A more sensitive search for vμ → Vτ oscillations in NOMAD

P. Astier; D. Autiero; A. Baldisseri; M. Baldo-Ceolin; G. Ballocchi; M. Banner; G. Bassompierre; K. Benslama; N. Besson; I. Bird; B. Blumenfeld; F. Bobisut; J. Bouchez; S. Boyd; A. Bueno; S. Bunyatov; L. Camilleri; A. Cardini; P. W. Cattaneo; V. Cavasinni; A. Cervera-Villanueva; G. Collazuol; G. Conforto; C. Conta; M. Contalbrigo; R. Cousins; D. Daniels; H. Degaudenzi; T. Del Prete; A. de Santo; T. Dignan; L. di Lella; E. do Couto e Silva; I. J. Donnelly; J. Dumarchez; M. Ellis; T. Fazio; G. J. Feldman; R. Ferrari; D. Ferrère; V. Flaminio; M. Fraternali; J. M. Gaillard; A. Gandolfo; E. Gangler; A. Geiser; D. Geppert; D. Gibin; S. Gninenko; A. Godley; J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; J. Gosset; C. Gößling; M. Gouanère; A. Grant; G. Graziani; A. Guglielmi; C. Hagner; J. Hernando; D. Hubbard; P. Hurst; N. Hyett; E. Iacopini; C. Joseph; F. Juget; M. Kirsanov; O. Klimov; J. Kokkonen; A. Kovzelev; A. Krasnoperov; V. E. Kuznetsov; S. Lacaprara; C. Lachaud; B. Lakić; A. Lanza; L. la Rotonda; M. Laveder; A. Letessier-Selvon; J. M. Levy; L. Linssen; A. Ljubičić; J. Long; A. Lupi; E. Manola-Poggioli; A. Marchionni; F. Martelli; X. Méchain; J. P. Mendiburu; J. P. Meyer; M. Mezzetto; S. R. Mishra; G. F. Moorhead; L. Mossuz; P. Nédélec; Y. Nefedov; C. Nguyen-Mau; D. Orestano; F. Pastore; L. S. Peak; E. Pennacchio; H. Pessard; R. Petti; A. Placci; A. Pluquet; G. Polesello; D. Pollmann; B. Popov; C. Poulsen; P. Rathouit; R. Reno; G. Renzoni; J. Rico; P. Riemann; C. Roda; A. Rubbia; F. Salvatore; K. Schahmaneche; B. Schmidt; T. Schmidt; G. Segneri; M. Sevior; D. Sillou; F. J.P. Soler; G. Sozzi; D. Steele; M. Steininger; U. Stiegler; M. Stipčević; T. Stolarczyk; M. Tareb-Reyes; G. N. Taylor; V. Tereshchenko; A. Toropin; A. M. Touchard; S. N. Tovey; M. T. Tran; E. Tsesmelis; J. Ulrichs; L. Vacavant; M. Valdata-Nappi; V. Valuev; F. Vannucci; K. E. Varvell; M. Veltri; V. Vercesi; D. Verkindt; J. M. Vieira; T. Vinogradova; M. K. Vo; S. Volkov; F. V. Weber; T. Weisse; F. F. Wilson; L. J. Winton; B. D. Yabsley; H. Zaccone; K. Zuber; P. Zuccon

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2

A more sensitive search for v_μ → V_τ oscillations in NOMAD

P. Astier, D. Autiero, A. Baldisseri, M. Baldo-Ceolin, G. Ballocchi, M. Banner, G. Bassompierre, K. Benslama, N. Besson, I. Bird, B. Blumenfeld, F. Bobisut, J. Bouchez, S. Boyd, A. Bueno, S. Bunyatov, L. Camilleri, A. Cardini, P. W. Cattaneo, V. CavasinniA. Cervera-Villanueva, G. Collazuol, G. Conforto, C. Conta, M. Contalbrigo, R. Cousins, D. Daniels, H. Degaudenzi, T. Del Prete, A. de Santo, T. Dignan, L. di Lella, E. do Couto e Silva, I. J. Donnelly, J. Dumarchez, M. Ellis, T. Fazio, G. J. Feldman, R. Ferrari, D. Ferrère, V. Flaminio, M. Fraternali, J. M. Gaillard, A. Gandolfo, E. Gangler, A. Geiser, D. Geppert, D. Gibin, S. Gninenko, A. Godley, J. J. Gomez-Cadenas, J. Gosset, C. Gößling, M. Gouanère, A. Grant, G. Graziani, A. Guglielmi, C. Hagner, J. Hernando, D. Hubbard, P. Hurst, N. Hyett, E. Iacopini, C. Joseph, F. Juget, M. Kirsanov, O. Klimov, J. Kokkonen, A. Kovzelev, A. Krasnoperov, V. E. Kuznetsov, S. Lacaprara, C. Lachaud, B. Lakić, A. Lanza, L. la Rotonda, M. Laveder, A. Letessier-Selvon, J. M. Levy, L. Linssen, A. Ljubičić, J. Long, A. Lupi, E. Manola-Poggioli, A. Marchionni, F. Martelli, X. Méchain, J. P. Mendiburu, J. P. Meyer, M. Mezzetto, S. R. Mishra, G. F. Moorhead, L. Mossuz, P. Nédélec, Y. Nefedov, C. Nguyen-Mau, D. Orestano, F. Pastore, L. S. Peak, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, R. Petti, A. Placci, A. Pluquet, G. Polesello, D. Pollmann, B. Popov, C. Poulsen, P. Rathouit, R. Reno, G. Renzoni, J. Rico, P. Riemann, C. Roda, A. Rubbia, F. Salvatore, K. Schahmaneche, B. Schmidt, T. Schmidt, G. Segneri, M. Sevior, D. Sillou, F. J.P. Soler, G. Sozzi, D. Steele, M. Steininger, U. Stiegler, M. Stipčević, T. Stolarczyk, M. Tareb-Reyes, G. N. Taylor, V. Tereshchenko, A. Toropin, A. M. Touchard, S. N. Tovey, M. T. Tran, E. Tsesmelis, J. Ulrichs, L. Vacavant, M. Valdata-Nappi, V. Valuev, F. Vannucci, K. E. Varvell, M. Veltri, V. Vercesi, D. Verkindt, J. M. Vieira, T. Vinogradova, M. K. Vo, S. Volkov, F. V. Weber, T. Weisse, F. F. Wilson, L. J. Winton, B. D. Yabsley, H. Zaccone, K. Zuber, P. Zuccon

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Abstract

With additional data and improved algorithms, we have enhanced the sensitivity of our appearance search for v_μ → v_τ oscillations in the NOMAD detector in the CERN-SPS wide-band neutrino beam. The search uses kinematic criteria to identify v_τ charged current interactions followed by decay of the τ^- to one of several decay modes. Our "blind" analyses of deep-inelastic scattering data taken in 1996 and 1997, combined with consistent reanalyses of previously reported 1995 data, yield no oscillation signal. For the two-family oscillation scenario, we present the contour outlining a 90% C.L. confidence region in the sin²2θ_μτ-Δm²plane. At large Δm², the confidence region includes sin²2θ_μτ <1.2 × 10^-3 (a limit 3.5 times more stringent than in our previous publication), while at sin²2θ_μτ = 1, the confidence region includes Δm² < 1.2 eV²/c⁴.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	169-186
Number of pages	18
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	453
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2
State	Published - 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Neutrino oscillations

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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Astier, P., Autiero, D., Baldisseri, A., Baldo-Ceolin, M., Ballocchi, G., Banner, M., Bassompierre, G., Benslama, K., Besson, N., Bird, I., Blumenfeld, B., Bobisut, F., Bouchez, J., Boyd, S., Bueno, A., Bunyatov, S., Camilleri, L., Cardini, A., Cattaneo, P. W., ... Zuccon, P. (1999). A more sensitive search for v_μ → V_τ oscillations in NOMAD. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 453(1-2), 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2

A more sensitive search for v_μ → V_τ oscillations in NOMAD. / Astier, P.; Autiero, D.; Baldisseri, A.; Baldo-Ceolin, M.; Ballocchi, G.; Banner, M.; Bassompierre, G.; Benslama, K.; Besson, N.; Bird, I.; Blumenfeld, B.; Bobisut, F.; Bouchez, J.; Boyd, S.; Bueno, A.; Bunyatov, S.; Camilleri, L.; Cardini, A.; Cattaneo, P. W.; Cavasinni, V.; Cervera-Villanueva, A.; Collazuol, G.; Conforto, G.; Conta, C.; Contalbrigo, M.; Cousins, R.; Daniels, D.; Degaudenzi, H.; Del Prete, T.; de Santo, A.; Dignan, T.; di Lella, L.; do Couto e Silva, E.; Donnelly, I. J.; Dumarchez, J.; Ellis, M.; Fazio, T.; Feldman, G. J.; Ferrari, R.; Ferrère, D.; Flaminio, V.; Fraternali, M.; Gaillard, J. M.; Gandolfo, A.; Gangler, E.; Geiser, A.; Geppert, D.; Gibin, D.; Gninenko, S.; Godley, A.; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.; Gosset, J.; Gößling, C.; Gouanère, M.; Grant, A.; Graziani, G.; Guglielmi, A.; Hagner, C.; Hernando, J.; Hubbard, D.; Hurst, P.; Hyett, N.; Iacopini, E.; Joseph, C.; Juget, F.; Kirsanov, M.; Klimov, O.; Kokkonen, J.; Kovzelev, A.; Krasnoperov, A.; Kuznetsov, V. E.; Lacaprara, S.; Lachaud, C.; Lakić, B.; Lanza, A.; la Rotonda, L.; Laveder, M.; Letessier-Selvon, A.; Levy, J. M.; Linssen, L.; Ljubičić, A.; Long, J.; Lupi, A.; Manola-Poggioli, E.; Marchionni, A.; Martelli, F.; Méchain, X.; Mendiburu, J. P.; Meyer, J. P.; Mezzetto, M.; Mishra, S. R.; Moorhead, G. F.; Mossuz, L.; Nédélec, P.; Nefedov, Y.; Nguyen-Mau, C.; Orestano, D.; Pastore, F.; Peak, L. S.; Pennacchio, E.; Pessard, H.; Petti, R.; Placci, A.; Pluquet, A.; Polesello, G.; Pollmann, D.; Popov, B.; Poulsen, C.; Rathouit, P.; Reno, R.; Renzoni, G.; Rico, J.; Riemann, P.; Roda, C.; Rubbia, A.; Salvatore, F.; Schahmaneche, K.; Schmidt, B.; Schmidt, T.; Segneri, G.; Sevior, M.; Sillou, D.; Soler, F. J.P.; Sozzi, G.; Steele, D.; Steininger, M.; Stiegler, U.; Stipčević, M.; Stolarczyk, T.; Tareb-Reyes, M.; Taylor, G. N.; Tereshchenko, V.; Toropin, A.; Touchard, A. M.; Tovey, S. N.; Tran, M. T.; Tsesmelis, E.; Ulrichs, J.; Vacavant, L.; Valdata-Nappi, M.; Valuev, V.; Vannucci, F.; Varvell, K. E.; Veltri, M.; Vercesi, V.; Verkindt, D.; Vieira, J. M.; Vinogradova, T.; Vo, M. K.; Volkov, S.; Weber, F. V.; Weisse, T.; Wilson, F. F.; Winton, L. J.; Yabsley, B. D.; Zaccone, H.; Zuber, K.; Zuccon, P.

In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, Vol. 453, No. 1-2, 1999, p. 169-186.

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Astier, P, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, A, Baldo-Ceolin, M, Ballocchi, G, Banner, M, Bassompierre, G, Benslama, K, Besson, N, Bird, I, Blumenfeld, B, Bobisut, F, Bouchez, J, Boyd, S, Bueno, A, Bunyatov, S, Camilleri, L, Cardini, A, Cattaneo, PW, Cavasinni, V, Cervera-Villanueva, A, Collazuol, G, Conforto, G, Conta, C, Contalbrigo, M, Cousins, R, Daniels, D, Degaudenzi, H, Del Prete, T, de Santo, A, Dignan, T, di Lella, L, do Couto e Silva, E, Donnelly, IJ, Dumarchez, J, Ellis, M, Fazio, T, Feldman, GJ, Ferrari, R, Ferrère, D, Flaminio, V, Fraternali, M, Gaillard, JM, Gandolfo, A, Gangler, E, Geiser, A, Geppert, D, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Godley, A, Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Gosset, J, Gößling, C, Gouanère, M, Grant, A, Graziani, G, Guglielmi, A, Hagner, C, Hernando, J, Hubbard, D, Hurst, P, Hyett, N, Iacopini, E, Joseph, C, Juget, F, Kirsanov, M, Klimov, O, Kokkonen, J, Kovzelev, A, Krasnoperov, A, Kuznetsov, VE, Lacaprara, S, Lachaud, C, Lakić, B, Lanza, A, la Rotonda, L, Laveder, M, Letessier-Selvon, A, Levy, JM, Linssen, L, Ljubičić, A, Long, J, Lupi, A, Manola-Poggioli, E, Marchionni, A, Martelli, F, Méchain, X, Mendiburu, JP, Meyer, JP, Mezzetto, M, Mishra, SR, Moorhead, GF, Mossuz, L, Nédélec, P, Nefedov, Y, Nguyen-Mau, C, Orestano, D, Pastore, F, Peak, LS, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Petti, R, Placci, A, Pluquet, A, Polesello, G, Pollmann, D, Popov, B, Poulsen, C, Rathouit, P, Reno, R, Renzoni, G, Rico, J, Riemann, P, Roda, C, Rubbia, A, Salvatore, F, Schahmaneche, K, Schmidt, B, Schmidt, T, Segneri, G, Sevior, M, Sillou, D, Soler, FJP, Sozzi, G, Steele, D, Steininger, M, Stiegler, U, Stipčević, M, Stolarczyk, T, Tareb-Reyes, M, Taylor, GN, Tereshchenko, V, Toropin, A, Touchard, AM, Tovey, SN, Tran, MT, Tsesmelis, E, Ulrichs, J, Vacavant, L, Valdata-Nappi, M, Valuev, V, Vannucci, F, Varvell, KE, Veltri, M, Vercesi, V, Verkindt, D, Vieira, JM, Vinogradova, T, Vo, MK, Volkov, S, Weber, FV, Weisse, T, Wilson, FF, Winton, LJ, Yabsley, BD, Zaccone, H, Zuber, K & Zuccon, P 1999, 'A more sensitive search for v_μ → V_τ oscillations in NOMAD', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 453, no. 1-2, pp. 169-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2

Astier, P. ; Autiero, D. ; Baldisseri, A. ; Baldo-Ceolin, M. ; Ballocchi, G. ; Banner, M. ; Bassompierre, G. ; Benslama, K. ; Besson, N. ; Bird, I. ; Blumenfeld, B. ; Bobisut, F. ; Bouchez, J. ; Boyd, S. ; Bueno, A. ; Bunyatov, S. ; Camilleri, L. ; Cardini, A. ; Cattaneo, P. W. ; Cavasinni, V. ; Cervera-Villanueva, A. ; Collazuol, G. ; Conforto, G. ; Conta, C. ; Contalbrigo, M. ; Cousins, R. ; Daniels, D. ; Degaudenzi, H. ; Del Prete, T. ; de Santo, A. ; Dignan, T. ; di Lella, L. ; do Couto e Silva, E. ; Donnelly, I. J. ; Dumarchez, J. ; Ellis, M. ; Fazio, T. ; Feldman, G. J. ; Ferrari, R. ; Ferrère, D. ; Flaminio, V. ; Fraternali, M. ; Gaillard, J. M. ; Gandolfo, A. ; Gangler, E. ; Geiser, A. ; Geppert, D. ; Gibin, D. ; Gninenko, S. ; Godley, A. ; Gomez-Cadenas, J. J. ; Gosset, J. ; Gößling, C. ; Gouanère, M. ; Grant, A. ; Graziani, G. ; Guglielmi, A. ; Hagner, C. ; Hernando, J. ; Hubbard, D. ; Hurst, P. ; Hyett, N. ; Iacopini, E. ; Joseph, C. ; Juget, F. ; Kirsanov, M. ; Klimov, O. ; Kokkonen, J. ; Kovzelev, A. ; Krasnoperov, A. ; Kuznetsov, V. E. ; Lacaprara, S. ; Lachaud, C. ; Lakić, B. ; Lanza, A. ; la Rotonda, L. ; Laveder, M. ; Letessier-Selvon, A. ; Levy, J. M. ; Linssen, L. ; Ljubičić, A. ; Long, J. ; Lupi, A. ; Manola-Poggioli, E. ; Marchionni, A. ; Martelli, F. ; Méchain, X. ; Mendiburu, J. P. ; Meyer, J. P. ; Mezzetto, M. ; Mishra, S. R. ; Moorhead, G. F. ; Mossuz, L. ; Nédélec, P. ; Nefedov, Y. ; Nguyen-Mau, C. ; Orestano, D. ; Pastore, F. ; Peak, L. S. ; Pennacchio, E. ; Pessard, H. ; Petti, R. ; Placci, A. ; Pluquet, A. ; Polesello, G. ; Pollmann, D. ; Popov, B. ; Poulsen, C. ; Rathouit, P. ; Reno, R. ; Renzoni, G. ; Rico, J. ; Riemann, P. ; Roda, C. ; Rubbia, A. ; Salvatore, F. ; Schahmaneche, K. ; Schmidt, B. ; Schmidt, T. ; Segneri, G. ; Sevior, M. ; Sillou, D. ; Soler, F. J.P. ; Sozzi, G. ; Steele, D. ; Steininger, M. ; Stiegler, U. ; Stipčević, M. ; Stolarczyk, T. ; Tareb-Reyes, M. ; Taylor, G. N. ; Tereshchenko, V. ; Toropin, A. ; Touchard, A. M. ; Tovey, S. N. ; Tran, M. T. ; Tsesmelis, E. ; Ulrichs, J. ; Vacavant, L. ; Valdata-Nappi, M. ; Valuev, V. ; Vannucci, F. ; Varvell, K. E. ; Veltri, M. ; Vercesi, V. ; Verkindt, D. ; Vieira, J. M. ; Vinogradova, T. ; Vo, M. K. ; Volkov, S. ; Weber, F. V. ; Weisse, T. ; Wilson, F. F. ; Winton, L. J. ; Yabsley, B. D. ; Zaccone, H. ; Zuber, K. ; Zuccon, P. / A more sensitive search for v_μ → V_τ oscillations in NOMAD. In: Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics. 1999 ; Vol. 453, No. 1-2. pp. 169-186.

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AU - Conta, C.

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AU - Gößling, C.

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AU - Hubbard, D.

AU - Hurst, P.

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N1 - Funding Information: We thank the management and staff of CERN and of all participating institutes for their vigorous support of the experiment. Particular thanks are due to the CERN accelerator and beam-line staff for the magnificent performance of the neutrino beam. The following funding agencies have contributed to this experiment: Australian Research Council (ARC) and Department of Industry, Science, and Resources (DISR), Australia; Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et Physique des Particules (IN2P3), Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Ministère de l'Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche, France; Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF, contract 05 6DO52), Germany; Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN), Italy; Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; Fonds National Suisse de la Recherche Scientifique, Switzerland; Department of Energy, National Science Foundation (grant PHY-9526278), the Sloan and the Cottrell Foundations, USA. F.J.P. Soler is supported by a TMR Fellowship from the European Commission.

PY - 1999

Y1 - 1999

N2 - With additional data and improved algorithms, we have enhanced the sensitivity of our appearance search for vμ → vτ oscillations in the NOMAD detector in the CERN-SPS wide-band neutrino beam. The search uses kinematic criteria to identify vτ charged current interactions followed by decay of the τ- to one of several decay modes. Our "blind" analyses of deep-inelastic scattering data taken in 1996 and 1997, combined with consistent reanalyses of previously reported 1995 data, yield no oscillation signal. For the two-family oscillation scenario, we present the contour outlining a 90% C.L. confidence region in the sin22θμτ-Δm2plane. At large Δm2, the confidence region includes sin22θμτ <1.2 × 10-3 (a limit 3.5 times more stringent than in our previous publication), while at sin22θμτ = 1, the confidence region includes Δm2 < 1.2 eV2/c4.

AB - With additional data and improved algorithms, we have enhanced the sensitivity of our appearance search for vμ → vτ oscillations in the NOMAD detector in the CERN-SPS wide-band neutrino beam. The search uses kinematic criteria to identify vτ charged current interactions followed by decay of the τ- to one of several decay modes. Our "blind" analyses of deep-inelastic scattering data taken in 1996 and 1997, combined with consistent reanalyses of previously reported 1995 data, yield no oscillation signal. For the two-family oscillation scenario, we present the contour outlining a 90% C.L. confidence region in the sin22θμτ-Δm2plane. At large Δm2, the confidence region includes sin22θμτ <1.2 × 10-3 (a limit 3.5 times more stringent than in our previous publication), while at sin22θμτ = 1, the confidence region includes Δm2 < 1.2 eV2/c4.

KW - Neutrino oscillations

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U2 - 10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2

DO - 10.1016/S0370-2693(99)00303-2

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:4243754778

VL - 453

SP - 169

EP - 186

JO - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

JF - Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics

SN - 0370-2693

IS - 1-2

ER -