Search for neutrino oscillations at 15, 40 and 95 meters from a nuclear power reactor at Bugey

doi:10.1016/0550-3213(94)00513-E

Nuclear Physics B

Volume 434, Issue 3, 30 January 1995, Pages 503-532

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Abstract

We report on high statistics measurements of neutrino energy spectra carried out at 15, 40 and 95 meters from a 2800 Megawatt reactor, using detection modules filled with ⁶Li-loaded liquid scintillator. No oscillations have been observed. Exclusion zones for oscillation parameters are deduced from the observed consistency of the spectra at the three distances. The minimum excluded values of the δm² and sin²2θ parameters are 1 × 10⁻²eV²and 2 × 10⁻² (at 90% CL), respectively.

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Search for neutrino oscillations at 15, 40 and 95 meters from a nuclear power reactor at Bugey

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