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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
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
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
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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T. Patzak
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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
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.

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in2p3-00704733 , version 1 (06-06-2012)

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P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, K.E. Arms, R. Armstrong, D.J. Auty, et al.. A Study of Muon Neutrino Disappearance Using the Fermilab Main Injector Neutrino Beam. Physical Review D, 2008, 77, pp.072002. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.77.072002⟩. ⟨in2p3-00704733⟩
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