A Novel Kind of Neutrino Oscillation Experiment

Abstract

A novel method to look for neutrino oscillations is proposed based on the elastic scattering process $\barν_{i} e^{-}\rightarrow \barν_{i} e^{-}$, taking advantage of the dynamical zero present in the differential cross section for $\barν_{e} e^{-}\rightarrow \barν_{e} e^{-}$. An effective tunable experiment between the "appearance" and "disappearance" limits is made possible. Prospects to exclude the allowed region for atmospheric neutrino oscillations are given.