TL;DR
The OPERA experiment is a novel detector designed to observe neutrino oscillations, specifically nu_mu to nu_tau, using an iron-emulsion setup at Gran Sasso to explore atmospheric neutrino anomalies.
Contribution
It introduces a new iron-emulsion detector concept for long-baseline neutrino oscillation studies at Gran Sasso.
Findings
Designed to detect nu_mu to nu_tau oscillations
Capable of operating with CERN's NGS beam
Aims to confirm atmospheric neutrino anomaly results
Abstract
OPERA(Oscillation Project with Emulsion-tRacking Apparatus) is a new detector concept, iron(lead)-emulsion for a long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. This experiment would perform an appearance search for nu_mu-nu_tau oscillation in the parameter region indicated by the atmospheric neutrino anomaly. OPERA can run at the Gran Sasso Laboratory in the proposed NGS (Neutrino to Gran Sasso) Beam from CERN.
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Taxonomy
TopicsNeutrino Physics Research · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena