Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector
We report the measurement of the time of flight of ∼17 GeV ν[subscript μ] on the CNGS baseline (732 km) with the Large Volume Detector (LVD) at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The CERN-SPS accelerator has been operated from May 10th to May 24th 2012, with a tightly bunched-beam structure to allow the ve...
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| description | We report the measurement of the time of flight of ∼17 GeV ν[subscript μ] on the CNGS baseline (732 km) with the Large Volume Detector (LVD) at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The CERN-SPS accelerator has been operated from May 10th to May 24th 2012, with a tightly bunched-beam structure to allow the velocity of neutrinos to be accurately measured on an event-by-event basis. LVD has detected 48 neutrino events, associated with the beam, with a high absolute time accuracy. These events allow us to establish the following limit on the difference between the neutrino speed and the light velocity: -3.8×10[superscript -6]<(vν-c)/c<3.1×10[superscript -6] (at 99% C.L.). This value is an order of magnitude lower than previous direct measurements. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/740762022-10-02T01:54:48Z Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector Pless, Irwin A. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Pless, Irwin A. We report the measurement of the time of flight of ∼17 GeV ν[subscript μ] on the CNGS baseline (732 km) with the Large Volume Detector (LVD) at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The CERN-SPS accelerator has been operated from May 10th to May 24th 2012, with a tightly bunched-beam structure to allow the velocity of neutrinos to be accurately measured on an event-by-event basis. LVD has detected 48 neutrino events, associated with the beam, with a high absolute time accuracy. These events allow us to establish the following limit on the difference between the neutrino speed and the light velocity: -3.8×10[superscript -6]<(vν-c)/c<3.1×10[superscript -6] (at 99% C.L.). This value is an order of magnitude lower than previous direct measurements. 2012-10-18T15:12:10Z 2012-10-18T15:12:10Z 2012-08 2012-07 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/74076 Agafonova, N. et al. “Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector.” Physical Review Letters 109.7 (2012). © 2012 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-6514 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.070801 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Pless, Irwin A. Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title | Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title_full | Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title_fullStr | Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title_full_unstemmed | Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title_short | Measurement of the Velocity of Neutrinos from the CNGS Beam with the Large Volume Detector |
| title_sort | measurement of the velocity of neutrinos from the cngs beam with the large volume detector |
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