Search for muon-Neutrino to electron-Neutrino transitions in MINOS

P. Adamson; C. Andreopoulos; K. E. Arms; R. Armstrong; D. J. Auty; D. S. Ayres; C. Backhouse; P. D. Barnes; G. Barr; W. L. Barrett; B. R. Becker; A. Belias; R. H. Bernstein; M. Betancourt; D. Bhattacharya; M. Bishai; A. Blake; G. J. Bock; J. Boehm; D. J. Boehnlein; D. Bogert; C. Bower; S. Cavanaugh; J. D. Chapman; D. Cherdack; S. Childress; B. C. Choudhary; J. H. Cobb; J. A.B. Coelho; S. J. Coleman; D. Cronin-Hennessy; A. J. Culling; I. Z. Danko; J. K. De Jong; N. E. Devenish; M. V. Diwan; M. Dorman; A. R. Erwin; C. O. Escobar; J. J. Evans; E. Falk; G. J. Feldman; M. V. Frohne; H. R. Gallagher; A. Godley; M. C. Goodman; P. Gouffon; R. Gran; E. W. Grashorn; K. Grzelak; A. Habig; D. Harris; P. G. Harris; J. Hartnell; R. Hatcher; K. Heller; A. Himmel; A. Holin; C. Howcroft; X. Huang; J. Hylen; G. M. Irwin; Z. Isvan; D. E. Jaffe; C. James; D. Jensen; T. Kafka; S. M.S. Kasahara; G. Koizumi; S. Kopp; M. Kordosky; D. J. Koskinen; Z. Krahn; A. Kreymer; K. Lang; J. Ling; P. J. Litchfield; R. P. Litchfield; L. Loiacono; P. Lucas; J. Ma; W. A. Mann; M. L. Marshak; J. S. Marshall; N. Mayer; A. M. McGowan; R. Mehdiyev; J. R. Meier; M. D. Messier; C. J. Metelko; D. G. Michael; W. H. Miller; S. R. Mishra; J. Mitchell; C. D. Moore; J. Morfín; L. Mualem; S. Mufson; 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; A. Para; R. B. Patterson; T. Patzak; Ž Pavlović; G. Pawloski; G. F. Pearce; 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; J. Thomas; M. A. Thomson; J. L. Thron; G. Tinti; R. Toner; V. A. Tsarev; G. Tzanakos; J. Urheim; P. Vahle; B. Viren; D. R. Ward; M. Watabe; A. Weber; R. C. Webb; N. West; C. White; L. Whitehead; S. G. Wojcicki; D. M. Wright; T. Yang; K. Zhang; H. Zheng; M. Zois; R. Zwaska

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.261802

Search for muon-Neutrino to electron-Neutrino transitions in MINOS

P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, K. E. Arms, R. Armstrong, D. J. Auty, D. S. Ayres, C. Backhouse, P. D. Barnes, G. Barr, W. L. Barrett, B. R. Becker, A. Belias, R. H. Bernstein, M. Betancourt, D. Bhattacharya, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, J. Boehm, D. J. BoehnleinD. Bogert, C. Bower, S. Cavanaugh, J. D. Chapman, D. Cherdack, S. Childress, B. C. Choudhary, J. H. Cobb, J. A.B. Coelho, S. J. Coleman, D. Cronin-Hennessy, A. J. Culling, I. Z. Danko, J. K. De Jong, N. E. Devenish, M. V. Diwan, M. Dorman, A. R. Erwin, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk, G. J. Feldman, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, A. Godley, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, R. Gran, E. W. Grashorn, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, D. Harris, P. G. Harris, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, K. Heller, A. Himmel, A. Holin, C. Howcroft, X. Huang, J. Hylen, G. M. Irwin, Z. Isvan, D. E. Jaffe, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M.S. Kasahara, G. Koizumi, S. Kopp, M. Kordosky, D. J. Koskinen, Z. Krahn, A. Kreymer, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Litchfield, L. Loiacono, P. Lucas, J. Ma, W. A. Mann, M. L. Marshak, J. S. Marshall, N. Mayer, A. M. McGowan, R. Mehdiyev, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, C. J. Metelko, D. G. Michael, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, J. Mitchell, C. D. Moore, J. Morfín, L. Mualem, S. Mufson, 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, A. Para, R. B. Patterson, T. Patzak, Ž Pavlović, G. Pawloski, G. F. Pearce, 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, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, J. L. Thron, G. Tinti, R. Toner, V. A. Tsarev, G. Tzanakos, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, D. R. Ward, M. Watabe, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, N. West, C. White, L. Whitehead, S. G. Wojcicki, D. M. Wright, T. Yang, K. Zhang, H. Zheng, M. Zois, R. Zwaska

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This Letter reports on a search for νμ→νe transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a 3.14×1020 protons-on-target exposure in the Fermilab NuMI beam. We observe 35 events in the Far Detector with a background of 27±5(stat)±2(syst) events predicted by the measurements in the Near Detector. If interpreted in terms of νμ→νe oscillations, this 1.5σ excess of events is consistent with sin 2(2θ13) comparable to the CHOOZ limit when |Δm2|=2.43×10-3eV2 and sin 2(2θ23)=1.0 are assumed.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	261802
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	103
Issue number	26
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.261802
State	Published - 2009
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Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Arms, K. E., Armstrong, R., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barnes, P. D., Barr, G., Barrett, W. L., Becker, B. R., Belias, A., Bernstein, R. H., Betancourt, M., Bhattacharya, D., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehm, J., ... Zwaska, R. (2009). Search for muon-Neutrino to electron-Neutrino transitions in MINOS. Physical Review Letters, 103(26), Article 261802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.261802

Adamson, P, Andreopoulos, C, Arms, KE, Armstrong, R, Auty, DJ, Ayres, DS, Backhouse, C, Barnes, PD, Barr, G, Barrett, WL, Becker, BR, Belias, A, Bernstein, RH, Betancourt, M, Bhattacharya, D, Bishai, M, Blake, A, Bock, GJ, Boehm, J, Boehnlein, DJ, Bogert, D, Bower, C, Cavanaugh, S, Chapman, JD, Cherdack, D, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Cobb, JH, Coelho, JAB, Coleman, SJ, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Culling, AJ, Danko, IZ, De Jong, JK, Devenish, NE, Diwan, MV, Dorman, M, Erwin, AR, Escobar, CO, Evans, JJ, Falk, E, Feldman, GJ, Frohne, MV, Gallagher, HR, Godley, A, Goodman, MC, Gouffon, P, Gran, R, Grashorn, EW, Grzelak, K, Habig, A, Harris, D, Harris, PG, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Heller, K, Himmel, A, Holin, A, Howcroft, C, Huang, X, Hylen, J, Irwin, GM, Isvan, Z, Jaffe, DE, James, C, Jensen, D, Kafka, T, Kasahara, SMS, Koizumi, G, Kopp, S, Kordosky, M, Koskinen, DJ, Krahn, Z, Kreymer, A, Lang, K, Ling, J, Litchfield, PJ, Litchfield, RP, Loiacono, L, Lucas, P, Ma, J, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Marshall, JS, Mayer, N, McGowan, AM, Mehdiyev, R, Meier, JR, Messier, MD, Metelko, CJ, Michael, DG, Miller, WH, Mishra, SR, Mitchell, J, Moore, CD, Morfín, J, Mualem, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Naples, D, Nelson, JK, Newman, HB, Nichol, RJ, Nicholls, TC, Ochoa-Ricoux, JP, Oliver, WP, Ospanov, R, Paley, J, Para, A, Patterson, RB, Patzak, T, Pavlović, Ž, Pawloski, G, Pearce, GF, 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, Thomas, J, Thomson, MA, Thron, JL, Tinti, G, Toner, R, Tsarev, VA, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Viren, B, Ward, DR, Watabe, M, Weber, A, Webb, RC, West, N, White, C, Whitehead, L, Wojcicki, SG, Wright, DM, Yang, T, Zhang, K, Zheng, H, Zois, M & Zwaska, R 2009, 'Search for muon-Neutrino to electron-Neutrino transitions in MINOS', Physical Review Letters, vol. 103, no. 26, 261802. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.261802

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AU - Auty, D. J.

AU - Ayres, D. S.

AU - Backhouse, C.

AU - Barnes, P. D.

AU - Barr, G.

AU - Barrett, W. L.

AU - Becker, B. R.

AU - Belias, A.

AU - Bernstein, R. H.

AU - Betancourt, M.

AU - Bhattacharya, D.

AU - Bishai, M.

AU - Blake, A.

AU - Bock, G. J.

AU - Boehm, J.

AU - Boehnlein, D. J.

AU - Bogert, D.

AU - Bower, C.

AU - Cavanaugh, S.

AU - Chapman, J. D.

AU - Cherdack, D.

AU - Childress, S.

AU - Choudhary, B. C.

AU - Cobb, J. H.

AU - Coelho, J. A.B.

AU - Coleman, S. J.

AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.

AU - Culling, A. J.

AU - Danko, I. Z.

AU - De Jong, J. K.

AU - Devenish, N. E.

AU - Diwan, M. V.

AU - Dorman, M.

AU - Erwin, A. R.

AU - Escobar, C. O.

AU - Evans, J. J.

AU - Falk, E.

AU - Feldman, G. J.

AU - Frohne, M. V.

AU - Gallagher, H. R.

AU - Godley, A.

AU - Goodman, M. C.

AU - Gouffon, P.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Grashorn, E. W.

AU - Grzelak, K.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Harris, D.

AU - Harris, P. G.

AU - Hartnell, J.

AU - Hatcher, R.

AU - Heller, K.

AU - Himmel, A.

AU - Holin, A.

AU - Howcroft, C.

AU - Huang, X.

AU - Hylen, J.

AU - Irwin, G. M.

AU - Isvan, Z.

AU - Jaffe, D. E.

AU - James, C.

AU - Jensen, D.

AU - Kafka, T.

AU - Kasahara, S. M.S.

AU - Koizumi, G.

AU - Kopp, S.

AU - Kordosky, M.

AU - Koskinen, D. J.

AU - Krahn, Z.

AU - Kreymer, A.

AU - Lang, K.

AU - Ling, J.

AU - Litchfield, P. J.

AU - Litchfield, R. P.

AU - Loiacono, L.

AU - Lucas, P.

AU - Ma, J.

AU - Mann, W. A.

AU - Marshak, M. L.

AU - Marshall, J. S.

AU - Mayer, N.

AU - McGowan, A. M.

AU - Mehdiyev, R.

AU - Meier, J. R.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Metelko, C. J.

AU - Michael, D. G.

AU - Miller, W. H.

AU - Mishra, S. R.

AU - Mitchell, J.

AU - Moore, C. D.

AU - Morfín, J.

AU - Mualem, L.

AU - Mufson, S.

AU - Musser, J.

AU - Naples, D.

AU - Nelson, J. K.

AU - Newman, H. B.

AU - Nichol, R. J.

AU - Nicholls, T. C.

AU - Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P.

AU - Oliver, W. P.

AU - Ospanov, R.

AU - Paley, J.

AU - Para, A.

AU - Patterson, R. B.

AU - Patzak, T.

AU - Pavlović, Ž

AU - Pawloski, G.

AU - Pearce, G. F.

AU - Petyt, D. A.

AU - Pittam, R.

AU - Plunkett, R. K.

AU - Rahaman, A.

AU - Rameika, R. A.

AU - Raufer, T. M.

AU - Rebel, B.

AU - Reichenbacher, J.

AU - Rodrigues, P. A.

AU - Rosenfeld, C.

AU - Rubin, H. A.

AU - Ryabov, V. A.

AU - Sanchez, M. C.

AU - Saoulidou, N.

AU - Schneps, J.

AU - Schreiner, P.

AU - Shanahan, P.

AU - Smart, W.

AU - Smith, C.

AU - Sousa, A.

AU - Speakman, B.

AU - Stamoulis, P.

AU - Strait, M.

AU - Tagg, N.

AU - Talaga, R. L.

AU - Thomas, J.

AU - Thomson, M. A.

AU - Thron, J. L.

AU - Tinti, G.

AU - Toner, R.

AU - Tsarev, V. A.

AU - Tzanakos, G.

AU - Urheim, J.

AU - Vahle, P.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Ward, D. R.

AU - Watabe, M.

AU - Weber, A.

AU - Webb, R. C.

AU - West, N.

AU - White, C.

AU - Whitehead, L.

AU - Wojcicki, S. G.

AU - Wright, D. M.

AU - Yang, T.

AU - Zhang, K.

AU - Zheng, H.

AU - Zois, M.

AU - Zwaska, R.

N1 - Funding Information: Acknowledgments. We thank Dr. M. Yamada and Dr. A. Takimoto, Department of Biochemistry, Yamaguchi University, for helpful suggestions in constructing the expression plasmids of HEWL. We also thank Dr. Matsubara, Osaka University, for providing the plasmid, PYG-IOO. We are grateful to Dr. K. Yutani, Osaka University, for CD analysis. This work was partly supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 02660143) from the Minister of Education, Science, and Culture of Japan.

PY - 2009

Y1 - 2009

N2 - This Letter reports on a search for νμ→νe transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a 3.14×1020 protons-on-target exposure in the Fermilab NuMI beam. We observe 35 events in the Far Detector with a background of 27±5(stat)±2(syst) events predicted by the measurements in the Near Detector. If interpreted in terms of νμ→νe oscillations, this 1.5σ excess of events is consistent with sin 2(2θ13) comparable to the CHOOZ limit when |Δm2|=2.43×10-3eV2 and sin 2(2θ23)=1.0 are assumed.

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