Search for active neutrino disappearance using neutral-current interactions in the MINOS long-baseline experiment

P. Adamson; C. Andreopoulos; K. E. Arms; R. Armstrong; D. J. Auty; D. S. Ayres; C. Backhouse; B. Baller; G. Barr; W. L. Barrett; B. R. Becker; A. Belias; R. H. Bernstein; D. Bhattacharya; M. Bishai; A. Blake; G. J. Bock; J. Boehm; D. J. Boehnlein; D. Bogert; C. Bower; E. Buckley-Geer; S. Cavanaugh; J. D. Chapman; D. Cherdack; S. Childress; B. C. Choudhary; J. H. Cobb; S. J. Coleman; A. J. Culling; J. K. De Jong; M. Dierckxsens; M. V. Diwan; M. Dorman; S. A. Dytman; C. O. Escobar; J. J. Evans; E. Falk Harris; G. J. Feldman; M. V. Frohne; H. R. Gallagher; A. Godley; M. C. Goodman; P. Gouffon; R. Gran; E. W. Grashorn; N. Grossman; K. Grzelak; A. Habig; D. Harris; P. G. Harris; J. Hartnell; R. Hatcher; K. Heller; A. Himmel; A. Holin; L. Hsu; J. Hylen; G. M. Irwin; M. Ishitsuka; D. E. Jaffe; C. James; D. Jensen; T. Kafka; S. M.S. Kasahara; J. J. Kim; M. S. Kim; G. Koizumi; S. Kopp; M. Kordosky; D. J. Koskinen; S. K. Kotelnikov; A. Kreymer; S. Kumaratunga; K. Lang; J. Ling; P. J. Litchfield; R. P. Litchfield; L. Loiacono; P. Lucas; J. Ma; W. A. Mann; A. Marchionni; M. L. Marshak; J. S. Marshall; N. Mayer; A. M. McGowan; J. R. Meier; M. D. Messier; C. J. Metelko; D. G. Michael; W. H. Miller; S. R. Mishra; C. D. Moore; J. Morfín; L. Mualem; S. Mufson; S. Murgia; J. Musser; D. Naples; J. K. Nelson; H. B. Newman; R. J. Nichol; T. C. Nicholls; J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux; W. P. Oliver; R. Ospanov; J. Paley; V. Paolone; A. Para; T. Patzak; Ž Pavlović; G. Pawloski; G. F. Pearce; C. W. Peck; D. A. Petyt; R. Pittam; R. K. Plunkett; A. Rahaman; R. A. Rameika; T. M. Raufer; B. Rebel; J. Reichenbacher; P. A. Rodrigues; C. Rosenfeld; H. A. Rubin; V. A. Ryabov; M. C. Sanchez; N. Saoulidou; J. Schneps; P. Schreiner; P. Shanahan; W. Smart; C. Smith; A. Sousa; B. Speakman; P. Stamoulis; M. Strait; N. Tagg; R. L. Talaga; M. A. Tavera; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; J. L. Thron; G. Tinti; I. Trostin; V. A. Tsarev; G. Tzanakos; J. Urheim; P. Vahle; B. Viren; D. R. Ward; M. Watabe; A. Weber; R. C. Webb; A. Wehmann; N. West; C. White; S. G. Wojcicki; D. M. Wright; T. Yang; K. Zhang; R. Zwaska

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.221804

Search for active neutrino disappearance using neutral-current interactions in the MINOS long-baseline experiment

P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, K. E. Arms, R. Armstrong, D. J. Auty, D. S. Ayres, C. Backhouse, B. Baller, G. Barr, W. L. Barrett, B. R. Becker, A. Belias, R. H. Bernstein, D. Bhattacharya, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, J. Boehm, D. J. Boehnlein, D. BogertC. Bower, E. Buckley-Geer, S. Cavanaugh, J. D. Chapman, D. Cherdack, S. Childress, B. C. Choudhary, J. H. Cobb, S. J. Coleman, A. J. Culling, J. K. De Jong, M. Dierckxsens, M. V. Diwan, M. Dorman, S. A. Dytman, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk Harris, G. J. Feldman, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, A. Godley, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, R. Gran, E. W. Grashorn, N. Grossman, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, D. Harris, P. G. Harris, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, K. Heller, A. Himmel, A. Holin, L. Hsu, J. Hylen, G. M. Irwin, M. Ishitsuka, D. E. Jaffe, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M.S. Kasahara, J. J. Kim, M. S. Kim, G. Koizumi, S. Kopp, M. Kordosky, D. J. Koskinen, S. K. Kotelnikov, A. Kreymer, S. Kumaratunga, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Litchfield, L. Loiacono, P. Lucas, J. Ma, W. A. Mann, A. Marchionni, M. L. Marshak, J. S. Marshall, N. Mayer, A. M. McGowan, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, C. J. Metelko, D. G. Michael, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, C. D. Moore, J. Morfín, L. Mualem, S. Mufson, S. Murgia, J. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. B. Newman, R. J. Nichol, T. C. Nicholls, J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux, W. P. Oliver, R. Ospanov, J. Paley, V. Paolone, A. Para, T. Patzak, Ž Pavlović, G. Pawloski, G. F. Pearce, C. W. Peck, D. A. Petyt, R. Pittam, R. K. Plunkett, A. Rahaman, R. A. Rameika, T. M. Raufer, B. Rebel, J. Reichenbacher, P. A. Rodrigues, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, V. A. Ryabov, M. C. Sanchez, N. Saoulidou, J. Schneps, P. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, W. Smart, C. Smith, A. Sousa, B. Speakman, P. Stamoulis, M. Strait, N. Tagg, R. L. Talaga, M. A. Tavera, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, J. L. Thron, G. Tinti, I. Trostin, V. A. Tsarev, G. Tzanakos, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, D. R. Ward, M. Watabe, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, A. Wehmann, N. West, C. White, S. G. Wojcicki, D. M. Wright, T. Yang, K. Zhang, R. Zwaska

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We report the first detailed comparisons of the rates and spectra of neutral-current neutrino interactions at two widely separated locations. A depletion in the rate at the far site would indicate mixing between νμ and a sterile particle. No anomalous depletion in the reconstructed energy spectrum is observed. Assuming oscillations occur at a single mass-squared splitting, a fit to the neutral- and charged-current energy spectra limits the fraction of νμ oscillating to a sterile neutrino to be below 0.68 at 90% confidence level. A less stringent limit due to a possible contribution to the measured neutral-current event rate at the far site from νe appearance at the current experimental limit is also presented.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	221804
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	101
Issue number	22
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.221804
State	Published - Nov 26 2008
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Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Arms, K. E., Armstrong, R., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Baller, B., Barr, G., Barrett, W. L., Becker, B. R., Belias, A., Bernstein, R. H., Bhattacharya, D., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehm, J., Boehnlein, D. J., ... Zwaska, R. (2008). Search for active neutrino disappearance using neutral-current interactions in the MINOS long-baseline experiment. Physical Review Letters, 101(22), Article 221804. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.221804

Adamson, P, Andreopoulos, C, Arms, KE, Armstrong, R, Auty, DJ, Ayres, DS, Backhouse, C, Baller, B, Barr, G, Barrett, WL, Becker, BR, Belias, A, Bernstein, RH, Bhattacharya, D, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bock, GJ, Boehm, J, Boehnlein, DJ, Bogert, D, Bower, C, Buckley-Geer, E, Cavanaugh, S, Chapman, JD, Cherdack, D, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Cobb, JH, Coleman, SJ, Culling, AJ, De Jong, JK, Dierckxsens, M, Diwan, MV, Dorman, M, Dytman, SA, Escobar, CO, Evans, JJ, Falk Harris, E, Feldman, GJ, Frohne, MV, Gallagher, HR, Godley, A, Goodman, MC, Gouffon, P, Gran, R, Grashorn, EW, Grossman, N, Grzelak, K, Habig, A, Harris, D, Harris, PG, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Hsu, L, Hylen, J, Irwin, GM, Ishitsuka, M, Jaffe, DE, James, C, Jensen, D, Kafka, T, Kasahara, SMS, Kim, JJ, Kim, MS, Koizumi, G, Kopp, S, Kordosky, M, Koskinen, DJ, Kotelnikov, SK, Kreymer, A, Kumaratunga, S, Lang, K, Ling, J, Litchfield, PJ, Litchfield, RP, Loiacono, L, Lucas, P, Ma, J, Mann, WA, Marchionni, A, Marshak, ML, Marshall, JS, Mayer, N, McGowan, AM, Meier, JR, Messier, MD, Metelko, CJ, Michael, DG, Miller, WH, Mishra, SR, Moore, CD, Morfín, J, Mualem, L, Mufson, S, Murgia, S, Musser, J, Naples, D, Nelson, JK, Newman, HB, Nichol, RJ, Nicholls, TC, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Oliver, WP, Ospanov, R, Paley, J, Paolone, V, Para, A, Patzak, T, Pavlović, Ž, Pawloski, G, Pearce, GF, Peck, CW, Petyt, DA, Pittam, R, Plunkett, RK, Rahaman, A, Rameika, RA, Raufer, TM, Rebel, B, Reichenbacher, J, Rodrigues, PA, Rosenfeld, C, Rubin, HA, Ryabov, VA, Sanchez, MC, Saoulidou, N, Schneps, J, Schreiner, P, Shanahan, P, Smart, W, Smith, C, Sousa, A, Speakman, B, Stamoulis, P, Strait, M, Tagg, N, Talaga, RL, Tavera, MA, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Thron, JL, Tinti, G, Trostin, I, Tsarev, VA, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Viren, B, Ward, DR, Watabe, M, Weber, A, Webb, RC, Wehmann, A, West, N, White, C, Wojcicki, SG, Wright, DM, Yang, T, Zhang, K & Zwaska, R 2008, 'Search for active neutrino disappearance using neutral-current interactions in the MINOS long-baseline experiment', Physical Review Letters, vol. 101, no. 22, 221804. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.221804

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