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Apart from the survival and transition probabilities, are there any other measurable quantities in a neutrino oscillation experiment?

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  • Upper limits for mass, lower limits for speed would leap to mind. – StephenG - Help Ukraine Jan 25 '17 at 14:10
  • We use at least four techniques to observe neutrinos; each has different characteristics, and much can be deduced through clever analysis. Some previous questions where the answers hold part of the answer(s) include: http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/87565, http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/245963, http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/201654, http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/26507, http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/153836, http://physics.stackexchange.com/q/70137, and probably others. – dmckee --- ex-moderator kitten Jan 25 '17 at 15:40

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Have a look at this review of what neutrino antineutrino scattering experiments have taught us. They were crucial in supporting the quark model against the parton model back in the 1970's.

• Charged - Current: W± exchange

Quasi-elastic Scattering:

(Target changes but no break up) νμ + n → μ− + p

• Nuclear Resonance Production:

(Target goes to excited state) νμ + n → μ− + p + π0 (N* or Δ) n + π+

•Deep-Inelastic Scattering:

(Nucleon broken up)

• Neutral - Current: Z0 exchange

Elastic Scattering:

(Target unchanged) νμ + N → νμ + N

• Nuclear Resonance Production: (Target goes to excited state) νμ + N → νμ + N + π (N* or Δ)

• Deep-Inelastic Scattering

(Nucleon broken up)

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