The OscSNS White Paper
OscSNS Collaboration, R. Allen, F. T. Avignone, J. Boissevain, Y., Efremenko, M. Elnimr, T. Gabriel, F. G. Garcia, G. T. Garvey, T. Handler, W., Huelsnitz, R. Imlay, Y. Kamyshkov, J. M. Link, W. C. Louis, G. B. Mills, S., R. Mishra, B. Osmanov, Z. Pavlovic, H. Ray, B. P. Roe

TL;DR
This paper discusses the need to investigate sterile neutrinos, potential evidence from experiments, and proposes using the SNS at Oak Ridge as a platform for a definitive search for these particles.
Contribution
It introduces the OscSNS project as a novel approach to conclusively search for sterile neutrinos using the Spallation Neutron Source.
Findings
Evidence from LSND and MiniBooNE suggests possible sterile neutrinos.
Current data shows tension between appearance and disappearance experiments.
The SNS provides a unique opportunity for a definitive sterile neutrino search.
Abstract
There exists a need to address and resolve the growing evidence for short-baseline neutrino oscillations and the possible existence of sterile neutrinos. Such non-standard particles require a mass of eV/c, far above the mass scale associated with active neutrinos, and were first invoked to explain the LSND appearance signal. More recently, the MiniBooNE experiment has reported a excess of events in antineutrino mode consistent with neutrino oscillations and with the LSND antineutrino appearance signal. MiniBooNE also observed a excess of events in their neutrino mode data. Lower than expected neutrino-induced event rates using calibrated radioactive sources and nuclear reactors can also be explained by the existence of sterile neutrinos. Fits to the world's neutrino and antineutrino data are consistent with…
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Taxonomy
TopicsNeutrino Physics Research · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena
