Eur Phys J C (2004) 33: s837-s839
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjcd/s2003-03-912-7

PS09 Neutrino Properties and Oscillations

The OPERA experiment: ν _μ → ν _τ and ν _μ → ν _e physics program

Laboratoire de l’Accelerateur Lineaire, IN2P3-CNRS and Univ. Paris Sud – BP. 34, 98198 Orsay Cedex,  

Received: 3 October 2003
Accepted: 20 October 2003
Published online: 23 October 2003

Abstract

An update the physics potential of the OPERA experiment is given for the ν _μ → ν _τ design goal as well as for the improved limit that can be reached on the unknown θ ₁₃ mixing angle by means of ν _μ → ν _e search.

PACS: 14.60.Lm Ordinary neutrinos (nue, numu, nutau) – 14.60.Pq Neutrino mass and mixing