Observation of nu/sub e/-e elastic scattering

Conference · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6571173

Frank, J S; Bowles, T J; Burman, R L; Carlini, R D; Cochran, D R.F.; Piasetzky, E; Sandberg, V D; Allen, R C; Baradwaj, V; Brooks, G

We present results to date from an experiment in progress by an Irvine, Los Alamos, and Maryland collaboration at the Los Alamos Meson Physics Facility (LAMPF) beam stop. We have observed a signal consistent with nu/sub e/-e elastic scattering in a 15-metric-ton detector composed of modules of flash chambers and scintillation counters. A preliminary cross section for this process is compared to that expected from the GWS model that includes the interference between charged and neutral currents. We also set limits on the probability for exotic muon decay ..mu../sup +/..-->..e/sup +/nu/sub ..mu../anti nu/sub e/ and on the neutrino oscillation mode anti nu/sub ..mu../..-->..anti nu/sub e/ from normal muon decay ..mu../sup +/..-->..e/sup +/anti nu/sub ..mu../nu/sub e/. 4 references.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); California Univ., Irvine (USA); Maryland Univ., College Park (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 6571173
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-84-2325; CONF-840757-4; ON: DE84015516
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

645102* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Experimental-- Weak Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ACCELERATORS
ANTILEPTONS
ANTIMATTER
ANTIPARTICLES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
ELASTIC SCATTERING
ELECTRON NEUTRINOS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
INTERACTIONS
LAMPF LINAC
LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
LINEAR ACCELERATORS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
MESON FACTORIES
MONTE CARLO METHOD
MUONS
MUONS PLUS
NEUTRINO OSCILLATION
NEUTRINO-ELECTRON INTERACTIONS
NEUTRINOS
PARTICLE INTERACTIONS
RADIATION DETECTORS
SCATTERING
SCINTILLATION COUNTERS
SIMULATION