EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2019)
Search for light sterile neutrinos with the STEREO experiment
- Almazán Helena,
- Sanchez Pablo del Amo,
- Bernard Laura,
- Blanchet Adrien,
- Bonhomme Aurélie,
- Buck Christian,
- Atmani Ilham El,
- Favier Jean,
- Haser Julia,
- Hélaine Victor,
- Kandzia Felix,
- Kox Serge,
- Lamblin Jacob,
- Letourneau Alain,
- Lhuillier David,
- Lindner Manfred,
- Manzanillas Luis,
- Materna Thomas,
- Minotti Alessandro,
- Montanet François,
- Pessard Henri,
- Real Jean-Sébastien,
- Roca Christian,
- Salagnac Thomas,
- Schoppmann Stefan,
- Sergeyeva Viktoriya,
- Soldner Torsten,
- Stutz Anne,
- Zsoldos Stephane,
Affiliations
- Almazán Helena
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Sanchez Pablo del Amo
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Bernard Laura
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Blanchet Adrien
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Bonhomme Aurélie
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Buck Christian
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Atmani Ilham El
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Favier Jean
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Haser Julia
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Hélaine Victor
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Kandzia Felix
- Institut Laue Langevin
- Kox Serge
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Lamblin Jacob
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Letourneau Alain
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Lhuillier David
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Lindner Manfred
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Manzanillas Luis
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Materna Thomas
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Minotti Alessandro
- Irfu, CEA, Université Paris-Saclay
- Montanet François
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Pessard Henri
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Real Jean-Sébastien
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Roca Christian
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Salagnac Thomas
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Schoppmann Stefan
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
- Sergeyeva Viktoriya
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc
- Soldner Torsten
- Institut Laue Langevin
- Stutz Anne
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- Zsoldos Stephane
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CNRS
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201921908001
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 219
p. 08001
Abstract
The stereo experiment is searching for a non-standard oscillation in the propagation of anti-neutrinos produced by a nuclear reactor which could be the sign for the existence of a sterile state of eV mass and the origin of the reactor anti-neutrino anomaly. In this paper, results from 66 days of reactor turned on and 138 days of reactor turned off are reported excluding large amplitude oscillations. A special focus is put on the data analysis and studies of correlated backgrounds. In particular the origin of the correlated background measured in reactor turned off periods is discussed. This background mainly originates from neutrons produced by cosmic radiation.
