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The results of the search for ν μ →ν e oscillations in the NOMAD experiment at CERN are presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of ν e in a predominantly ν μ wideband neutrino beam at the CERN SPS. No evidence for oscillations was found. The 90% confidence limits obtained are Δm 2<0.4 eV2 for maximal mixing and sin2(2θ)<1.4×10−3 for large Δm 2. This result excludes the LSND allowed region of oscillation parameters with Δm 2≳10 eV2.
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From Yadernaya Fizika, Vol. 67, No. 11, 2004, pp. 1967–1972.
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Popov, B.A. Final results on the search for ν μ →ν e oscillations in the NOMAD experiment. Phys. Atom. Nuclei 67, 1942–1947 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1825509
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