Abstract:
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We use a nonperturbative QCD approach, the quark-gluon string model, to compute the
τ
-neutrino fluxes produced by fixed target
pA
collisions (where
A
is a target material) for incident protons of energies ranging from 120 to 800 GeV. The purpose of this calculation is to estimate in a consistent way the prompt background for the
ν
μ
(
ν
e
)
↔
ν
τ
oscillation search in the on-going
ν
μ
(
ν
e
)
↔
ν
τ
oscillation search experiments CHORUS and NOMAD, as well as the expected prompt background in future experiments, such as COSMOS at Fermilab and a possible second-generation
ν
μ
(
ν
e
)
↔
ν
τ
search experiment at the CERN SPS. In addition, we compute the number of
ν
τ
interactions expected by the experiment E872 at Fermilab. |