Oscillations of neutrinos produced by a beam of electrons

TL;DR

This paper explores a theoretical neutrino oscillation experiment involving electrons colliding with nuclei, analyzing the effects of finite nuclear masses on neutrino production and detection.

Contribution

It extends previous models by considering finite masses of both target and detector nuclei in neutrino oscillation analysis.

Findings

Finite nuclear masses affect neutrino oscillation patterns.

Theoretical framework for realistic neutrino production and detection.

Comparison with idealized infinite mass case.

Abstract

We analyze a thought neutrino oscillation experiment in which neutrinos are produced by electrons colliding with atomic nuclei of a target. The neutrinos are detected by observing charged leptons, which are produced by neutrinos colliding with nuclei of the detector. We consider the case when both the target and detector nuclei have finite masses. (The case of infinitely heavy nuclei was considered in the literature earlier.)