Tuesday, April 9, 2013

1304.2047 (Carlo Rubbia et al.)

Sterile neutrinos: the necessity for a 5 sigma definitive clarification    [PDF]

Carlo Rubbia, Alberto Guglielmi, Francesco Pietropaolo, Paola Sala
Several different experiments have hinted to the existence of "anomalies" in the neutrino sector, implying the possible presence of additional sterile neutrinos or of other options. A definitive experimental search, capable to clarify either in favour or against all these anomalies at the appropriate > 5 sigma level has been proposed by the ICARUS-NESSIE Collaboration. The technique is based on two innovative concepts, namely (1) a large mass Liquid Argon Time Projection Chamber (LAr-TPC) now in full operation at LNGS and (2) the search for spectral differences in two identical detectors at different distances along the (anti-)neutrino line(s).
View original: http://arxiv.org/abs/1304.2047

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