Statistical pattern recognition: Application to νμ → ντ oscillation searches based on kinematic criteria

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 387-412

  Bueno, Antonio ^a   De La Ossa, Alberto Martínez ^a   Navas Concha, Sergio ^a   Rubbia, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes

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EID: 23044445101     PISSN: 10298479     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2004/11/014     Document Type: Article

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