论文标题
白皮书上的无菌中微子搜索和相关现象学
White Paper on Light Sterile Neutrino Searches and Related Phenomenology
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论文摘要
这份白皮书对我们目前对实验性中微子异常的理解进行了全面的综述，这些异常仍未解决，列出了过去十年在实验和现象学水平上取得的进步，并为解决这些异常的情况奠定了基础。它的目的是作为指导和动机的“百科全书”参考，重点是未来探索的需求和选择，这可能会导致异常的最终解决。 We see the main experimental, analysis, and theory-driven thrusts that will be essential to achieving this goal being: 1) Cover all anomaly sectors -- given the unresolved nature of all four canonical anomalies, it is imperative to support all pillars of a diverse experimental portfolio, source, reactor, decay-at-rest, decay-in-flight, and other methods/sources, to provide complementary probes of and increased precision for new物理解释； 2）追求各种签名 - 必须实验做出设计和分析选择，以最大程度地提高对这些潜在的新物理学特征的敏感性； 3）加深理论参与 - 理论界的优先级应放在与所有四个短基线异常相关的标准和标准模型的开发上，以及开发具有现有和将来的实验数据集的这些模型的有效测试的工具； 4）公开共享数据 - 将需要实验和理论社区之间的流体通信，这意味着实验数据发布和理论计算都应公开可用； 5）应用可靠的分析技术 - 适当的统计处理对于评估在任何给定模型的背景下数据集的兼容性至关重要。
This white paper provides a comprehensive review of our present understanding of experimental neutrino anomalies that remain unresolved, charting the progress achieved over the last decade at the experimental and phenomenological level, and sets the stage for future programmatic prospects in addressing those anomalies. It is purposed to serve as a guiding and motivational "encyclopedic" reference, with emphasis on needs and options for future exploration that may lead to the ultimate resolution of the anomalies. We see the main experimental, analysis, and theory-driven thrusts that will be essential to achieving this goal being: 1) Cover all anomaly sectors -- given the unresolved nature of all four canonical anomalies, it is imperative to support all pillars of a diverse experimental portfolio, source, reactor, decay-at-rest, decay-in-flight, and other methods/sources, to provide complementary probes of and increased precision for new physics explanations; 2) Pursue diverse signatures -- it is imperative that experiments make design and analysis choices that maximize sensitivity to as broad an array of these potential new physics signatures as possible; 3) Deepen theoretical engagement -- priority in the theory community should be placed on development of standard and beyond standard models relevant to all four short-baseline anomalies and the development of tools for efficient tests of these models with existing and future experimental datasets; 4) Openly share data -- Fluid communication between the experimental and theory communities will be required, which implies that both experimental data releases and theoretical calculations should be publicly available; and 5) Apply robust analysis techniques -- Appropriate statistical treatment is crucial to assess the compatibility of data sets within the context of any given model.
