Review Article

Neutrino Oscillations in the Atmospheric Parameter Region: From the Early Experiments to the Present

Table 2

Main parameters and results of some relevant atmospheric neutrino experiments.

ExperimentFiducial mass (kt) Detection technique
(best fit)
(×10−3 eV2)
Mixing angle

Baksan Scintillators No value Angular distrib. anomaly
Kamiokande 1.04–1.35 Water Cherenkov 16a Maximala
IMB 3.3 Water Cherenkov

Soudan-20.96Drift tubes5.2aMaximala
MACRO 5 Liquid scintillators and streamer tubes 2.3a Maximala
Super-K22.5Water Cherenkov2.2–2.6b b

2-flavor analysis, b3-flavor analysis.