Message-ID: <418C5A5B.9090705@neutrino.kek.jp> Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 14:00:11 +0900 From: koichiro Nishikawa <nishikaw@neutrino.kek.jp> Subject: Re: Final Draft of oscillation paper I think 'Evidence of ...' is OK. Let us finish it as soon as possible Nishikawa Chang Kee Jung wrote: >Dear Paper Committee and the K2K collaborators, > >Per request from the paper commitee, I have spoken to the PRL editor >concerning our oscillation paper. According to the PRL's page limit rule, >our paper is about 24 lines (in two column format) over the limit. He >suggested that we cut down about 10 lines before we submit. > >He has made an interesting comment, which I suggest we give a seriously >consideration. He said that PRL now has an internal policy that they >require a result/paper to have at least 5 sigma significance to be >published with a title "Observation of ...". They recommend to use >"Evidence for ..." for results with 3 - 5 sigma significance. He believes >that this rule is now estabilshed as a standard in the community. > >So, I suggest that we accept this policy and the paper committee try to >shorten the paper by about 10 lines and change the title to: >"Evidence for Oscillation of Accelerator-produced Muon Neutrinos" >I believe this is a reasonable title. > >Alternatively, we can decide not to accept this policy and submit the >paper as it is to Phys. Letters B. > >Since this is a rather imporatnt issue, the paper committee should discuss >this, consult the executive committee and the physics convenors, and make >a recommendation to the collaboration. > >Keep up the good work and >all the best, >Chang Kee > >On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, paper comittee wrote: > > > >>Dear K2K Collaborators, >> >>We have prepared a www page which summarizes comments given for >>version 2 of the oscillation paper draft and answers to them. >>We thank collaborators who carefully read the manuscript and >>sent valuable comments to us. >> >>Also, we have prepared ps/pdf files which contain author list with >>institute basis so that you can check it easier. >> >>Both are available from oscillation paper 2004 web page: >>http://neutrino.kek.jp/internal/papers/oscillation04/ >> >>Please note that the deadline for comments is Nov.8(JST) 00:00. >> >> Sincerely, >> Oscillation paper committee >> R.Gran, Y.Hayato, K.Kaneyuki, H.Maesaka, >> T.Nakadaira and M.Yokoyama >> >> >>On Mon, 01 Nov 2004 20:52:24 +0900 (JST), oscpaper2@neutrino.kek.jp wrote: >> >> >>>Dear collaborators, >>> >>> The final draft of the \nu_\mu oscillation paper is ready >>>for the internal review. >>> >>> You can get a copy from the following link: >>> >>>http://neutrino.kek.jp/internal/papers/oscillation04/ >>>(Final draft) >>> >>> Please send us your comments before Nov.8(JST) 00:00. >>> >>>// >>> >>> We have included most of the comments which we have received. >>>However, some of the comments were not included in the >>>manuscript. ( Because the paper length is limited and >>>we can not increase many descriptions. ) >>> >>>// >>> >>> This is the final draft and thus, please read carefully >>>and send your comments as soon as possible. (including >>>author list.) >>> >>> >>> >>>Best regards, >>> Oscillation paper committee >>> R.Gran, Y.Hayato, K.Kaneyuki, H.Maesaka, >>> T.Nakadaira and M.Yokoyama >>> >>> >>> > > >
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