Physics potential of the CERN-MEMPHYS neutrino oscillation project

Journal of High Energy Physics

Volumn 2007, Issue 4, 2007, Pages

  Campagne, Jean Eric ^a   Maltoni, Michele ^b,c   Mezzetto, Mauro ^d   Schwetz, Thomas ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b ABDUS SALAM INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR THEORETICAL PHYSICS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d SEZIONE DI PADOVA   (Italy)

^e SISSA   (Italy)

^f CERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Neutrino physics; Solar and atmospheric neutrinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247877736     PISSN: 11266708     EISSN: 10298479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1126-6708/2007/04/003     Document Type: Article

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