A letter of intent for an experiment to measure nu_mu to nu_e oscillations and nu_mu disappearance at the Fermilab Booster (BooNE)

TL;DR

This paper proposes an experiment at Fermilab's Booster to investigate neutrino oscillations, specifically nu_mu to nu_e appearance and nu_mu disappearance, motivated by previous LSND findings, aiming to measure oscillation parameters and CP violation.

Contribution

It introduces the BooNE experiment designed to observe neutrino oscillations and measure key parameters, building on prior LSND results.

Findings

Potential to observe nu_mu -> nu_e appearance

Capability to measure Delta m^2 and sin^2(2theta)

Search for CP violation in neutrino sector

Abstract

This Letter of Intent to the Fermilab Program Advisory Committee describes a search for neutrino oscillations at the Fermilab booster. It is motivated by the LSND observation of nu_mu -> nu_e appearance. The booster neutrino experiment (BooNE) will be capable of observing both nu_mu -> nu_e appearance and nu_mu disappearance. In addition, the experiment will be able to measure Delta m^2 and sin^2(2theta) and search for CP violation in the lepton sector.