Abstract
The KEK to Kamioka long-baseline neutrino experiment (K2K) has begun its investigation of neutrino oscillations suggested by atmospheric neutrino observations. Twenty-eight neutrino events have been detected in coincidence with the expected arrival time of the beam in the 22.5 kt fiducial volume of Super-Kamiokande, the far detector at 250 km distance. The expectation is 37.8-3.8 +3.5, derived using measurements of neutrino interactions in a near detector and extrapolation using a beam simulation validated by a measurement of pion kinematics after production and focusing. The background is of order 10-3 events.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 178-184 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics |
Volume | 511 |
Issue number | 2-4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 5 2001 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics