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The relevant resolution condition is on the oscillation phase, not solely on which mixing angle is being measured. Since ,At the same medium baseline, the fast -dependent ripples have phases about times larger than the slow component. Resolving those ripples therefore requires a much better fractional energy resolution. At 47 km, ; avoiding substantial phase smearing requires a resolution appreciably better than .
However, a short-baseline experiment near 1.24 km and a experiment near 46.5 km each operate near their relevant first maximum, . Their intrinsic fractional phase-resolution requirements are then comparable. The smaller disappearance amplitude demands careful relative calibration and background control, but it does not by itself impose a universally finer energy resolution. The proposal is conditional on baseline and analysis, rather than a general requirement.
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