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Title: Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
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  1. Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States). et al.
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We report a two-detector measurement of the propagation speed of neutrinos over a baseline of 734 km. The measurement was made with the NuMI beam at Fermilab between the near and far MINOS detectors. Furthermore, the fractional difference between the neutrino speed and the speed of light is determined to be (v/c-1)=(1.0±1.1)×10-6, consistent with relativistic neutrinos.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Organization:
MINOS Collaboration; NIST; USNO
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1223228
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1221697
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-15-289-ND; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1507.04328; TRN: US1600889
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, Vol. 92, Issue 05; ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 13 works
Citation information provided by
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