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Title: Experimental investigation of the thriving mystery of sterile neutrinos

Abstract

Here, several “anomalies” have been reported from a variety of experiments studying neutrino oscillations over short baselines (less than 1 km) since 1998. Even though not fully compatible with each other, these results could possibly hint at the existence of at least one additional “sterile” neutrino state beyond the Standard Model picture of Particle Physics.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); I.N.F.N., Padova (Italy)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
OSTI Identifier:
1258289
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-16-226-ND
Journal ID: ISSN 2405-4283; 1471212
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Reviews in Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: C; Journal ID: ISSN 2405-4283
Publisher:
Elsevier
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; sterile neutrinos; neutrino oscillations; LSND anomaly; reactor anomaly; gallium anomaly; short-baseline

Citation Formats

Fava, A. Experimental investigation of the thriving mystery of sterile neutrinos. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1016/j.revip.2016.03.003.
Fava, A. Experimental investigation of the thriving mystery of sterile neutrinos. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revip.2016.03.003
Fava, A. 2016. "Experimental investigation of the thriving mystery of sterile neutrinos". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.revip.2016.03.003. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1258289.
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abstractNote = {Here, several “anomalies” have been reported from a variety of experiments studying neutrino oscillations over short baselines (less than 1 km) since 1998. Even though not fully compatible with each other, these results could possibly hint at the existence of at least one additional “sterile” neutrino state beyond the Standard Model picture of Particle Physics.},
doi = {10.1016/j.revip.2016.03.003},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1258289}, journal = {Reviews in Physics},
issn = {2405-4283},
number = C,
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Apr 07 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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