One pion events by atmospheric neutrinos: A three flavor analysis
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چکیده
We study the one-pion events produced via neutral current (NC) and charged current (CC) interactions by the atmospheric neutrinos. We analyze the ratios of these events in the framework of oscillations between three neutrino flavors. The ratios of the CC events induced by νe to that of the NC events and a similar ratio defined with νμ help us in distinguishing the different regions of the neutrino parameter space. PACS numbers:14.60.pq, 13.15.+g, 95.85.Ry Typeset using REVTEX 1
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