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Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science

Volume 73, 2023

Experimental Considerations in Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Measurements

Abstract

Long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments, which are among the largest neutrino experiments in the world, have extensive physics programs to make precision measurements of three-flavor oscillation parameters, search for physics beyond the Standard Model, and study neutrinos from astrophysical sources. In this article, experimental considerations, including oscillation phenomenology, detector and experiment design, and analysis strategies, are described, with a focus on the three-flavor oscillation measurements. Current and future experiments are discussed, and significant sources of systematic uncertainty, along with mitigation strategies, are emphasized as control of systematic uncertainty is critical for success in precise measurement of long-baseline oscillation parameters. This article is structured as a primer for those new to this area of experimental work.

Keyword(s): long baseline, neutrinos, oscillation
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Experimental Considerations in Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Measurements
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