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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 , Philippe 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 (1) , 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
P. Adamson
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C. Andreopoulos
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K. E. Arms
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R. Armstrong
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D. J. Auty
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D. S. Ayres
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C. Backhouse
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B. Baller
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G. Barr
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W. L. Barrett
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B. R. Becker
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A. Belias
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R. H. Bernstein
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D. Bhattacharya
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M. Bishai
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A. Blake
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G. J. Bock
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J. Boehm
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D. J. Boehnlein
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D. Bogert
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C. Bower
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E. Buckley-Geer
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S. Cavanaugh
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J. D. Chapman
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D. Cherdack
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S. Childress
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B. C. Choudhary
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J. H. Cobb
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S. J. Coleman
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A. J. Culling
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J. K. de Jong
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M. Dierckxsens
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M. V. Diwan
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M. Dorman
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S. A. Dytman
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C. O. Escobar
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J. J. Evans
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E. Falk Harris
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G. J. Feldman
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M. V. Frohne
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H. R. Gallagher
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A. Godley
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M. C. Goodman
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P. Gouffon
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R. Gran
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E. W. Grashorn
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N. Grossman
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K. Grzelak
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A. Habig
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D. Harris
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P. G. Harris
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J. Hartnell
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R. Hatcher
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K. Heller
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A. Himmel
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A. Holin
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L. Hsu
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J. Hylen
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G. M. Irwin
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M. Ishitsuka
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D. E. Jaffe
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C. James
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D. Jensen
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T. Kafka
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S. M. S. Kasahara
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J. J. Kim
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M. S. Kim
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G. Koizumi
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S. Kopp
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M. Kordosky
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D. J. Koskinen
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S. K. Kotelnikov
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A. Kreymer
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S. Kumaratunga
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K. Lang
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J. Ling
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P. J. Litchfield
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R. P. Litchfield
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L. Loiacono
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Philippe Lucas
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J. Ma
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W. A. Mann
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A. Marchionni
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M. L. Marshak
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J. S. Marshall
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N. Mayer
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A. M. Mcgowan
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J. R. Meier
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M. D. Messier
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C. J. Metelko
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D. G. Michael
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W. H. Miller
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S. R. Mishra
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C. D. Moore
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J. Morfín
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L. Mualem
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S. Mufson
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S. Murgia
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J. Musser
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D. Naples
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J. K. Nelson
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H. B. Newman
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R. J. Nichol
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T. C. Nicholls
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J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux
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W. P. Oliver
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R. Ospanov
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J. Paley
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V. Paolone
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A. Para
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T. Patzak
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Ž. Pavlović
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G. Pawloski
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G. F. Pearce
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C. W. Peck
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D. A. Petyt
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R. Pittam
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R. K. Plunkett
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A. Rahaman
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R. A. Rameika
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T. M. Raufer
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B. Rebel
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J. Reichenbacher
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P. A. Rodrigues
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C. Rosenfeld
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H. A. Rubin
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V. A. Ryabov
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M. C. Sanchez
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N. Saoulidou
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J. Schneps
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P. Schreiner
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P. Shanahan
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W. Smart
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C. Smith
A. Sousa
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B. Speakman
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P. Stamoulis
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M. Strait
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N. Tagg
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R. L. Talaga
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M. A. Tavera
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J. Thomas
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M. A. Thomson
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J. L. Thron
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G. Tinti
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I. Trostin
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V. A. Tsarev
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G. Tzanakos
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J. Urheim
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P. Vahle
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B. Viren
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D. R. Ward
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M. Watabe
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A. Weber
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R. C. Webb
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A. Wehmann
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N. West
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C. White
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S. G. Wojcicki
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D. M. Wright
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T. Yang
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K. Zhang
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R. Zwaska
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Abstract

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.

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in2p3-00704728 , version 1 (06-06-2012)

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P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, K. E. Arms, R. Armstrong, D. J. Auty, et al.. Search for Active Neutrino Disappearance Using Neutral-Current Interactions in the MINOS Long-Baseline Experiment. Physical Review Letters, 2008, 101, pp.221804. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.221804⟩. ⟨in2p3-00704728⟩
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