A Study of Muon Neutrino Disappearance Using the Fermilab Main Injector Neutrino Beam
P. Adamson
,
C. Andreopoulos
,
K.E. Arms
,
R. Armstrong
,
D.J. Auty
,
S. Avvakumov
,
D.S. Ayres
,
B. Baller
,
B. Barish
,
P.D. Barnes
,
G. Barr
,
W.L. Barrett
,
Edward Beall
,
B.R. Becker
,
A. Belias
,
R.H. Bernstein
,
D. Bhattacharya
,
M. Bishai
,
A. Blake
,
B. Bock
,
G.J. Bock
,
J. Boehm
,
D.J. Boehnlein
,
D. Bogert
,
P.M. Border
,
C. Bower
,
E. Buckley-Geer
,
A. Cabrera
(1)
,
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
,
D. Drakoulakos
,
T. Durkin
,
S.A. Dytman
,
A.R. Erwin
,
C.O. Escobar
,
J.J. Evans
,
E. Falk Harris
,
G.J. Feldman
,
T.H. Fields
,
R. Ford
,
M.V. Frohne
,
H.R. Gallagher
,
A. Godley
,
J. Gogos
,
M.C. Goodman
,
P. Gouffon
,
R. Gran
,
E.W. Grashorn
,
N. Grossman
,
K. Grzelak
,
A. Habig
,
D. Harris
,
P.G. Harris
,
J. Hartnell
,
E.P. Hartouni
,
R. Hatcher
,
K. Heller
,
A. Himmel
,
A. Holin
,
C. Howcroft
,
J. Hylen
,
D. Indurthy
,
G.M. Irwin
,
M. Ishitsuka
,
D.E. Jaffe
,
C. James
,
L. Jenner
,
D. Jensen
,
T. Kafka
,
H.J. Kang
,
S.M.S. Kasahara
,
M.S. Kim
,
G. Koizumi
,
S. Kopp
,
M. Kordosky
,
D.J. Koskinen
,
S.K. Kotelnikov
,
A. Kreymer
,
S. Kumaratunga
,
K. Lang
,
A. Lebedev
,
R. Lee
,
J. Ling
,
J. Liu
,
P.J. Litchfield
,
R.P. Litchfield
,
L. Loiacono
,
Philippe Lucas
,
W.A. Mann
,
A. Marchionni
,
A.D. Marino
,
M.L. Marshak
,
J.S. Marshall
,
N. Mayer
,
A.M. Mcgowan
,
J.R. Meier
,
G.I. Merzon
,
M.D. Messier
,
C.J. Metelko
,
D.G. Michael
,
R.H. Milburn
,
J.L. Miller
,
W.H. Miller
,
S.R. Mishra
,
A. Mislivec
,
C.D. Moore
,
J. Morfin
,
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
,
T. Osiecki
,
R. Ospanov
,
J. Paley
,
V. Paolone
,
A. Para
,
T. Patzak
(1)
,
Z. Pavlovic
,
G.F. Pearce
,
C.W. Peck
,
E.A. Peterson
,
D.A. Petyt
,
H. Ping
,
R. Pittam
,
R.K. Plunkett
,
D. Rahman
,
R.A. Rameika
,
T.M. Raufer
,
B. Rebel
,
J. Reichenbacher
,
D.E. Reyna
,
P.A. Rodrigues
,
C. Rosenfeld
,
H.A. Rubin
,
K. Ruddick
,
V.A. Ryabov
,
R. Saakyan
,
M.C. Sanchez
,
N. Saoulidou
,
J. Schneps
,
P. Schreiner
,
V.K. Semenov
,
S.M. Seun
,
P. Shanahan
,
W. Smart
,
V. Smirnitsky
,
C. Smith
,
A. Sousa
,
B. Speakman
,
P. Stamoulis
,
M. Strait
,
P.A. Symes
,
N. Tagg
,
R.L. Talaga
,
E. Tetteh-Lartey
,
J. Thomas
,
J. Thompson
,
M.A. Thomson
,
J.L. Thron
,
G. Tinti
,
I. Trostin
,
V.A. Tsarev
,
G. Tzanakos
,
J. Urheim
,
P. Vahle
,
V. Verebryusov
,
B. Viren
,
C.P. Ward
,
D.R. Ward
,
M. Watabe
,
A. Weber
,
R.C. Webb
,
A. Wehmann
,
N. West
,
C. White
,
S.G. Wojcicki
,
D.M. Wright
,
T. Yang
,
H. Zheng
,
M. Zois
,
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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S. Avvakumov
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D.S. Ayres
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B. Baller
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B. Barish
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P.D. Barnes
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G. Barr
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W.L. Barrett
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Edward Beall
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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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B. Bock
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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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P.M. Border
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C. Bower
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E. Buckley-Geer
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A. Cabrera
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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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D. Drakoulakos
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T. Durkin
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S.A. Dytman
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A.R. Erwin
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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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T.H. Fields
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R. Ford
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M.V. Frohne
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H.R. Gallagher
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A. Godley
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J. Gogos
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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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E.P. Hartouni
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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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C. Howcroft
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J. Hylen
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D. Indurthy
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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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L. Jenner
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D. Jensen
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T. Kafka
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H.J. Kang
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S.M.S. Kasahara
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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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A. Lebedev
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R. Lee
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J. Ling
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J. Liu
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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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W.A. Mann
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A. Marchionni
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A.D. Marino
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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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G.I. Merzon
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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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R.H. Milburn
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J.L. Miller
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W.H. Miller
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S.R. Mishra
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A. Mislivec
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C.D. Moore
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J. Morfin
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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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T. Osiecki
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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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Z. Pavlovic
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G.F. Pearce
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C.W. Peck
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E.A. Peterson
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D.A. Petyt
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H. Ping
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R. Pittam
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R.K. Plunkett
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D. Rahman
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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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D.E. Reyna
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P.A. Rodrigues
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C. Rosenfeld
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H.A. Rubin
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K. Ruddick
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V.A. Ryabov
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R. Saakyan
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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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V.K. Semenov
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S.M. Seun
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P. Shanahan
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W. Smart
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V. Smirnitsky
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C. Smith
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A. Sousa
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B. Speakman
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P. Stamoulis
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M. Strait
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P.A. Symes
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N. Tagg
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R.L. Talaga
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E. Tetteh-Lartey
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J. Thomas
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J. Thompson
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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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V. Verebryusov
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B. Viren
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C.P. Ward
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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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H. Zheng
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M. Zois
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R. Zwaska
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Abstract
We report the results of a search for muon-neutrino disappearance by the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search. The experiment uses two detectors separated by 734 km to observe a beam of neutrinos created by the Neutrinos at the Main Injector facility at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The data were collected in the first 282 days of beam operations and correspond to an exposure of 1.27e20 protons on target. Based on measurements in the Near Detector, in the absence of neutrino oscillations we expected 336 +/- 14 muon-neutrino charged-current interactions at the Far Detector but observed 215. This deficit of events corresponds to a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. The deficit is energy dependent and is consistent with two-flavor neutrino oscillations according to delta m-squared = 2.74e-3 +0.44/-0.26e-3 eV^2 and sin^2(2 theta) > 0.87 at 68% confidence level.