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Title: Prospects of light sterile neutrino oscillation and CP violation searches at the Fermilab Short Baseline Neutrino Facility
Award ID(s):
1707971
PAR ID:
10060881
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Physical Review D
Volume:
96
Issue:
5
ISSN:
2470-0010
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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