Measurement of Hadron Production Cross Sections for the Simulation of Accelerator Neutrino Beams and a Search for Muon-Neutrino to Electron-Neutrino Oscillations in the Delta m**2 About Equals 1-eV**2 Region, (Thesis/Dissertation)

摘要

A measurement of hadron production cross-sections for the simulation of accelerator neutrino beams and a search for muon neutrino to electron neutrino oscillations in the (Delta)m(sup 2) (approx.) 1 eV(sup 2) region. This dissertation presents measurements from two different high energy physics experiments with a very strong connection: the Hadron Production (HARP) experiment located at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, and the Mini Booster Neutrino Experiment (Mini-BooNE) located at Fermilab in Batavia, Illinois.