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On the path to precision

The first results from the NOvA experiment confirm what we already know about neutrino oscillations. As data collection continues we are getting closer to finding the remaining unknown parameters.

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Figure 1: Neutrino oscillation and detection.

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Still, B. On the path to precision. Nature Phys 12, 292–293 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3717

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