neutrino oscillations, OPERA experiment, Tau neutrino cross section, cosmic ray physics, NEUTRINO OSCILLATION EXPERIMENTS, SIMULATION
Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The OPERA experiment was designed to observe v(mu) -> v(tau) oscillations through tau appearance on the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beam over a baseline of 730 km. OPERA was a hybrid experiment composed of lead plates and emulsion layers acting as a target for neutrino interactions. The experiment was complemented with electronic detectors: scintillator strips used as Target Trackers and muon spectrometers. A review of the OPERA final results is presented in this paper.