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Measurement of $\sin^2{2\theta_{13}}$ by reactor experiments and its sensitivity

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

Reactor experiments offer a promising way to determine θ13\theta_{13} and are free from parameter degeneracies in neutrino oscillations. It is described how reactor measurements of sin22θ13\sin^22\theta_{13} can be improved by a near-far detector complex. The experimental lower bound is derived on the sensitivity to sin22θ130.02\sin^2{2\theta_{13}}\gtrsim 0.02 based on the rate analysis, and an idea is given which may enable us to circumvent this bound. It is shown that in the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plan (KASKA) the sensitivity to sin22θ13\sin^2{2\theta_{13}} is approximately 0.02.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0403162,
  title  = {Measurement of $\sin^2{2\theta_{13}}$ by reactor experiments and its sensitivity},
  author = {Osamu Yasuda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0403162},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

8 pages, 2 sets of figures, uses ws-procs9x6.cls. Talk presented at Coral Gables Conference On Lauching Of Belle Epoque In High-Energy Physics And Cosmology (CG 2003), 17-21 Dec 2003, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida