Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with KamLAND
Tohoku University · University of California, Berkeley · +21 more institutions
Abstract
The KamLAND experiment has determined a precise value for the neutrino oscillation parameter $\ensuremath{\Delta}{m}_{21}^{2}$ and stringent constraints on ${\ensuremath{\theta}}_{12}$. The exposure to nuclear reactor antineutrinos is increased almost fourfold over previous results to $2.44\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{32}\text{ }\text{ }\mathrm{proton}\text{ }\mathrm{yr}$ due to longer livetime and an enlarged fiducial volume. An undistorted reactor ${\overline{\ensuremath{\nu}}}_{e}$ energy spectrum is now rejected at $>5\ensuremath{\sigma}$. Analysis of the reactor spectrum above the inverse beta decay energy threshold, and including geoneutrinos, gives a best fit at…
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82Topics & keywords
- Physics
- Neutrino oscillation
- Neutrino
- Oscillation (cell signaling)
- Nuclear physics
- Solar neutrino
- Particle physics
- Fiducial marker
- Affordable and clean energy