Terascale Physics Opportunities at a High Statistics, High Energy Neutrino Scattering Experiment: NuSOnG
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Adams, T.
Batra, P.
Bugel, Leonard G.
Camilleri, L.
Conrad, Janet
de Gouvea, A.
Fisher, Peter H.
Formaggio, Joseph A.
Jenkins, Jon M.
Karagiorgi, Georgia Stelios
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Adams, T., et al. “Terascale Physics Opportunities at a High Statistics, High Energy Neutrino Scattering Experiment: NuSOnG.” International Journal of Modern Physics A 24.4 (2009): 671-717.
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February 2009
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International Journal of Modern Physics A
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World Scientific Publishing Company
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Adams, T., et al. “Terascale Physics Opportunities at a High Statistics, High Energy Neutrino Scattering Experiment: NuSOnG.” International Journal of Modern Physics A 24.4 (2009): 671-717.
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Abstract
This article presents the physics case for a new high-energy, ultra-high statistics neutrino scattering
experiment, NuSOnG (Neutrino Scattering on Glass). This experiment uses a Tevatron-based
neutrino beam to obtain over an order of magnitude higher statistics than presently available for
the purely weak processes v [subscript U+00B5 ] + e[superscript -] [right arrow] v [subscript U+00B5 ] + e[superscript -] and v [subscript U+00B5 ] + e[superscript -] [right arrow] v[subscript e] + U+00B5 [superscript -]. A sample of Deep Inelastic
Scattering events which is over two orders of magnitude larger than past samples will also
be obtained. As a result, NuSOnG will be unique among present and planned experiments for its
ability to probe neutrino couplings to Beyond the Standard Model physics. Many Beyond Standard
Model theories physics predict a rich hierarchy of TeV-scale new states that can correct neutrino
cross-sections, through modi cations of Z couplings, tree-level exchanges of new particles such
as Z0s, or through loop-level oblique corrections to gauge boson propagators. These corrections are
generic in theories of extra dimensions, extended gauge symmetries, supersymmetry, and more. The
sensitivity of NuSOnG to this new physics extends beyond 5 TeV mass scales. This article reviews
these physics opportunities.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0217751X09043316
