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