Search for Sterile Neutrinos in the Neutrino-4 Experiment

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作者
Serebrov, A. P. [1 ]
Ivochkin, V. G. [1 ]
Samoilov, R. M. [1 ]
Fomin, A. K. [1 ]
Polyushkin, A. O. [1 ]
Zinov'ev, V. G. [1 ]
Neustroev, P. V. [1 ]
Golovtsov, V. L. [1 ]
Chernyi, A. V. [1 ]
Zherebtsov, O. M. [1 ]
Martem'yanov, V. P. [2 ]
Tarasenkov, V. G. [2 ]
Aleshin, V. I. [2 ]
Petelin, A. L. [3 ]
Izhutov, A. L. [3 ]
Tuzov, A. A. [3 ]
Sazontov, S. A. [3 ]
Ryazanov, D. K. [4 ]
Gromov, M. O. [3 ]
Afanas'ev, V. V. [3 ]
Zaitsev, M. E. [1 ,4 ]
Chaikovskii, M. E. [1 ]
机构
[1] Natl Res Ctr, Petersburg Nucl Phys Inst, Kurchatov Inst, Gatchina 188300, Leningrad Regio, Russia
[2] Natl Res Ctr, Kurchatov Inst, Moscow 123182, Russia
[3] State Sci Ctr, Res Inst Atom Reactors, Dimitrovgrad 433510, Ulyanovsk Regio, Russia
[4] Natl Res Nucl Univ MEPhI, Dimitrovgrad Engn & Tech Inst, Dimitrovgrad 433511, Ulyanovsk Regio, Russia
基金
俄罗斯基础研究基金会;
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REACTOR;
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10.1134/S0021364017060121
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
An experimental search for sterile neutrinos has been carried out at a neutrino facility based on the SM-3 nuclear reactor in Dimitrovgrad, Russia. The movable detector with passive shielding against the external radiation may be positioned at a distance varying between 6 and 12 m from the center of the reactor. The antineutrino flux has for the first time been measured using a movable detector placed close to the antineutrino source. The accuracy of the measurements is largely restricted by the cosmic background. The results of the measurements performed at small and large distances are analyzed in terms of the sterile-neutrino model parameters Delta m(14)(2) and sin(2) 2 theta(14).
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