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Title: The Short-Baseline Neutrino Program at Fermilab

Journal Article · · Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science

The Short-Baseline Neutrino (SBN) program consists of three liquid argon time-projection chamber detectors located along the Booster Neutrino Beam at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. Its main goals include searches for New Physics—particularly eV-scale sterile neutrinos, detailed studies of neutrino–nucleus interactions at the GeV energy scale, and the advancement of the liquid argon detector technology that will also be used in the DUNE/LBNF long-baseline neutrino experiment in the next decade. Here, we review these science goals and the current experimental status of SBN.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
NSF; USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1529337
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB--19-079-ND-T; arXiv:1903.04608; oai:inspirehep.net:1724672
Journal Information:
Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science, Journal Name: Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 69; ISSN 0163-8998
Publisher:
Annual ReviewsCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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