Speaker
Dr
Bjoern Wonsak
(University of Hamburg)
Description
OPERA is a long-baseline neutrino experiment dedicated to the study
of muon-neutrino to tau-neutrino oscillation. Using the high-energy
CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS), it is the first experiment looking
directly for tau-neutrino appearance from oscillation of muon-neutrinos. Runs with CNGS neutrinos are carried out successfully since 2008. After a brief introduction on the OPERA hybrid detector and the main parameters and procedures
of the experiment, recent results are presented. A first candidate for a tau-neutrino charged-current event is described in detail. The background and the corresponding significance of the event are evaluated.
Primary author
Dr
Bjoern Wonsak
(University of Hamburg)
