Measuring Neutrino Oscillations with Nuclear Reactors

Journal Article · Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2813805· OSTI ID:21036031

McKeown, R D ^[1]

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1. W. K. Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (United States)

Since the first direct observations of antineutrino events by Reines and Cowan in the 1950's, nuclear reactors have been an important tool in the study of neutrino properties. More recently, the study of neutrino oscillations has been a very active area of research. The pioneering observation of oscillations by the KamLAND experiment has provided crucial information on the neutrino mixing matrix. New experiments to study the remaining unknown mixing angle are currently under development. These recent studies and potential future developments will be discussed.

• OSTI ID: 21036031
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 947, Issue 1; Conference: 7. Latin American symposium on nuclear physics and applications, Cusco (Peru), 11-16 Jun 2007; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2813805; (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
ANTINEUTRINOS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINO OSCILLATION
NEUTRINO REACTIONS
REACTORS
REST MASS
WEINBERG ANGLE