1. First measurement of muon-neutrino disappearance in NOvA
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Adamson, P, Ader, C, Andrews, M, Anfimov, N, Anghel, I, Arms, K, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Aurisano, A, Ayres, DS, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, BA, Bays, K, Bernstein, R, Betancourt, M, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Biery, K, Blackburn, T, Bocean, V, Bogert, D, Bolshakova, A, Bowden, M, Bower, C, Broemmelsiek, D, Bromberg, C, Brunetti, G, Bu, X, Butkevich, A, Capista, D, Catano-Mur, E, Chase, TR, Childress, S, Choudhary, BC, Chowdhury, B, Coan, TE, Coelho, JAB, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Cunningham, A, Davies, GS, Davies, JP, Del Tutto, M, Derwent, PF, Deepthi, KN, Demuth, D, Desai, S, Deuerling, G, Devan, A, Dey, J, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Dixon, S, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, EC, Duyang, H, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, GJ, Felt, N, Fenyves, EJ, Flumerfelt, E, Foulkes, S, Frank, MJ, Freeman, W, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, HR, Gebhard, M, Ghosh, T, Gilbert, W, Giri, A, Goadhouse, S, Gomes, RA, Goodenough, L, Goodman, MC, Grichine, V, Grossman, N, Group, R, Grudzinski, J, Guarino, V, Guo, B, Habig, A, Handler, T, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Howcroft, C, Huang, J, Huang, X, Hylen, J, Ishitsuka, M, Jediny, F, Jensen, C, Jensen, D, Johnson, C, Jostlein, H, Kafka, GK, Kamyshkov, Y, Kasahara, SMS, Kasetti, S, Kephart, K, Koizumi, G, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Krahn, Z, Kravtsov, V, Kreymer, A, Kulenberg, C, Kumar, A, Kutnink, T, Kwarciancy, R, Kwong, J, Lang, K, Lee, A, Lee, WM, Lee, K, Lein, S, Liu, J, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Lu, Q, Lucas, P, Luchuk, S, Lukens, P, Lukhanin, G, Magill, S, Maan, K, Mann, WA, Marshak, ML, Martens, M, Martincik, J, Mason, P, Matera, K, Mathis, M, Matveev, V, Mayer, N, McCluskey, E, Mehdiyev, R, Merritt, H, Messier, MD, Meyer, H, Miao, T, Michael, D, Mikheyev, SP, Miller, WH, Mishra, SR, Mohanta, R, Moren, A, Mualem, L, Muether, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Newman, HB, Nelson, JK, Niner, E, Norman, A, Nowak, J, Oksuzian, Y, Olshevskiy, A, Oliver, J, Olson, T, Paley, J, Pandey, P, Para, A, Patterson, RB, Pawloski, G, Pearson, N, Perevalov, D, Pershey, D, Peterson, E, Petti, R, Phan-Budd, S, Piccoli, L, Pla-Dalmau, A, Plunkett, RK, Poling, R, Potukuchi, B, Psihas, F, Pushka, D, Qiu, X, Raddatz, N, Radovic, A, Rameika, RA, Ray, R, Rebel, B, Rechenmacher, R, Reed, B, Reilly, R, Rocco, D, Rodkin, D, Ruddick, K, Rusack, R, Ryabov, V, Sachdev, K, Sahijpal, S, Sahoo, H, Samoylov, O, Sanchez, MC, Saoulidou, N, Schlabach, P, Schneps, J, Schroeter, R, Sepulveda-Quiroz, J, Shanahan, P, Sherwood, B, Sheshukov, A, Singh, J, Singh, V, Smith, A, Smith, D, Smolik, J, Solomey, N, Sotnikov, A, Sousa, A, Soustruznik, K, Stenkin, Y, Strait, M, Suter, L, Talaga, RL, Tamsett, MC, Tariq, S, Tas, P, Tesarek, RJ, Thayyullathil, RB, Thomsen, K, Tian, X, Tognini, SC, Toner, R, Trevor, J, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Valerio, L, Vinton, L, Vrba, T, Waldron, AV, Wang, B, Wang, Z, Weber, A, Wehmann, A, Whittington, D, Wilcer, N, Wildberger, R, Wildman, D, Williams, K, Wojcicki, SG, Wood, K, Xiao, M, Xin, T, Yadav, N, Yang, S, Zadorozhnyy, S, Zalesak, J, Zamorano, B, Zhao, A, Zirnstein, J, Zwaska, R, Adamson, P, Ader, C, Andrews, M, Anfimov, N, Anghel, I, Arms, K, Arrieta-Diaz, E, Aurisano, A, Ayres, D, Backhouse, C, Baird, M, Bambah, B, Bays, K, Bernstein, R, Betancourt, M, Bhatnagar, V, Bhuyan, B, Bian, J, Biery, K, Blackburn, T, Bocean, V, Bogert, D, Bolshakova, A, Bowden, M, Bower, C, Broemmelsiek, D, Bromberg, C, Brunetti, G, Bu, X, Butkevich, A, Capista, D, Catano-Mur, E, Chase, T, Childress, S, Choudhary, B, Chowdhury, B, Coan, T, Coelho, J, Colo, M, Cooper, J, Corwin, L, Cronin-Hennessy, D, Cunningham, A, Davies, G, Davies, J, Del Tutto, M, Derwent, P, Deepthi, K, Demuth, D, Desai, S, Deuerling, G, Devan, A, Dey, J, Dharmapalan, R, Ding, P, Dixon, S, Djurcic, Z, Dukes, E, Duyang, H, Ehrlich, R, Feldman, G, Felt, N, Fenyves, E, Flumerfelt, E, Foulkes, S, Frank, M, Freeman, W, Gabrielyan, M, Gallagher, H, Gebhard, M, Ghosh, T, Gilbert, W, Giri, A, Goadhouse, S, Gomes, R, Goodenough, L, Goodman, M, Grichine, V, Grossman, N, Group, R, Grudzinski, J, Guarino, V, Guo, B, Habig, A, Handler, T, Hartnell, J, Hatcher, R, Hatzikoutelis, A, Heller, K, Howcroft, C, Huang, J, Huang, X, Hylen, J, Ishitsuka, M, Jediny, F, Jensen, C, Jensen, D, Johnson, C, Jostlein, H, Kafka, G, Kamyshkov, Y, Kasahara, S, Kasetti, S, Kephart, K, Koizumi, G, Kotelnikov, S, Kourbanis, I, Krahn, Z, Kravtsov, V, Kreymer, A, Kulenberg, C, Kumar, A, Kutnink, T, Kwarciancy, R, Kwong, J, Lang, K, Lee, A, Lee, W, Lee, K, Lein, S, Liu, J, Lokajicek, M, Lozier, J, Lu, Q, Lucas, P, Luchuk, S, Lukens, P, Lukhanin, G, Magill, S, Maan, K, Mann, W, Marshak, M, Martens, M, Martincik, J, Mason, P, Matera, K, Mathis, M, Matveev, V, Mayer, N, Mccluskey, E, Mehdiyev, R, Merritt, H, Messier, M, Meyer, H, Miao, T, Michael, D, Mikheyev, S, Miller, W, Mishra, S, Mohanta, R, Moren, A, Mualem, L, Muether, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Newman, H, Nelson, J, Niner, E, Norman, A, Nowak, J, Oksuzian, Y, Olshevskiy, A, Oliver, J, Olson, T, Paley, J, Pandey, P, Para, A, Patterson, R, Pawloski, G, Pearson, N, Perevalov, D, Pershey, D, Peterson, E, Petti, R, Phan-Budd, S, Piccoli, L, Pla-Dalmau, A, Plunkett, R, Poling, R, Potukuchi, B, Psihas, F, Pushka, D, Qiu, X, Raddatz, N, Radovic, A, Rameika, R, Ray, R, Rebel, B, Rechenmacher, R, Reed, B, Reilly, R, Rocco, D, Rodkin, D, Ruddick, K, Rusack, R, Ryabov, V, Sachdev, K, Sahijpal, S, Sahoo, H, Samoylov, O, Sanchez, M, Saoulidou, N, Schlabach, P, Schneps, J, Schroeter, R, Sepulveda-Quiroz, J, Shanahan, P, Sherwood, B, Sheshukov, A, Singh, J, Singh, V, Smith, A, Smith, D, Smolik, J, Solomey, N, Sotnikov, A, Sousa, A, Soustruznik, K, Stenkin, Y, Strait, M, Suter, L, Talaga, R, Tamsett, M, Tariq, S, Tas, P, Tesarek, R, Thayyullathil, R, Thomsen, K, Tian, X, Tognini, S, Toner, R, Trevor, J, Tzanakos, G, Urheim, J, Vahle, P, Valerio, L, Vinton, L, Vrba, T, Waldron, A, Wang, B, Wang, Z, Weber, A, Wehmann, A, Whittington, D, Wilcer, N, Wildberger, R, Wildman, D, Williams, K, Wojcicki, S, Wood, K, Xiao, M, Xin, T, Yadav, N, Yang, S, Zadorozhnyy, S, Zalesak, J, Zamorano, B, Zhao, A, Zirnstein, J, and Zwaska, R
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Physics ,Particle physics ,Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors ,010308 nuclear & particles physics ,FOS: Physical sciences ,QC0793 ,Nova (laser) ,Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det) ,01 natural sciences ,Measure (mathematics) ,NuMI ,NOvA, neutrino oscillation ,High Energy Physics - Experiment ,Nuclear physics ,High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex) ,0103 physical sciences ,Muon neutrino ,Fermilab ,Neutrino ,010306 general physics ,Neutrino oscillation ,Beam (structure) - Abstract
This paper reports the first measurement using the NOvA detectors of $\nu_\mu$ disappearance in a $\nu_\mu$ beam. The analysis uses a 14 kton-equivalent exposure of $2.74 \times 10^{20}$ protons-on-target from the Fermilab NuMI beam. Assuming the normal neutrino mass hierarchy, we measure $\Delta m^{2}_{32}=(2.52^{+0.20}_{-0.18})\times 10^{-3}$ eV$^{2}$ and $\sin^2\theta_{23}$ in the range 0.38-0.65, both at the 68% confidence level, with two statistically-degenerate best fit points at $\sin^2\theta_{23} = $ 0.43 and 0.60. Results for the inverted mass hierarchy are also presented., Comment: 8 pages, 6 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev. D Rapid Communications
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- 2016
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