Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS

P. Adamson; I. Anghel; A. Aurisano; G. Barr; M. Bishai; A. Blake; G. J. Bock; D. Bogert; S. V. Cao; T. J. Carroll; C. M. Castromonte; R. Chen; S. Childress; J. A B Coelho; L. Corwin; D. Cronin-Hennessy; J. K. De Jong; S. De Rijck; A. V. Devan; N. E. Devenish; M. V. Diwan; C. O. Escobar; J. J. Evans; E. Falk; G. J. Feldman; W. Flanagan; M. V. Frohne; M. Gabrielyan; H. R. Gallagher; S. Germani; R. A. Gomes; M. C. Goodman; P. Gouffon; N. Graf; R. Gran; K. Grzelak; A. Habig; S. R. Hahn; J. Hartnell; R. Hatcher; A. Holin; J. Huang; J. Hylen; G. M. Irwin; Z. Isvan; C. James; D. Jensen; T. Kafka; S. M S Kasahara; G. Koizumi; M. Kordosky; A. Kreymer; K. Lang; J. Ling; P. J. Litchfield; P. Lucas; W. A. Mann; M. L. Marshak; N. Mayer; C. McGivern; M. M. Medeiros; R. Mehdiyev; J. R. Meier; M. D. Messier; W. H. Miller; S. R. Mishra; S. Moed Sher; C. D. Moore; L. Mualem; J. Musser; D. Naples; J. K. Nelson; H. B. Newman; R. J. Nichol; J. A. Nowak; J. O'Connor; M. Orchanian; R. B. Pahlka; J. Paley; R. B. Patterson; G. Pawloski; A. Perch; M. M. Pfützner; D. D. Phan; S. Phan-Budd; R. K. Plunkett; N. Poonthottathil; X. Qiu; A. Radovic; B. Rebel; C. Rosenfeld; H. A. Rubin; P. Sail; M. C. Sanchez; J. Schneps; A. Schreckenberger; P. Schreiner; R. Sharma; A. Sousa; N. Tagg; R. L. Talaga; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; X. Tian; A. Timmons; J. Todd; S. C. Tognini; R. Toner; D. Torretta; G. Tzanakos; J. Urheim; P. Vahle; B. Viren; A. Weber; R. C. Webb; C. White; L. Whitehead; L. H. Whitehead; S. G. Wojcicki; R. Zwaska

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Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS

P. Adamson, I. Anghel, A. Aurisano, G. Barr, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, D. Bogert, S. V. Cao, T. J. Carroll, C. M. Castromonte, R. Chen, S. Childress, J. A B Coelho, L. Corwin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, J. K. De Jong, S. De Rijck, A. V. Devan, N. E. DevenishM. V. Diwan, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk, G. J. Feldman, W. Flanagan, M. V. Frohne, M. Gabrielyan, H. R. Gallagher, S. Germani, R. A. Gomes, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, N. Graf, R. Gran, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, S. R. Hahn, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, A. Holin, J. Huang, J. Hylen, G. M. Irwin, Z. Isvan, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M S Kasahara, G. Koizumi, M. Kordosky, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, P. Lucas, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, N. Mayer, C. McGivern, M. M. Medeiros, R. Mehdiyev, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, S. Moed Sher, C. D. Moore, L. Mualem, J. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. B. Newman, R. J. Nichol, J. A. Nowak, J. O'Connor, M. Orchanian, R. B. Pahlka, J. Paley, R. B. Patterson, G. Pawloski, A. Perch, M. M. Pfützner, D. D. Phan, S. Phan-Budd, R. K. Plunkett, N. Poonthottathil, X. Qiu, A. Radovic, B. Rebel, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, P. Sail, M. C. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Schreckenberger, P. Schreiner, R. Sharma, A. Sousa, N. Tagg, R. L. Talaga, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, X. Tian, A. Timmons, J. Todd, S. C. Tognini, R. Toner, D. Torretta, G. Tzanakos, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, C. White, L. Whitehead, L. H. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, R. Zwaska

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We report results of a search for oscillations involving a light sterile neutrino over distances of 1.04 and 735 km in a νμ-dominated beam with a peak energy of 3 GeV. The data, from an exposure of 10.56×1020 protons on target, are analyzed using a phenomenological model with one sterile neutrino. We constrain the mixing parameters θ24 and Δm412 and set limits on parameters of the four-dimensional Pontecorvo-Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata matrix, |Uμ4|2 and |Uτ4|2, under the assumption that mixing between νe and νs is negligible (|Ue4|2=0). No evidence for νμ→νs transitions is found and we set a world-leading limit on θ24 for values of Δm4121 eV2.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	151803
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	117
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151803
State	Published - Oct 7 2016

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Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., De Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., ... Zwaska, R. (2016). Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS. Physical review letters, 117(15), Article 151803. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151803

Adamson, P, Anghel, I, Aurisano, A, Barr, G, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bock, GJ, Bogert, D, Cao, SV, Carroll, TJ, Castromonte, CM, Chen, R, Childress, S, Coelho, JAB, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, De Jong, JK, De Rijck, S, Devan, AV, Devenish, NE, Diwan, MV, Escobar, CO, Evans, JJ, Falk, E, Feldman, GJ, Flanagan, W, Frohne, MV, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Germani, S, Gomes, RA, Goodman, MC, Gouffon, P, Graf, N, Gran, R, Grzelak, K, Habig, A, Hahn, SR, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Holin, A, Huang, J, Hylen, J, Irwin, GM, Isvan, Z, James, C, Jensen, D, Kafka, T, Kasahara, SMS, Koizumi, G, Kordosky, M, Kreymer, A, Lang, K, Ling, J, Litchfield, PJ, Lucas, P, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Mayer, N, McGivern, C, Medeiros, MM, Mehdiyev, R, Meier, JR, Messier, MD, Miller, WH, Mishra, SR, Moed Sher, S, Moore, CD, Mualem, L, Musser, J, Naples, D, Nelson, JK, Newman, HB, Nichol, RJ, Nowak, JA, O'Connor, J, Orchanian, M, Pahlka, RB, Paley, J, Patterson, RB, Pawloski, G, Perch, A, Pfützner, MM, Phan, DD, Phan-Budd, S, Plunkett, RK, Poonthottathil, N, Qiu, X, Radovic, A, Rebel, B, Rosenfeld, C, Rubin, HA, Sail, P, Sanchez, MC, Schneps, J, Schreckenberger, A, Schreiner, P, Sharma, R, Sousa, A, Tagg, N, Talaga, RL, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Tian, X, Timmons, A, Todd, J, Tognini, SC, Toner, R, Torretta, D, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Viren, B, Weber, A, Webb, RC, White, C, Whitehead, L, Whitehead, LH, Wojcicki, SG & Zwaska, R 2016, 'Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS', Physical review letters, vol. 117, no. 15, 151803. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.117.151803

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