Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS

UNSPECIFIED (2011) Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS. Physical review letters, 107 (1): 011802. ISSN 1079-7114

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Abstract

Results are reported from a search for active to sterile neutrino oscillations in the MINOS long-baseline experiment, based on the observation of neutral-current neutrino interactions, from an exposure to the NuMI neutrino beam of 7.07×1020 protons on target. A total of 802 neutral-current event candidates is observed in the Far Detector, compared to an expected number of 754±28(stat)±37(syst) for oscillations among three active flavors. The fraction fs of disappearing νμ that may transition to νs is found to be less than 22% at the 90% C.L.

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Journal Article
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Physical review letters
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© 2011 American Physical Society
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3100/3100
Subjects:
?? general physics and astronomyphysics and astronomy(all) ??
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66776
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Deposited On:
26 Sep 2013 10:50
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Yes
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06 Sep 2024 00:14