Publications

The P5 report, “Exploring the Quantum Universe: Pathways to Innovation and Discovery in Particle Physics,” is a 10-year strategic plan with a 20-year vision for U.S. particle physics research approved by the High Energy Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP)—a high-level advisory group to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

The Basic Energy Science Advisory Committee (BESAC) was charged with forming a subcommittee to assess the scientific justification for a U.S. domestic high-performance reactor-based research facility to continue providing the U.S scientific community with leading neutron capabilities in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s missions in science, energy, environment, and national security. The assessment included consideration of current international plans and existing domestic facility infrastructure. The report includes scientific use cases, a review of current and future facilities, and recommendations for moving forward.

This book reviews the status of a very exciting field—neutrino oscillations—at a very important time. The fact that neutrinos have mass has only been proved in the last few years and the acceptance of that fact has opened up a whole new area of study to understand the fundamental parameters of the mixing matrix. The book summarizes the results from all the experiments which have played a role in the measurement of neutrino oscillations and briefly describes the scope of some new planned experiments. Contributions include as articles from all the major experimental groups who have been pivotal in uncovering the nature of the neutrino mass.