Universe (Dec 2018)

Results from the OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam

  • Alessandro Paoloni,
  • on Behalf of OPERA Collaboration

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/universe4120143
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 12
p. 143

Abstract

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The OPERA experiment was designed to observe ν μ → ν τ oscillations through τ appearance on the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beam over a baseline of 730 km. OPERA was a hybrid experiment composed of lead plates and emulsion layers acting as a target for neutrino interactions. The experiment was complemented with electronic detectors: scintillator strips used as Target Trackers and muon spectrometers. A review of the OPERA final results is presented in this paper.

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