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1. Updated constraints on sterile neutrino mixing in the OPERA experiment using a new $\nu_e$ identification method

Author: Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcc, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C. S., and HEP, INSPIRE
Subjects: [PHYS.HEXP] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], hep-ex, OPERA, FOS: Physical sciences, oscillation, GeV, sensitivity, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), neutrino, efficiency, BooNE, sterile, long baseline, mixing, readout, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: This paper describes a new $\nu_e$ identification method specifically designed to improve the low-energy ($< 30\,\mathrm{GeV}$) $\nu_e$ identification efficiency attained by enlarging the emulsion film scanning volume with the next generation emulsion readout system. A relative increase of 25-70% in the $\nu_e$ low-energy region is expected, leading to improvements in the OPERA sensitivity to neutrino oscillations in the framework of the 3 + 1 model. The method is applied to a subset of data where the detection efficiency increase is expected to be more relevant, and one additional $\nu_e$ candidate is found. The analysis combined with the $\nu_\tau$ appearance results improves the upper limit on $\sin^2 2\theta_{\mu e}$ to 0.016 at 90% C.L. in the MiniBooNE allowed region $\Delta m^2_{41} \sim 0.3\,\mathrm{eV}^2$., Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures
Published: 2022

2. Discovery potential for directional Dark Matter detection with nuclear emulsions

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Asada, T., Ashikhmin, V. V., Bodnarchuk, I., Buonaura, A., Chernyavskii, M., Chukanov, A., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Enikeev, R. I., Fini, R. A., Galati, G., Gentile, V., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Guler, A. M., Ichiki, H., Katsuragawa, T., Konovalova, N., Kuge, K., Lauria, A., Lee, K. Y., Lista, L., Malgin, A. S., Managadze, A., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Okateva, N., Park, B. D., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pupilli, F., Roganova, T., Rogozhnikov, A., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O. G., Sato, O., Shakiryanova, I. R., Shchedrina, T., Sirignano, C., Sohn, J. Y., Sotnikov, A., Starkov, N., Strolin, P., Tioukov, V., Umemoto, A., Ustyuzhanin, A., Yoon, C. S., Yoshimoto, M., Vasina, S., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Asada, T., Ashikhmin, V. V., Bodnarchuk, I., Buonaura, A., Chernyavskii, M., Chukanov, A., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Enikeev, R. I., Fini, R. A., Galati, G., Gentile, V., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Guler, A. M., Ichiki, H., Katsuragawa, T., Konovalova, N., Kuge, K., Lauria, A., Lee, K. Y., Lista, L., Malgin, A. S., Managadze, A., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Naka, T., Okateva, N., Park, B. D., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pupilli, F., Roganova, T., Rogozhnikov, A., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O. G., Sato, O., Shakiryanova, I. R., Shchedrina, T., Sirignano, C., Sohn, J. Y., Sotnikov, A., Starkov, N., Strolin, P., Tioukov, V., Umemoto, A., Ustyuzhanin, A., Yoon, C. S., Yoshimoto, M., and Vasina, S.
Subjects: Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics (astro-ph.CO), Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, lcsh:Astrophysics, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), lcsh:QB460-466, lcsh:QC770-798, lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, Nuclear Experiment, Engineering (miscellaneous), Astrophysics - Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics
Abstract: Direct Dark Matter searches are nowadays one of the most fervid research topics with many experimental efforts devoted to the search for nuclear recoils induced by the scattering of Weakly Interactive Massive Particles (WIMPs). Detectors able to reconstruct the direction of the nucleus recoiling against the scattering WIMP are opening a new frontier to possibly extend Dark Matter searches beyond the neutrino background. Exploiting directionality would also prove the galactic origin of Dark Matter with an unambiguous signal-to-background separation. Indeed, the angular distribution of recoiled nuclei is centered around the direction of the Cygnus constellation, while the background distribution is expected to be isotropic. Current directional experiments are based on gas TPC whose sensitivity is limited by the small achievable detector mass. In this paper we present the discovery potential of a directional experiment based on the use of a solid target made of newly developed nuclear emulsions and of optical read-out systems reaching unprecedented nanometric resolution., 8 pages, 12 figures
Published: 2018
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3. First observation of a tau neutrino charged current interaction with charm production in the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., del Amo&nbsp, Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C. S., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del, Amo&nbsp, Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., and Yoon, C. S.
Published: 2020

4. More results from the OPERA experiment

Author: Galati, G., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., A.Fini, R., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., M.Guler, A., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, H., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., H.Kim, S., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., F.Loverre, P., Malenica, M., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., C.Montesi, M., Morishima, K., T.Muciaccia, M., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Omura, T., Osaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., D.Park, B., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., M.Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., L.Vuilleumier, J., Wilquet, G., S.Yoon, C., Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP/Laboratoire d'Annecy-le-Vieux de Physique des Particules), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Galati, G, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bodnarchuk, I, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, H, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malenica, M, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Omura, T, Osaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, B, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakirianova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibayama, E, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Vasina, S, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Yoon, C, Galati, G., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, H., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, PIER FERRUCCIO, Malenica, M., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Omura, T., Osaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C. S., Fini, R.A., Guler, A.M., Kim, S.H., Loverre, P.F., Montesi, M.C., Muciaccia, M.T., Park, B.D., Stellacci, S.M., Vuilleumier, J.L., and Yoon, C.S.
Subjects: Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), OPERA, neutrino: mass difference, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Astronomy and Astrophysic, neutrino: mixing angle, neutrino/mu: secondary beam, Gran Sasso, muon: cosmic radiation, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], neutrino/tau: particle identification, neutrino: oscillation, talk: La Thuile 2017/03/05, neutrino: mixing, experimental results
Abstract: International audience; The OPERA experiment reached its main goal by proving the appearance of ντ in the CNGS νμ beam. Five ντ candidates were detected with a S/B ratio of ∼ 10, allowing to reject the null hypothesis at 5.1σ. The search has been extended by loosening the selection criteria in order to improve the statistical uncertainty. One of the ντ candidates selected with the new strategy shows a double vertex topology and, after a dedicated multivariate analysis, is compatible with being a ντ interaction with charm production. Based on the enlarged data sample the estimation of Δm2 23 in appearance mode is being performed. The search for νe interactions has been extended over the full data set with a more than twofold increase in statistics: data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. The implications of the electron neutrino sample in the framework of the 3+1 sterile mode will lead to exclusion limits on sin2 2θμe. Finally, the analysis of the annual modulation of cosmic muons is introduced.
Published: 2017
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5. First observation of a tau neutrino charged current interaction with charm production in the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., Lellis, G., Serio, M., Amo Sanchez, P., Crescenzo, A., Ferdinando, D., Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C., Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, and Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: data analysis method, tau neutrino, charmed particle, nuclear emulsions, topology, neutral current, charm: pair production, FOS: Physical sciences, lcsh:Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, charged current, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), statistical analysis, lcsh:QB460-466, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], lcsh:Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity, neutrino: interaction, hep-ex, background, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, charm: production, kinematics, vertex: secondary, lcsh:QC770-798, neutrino/tau: particle identification, High Energy Physics::Experiment, numerical calculations: Monte Carlo, Particle Physics - Experiment, experimental results
Abstract: An event topology with two secondary vertices compatible with the decay of short-lived particles was found in the analysis of neutrino interactions in the Opera target. The observed topology is compatible with tau neutrino charged current (CC) interactions with charm production and neutrino neutral current (NC) interactions with $c\overline{c}$ pair production. However, other processes can mimic this topology. A dedicated analysis was implemented to identify the underlying process. A Monte Carlo simulation was developed and complementary procedures were introduced in the kinematic reconstruction. A multivariate analysis technique was used to achieve an optimal separation of signal from background. Most likely, this event is a $\nu_{\tau}$ CC interaction with charm production, the tau and charm particle decaying into 1 prong and 2 prongs, respectively. The significance of this observation is evaluated., Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures; Editors: Marco Roda, Chiara Sirignano and Gabriele Sirri
Published: 2020
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6. Results from the OPERA Experiment in the CNGS Beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovčić, Krešimir, Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Kliček, Budimir, Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubičić, Ante, Longhin, A., Loverre, P.F., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Ozaki, K., Paolini, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipčević, Mario, Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Yoon, C. S., Paoloni, A, Agafonova, N, Alexandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Gentile, V, Goldberg, J, Gorbunov, S, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Ishiguro, K, Iuliano, A, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Ozaki, K, Paparella, L, Park, B, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Shibayama, E, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Vasina, S, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, and Yoon, C
Subjects: lcsh:QC793-793.5, Neutrino oscillation, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Opera, General Physics and Astronomy, Cosmic ray physic, Scintillator, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Physics::Popular Physics, 0103 physical sciences, OPERA experiment, Cosmic ray physics, Neutrino oscillations, Tau neutrino cross section, 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, lcsh:Elementary particle physics, neutrino oscillations, tau neutrino cross section, cosmic ray physics, Scintillation counter, Computer Science::Programming Languages, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Beam (structure)
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to observe ν μ → ν τ oscillations through τ appearance on the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso (CNGS) beam over a baseline of 730 km. OPERA was a hybrid experiment composed of lead plates and emulsion layers acting as a target for neutrino interactions. The experiment was complemented with electronic detectors: scintillator strips used as Target Trackers and muon spectrometers. A review of the OPERA final results is presented in this paper.
Published: 2018
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7. Erratum: Final Results of the OPERA Experiment on ν_τ Appearance in the CNGS Neutrino Beam [Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 211801 (2018)]

Author: Agafonova, N, Alexandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Favier, J, Fini, R A, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Gentile, V, Goldberg, J, Gorbunov, S, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Ishiguro, K, Iuliano, A, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S H, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malenica, M, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M C, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M T, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevsky, A, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, B D, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sadovsky, A, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Shibayama, E, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S M, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Ustyuzhanin, A, Vasina, S, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J L, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C S, Agafonova, N, Alexandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Favier, J, Fini, R A, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Gentile, V, Goldberg, J, Gorbunov, S, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Ishiguro, K, Iuliano, A, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, S H, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malenica, M, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M C, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M T, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevsky, A, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, B D, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sadovsky, A, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Shibayama, E, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S M, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Ustyuzhanin, A, Vasina, S, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J L, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, and Yoon, C S
Subjects: Neutrino oscillations, neutrinos, tau leptons
Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.211801.
Published: 2018

8. Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino-lead interactions in the OPERA detector (vol 78, 62, 2018)

Author: Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bertolin, A, Bodnarchuk, I, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Sanchez, P del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, RA, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Gentile, V, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Gorbunov, S, Grella, G, Guler, AM, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, SH, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, MC, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, MT, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Okateva, N, Ogawa, S, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, BD, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakirianova, I, Shchedrina, T, Shibuya, H, Shibayama, E, Shiraishi, T, Simone, S, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Sotnikov, A, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, SM, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Vasina, S, Vilain, P, Voevodina, E, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, JL, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, and Yoon, CS
Published: 2018

9. Final Results of the OPERA Experiment on nu(tau )Appearance In the CNGS Neutrino Beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V, Goldberg, J., Gorbunov, S., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Güler, Ali Murat, Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamışcıoğlu, Mustafa, Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malenica, M., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V, Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sadovsky, A., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T., Shibayama, E., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S., Ustyuzhanin, A., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., and OpenMETU
Subjects: General Physics and Astronomy
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to study νμ→ντ oscillations in the appearance mode in the CERN to Gran Sasso Neutrino beam (CNGS). In this Letter, we report the final analysis of the full data sample collected between 2008 and 2012, corresponding to 17.97×1019 protons on target. Selection criteria looser than in previous analyses have produced ten ντ candidate events, thus reducing the statistical uncertainty in the measurement of the oscillation parameters and of ντ properties. A multivariate approach for event identification has been applied to the candidate events and the discovery of ντ appearance is confirmed with an improved significance level of 6.1σ. |Δm232| has been measured, in appearance mode, with an accuracy of 20%. The measurement of the ντ charged-current cross section, for the first time with a negligible contamination from ¯ντ, and the first direct evidence for the ντ lepton number are also reported.
Published: 2018

10. Limits on muon-neutrino to tau-neutrino oscillations induced by a sterile neutrino state obtained by OPERA at the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladymyrov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Zemskova, S., N., Agafonova, Buonaura, Annarita, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, Galati, Giuliana, Hosseini, Behzad, Lauria, Adele, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladymyrov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Zemskova, S., Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bodnarchuk, I, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakirianova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladymyrov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Zemskova, S, DIP. DI FISICA, DIPARTIMENTO DI FISICA E ASTRONOMIA 'AUGUSTO RIGHI', Da definire, AREA MIN. 02 - Scienze fisiche, and OpenMETU
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Sterile neutrino, Particle physics, Neutrino oscillation, 530 Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Opera, Oscillation, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, Beyond Standard Model, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics::Popular Physics, Oscillation Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes Beyond Standard Model, neutrino beam, sterile neutrinos, Tau neutrino, OPERA experiment, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Muon neutrino, 010306 general physics, Charged current, Physics, neutrino oscillations, tau neutrino, Large Hadron Collider, hep-ex, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, nuclear emulsions, neutrino beams, State (functional analysis), sterile neutrino, nuclear emulsion, Physique des particules élémentaires, High Energy Physics::Experiment, neutrino oscillations, sterile neutrinos, tau neutrino, OPERA experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, Beam (structure)
Abstract: The OPERA experiment, exposed to the CERN to Gran Sasso νμ beam, collected data from 2008 to 2012. Four oscillated ντ Charged Current interaction candidates have been detected in appearance mode, which are consistent with νμ→ ντ oscillations at the atmospheric Δm2 within the “standard” three-neutrino framework. In this paper, the OPERA ντ appearance results are used to derive limits on the mixing parameters of a massive sterile neutrino., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2015
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11. Final results of the search for $��_�� \to ��_{e}$ oscillations with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Gorbunov, S., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., and Yoon, C. S.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
Abstract: The OPERA experiment has discovered the tau neutrino appearance in the CNGS muon neutrino beam, in agreement with the 3 neutrino flavour oscillation hypothesis. The OPERA neutrino interaction target, made of Emulsion Cloud Chamber, was particularly efficient in the reconstruction of electromagnetic showers. Moreover, thanks to the very high granularity of the emulsion films, showers induced by electrons can be distinguished from those induced by $��^0$s, thus allowing the detection of charged current interactions of electron neutrinos. In this paper the results of the search for electron neutrino events using the full dataset are reported. An improved method for the electron neutrino energy estimation is exploited. Data are compatible with the 3 neutrino flavour mixing model expectations and are used to set limits on the oscillation parameters of the 3+1 neutrino mixing model, in which an additional mass eigenstate $m_{4}$ is introduced. At high $��m^{2}_{41}$ $( \gtrsim 0.1~\textrm{eV}^{2})$, an upper limit on $\sin^2 2��_{��e}$ is set to 0.021 at 90% C.L. and $��m^2_{41} \gtrsim 4 \times 10^{-3}~\textrm{eV}^{2}$ is excluded for maximal mixing in appearance mode., Editors: M. Tenti and S. Vasina
Published: 2018
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12. Erratum to: Study of charged hadron multiplicities in charged-current neutrino–lead interactions in the OPERA detector (The European Physical Journal C, (2018), 78, 1, (62), 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5509-y)

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bodnarchuk, I., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., del AmoSanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Gorbunov, S., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakirianova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., and Yoon, C. S.
Published: 2018

13. Final results of the OPERA experiment on $��_��$ appearance in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Alexandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Chernyavskiy, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Fini, R. A., Fornari, F., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Gentile, V., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Gorbunov, S., Grella, G., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Ishiguro, K., Iuliano, A., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laudisio, F., Lauria, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Mizutani, F., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Niwa, K., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Ogawa, S., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Paparella, L., Park, B. D., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sadovsky, A., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Shibuya, H., Shibayama, E., Shiraishi, T., Simone, S., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Sotnikov, A., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Ustyuzhanin, A., Vasina, S., Vilain, P., Voevodina, E., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., and Yoon, C. S.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), FOS: Physical sciences
Abstract: The OPERA experiment was designed to study $��_��\to��_��$ oscillations in appearance mode in the CNGS neutrino beam. In this letter we report the final analysis of the full data sample collected between 2008 and 2012, corresponding to $17.97\cdot 10^{19}$ protons on target. Selection criteria looser than in previous analyses have produced ten $��_��$ candidate events, thus reducing the statistical uncertainty in the measurement of the oscillation parameters and of $��_��$ properties. A multivariate approach for event identification has been applied to the candidate events and the discovery of $��_��$ appearance is confirmed with an improved significance level of 6.1 $��$. $��m^2_{23}$ has been measured, in appearance mode, with an accuracy of 20%. The measurement of $��_��$ CC cross-section, for the first time with a negligible contamination from $\bar��_��$, and the first direct observation of the $��_��$ lepton number are also reported., 7 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2018
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14. More results from the OPERA experiment

Author: Galati, G, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bodnarchuk, I, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavskiy, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, RA, Fornari, F, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, AM, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hayakawa, H, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kim, SH, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Laudisio, F, Lauria, A, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, PF, Malenica, M, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Mizutani, F, Monacelli, P, Montesi, MC, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, MT, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Omura, T, Osaki, K, Paoloni, A, Paparella, L, Park, BD, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Roganova, T, and Rokujo, H
Abstract: The OPERA experiment reached its main goal by proving the appearance of vτ in the CNGS vμ beam. Five vτ candidates were detected with a S/B ratio of ∼ 10, allowing to reject the null hypothesis at 5.1σ. The search has been extended by loosening the selection criteria in order to improve the statistical uncertainty. One of the vτ candidates selected with the new strategy shows a double vertex topology and, after a dedicated multivariate analysis, is compatible with being a vTτ interaction with charm production. Based on the enlarged data sample the estimation of Δm223 in appearance mode is being performed. The search for ve interactions has been extended over the full data set with a more than twofold increase in statistics: data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. The implications of the electron neutrino sample in the framework of the 3+1 sterile mode will lead to exclusion limits on sin2 2θμe. Finally, the analysis of the annual modulation of cosmic muons is introduced.
Published: 2017

15. MACRO results on atmospheric neutrinos

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, G. GIACOMELLI, A.MARGIOTTA, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Astrophysics (astro-ph), Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, MACRO, Solar neutrino problem, Lorentz covariance, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Atmospheric Neutrino, atmospheric neutrino, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Underground detector, Event (particle physics)
Abstract: We discuss the final results of the MACRO experiment on atmospheric neutrino oscillations. The data concern event topologies with average neutrino energies of ~3 and ~50 GeV. Multiple Coulomb Scattering of the high energy muons was used to estimate the neutrino energy event by event. The angular distributions, the L/E_nu distribution, the particle ratios and the absolute fluxes all favor nu_mu --> nu_tau oscillations with maximal mixing and Delta m^2 ~0.0023 eV^2. Emphasis is given to measured ratios which are not affected by Monte Carlo (MC) absolute normalization; a discussion is made on MC uncertainties. A preliminary search for possible Lorentz invariance violation contributions to atmospheric neutrino oscillations is presented and discussed., 4 pages, 6 figures. Paper presented at the NOW 2004 Workshop, Conca Specchiulla, Otranto, Italy, September 2004
Published: 2005
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16. Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam

Author: The OPERA Collaboration, Adam, T., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Sanchez, P. Alvarez, Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carlus, B., Cavanna, F., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Colosimo, G., Crespi, M., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Declais, Y., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Capua, F., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Efthymiopoulos, I., Egorov, O., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Giovannozzi, M., Girerd, C., Goldberg, J., Gollnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Gschwendtner, E., Guerin, C., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Enikeev, R., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Jones, M., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kiritsis, E., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Mazzoni, A., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Missiaen, D., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Nitti, F., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Palamara, O., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Riguzzi, F., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Sahnoun, Z., Schembri, A., Schuler, J., Lavina, L. Scotto, Serrano, J., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tran, N. T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. -L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Adam, T., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Alvarez Sanchez, P., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Ben Dhahbi, A., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carlus, B., Cavanna, F., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Colosimo, G., Crespi, M., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Déclais, Y., del Amo Sanchez, P., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Efthymiopoulos, I., Egorov, O., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Giovannozzi, M., Girerd, C., Goldberg, J., Göllnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Gschwendtner, E., Guerin, C., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Enikeev, R., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Jones, M., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kiritsis, E., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Mazzoni, A., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Missiaen, D., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Nitti, F., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Palamara, O., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Riguzzi, F., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Sahnoun, Z., Schembri, A., Schuler, J., Scotto Lavina, L., Serrano, J., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trani, N. T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, T. ADAM, N. AGAFONOVA, A. ALEKSANDROV, O. ALTINOK, P. ALVAREZ SANCHEZ, A. ANOKHINA, S. AOKI, A. ARIGA, T. ARIGA, D. AUTIERO, A. BADERTSCHER, A. BEN DHAHBI, A. BERTOLIN, C. BOZZA, T. BRUGI ERE, R. BRUGNERA, F. BRUNET, G. BRUNETTI, S. BUONTEMPO, B. CARLUS, F. CAVANNA, A. CAZES, L. CHAUSSARD, M. CHERNYAVSKY, V. CHIARELLA, A. CHUKANOV, G. COLOSIMO, M. CRESPI, N. D'AMBROSIO, G. DE LELLIS, M. DE SERIO, Y. D ECLAIS, P. DEL AMO SANCHEZ, F. DI CAPUA, A. DI CRESCENZO, D. DI FERDINANDO, N. DI MARCO, S. DMITRIEVSKY, M. DRACOS, D. DUCHESNEAU, S. DUSINI, T. DZHATDOEV, J. EBERT, I. EFTHYMIOPOULOS, O. EGOROV, A. EREDITATO, L.S. ESPOSITO, J. FAVIER, T. FERBER, R. A. FINI, T. FUKUDA, A. GARFAGNINI, G. GIACOMELLI, M. GIORGINI, M. GIOVANNOZZI, C. GIRERD, J. GOLDBERG, C. GOLLNITZ, D. GOLUBKOV, L. GONCHAROVA, Y. GORNUSHKIN, G. GRELLA, F. GRIANTI, E. GSCHWENDTNER, C. GUERIN, A. M. GULER, C. GUSTAVINO, C. HAGNER, K. HAMADA, T. HARA, R. ENIKEEV, M. HIERHOLZER, A. HOLLNAGEL, M. IEVA, H. ISHIDA, K. ISHIGURO, K. JAKOVCIC, C. JOLLET, M. JONES, F. JUGET, M. KAMISCIOGLU, J. KAWADA, S. H. KIM, M. KIMURA, E. KIRITSIS, N. KITAGAWA, B. KLICEK, J. KNUESEL, K. KODAMA, M. KOMATSU, U. KOSE, I. KRESLO, C. LAZZARO, J. LENKEIT, A. LJUBICIC, A. LONGHIN, A. MALGIN, G. MANDRIOLI, J. MARTEAU, T. MATSUO, V. MATVEEV, N. MAURI, A. MAZZONI, E. MEDINACELI, F. MEISEL, A. MEREGAGLIA, P. MIGLIOZZI, S. MIKADO, D. MISSIAEN, P. MONACELLI, K. MORISHIMA, U. MOSER, M. T. MUCIACCIA, N. NAGANAWA, T. NAKA, M. NAKAMURA, T. NAKANO, Y. NAKATSUKA, D. NAUMOV, V. NIKITINA, F. NITTI, S. OGAWA, N. OKATEVA, A. OLCHEVSKY, O. PALAMARA, A. PAOLONI, B. D. PARK, I. G. PARK, A. PASTORE, L. PATRIZII, E. PENNACCHIO, H. PESSARD, C. PISTILLO, N. POLUKHINA, M. POZZATO, K. PRETZL, F. PUPILLI, R. RESCIGNO, F. RIGUZZI, T. ROGANOVA, H. ROKUJO, G. ROSA, I. ROSTOVTSEVA, A. RUBBIA, A. RUSSO, V. RYASNY, O. RYAZHSKAYA, O. SATO, Y. SATO, Z. SAHNOUN, A. SCHEMBRI, J. SCHULER, L. SCOTTO LAVINA, J. SERRANO, I. SHAKIRYANOVA, A. SHESHUKOV, H. SHIBUYA, G. SHOZIYOEV, S. SIMONE, M. SIOLI, C. SIRIGNANO, G. SIRRI, J. S. SONG, M. SPINETTI, L. STANCO, N. STARKOV, S. STELLACCI, M. STIPCEVIC, T. STRAUSS, S. TAKAHASHI, M. TENTI, F. TERRANOVA, I. TEZUKA, V. TIOUKOV, P. TOLUN, N.T. TRAN, S. TUFANLI, P. VILAIN, M. VLADIMIROV, L. VOTANO, J. L. VUILLEUMIER, G. WILQUET, B. WONSAK, J. WURTZ, V. YAKUSHEV, C. S. YOON, J. YOSHIDA, Y. ZAITSEV, S. ZEMSKOVAT, A. ZGHICHEN, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Laboratoire SUBATECH Nantes (SUBATECH), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université de Nantes (UN)-Mines Nantes (Mines Nantes), OPERA, Adam, T, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Alvarez Sanchez, P, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Ben Dhahbi, A, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Carlus, B, Cavanna, F, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, Colosimo, G, Crespi, M, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Déclais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Efthymiopoulos, I, Egorov, O, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Giovannozzi, M, Girerd, C, Goldberg, J, Göllnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Gschwendtner, E, Guerin, C, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Enikeev, R, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Jones, M, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kiritsis, E, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Mazzoni, A, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Missiaen, D, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Nitti, F, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olchevsky, A, Palamara, O, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Riguzzi, F, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Sahnoun, Z, Schembri, A, Schuler, J, Scotto Lavina, L, Serrano, J, Shakiryanova, I, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trani, N, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, and Zghiche, A
Subjects: velocity, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Neutrino detectors and telescopes, NEUTRINO VELOCITY, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, GPS, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, neutrino, OPERA, CNGS, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), Physics, Geodesy, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Muon neutrino, 010306 general physics, Physics, Muon, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Massless particle, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, NEUTRINOS, Physique des particules élémentaires, PARTICLE PHYSICS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Energy source, Particle Physics - Experiment, Lepton
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory has measured the velocity of neutrinos from the CERN CNGS beam over a baseline of about 730 km. The measurement is based on data taken by OPERA in the years 2009, 2010 and 2011. Dedicated upgrades of the CNGS timing system and of the OPERA detector, as well as a high precision geodesy campaign for the measurement of the neutrino baseline, allowed reaching comparable systematic and statistical accuracies. An arrival time of CNGS muon neutrinos with respect to the one computed assuming the speed of light in vacuum of (6:5 ± 7:4 (stat:) +8.34 -8.0(sys:)) ns was measured corresponding to a relative difference of the muon neutrino velocity with respect to the speed of light (v - c)=c = (2:7 ± 3:1 (stat:) +3.4 -3:3 (sys:)) × 10 -6. The above result, obtained by comparing the time distributions of neutrino interactions and of protons hitting the CNGS target in 10.5 μs long extractions, was confirmed by a test performed at the end of 2011 using a short bunch beam allowing to measure the neutrino time of ight at the single interaction level., 0, arXiv-1109.4897v4, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2012
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17. Study of atmospheric neutrinos with the MACRO detector

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Normalization (statistics), Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Detector, MACRO, Atmospheric Neutrino, Nuclear physics, Angular distribution, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Macro, Atmospheric neutrino, Underground Detectors
Abstract: The MACRO experiment detected different categories of atmospheric muon neutrinos. We describe in this paper the energy estimate of upward throughgoing muons by using the multiple coulomb scattering. Combining the results of such analysis with the upgoing muon angular distribution, both not using the absolute ν flux normalization informations, an evidence above 4σ for atmospheric neutrino oscillation is found.
Published: 2003
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18. Atmospheric neutrino oscillations in the macro experiment

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Neutrino oscillation, Oscillation, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Atmospheric neutrino, MACRO, Solar neutrino problem, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Neutrino detector, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: In the MACRO experiment the flux of atmospheric muon neutrinos has been studied through the detection of upward-going muons generated in the rock below the detector and also through neutrino interactions inside the apparatus. Several topologies of neutrino events have been detected, which correspond to different neutrino parent energies. The measured flux in the different data sets shows a deficit with respect to the Monte Carlo predictions. Moreover, the upward-throughgoing muon sample (median neutrino energy ∼ 50 GeV ) also shows a distortion in the angular distribution shape. Interpreted in terms of neutrino oscillation, these results favor a ν μ into ν τ oscillation scenario, while the ν μ into ν sterile channel is disfavared at 99% C.L.
Published: 2002
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19. Evidence for numu->nutau appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Ben Dhahbi, A., Badertscher, A., Bender, D., Bertolin, Alessandro, Bozza, C., Brugnera, Riccardo, Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, Stefano, Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Ferone, G., Fini, R. . A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, Alberto, Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawada, J., Kawahara, H., Kim, J. . H., Kim, S. . H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., MEDINACELI VILLEGAS, Eduardo, Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. . C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. . T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. . D., Park, I. . G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, Marco, Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt Parzefal, W., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, Chiara, Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, Luca, Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. . M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. . L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. . S., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Asada, T, Autiero, D, Ben Dhahbi, A, Badertscher, A, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D'Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Ferone, G, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hakamata, K, Hara, T, Hayakawa, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Ishikawa, M, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Katsuragawa, T, Kawada, J, Kawahara, H, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyanishi, M, Miyashita, E, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roda, M, Rokujo, H, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt-Parzefal, W, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Yoshimoto, M, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, and Zghiche, A
Subjects: neutrino
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is designed to search for νμ→ντ oscillations in appearance mode, i.e., through the direct observation of the τ lepton in ντ-charged current interactions. The experiment has taken data for five years, since 2008, with the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso beam. Previously, two ντ candidates with a τ decaying into hadrons were observed in a subsample of data of the 2008-2011 runs. Here we report the observation of a third ντ candidate in the τ-→μ- decay channel coming from the analysis of a subsample of the 2012 run. Taking into account the estimated background, the absence of νμ→ντ oscillations is excluded at the 3.4σ level. © 2014 American Physical Society.
Published: 2014

20. Measurement of the TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the complete OPERA data set

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Büttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D’Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R.A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Göllnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J.H., Kim, S.H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M.C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S.M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C.S., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., N., Agafonova, Aleksandrov, A., A., Anokhina, S., Aoki, A., Ariga, T., Ariga, D., Bender, A., Bertolin, C., Bozza, R., Brugnera, Buonaura, Annarita, S., Buontempo, B., B?ttner, M., Chernyavsky, A., Chukanov, L., Consiglio, N., D?ambrosio, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, M., De Serio, P., Del Amo Sanchez, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, D., Di Ferdinando, N., Di Marco, S., Dmitrievski, M., Draco, D., Duchesneau, S., Dusini, T., Dzhatdoev, J., Ebert, A., Ereditato, R. A., Fini, T., Fukuda, Galati, Giuliana, A., Garfagnini, G., Giacomelli, C., G?llnitz, J., Goldberg, Y., Gornushkin, G., Grella, M., Guler, C., Gustavino, C., Hagner, T., Hara, A., Hollnagel, Hosseini, Behzad, H., Ishida, K., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, C., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kamiscioglu, J., Kawada, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kim, N., Kitagawa, B., Klicek, K., Kodama, M., Komatsu, U., Kose, I., Kreslo, Lauria, Adele, J., Lenkeit, A., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, P., Loverre, A., Malgin, M., Malenica, G., Mandrioli, T., Matsuo, V., Matveev, N., Mauri, E., Medinaceli, A., Meregaglia, S., Mikado, P., Monacelli, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, K., Morishima, M. T., Muciaccia, N., Naganawa, T., Naka, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, Y., Nakatsuka, K., Niwa, S., Ogawa, N., Okateva, A., Olshevsky, T., Omura, K., Ozaki, A., Paoloni, B. D., Park, I. G., Park, L., Pasqualini, A., Pastore, L., Patrizii, H., Pessard, C., Pistillo, D., Podgrudkov, N., Polukhina, M., Pozzato, F., Pupilli, M., Roda, H., Rokujo, T., Roganova, G., Rosa, O., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, A., Schembri, I., Shakiryanova, T., Shchedrina, A., Sheshukov, H., Shibuya, T., Shiraishi, G., Shoziyoev, S., Simone, M., Sioli, C., Sirignano, G., Sirri, M., Spinetti, L., Stanco, N., Starkov, S. M., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, P., Strolin, S., Takahashi, M., Tenti, F., Terranova, V., Tioukov, S., Tufanli, P., Vilain, M., Vladimirov, L., Votano, J. L., Vuilleumier, G., Wilquet, B., Wonsak, C. S., Yoon, S., Zemskova, A., Zghiche, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Bender, D, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugnera, R, Buonaura, A, Buontempo, S, Büttner, B, Chernyavsky, M, Chukanov, A, Consiglio, L, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievski, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Galati, G, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Göllnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Guler, M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hara, T, Hollnagel, A, Hosseini, B, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Loverre, P, Malgin, A, Malenica, M, Mandrioli, G, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Mikado, S, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Niwa, K, Ogawa, S, Okateva, N, Olshevsky, A, Omura, T, Ozaki, K, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pasqualini, L, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pupilli, F, Roda, M, Rokujo, H, Roganova, T, Rosa, G, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Schembri, A, Shakiryanova, I, Shchedrina, T, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shiraishi, T, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strolin, P, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yoon, C, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Bender, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, R. Brugnera, A. Buonaura, S. Buontempo, B. Buettner, M. Chernyavsky, A. Chukanov, L. Consiglio, N. D'Ambrosio, G. D. Lelli, M. D. Serio, P. D. Amo, A. D. Crescenzo, D. D. Ferdinando, N. D. Marco, S. Dmitrievski, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, G. Galati, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, T. Hara, A. Hollnagel, B. Hosseini, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, P. Loverre, A. Malgin, M. Malenica, G. Mandrioli, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, M. T. Muciaccia, N. Naganawa, T. Naka, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, K. Niwa, S. Ogawa, N. Okateva, A. Olshevsky, T. Omura, K. Ozaki, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, L. Pasqualini, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, F. Pupilli, M. Roda, H. Rokujo, T. Roganova, G. Rosa, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, A. Schembri, I. Shakiryanova, T. Shchedrina, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, T. Shiraishi, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, P. Strolin, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J. L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, C. S. Yoon, S. Zemskova, and A. Zghiche
Subjects: ratio, cosmic-ray muons, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, OPERA, spectrum, atmospheric, muon, charge, MUON SPECTROMETER, cosmic rays, UNDERGROUND PHYSICS, oscillation, neutrino detectors and telescopes, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Engineering (miscellaneous), ATMOSPHERIC MUONS
Abstract: The OPERA detector, designed to search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge-separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio R-mu = N-mu+/N-mu- was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The analysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The combination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were fitted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of primary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1-20 TeV investigated by OPERA, R-mu is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contributions to themuon flux, showing no significant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to 200 TeV/nucleon primary energy.
Published: 2014

21. Measurement of the neutrino velocity with the OPERA detector in the CNGS beam using the 2012 dedicated data

Author: The OPERA Collaboration, Adam, T., Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Beretta, M., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugi��re, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buettner, B., Buontempo, S., Carlus, B., Cavanna, F., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Girerd, C., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guerin, C., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Mancini-Terracciano, C., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Ogawa, S., Olchevsky, A., Ozaki, K., Palamara, O., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Schuler, J., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Zimmermann, R., T. Adam, N. Agafonova, A. Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, T. Ariga, D. Autiero, A. Badertscher, A. Ben Dhahbi, M. Beretta, A. Bertolin, C. Bozza, T. Brugière, R. Brugnera, F. Brunet, G. Brunetti, B. Buettner, S. Buontempo, B. Carlu, F. Cavanna, A. Caze, L. Chaussard, M. Chernyavsky, V. Chiarella, A. Chukanov, N. D’Ambrosio, G. Lelli, M. Serio, P. Amo Sanchez, A. Crescenzo, D. Ferdinando, N. Marco, S. Dmitrievsky, M. Draco, D. Duchesneau, S. Dusini, T. Dzhatdoev, J. Ebert, A. Ereditato, L. S. Esposito, J. Favier, G. Felici, T. Ferber, R. A. Fini, T. Fukuda, A. Garfagnini, G. Giacomelli, C. Girerd, C. Goellnitz, J. Goldberg, D. Golubkov, Y. Gornushkin, G. Grella, F. Grianti, C. Guerin, A. M. Guler, C. Gustavino, C. Hagner, K. Hamada, T. Hara, M. Hierholzer, A. Hollnagel, H. Ishida, K. Ishiguro, K. Jakovcic, C. Jollet, C. Kamiscioglu, M. Kamiscioglu, J. Kawada, J. H. Kim, S. H. Kim, M. Kimura, N. Kitagawa, B. Klicek, K. Kodama, M. Komatsu, U. Kose, I. Kreslo, A. Lauria, C. Lazzaro, J. Lenkeit, A. Ljubicic, A. Longhin, A. Malgin, C. Mancini-Terracciano, G. Mandrioli, J. Marteau, T. Matsuo, V. Matveev, N. Mauri, E. Medinaceli, A. Meregaglia, P. Migliozzi, S. Mikado, P. Monacelli, M. C. Montesi, K. Morishima, U. Moser, M. T. Muciaccia, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, Y. Nakatsuka, D. Naumov, V. Nikitina, S. Ogawa, A. Olchevsky, K. Ozaki, O. Palamara, A. Paoloni, B. D. Park, I. G. Park, A. Pastore, L. Patrizii, E. Pennacchio, H. Pessard, C. Pistillo, D. Podgrudkov, N. Polukhina, M. Pozzato, K. Pretzl, F. Pupilli, R. Rescigno, M. Roda, T. Roganova, H. Rokujo, G. Rosa, I. Rostovtseva, A. Rubbia, A. Russo, O. Ryazhskaya, O. Sato, Y. Sato, A. Schembri, W. Schmidt-Parzefall, J. Schuler, I. Shakiryanova, A. Sheshukov, H. Shibuya, G. Shoziyoev, S. Simone, M. Sioli, C. Sirignano, G. Sirri, J. S. Song, M. Spinetti, L. Stanco, N. Starkov, S. M. Stellacci, M. Stipcevic, T. Strau, S. Takahashi, M. Tenti, F. Terranova, V. Tioukov, P. Tolun, S. Tufanli, P. Vilain, M. Vladimirov, L. Votano, J.-L. Vuilleumier, G. Wilquet, B. Wonsak, J. Wurtz, C. S. Yoon, J. Yoshida, Y. Zaitsev, S. Zemskova, A. Zghiche, R. Zimmermann, Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), OPERA, DE LELLIS, Giovanni, DI CRESCENZO, Antonia, M., Draco, Lauria, Adele, Montesi, MARIA CRISTINA, Adam, T, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Ben Dhahbi, A, Beretta, M, Bertolin, A, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buettner, B, Buontempo, S, Carlus, B, Cavanna, F, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chukanov, A, D’Ambrosio, N, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, del Amo Sanchez, P, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Felici, G, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Fukuda, T, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Girerd, C, Goellnitz, C, Goldberg, J, Golubkov, D, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guerin, C, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hollnagel, A, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Kamiscioglu, C, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kim, J, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Lauria, A, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Malgin, A, Mancini Terracciano, C, Mandrioli, G, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Monacelli, P, Montesi, M, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Ogawa, S, Olchevsky, A, Ozaki, K, Palamara, O, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pistillo, C, Podgrudkov, D, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Pupilli, F, Rescigno, R, Roda, M, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryazhskaya, O, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt Parzefall, W, Schuler, J, Shakiryanova, I, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Shoziyoev, G, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stellacci, S, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Wurtz, J, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, and Zimmermann, R
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, Proton, 530 Physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, GPS, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Muon neutrino, neutrino detectors and telescopes, oscillation, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], 010306 general physics, Nuclear Experiment, Physics, Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes, Large Hadron Collider, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Detector, RELATIVITÀ RISTRETTA, speed, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Oscillation, oscillations, Physique des particules élémentaires, Speed of light, High Energy Physics::Experiment, RIVELATORI DI PARTICELLE ELEMENTARI, Neutrino, NEUTRINO, Beam (structure), Particle Physics - Experiment, Bar (unit)
Abstract: In spring 2012 CERN provided two weeks of a short bunch proton beam dedicated to the neutrino velocity measurement over a distance of 730 km. The OPERA neutrino experiment at the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory used an upgraded setup compared to the 2011 measurements, improving the measurement time accuracy. An independent timing system based on the Resistive Plate Chambers was exploited providing a time accuracy of ~1 ns. Neutrino and anti-neutrino contributions were separated using the information provided by the OPERA magnetic spectrometers. The new analysis profited from the precision geodesy measurements of the neutrino baseline and of the CNGS/LNGS clock synchronization. The neutrino arrival time with respect to the one computed assuming the speed of light in vacuum is found to be δt ν ≡ T OF c - T OF ν = (0.6±0.4 (stat.)±3.0 (syst.)) ns and δtν≡TOF c-TOFν = (1.7±1.4(stat.}±3.1(syst.) ns for νμ and νμ, respectively. This corresponds to a limit on the muon neutrino velocity with respect to the speed of light of -1.8 × 10-6 < (v ν - c)/c < 2.3 × 10-6 at 90% C.L. This new measurement confirms with higher accuracy the revised OPERA result. © 2013 SISSA., 0, OPERA Collaboration ;14 pp., SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2012
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22. Neutrino Astronomy with MACRO

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Perrone, Lorenzo, ON BEHALF OF THE MACRO, Collaboration, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High-energy astronomy, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics, Solar neutrino problem, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Neutrino detector, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino astronomy
Abstract: High energy neutrinos from astrophysical sources can be detected as upward-going muons produced in charged-current interactions with the matter surrounding the detector. We present the results of a search for either a diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux or a point-like source of neutrinos in the sample of upward-going muons gathered by MACRO. We find no evidence for both signals. The muon flux upper limit for the diffuse signal has been set at the level of 1.7 × 10^-14cm^-2 s^-1 sr^-1.
Published: 2002
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23. Cosmic Ray composition around the knee from EAS electromagnetic and muon data

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Coincident, EAS-TOP, Cosmic ray, MACRO, Composition (combinatorics), Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Abstract: We report the analysis of the N ϵ - N μ coincident events collected by the MACRO/EAS-TOP collaboration at the Gran Sasso Laboratories. The result points to a primary composition becoming heavier around the knee of the primary spectrum (in the energy region 10 15 – 10 16 eV). The result is in very good agreement with the measurements of EAS-TOP alone at the surface, wich detects muons with energy E μ > 1 GeV and uses the same (QGSJET) interaction model.
Published: 2002
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24. Observation of a first v(tau) candidate in the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Ambrosio, M, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Bendhabi, A, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Bick, D, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon-Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Ciesielski, R, Dal Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, Declais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Di Giovanni, A, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L. S, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R. A, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Galkin, V, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goldberg, J, Göllnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A. M, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S. H, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Lippi, I, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Mannai, K, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M. T, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Olchevsky, A, Omura, T, Orlova, G, Osedlo, V, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B. D, Park, I. G, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Repellin, J. P, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sakatani, Y, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt-Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Scotto Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J. S, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trabelsi, A, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J. -L, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C. S, Yoshida, J, Yoshioka, T, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, Zimmermann, R, Agafonova, N, Aleksandrov, A, Altinok, O, Ambrosio, M, Anokhina, A, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ariga, T, Autiero, D, Badertscher, A, Bagulya, A, Bendhabi, A, Bertolin, A, Besnier, M, Bick, D, Boyarkin, V, Bozza, C, Brugière, T, Brugnera, R, Brunet, F, Brunetti, G, Buontempo, S, Cazes, A, Chaussard, L, Chernyavsky, M, Chiarella, V, Chon-Sen, N, Chukanov, A, Ciesielski, R, Dal Corso, F, D'Ambrosio, N, Declais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P, De Lellis, G, De Serio, M, Di Capua, F, Di Crescenzo, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Di Marco, N, Di Giovanni, A, Dmitrievsky, S, Dracos, M, Duchesneau, D, Dusini, S, Dzhatdoev, T, Ebert, J, Egorov, O, Enikeev, R, Ereditato, A, Esposito, L, Favier, J, Ferber, T, Fini, R, Frekers, D, Fukuda, T, Galkin, V, Garfagnini, A, Giacomelli, G, Giorgini, M, Goldberg, J, Göllnitz, C, Golubkov, D, Goncharova, L, Gornushkin, Y, Grella, G, Grianti, F, Guler, A, Gustavino, C, Hagner, C, Hamada, K, Hara, T, Hierholzer, M, Hoshino, K, Ieva, M, Ishida, H, Ishiguro, K, Jakovcic, K, Jollet, C, Juget, F, Kamiscioglu, M, Kawada, J, Kazuyama, M, Kim, S, Kimura, M, Kitagawa, N, Klicek, B, Knuesel, J, Kodama, K, Komatsu, M, Kose, U, Kreslo, I, Kubota, H, Lazzaro, C, Lenkeit, J, Lippi, I, Ljubicic, A, Longhin, A, Lutter, G, Malgin, A, Mandrioli, G, Mannai, K, Marotta, A, Marteau, J, Matsuo, T, Matveev, V, Mauri, N, Medinaceli, E, Meisel, F, Meregaglia, A, Migliozzi, P, Mikado, S, Miyamoto, S, Monacelli, P, Morishima, K, Moser, U, Muciaccia, M, Naganawa, N, Naka, T, Nakamura, M, Nakano, T, Nakatsuka, Y, Naumov, D, Nikitina, V, Niwa, K, Nonoyama, Y, Ogawa, S, Olchevsky, A, Omura, T, Orlova, G, Osedlo, V, Paniccia, M, Paoloni, A, Park, B, Park, I, Pastore, A, Patrizii, L, Pennacchio, E, Pessard, H, Pilipenko, V, Pistillo, C, Polukhina, N, Pozzato, M, Pretzl, K, Publichenko, P, Pupilli, F, Repellin, J, Rescigno, R, Roganova, T, Rokujo, H, Romano, G, Rosa, G, Rostovtseva, I, Rubbia, A, Russo, A, Ryasny, V, Ryazhskaya, O, Sakatani, Y, Sato, O, Sato, Y, Schembri, A, Schmidt-Parzefall, W, Schroeder, H, Scotto Lavina, L, Sheshukov, A, Shibuya, H, Simone, S, Sioli, M, Sirignano, C, Sirri, G, Song, J, Spinetti, M, Stanco, L, Starkov, N, Stipcevic, M, Strauss, T, Strolin, P, Suzuki, K, Takahashi, S, Tenti, M, Terranova, F, Tezuka, I, Tioukov, V, Tolun, P, Trabelsi, A, Tran, T, Tufanli, S, Vilain, P, Vladimirov, M, Votano, L, Vuilleumier, J, Wilquet, G, Wonsak, B, Yakushev, V, Yoon, C, Yoshida, J, Yoshioka, T, Zaitsev, Y, Zemskova, S, Zghiche, A, and Zimmermann, R
Subjects: CNGS, Oscillation, Neutrino, OPERA, Appearance, Tau
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino detector in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) has been designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode through the study of the v(mu) -> v(tau) channel. The hybrid apparatus consists of an emulsion/lead target complemented by electronic detectors and it is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. Runs with CNGS neutrinos were successfully carried out in 2008 and 2009. After a brief description of the beam, the experimental setup and the procedures used for the analysis of the neutrino events, we describe the topology and kinematics of a first candidate v(tau) charged-current event satisfying the kinematical selection criteria. The background calculations and their cross-check are explained in detail and the significance of the event is assessed. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
Published: 2010

25. Observation of a first of a first ντ candidate event in the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Ambrosio, M., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Bendhabi, A., Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Boyarkin, V., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Ciesielski, R., Corso, F. Dal, D'Ambrosio, N., Declais, Y., del Amo Sanchez, P., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Di Giovanni, A., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Galkin, V., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goldberg, J., Göllnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Kubota, H., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Lippi, I., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Mannai, K., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Orlova, G., Osedlo, V., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Repellin, J. P., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sakatani, Y., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt Parzefall, W., Schroeder, H., Scotto Lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trabelsi, A., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshioka, T., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Zimmermann, R., DI CAPUA, FRANCESCO, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Ambrosio, M., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Bendhabi, A., Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Boyarkin, V., Bozza, C., Brugière, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Ciesielski, R., Corso, F. Dal, D'Ambrosio, N., Declais, Y., del Amo Sanchez, P., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Di Giovanni, A., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Galkin, V., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goldberg, J., Göllnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Kubota, H., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Lippi, I., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Mannai, K., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Orlova, G., Osedlo, V., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Repellin, J. P., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sakatani, Y., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt Parzefall, W., Schroeder, H., Scotto Lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trabelsi, A., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshioka, T., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., and Zimmermann, R.
Subjects: CNGS, Oscillation, Neutrino, OPERA, Appearance, Tau
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino detector in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) has been designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode through the study of the νμ→ντ channel. The hybrid apparatus consists of an emulsion/lead target complemented by electronic detectors and it is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. Runs with CNGS neutrinos were successfully carried out in 2008 and 2009. After a brief description of the beam, the experimental setup and the procedures used for the analysis of the neutrino events, we describe the topology and kinematics of a first candidate ?? charged-current event satisfying the kinematical selection criteria. The background calculations and their cross-check are explained in detail and the significance of the event is assessed.
Published: 2010

26. The Angular Matching Method for the Muon Charge Sign Measurement in the OPERA Experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buttner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R.A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Gollnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Goloubkov, D., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J.H., Kim, S.H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Meyer, M., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M.C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S.M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C.S., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Detectors and Experimental Techniques
Abstract: The long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment OPERA is searching for $\nu_{\tau}$ appearance in the CNGS beam of $\nu_{\mu}$. The task of the two muon spectrometers of the OPERA detector is to clarify the signature of a muonic $\tau$ decay ($\mu^{-}$) and to reduce background originating from charmed particles produced in $\nu_{\mu}$ interactions ($\mu^{+}$). Based on geometric considerations a method called angular matching method is developed which allows to improve the charge sign determination. In a realistic beam Monte Carlo simulation it is shown that the fraction of misidentified muon charges can be reduced by 39%. A first estimation of the fraction of misidentified muon charges with tracks crossing one spectrometer is presented and compared with real data. Furthermore the potential of the new method is demonstrated as it can lead to an improvement of one order of magnitude concerning the fraction of misidentified muon charges. The OPERA long-baseline neutrino-oscillation experiment has observed the direct appearance of ν(τ) in the CNGS ν(μ) beam. Two large muon magnetic spectrometers are used to identify muons produced in the τ leptonic decay and in ν(μ) CC interactions by measuring their charge and momentum. Besides the kinematic analysis of the τ decays, background resulting from the decay of charmed particles produced in ν(μ) CC interactions is reduced by efficiently identifying the muon track. A new method for the charge sign determination has been applied, via a weighted angular matching of the straight track-segments reconstructed in the different parts of the dipole magnets. Results obtained for Monte Carlo and real data are presented. Comparison with a method where no matching is used shows a significant reduction of up to 40% of the fraction of wrongly determined charges. The OPERA long-baseline neutrino-oscillation experiment has observed the direct appearance of $\nu_\tau$ in the CNGS $\nu_\mu$ beam. Two large muon magnetic spectrometers are used to identify muons produced in the $\tau$ leptonic decay and in $\nu_\mu^{CC}$ interactions by measuring their charge and momentum. Besides the kinematic analysis of the $\tau$ decays, background resulting from the decay of charmed particles produced in $\nu_\mu^{CC}$ interactions is reduced by efficiently identifying the muon track. A new method for the charge sign determination has been applied, via a weighted angular matching of the straight track-segments reconstructed in the different parts of the dipole magnets. Results obtained for Monte Carlo and real data are presented. Comparison with a method where no matching is used shows a significant reduction of up to 40\% of the fraction of wrongly determined charges.
Published: 2014

27. Emulsion sheet doublets as interface trackers for the OPERA experiment

Author: Anokhina, A. w, Aoki, S. q, Ariga, A. y, Arrabito, L. s, Autiero, D. s, Badertscher, A. al, Bay, F. a, Greggio, F. G. ai, Bertolin, A. ad, Besnier, M. b, Bick, D. n, Bozza, C. ag, Brugiere, T. s, Brugnera, R. ae, Brunetti, G. h, Buontempo, S. z, Carrara, E. ae, Cazes, A. k, Chaussard, L. s, Chernyavsky, M. v, Chiarella, V. k, Chon Sen, N. ah, Chukanov, A. z, Consiglio, L. h, Cozzi, M. h, Cuha, V. a, Dal Corso, F. ad, D'Amato, G. ag, D'Ambrosio, N. c, De Lellis, G. aa, Déclais, Y. s, De Serio, M. e, z, Di Ferdinando, D. g, Di Giovanni, A. r, Di Marco, N. r, Di Troia, C. k, Dmitrievski, S. j, Dominjon, A. s, Dracos, M. ah, Duchesneau, D. b, Dusini, S. ad, Ebert, J. n, Egorov, O. u, Enikeev, R. t, Ereditato, A. f, Esposito, L. S. c, Favier, J. b, Felici, G. k, Ferber, T. n, Fini, R. e, Frekers, D. x, Fukuda, T. y, Galkin, V. I. w, Galkin, V. A. ac, Garfagnini, A. ae, Giacomelli, G. h, Giorgini, M. h, Goellnitz, C. n, Goldberg, J. m, Golubkov, D. u, Gornushkin, Y. j, Grella, Grianti, F. ai, Guler, M. a, Gusev, G. v, Gustavino, C. c, Hagner, C. n, Hara, T. q, Hierholzer, M. n, Hiramatsu, S. y, Hoshino, K. y, Ieva, M. e, Jakovcic, K. ak, Janicsko Csathy, J. ab, Janutta, B. n, Jollet, C. ah, Juget, F. ab, Kawai, T. y, Kazuyama, M. y, Kim, S. H. oam, Knuesel, J. f, Kodama, K. p, Komatsu, M. y, Kose, U. a, Kreslo, I. f, Laktineh, I. s, Lazzaro, C. al, Lenkeit, J. n, Ljubicic, A. ak, Longhin, Lutter, G. ab, Manai, K. s, Mandrioli, G. g, Marotta, A. z, Marteau, J. s, Matsuo, T. l, Matsuoka, H. y, Mauri, N. h, Meisel, Meregaglia, A. ah, Messina, M. f, Migliozzi, P. z, Mikado, S. lan, Miyamoto, S. y, Monacelli, P. r, Morishima, K. y, Moser, U. f, Muciaccia, M. T. d, Naganawa, N. y, Naka, T. y, Nakamura, M. y, Nakamura, T. y, Nakano, T. y, Nikitina, V. w, Niwa, K. y, Nonoyama, Y. y, Ogawa, S. l, Osedlo, V. w, Ossetski, D. ac, Paoloni, A. k, Park, B. D. o, Park, I. G. o, Pastore, A. d, Patrizii, L. g, Pennacchio, E. s, Pessard, H. b, Pilipenko, V. x, Pistillo, C. f, Polukhina, N. v, Pozzato, M. h, Pretzl, K. f, Publichenko, P. w, Pupilli, F. r, Roganova, T. w, Rosa, G. af, Rostovtseva, I. u, Rubbia, Russo, A. z, Ryazhskaya, O. t, Ryzhikov, Sato, O. y, Sato, Y. aj, Saveliev, V. ac, Sazhina, G. w, Schembri, A. c, Scotto Lavina, L. z, Shibuya, H. l, Simone, S. d, Sioli, M. h, Sirignano, Sirri, G. g, Song, J. S. o, Spinetti, M. k, Stanco, L. ad, Starkov, N. v, Stipcevic, M. ak, Strauss, T. al, Strolin, P. aa, Sugonyaev, V. ad, Taira, Y. y, Takahashi, S. y, Tenti, M. h, Terranova, F. k, Tezuka, I. aj, Tioukov, V. z, Tolun, P. a, Tsarev, V. v, Tufanli, S. a, Ushida, N. p, Vilain, P. i, Vladimirov, M. v, Votano, L. k, Vuilleumier, J. L. ab, Wilquet, G. i, Wonsak, B. n, Yoon, C. S. o, Yoshida, J. y, Zaitsev, Y. u, Zemskova, S. j, Zghiche, A. b, Zimmermann, R. n., DI CAPUA, FRANCESCO, Anokhina, A. w, Aoki, S. q, Ariga, A. y, Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Al, Bay, F. a, Greggio, F. G., Ai, Bertolin, A., Ad, Besnier, M. b, Bick, D. n, Bozza, C., Ag, Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Ae, Brunetti, G. h, Buontempo, S. z, Carrara, E., Ae, Cazes, A. k, Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M. v, Chiarella, V. k, Chon, Sen, N., Ah, Chukanov, A. z, Consiglio, L. h, Cozzi, M. h, Cuha, V. a, Dal, Corso, F., Ad, D'Amato, G., Ag, D'Ambrosio, N. c, De, Lelli, G., Aa, Déclais, Y., De, Serio, M., E., DI CAPUA, Francesco, Z, Di, Ferdinando, D., G., Di, Giovanni, A., R., Di, Marco, N., R., Di, Troia, C. k, Dmitrievski, S. j, Dominjon, A. s, Draco, M., Ah, Duchesneau, D. b, Dusini, S., Ad, Ebert, J. n, Egorov, O. u, Enikeev, R. t, Ereditato, A. f, Esposito, L. S. c, Favier, J. b, Felici, G. k, Ferber, T. n, Fini, R. e, Frekers, D. x, Fukuda, T. y, Galkin, V. I. w, Galkin, V. A., Ac, Garfagnini, A., Ae, Giacomelli, G. h, Giorgini, M. h, Goellnitz, C. n, Goldberg, J. m, Golubkov, D. u, Gornushkin, Y. j, Grella, Grianti, F., Ai, Guler, M. a, Gusev, G. v, Gustavino, C. c, Hagner, C. n, Hara, T. q, Hierholzer, M. n, Hiramatsu, S. y, Hoshino, K. y, Ieva, M. e, Jakovcic, K., Ak, Janicsko, Csathy, J., Ab, Janutta, B. n, Jollet, C., Ah, Juget, F., Ab, Kawai, T. y, Kazuyama, M. y, Kim, S. H., Oam, Knuesel, J. f, Kodama, K. p, Komatsu, M. y, Kose, U. a, Kreslo, I. f, Laktineh, I., Lazzaro, C., Al, Lenkeit, J. n, Ljubicic, A., Ak, Longhin, Lutter, G., Ab, Manai, K., Mandrioli, G. g, Marotta, A. z, Marteau, J., Matsuo, T. l, Matsuoka, H. y, Mauri, N. h, Meisel, Meregaglia, A., Ah, Messina, M. f, Migliozzi, P. z, Mikado, S., Lan, Miyamoto, S. y, Monacelli, P. r, Morishima, K. y, Moser, U. f, Muciaccia, M. T. d, Naganawa, N. y, Naka, T. y, Nakamura, M. y, Nakamura, T. y, Nakano, T. y, Nikitina, V. w, Niwa, K. y, Nonoyama, Y. y, Ogawa, S. l, Osedlo, V. w, Ossetski, D., Ac, Paoloni, A. k, Park, B. D. o, Park, I. G. o, Pastore, A. d, Patrizii, L. g, Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H. b, Pilipenko, V. x, Pistillo, C. f, Polukhina, N. v, Pozzato, M. h, Pretzl, K. f, Publichenko, P. w, Pupilli, F. r, Roganova, T. w, Rosa, G., Af, Rostovtseva, I. u, Rubbia, Russo, A. z, Ryazhskaya, O. t, Ryzhikov, Sato, O. y, Sato, Y., Aj, Saveliev, V., Ac, Sazhina, G. w, Schembri, A. c, Scotto, Lavina, L. z, Shibuya, H. l, Simone, S. d, Sioli, M. h, Sirignano, Sirri, G. g, Song, J. S. o, Spinetti, M. k, Stanco, L., Ad, Starkov, N. v, Stipcevic, M., Ak, Strauss, T., Al, Strolin, P., Aa, Sugonyaev, V., Ad, Taira, Y. y, Takahashi, S. y, Tenti, M. h, Terranova, F. k, Tezuka, I., Aj, Tioukov, V. z, Tolun, P. a, Tsarev, V. v, Tufanli, S. a, Ushida, N. p, Vilain, P. i, Vladimirov, M. v, Votano, L. k, Vuilleumier, J. L., Ab, Wilquet, G. i, Wonsak, B. n, Yoon, C. S. o, Yoshida, J. y, Zaitsev, Y. u, Zemskova, S. j, Zghiche, A. b, and Zimmermann, R. n.
Subjects: Detector alignment and calibration methods (Lasers,Sources,Particle-beams), Detector design and construction technologies and material, Particle tracking detectors, Large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physic
Abstract: New methods for efficient and unambiguous interconnection between electronic position sensitive detectors and target units based on nuclear photographic emulsion films have been developed. The application to the OPERA experiment,that aims at detecting Vμ⇋Vτoscillations in the CNGS neutrino beam,is reported in this paper. In order to reduce background due to latent tracks collected before installation in the detector,on-site large-scale treatments of the emulsions (“refreshing”) have been applied. Changeable Sheet (CSd) packages,each made of a doublet of emulsion films,have been designed,assembled and coupled to the OPERA target units (“ECC bricks”). A device has been built to print X-ray spots for accurate interconnection both within the CSd and between the CSd and the related ECC brick. Sample emulsion films have been extensively scanned with state-of-the-art automated optical microscopes. Efficient track-matching and powerful background rejection have been achieved in tests with electronically tagged penetrating muons. Further improvement of in-doublet film alignment was obtained by matching the pattern of low-energy electron tracks. The commissioning of the overall OPERA alignment procedure is in progress.
Published: 2008

28. New MACRO results on atmospheric neutrino oscillations

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, Zaccheo, N., G. Giacomelli, and A. Margiotta
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, Elementary particle, MACRO, NEUTRINO MASS, Underground detectors, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, Atmospheric Neutrino, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino oscillation, Physics, Muon, MONTE CARLO METHODS, Solar neutrino problem, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Event (particle physics), PARTICLE DETECTORS
Abstract: The final results of the MACRO experiment on atmospheric neutrino oscillations are presented and discussed. The data concern different event topologies with average neutrino energies of ~3 and ~50 GeV. Multiple Coulomb Scattering of the high energy muons in absorbers was used to estimate the neutrino energy of each event. The angular distributions, the L/E_nu distribution, the particle ratios and the absolute fluxes all favour nu_mu --> nu_tau oscillations with maximal mixing and Delta m^2 =0.0023 eV^2. A discussion is made on the Monte Carlos used for the atmospheric neutrino flux. Some results on neutrino astrophysics are also briefly discussed., Invited Paper at the NANP03 Int. Conf., Dubna, 2003
Published: 2004

29. MACRO results on atmospheric neutrino oscillations

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Assiro R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barbarito E, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bottazzi E, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Candela A, Carboni M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Ceres A, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, Creti P, De Cataldo G, Degli Esposti L, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Di Ferdinando D, Diotallevi R, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Gebhard M, Giacomelli G, Giacomelli R, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Giuliani R, Goretti M, Grassi M, Grau H, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson J, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Hong JT, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Leone A, Levin DS, Lipari P, Liu G, Liu R, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Marrelli V, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Mongelli M, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mossbarger L, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orsini M, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Parlati S, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Pellizzoni G, Perchiazzi M, Perrone L, Petrakis J, Petrera S, Pignatano N, Pinto C, Pistilli P, Popa V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Sacchetti A, Saggese P, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Sondergaard S, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Stalio S, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Valieri C, Walter CW, Webb R, Zaccheo N., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, G.GIACOMELLI, A. MARGIOTTA, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Assiro, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barbarito, E, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bottazzi, E, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Candela, A, Carboni, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Ceres, A, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, Creti, P, De Cataldo, G, Degli Esposti, L, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Di Ferdinando, D, Diotallevi, R, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Gebhard, M, Giacomelli, G, Giacomelli, R, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Giuliani, R, Goretti, M, Grassi, M, Grau, H, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, J, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Hong, Jt, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Leone, A, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Liu, G, Liu, R, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Marrelli, V, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Mongelli, M, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mossbarger, L, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orsini, M, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Parlati, S, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Pellizzoni, G, Perchiazzi, M, Perrone, L, Petrakis, J, Petrera, S, Pignatano, N, Pinto, C, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Sacchetti, A, Saggese, P, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Sondergaard, S, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Stalio, S, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Valieri, C, Walter, Cw, Webb, R, and Zaccheo, N.
Subjects: Normalization (statistics), Physics, Particle physics, Muon, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, atmospheric neutrinos, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino interaction, Distribution (mathematics), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino mixing, Neutrino, Cosmic rays, Engineering (miscellaneous), Event (particle physics), Mixing (physics), Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: The final results of the MACRO experiment on atmospheric neutrino oscillations are presented. The data concern different event topologies with average neutrino energies of ~ 3 and ~ 50 GeV. Multiple Coulomb Scattering of the high energy muons was used to estimate the neutrino energy event by event. The angular distributions, the L/E_nu distribution, the particle ratios and the absolute fluxes all favour nu_mu --> nu_tau oscillations with maximal mixing and Delta m^2 ~ 0.0023 eV^2. Emphasis is given to measured ratios which are not affected by Monte Carlo (MC) absolute normalization; a discussion is made on MC uncertainties., 3 pages, 6 figures, paper presented at the HEP EPS Conf., Aachen, Germany, July 2003 Added references (19/08/2004)
Published: 2004

30. The primary cosmic ray composition between 1015 and 1016 eV from Extensive Air Showers electromagnetic and TeV muon data

Author: Aglietta M., Alessandro B., Antonioli P., Arneodo F., Bergamasco L., Bertaina M., Castagnoli C., Castellina A., Chiavassa A., Cini G., D'Ettorre Piazzoli B., di Sciascio G., Fulgione W., Galeotti P., Ghia P. L., Iacovacci M., Mannocchi G., Morello C., Navarra G., Saavedra O., Stamerra A., Trinchero G. C., Valchierotti S., Vallania P., Vernetto S., Vigorito C., Ambrosio M., Antolini R., Baldini A., Barbarino G. C., Barish B. C., Battistoni G., Bellotti R., Bemporad C., Bernardini P., Bilokon H., Bower C., Brigida M., Bussino S., Cafagna F., Calicchio M., Campana D., Carboni M., Caruso R., Cecchini S., Cei F., Chiarella V., Choudhary B. C., Coutu S., de Cataldo G., Dekhissi H., de Marzo C., de Mitri I., Derkaoui J., de Vincenzi M., di Credico A., Erriquez O., Favuzzi C., Forti C., Fusco P., Giannini G., Giglietto N., Grassi M., Grillo A., Guarino F., Gustavino C., Habig A., Hanson K., Heinz R., Iarocci E., Katsavounidis E., Katsavounidis I., Kearns E., Kim H., Kyriazopoulou S., Lamanna E., Lane C., Levin D. S., Lipari P., Longley N. P., Longo M. J., Loparco F., Maaroufi F., Mancarella G., Mandrioli G., Marini A., Martello D., Marzari Chiesa A., Mazziotta M. N., Michael D. G., Monacelli P., Montaruli T., Monteno M., Mufson S., Musser J., Nicolò D., Nolty R., Orth C., Osteria G., Palamara O., Patera V., Patrizii L., Pazzi R., Peck C. W., Perrone L., Petrera S., Popa V., Rainò A., Reynoldson J., Ronga F., Satriano C., Scapparone E., Scholberg K., Sciubba A., Sitta M., Spinelli P., Spinetti M., Steinberg R., Stone J. L., Sulak L. R., Surdo A., Tarlé G., Togo V., Vakili M., Walter C. W., Webb R., BECHERINI, YVONNE, CHIARUSI, TOMMASO, COZZI, MICHELA, GIACOMELLI, GIORGIO MARIA, GIORGINI, MIRIAM, MARGIOTTA, ANNARITA, SIOLI, MAXIMILIANO, SIRRI, GABRIELE, SPURIO, MAURIZIO, M., Aglietta, B., Alessandro, P., Antonioli, F., Arneodo, L., Bergamasco, M., Bertaina, C., Castagnoli, A., Castellina, A., Chiavassa, G., Cini, B., D’Ettorre Piazzoli, G., Di Sciascio, W., Fulgione, P., Galeotti, P. L., Ghia, M., Iacovacci, G., Mannocchi, C., Morello, G., Navarra, O., Saavedra, A., Stamerra, G. C., Trinchero, S., Valchierotti, P., Vallania, S., Vernetto, C., Vigorito, M., Ambrosio, R., Antolini, A., Baldini, G. C., Barbarino, B. C., Barish, G., Battistoni, Y., Becherini, R., Bellotti, C., Bemporad, Bernardini, Paolo, H., Bilokon, C., Bower, M., Brigida, S., Bussino, F., Cafagna, M., Calicchio, D., Campana, M., Carboni, R., Caruso, S., Cecchini, F., Cei, V., Chiarella, B. C., Choudhary, S., Coutu, M., Cozzi, G., De Cataldo, H., Dekhissi, C., De Marzo, DE MITRI, Ivan, J., Derkaoui, M., De Vincenzi, A., Di Credico, O., Erriquez, C., Favuzzi, C., Forti, P., Fusco, G., Giacomelli, G., Giannini, N., Giglietto, M., Giorgini, M., Grassi, A., Grillo, F., Guarino, C., Gustavino, A., Habig, K., Hanson, R., Heinz, E., Iarocci, E., Katsavounidi, I., Katsavounidi, E., Kearn, H., Kim, S., Kyriazopoulou, E., Lamanna, C., Lane, D. S., Levin, P., Lipari, N. P., Longley, M. J., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Maaroufi, Mancarella, Giovanni, G., Mandrioli, A., Margiotta, A., Marini, Martello, Daniele, A., Marzari Chiesa, M. N., Mazziotta, D. G., Michael, P., Monacelli, T., Montaruli, M., Monteno, S., Mufson, J., Musser, D., Nicolo', R., Nolty, C., Orth, G., Osteria, O., Palamara, V., Patera, L., Patrizii, R., Pazzi, C. W., Peck, Perrone, Lorenzo, S., Petrera, V., Popa, A., Raino', J., Reynoldson, F., Ronga, C., Satriano, E., Scapparone, K., Scholberg, A., Sciubba, P., Serra, M., Sioli, G., Sirri, M., Sitta, P., Spinelli, M., Spinetti, M., Spurio, R., Steinberg, J. L., Stone, L. R., Sulak, A., Surdo, G., Tarle', V., Togo, M., Vakili, C. W., Walter, R., Webb, Aglietta M., Alessandro B., Antonioli P., Arneodo F., Bergamasco L., Bertaina M., Castagnoli C., Castellina A., Chiavassa A., Cini G., D'Ettorre Piazzoli B., di Sciascio G., Fulgione W., Galeotti P., Ghia P. L., Iacovacci M., Mannocchi G., Morello C., Navarra G., Saavedra O., Stamerra A., Trinchero G. C., Valchierotti S., Vallania P., Vernetto S., Vigorito C., Ambrosio M., Antolini R., Baldini A., Barbarino G. C., Barish B. C., Battistoni G., Becherini Y., Bellotti R., Bemporad C., Bernardini P., Bilokon H., Bower C., Brigida M., Bussino S., Cafagna F., Calicchio M., Campana D., Carboni M., Caruso R., Cecchini S., Cei F., Chiarella V., Chiarusi T., Choudhary B. C., Coutu S., Cozzi M., de Cataldo G., Dekhissi H., de Marzo C., de Mitri I., Derkaoui J., de Vincenzi M., di Credico A., Erriquez O., Favuzzi C., Forti C., Fusco P., Giacomelli G., Giannini G., Giglietto N., Giorgini M., Grassi M., Grillo A., Guarino F., Gustavino C., Habig A., Hanson K., Heinz R., Iarocci E., Katsavounidis E., Katsavounidis I., Kearns E., Kim H., Kyriazopoulou S., Lamanna E., Lane C., Levin D. S., Lipari P., Longley N. P., Longo M. J., Loparco F., Maaroufi F., Mancarella G., Mandrioli G., Margiotta A., Marini A., Martello D., Marzari-Chiesa A., Mazziotta M. N., Michael D. G., Monacelli P., Montaruli T., Monteno M., Mufson S., Musser J., Nicolò D., Nolty R., Orth C., Osteria G., Palamara O., Patera V., Patrizii L., Pazzi R., Peck C. W., Perrone L., Petrera S., Popa V., Rainò A., Reynoldson J., Ronga F., Satriano C., Scapparone E., Scholberg K., Sciubba A., Sioli M., Sirri G., Sitta M., Spinelli P., Spinetti M., Spurio M., Steinberg R., Stone J. L., Sulak L. R., Surdo A., Tarlé G., Togo V., Vakili M., Walter C. W., and Webb R.
Subjects: Sciami estesi, Raggi cosmici, EAS-TOP, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Muoni sotterranei, High Energy Physics::Experiment, MACRO, Composizione
Abstract: The cosmic ray primary composition in the energy range between 10**15 and 10**16 eV, i.e., around the "knee" of the primary spectrum, has been studied through the combined measurements of the EAS-TOP air shower array (2005 m a.s.l., 10**5 m**2 collecting area) and the MACRO underground detector (963 m a.s.l., 3100 m w.e. of minimum rock overburden, 920 m**2 effective area) at the National Gran Sasso Laboratories. The used observables are the air shower size (Ne) measured by EAS-TOP and the muon number (Nmu) recorded by MACRO. The two detectors are separated on average by 1200 m of rock, and located at a respective zenith angle of about 30 degrees. The energy threshold at the surface for muons reaching the MACRO depth is approximately 1.3 TeV. Such muons are produced in the early stages of the shower development and in a kinematic region quite different from the one relevant for the usual Nmu-Ne studies. The measurement leads to a primary composition becoming heavier at the knee of the primary spectrum, the knee itself resulting from the steepening of the spectrum of a primary light component (p, He). The result confirms the ones reported from the observation of the low energy muons at the surface (typically in the GeV energy range), showing that the conclusions do not depend on the production region kinematics. Thus, the hadronic interaction model used (CORSIKA/QGSJET) provides consistent composition results from data related to secondaries produced in a rapidity region exceeding the central one. Such an evolution of the composition in the knee region supports the "standard" galactic acceleration/propagation models that imply rigidity dependent breaks of the different components, and therefore breaks occurring at lower energies in the spectra of the light nuclei.
Published: 2004

31. Evidence for νμ→ντ appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Ben Dhahbi, A., Badertscher, A., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buttner, B., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Del Amo Sanchez, P., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Ferone, G., Fini, R. a., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawada, J., Kawahara, H., Kim, J. h., Kim, S. h., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, Pier Ferruccio, Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. c., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. t., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. d., Park, I. g., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, Giovanni, Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt Parzefal, W., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. m., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. l., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. s., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: neutrino oscillation
Published: 2014

32. Observation of nu_tau appearance in the CNGS beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buttne, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawada, J., Kawahara, H., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malenica, M., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Meyer, M., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Umemoto, A., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yaguchi, I., Yoshimoto, M., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and OPERA
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), tau neutrino, hep-ex, CNGS beam, Gran Sasso Laboratory, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is searching for nu_mu -> nu_tau oscillations in appearance mode i.e. via the direct detection of tau leptons in nu_tau charged current interactions. The evidence of nu_mu -> nu_tau appearance has been previously reported with three nu_tau candidate events using a sub-sample of data from the 2008-2012 runs. We report here a fourth nu_tau candidate event, with the tau decaying into a hadron, found after adding the 2012 run events without any muon in the final state to the data sample. Given the number of analysed events and the low background, nu_mu -> nu_tau oscillations are established with a significance of 4.2sigma., Submitted to Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (PTEP)
Published: 2014
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33. Measurement of TeV atmospheric muon charge ratio with the full OPERA data

Author: Agafonova, N., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buettner, B., Chernyavsky, M., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Malenica, M., Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Mikado, S., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pasqualini, L., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pupilli, F., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Schembri, A., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strolin, P., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and OPERA
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA detector, designed to search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in the CNGS beam, is located in the underground Gran Sasso laboratory, a privileged location to study TeV-scale cosmic rays. For the analysis here presented, the detector was used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio in the TeV region. OPERA collected charge-separated cosmic ray data between 2008 and 2012. More than 3 million atmospheric muon events were detected and reconstructed, among which about 110000 multiple muon bundles. The charge ratio $R_{\mu} \equiv N_{\mu^+}/N_{\mu^-}$ was measured separately for single and for multiple muon events. The analysis exploited the inversion of the magnet polarity which was performed on purpose during the 2012 Run. The combination of the two data sets with opposite magnet polarities allowed minimizing systematic uncertainties and reaching an accurate determination of the muon charge ratio. Data were fitted to obtain relevant parameters on the composition of primary cosmic rays and the associated kaon production in the forward fragmentation region. In the surface energy range 1-20 TeV investigated by OPERA, $R_{\mu}$ is well described by a parametric model including only pion and kaon contributions to the muon flux, showing no significant contribution of the prompt component. The energy independence supports the validity of Feynman scaling in the fragmentation region up to $200$ TeV/nucleon primary energy., Comment: 8 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables
Published: 2014
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34. Evidence for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Badertscher, A., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buettner, B., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Ferone, G., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawada, J., Kawahara, H., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefal, W., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and OPERA
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, hep-ex, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], High Energy Physics::Experiment, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-INS-DET]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det], Particle Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is designed to search for $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode i.e. through the direct observation of the $\tau$ lepton in $\nu_{\tau}$ charged current interactions. The experiment has taken data for five years, since 2008, with the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso beam. Previously, two $\nu_{\tau}$ candidates with a $\tau$ decaying into hadrons were observed in a sub-sample of data of the 2008-2011 runs. Here we report the observation of a third $\nu_\tau$ candidate in the $\tau^-\to\mu^-$ decay channel coming from the analysis of a sub-sample of the 2012 run. Taking into account the estimated background, the absence of $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations is excluded at the 3.4 $\sigma$ level., Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, 1 tables
Published: 2014
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35. Evidence for $��_��\to ��_��$ appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Badertscher, A., Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buonaura, A., Buontempo, S., Buettner, B., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Ferone, G., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Galati, G., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawada, J., Kawahara, H., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Rokujo, H., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefal, W., Shakiryanova, I., Shchedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det)
Abstract: The OPERA experiment is designed to search for $��_�� \rightarrow ��_��$ oscillations in appearance mode i.e. through the direct observation of the $��$ lepton in $��_��$ charged current interactions. The experiment has taken data for five years, since 2008, with the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso beam. Previously, two $��_��$ candidates with a $��$ decaying into hadrons were observed in a sub-sample of data of the 2008-2011 runs. Here we report the observation of a third $��_��$ candidate in the $��^-\to��^-$ decay channel coming from the analysis of a sub-sample of the 2012 run. Taking into account the estimated background, the absence of $��_�� \rightarrow ��_��$ oscillations is excluded at the 3.4 $��$ level., 9 pages, 5 figures, 1 tables
Published: 2014
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36. Search for GUT magnetic monopoles and nuclearites with the MACRO experiment

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bloise C, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Carboni M, Caruso R, Cecchini S, Cei F, Chiarella V, Chiarusi T, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, Cozzi M, De Cataldo G, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Giacomelli G, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Grassi M, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson K, Heinz R, Larocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Kumar A, Lamanna E, Lane C, Levin DS, Lipari P, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maarou F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Matteuzzi D, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Monacelli P, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Orth C, Osteria G, Palamara O, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Perrone L, Petrera S, Pistilli P, PopaV, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Satriano C, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Walter CW, Webb R., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Barbarino, Giancarlo, Guarino, Fausto, A. Antolini e. t. a., L., Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Caruso, R, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Chiarusi, T, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Larocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Kumar, A, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maarou, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Matteuzzi, D, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Perrone, L, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popav, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Satriano, C, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, and Webb, R.
Subjects: Physics, nuclear track detectors, Scintillation, Magnetic monopole, Radiation, nuclearites, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, magnetic monopole, Flux, MACRO, parker bound, Nuclear physics, MACRO experiment, Nuclear track, Scintillation counter, Nuclear track detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Macro, Instrumentation
Abstract: We present the final results obtained by the MACRO experiment in the search for GUT magnetic monopoles and nuclearites. Several searches were performed with different subdetectors, i.e. scintillation counters, limited streamer tubes and nuclear track detectors. No magnetic monopole or nuclearite candidates were found. The MACRO upper limit to the local flux of GUT magnetic monopoles is at the level of 1.4×10 −16 cm −2 s −1 sr −1 .
Published: 2003

37. Study of neutrino induced upgoing muon energy with MACRO

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Aramo C, Auriemma G, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bower C, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Carboni M, Castellano M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, De Benedictis L, De Cataldo G, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Giacomelli G, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Grassi M, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Guarnaccia P, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson K, Hawthorne A, Heinz R, Huang Y, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Levin DS, Lipari P, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Neri AM, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Mazzotta C, Michael DG, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Okada C, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Petrera S, Pistilli P, Popa V, Pugliese V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rubizzo U, Sanzgiri A, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra Lugaresi P, Severi M, Sioli M, Sitta M, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Ugolotti D, Vakili M, Walter CW, Webb R., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Aramo, C, Auriemma, G, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Castellano, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, De Benedictis, L, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Guarnaccia, P, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Hawthorne, A, Heinz, R, Huang, Y, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Neri, Am, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Mazzotta, C, Michael, Dg, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Okada, C, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Pugliese, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rubizzo, U, Sanzgiri, A, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra Lugaresi, P, Severi, M, Sioli, M, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Ugolotti, D, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, and Webb, R.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Neutrino oscillation, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino problem, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Nuclear physics, Coulomb scattering, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Macro, Neutrino, Underground muon detector, Energy (signal processing)
Abstract: An estimate of the energy of neutrino-induced muons in MACRO is provided by a multiple Coulomb scattering measurement. The MACRO original upward-muon data sample has been subdivided according to the reconstructed muon energy. The results are interpreted in terms of neutrino oscillation
Published: 2003

38. Calibrations of CR39 and Makrofol nuclear track detectors and search for exotic particles

Author: Togo, V, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, S, Cafagna, F, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Caruso, Rossella, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Chiarusi, T, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Kumar, A, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, Ds, Lipari, P, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Matteuzzi, D, Michael, Dg, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Perrone, L, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Satriano, C, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, Webb, R., V., Togo, M., Ambrosio, R., Antolini, G., Auriemma, D., Bakari, A., Baldini, G. C., Barbarino, B. C., Barish, G., Battistoni, Y., Becherini, R., Bellotti, C., Bemporad, P., Bernardini, H., Bilokon, C., Bloise, C., Bower, M., Brigida, S., Bussino, F., Cafagna, D., Campana, M., Carboni, R., Caruso, S., Cecchini, F., Cei, V., Chiarella, T., Chiarusi, B. C., Choudhary, S., Coutu, M., Cozzi, G. D., Cataldo, H., Dekhissi, C. D., Marzo, O., Erriquez, C., Favuzzi, C., Forti, P., Fusco, G., Giacomelli, G., Giannini, N., Giglietto, M., Giorgini, M., Grassi, A., Grillo, F., Guarino, C., Gustavino, A., Habig, K., Hanson, R., Heinz, E., Iarocci, E., Katsavounidi, I., Katsavounidi, E., Kearn, H., Kim, S., Kyriazopoulou, A., Kumar, E., Lamanna, C., Lane, D. S., Levin, P., Lipari, M. J., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Maaroufi, Mancarella, Giovanni, G., Mandrioli, S., Manzoor, A., Margiotta, A., Marini, Martello, Daniele, A., Marzari Chiesa, D., Matteuzzi, D. G., Michael, P., Monacelli, T., Montaruli, M., Monteno, S., Mufson, J., Musser, D., Nicolo, R., Nolty, C., Orth, G., Osteria, O., Palamara, V., Patera, L., Patrizii, R., Pazzi, C. W., Peck, L., Perrone, S., Petrera, P., Pistilli, V., Popa, A., Raino, J., Reynoldson, F., Ronga, A., Rrhioua, C., Satriano, E., Scapparone, K., Scholberg, A., Sciubba, P., Serra, M., Sioli, G., Sirri, M., Sitta, P., Spinelli, M., Spinetti, M., Spurio, R., Steinberg, J. L., Stone, L. R., Sulak, A., Surdo, T., G, M., Vakili, C. W., Walter, R., Webb, Togo, V, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Caruso, R, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Chiarusi, T, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, Cozzi, M, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Kumar, A, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Matteuzzi, D, Michael, Dg, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Perrone, L, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Satriano, C, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, and Webb, R.
Subjects: IONS, Exotic Particles, MAGNETIC MONOPOLES, MACRO DETECTOR, GRAN-SASSO, Nuclear Track Detector, MACRO
Abstract: We present the final results of the search for exotic massive particles in the cosmic radiation performed with the MACRO underground experiment. Magnetic monopoles and nuclearites flux upper limits obtained with the CR39 nuclear track subdetector, the scintillation and streamer tube subdetectors are given. Searches at high altitude with the SLIM experiment are in progress.
Published: 2003

39. New results on $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ appearance with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buettner, B., Buontempo, S., Chaussard, L., Chernyavskiy, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawahara, H., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Minotti, A., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Shakiryanova, I., Schcedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: data analysis method, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, particle identification [neutrino/tau], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, charged current, High Energy Physics - Experiment, CNGS, neutrino/mu: beam, ddc:530, Detectors and Experimental Techniques, physics.ins-det, lead, hep-ex, background, interaction [neutrino nucleus], OPERA, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, oscillation [neutrino], neutrino nucleus: interaction, CERN SPS, Gran Sasso, beam [neutrino/mu], efficiency, nuclear emulsion, neutrino/tau: particle identification, High Energy Physics::Experiment, neutrino: oscillation, Particle Physics - Experiment, experimental results
Abstract: Journal of high energy physics 13111404(4), 14 (20132014). doi:10.1007/JHEP11(2013)036, The OPERA neutrino experiment is designed to perform the first observation of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ channel, via the detection of the $\tau$-leptons created in charged current $\nu_\tau$ interactions. The detector, located in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory, consists of an emulsion/lead target with an average mass of about 1.2 kt, complemented by electronic detectors. It is exposed to the CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam, with a baseline of 730 km and a mean energy of 17 GeV. The observation of the first $\nu_\tau$ candidate event and the analysis of the 2008-2009 neutrino sample have been reported in previous publications. This work describes substantial improvements in the analysis and in the evaluation of the detection efficiencies and backgrounds using new simulation tools. The analysis is extended to a sub-sample of 2010 and 2011 data, resulting from an electronic detector-based pre-selection, in which an additional $\nu_\tau$ candidate has been observed. The significance of the two events in terms of a $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ oscillation signal is of 2.40 $\sigma$., Published by Springer, Berlin
Published: 2013
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40. Search for massive rare particles with MACRO

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Auriemma G, Bakari D, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Becherini Y, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bloise C, Bower C, Brigida M, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Carboni M, Caruso R, Cecchini S, Cei F, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, De Cataldo G, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, DiCredico A, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Giacomelli G, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Grassi M, Grillo A, Guarino F, Gustavino C, Habig A, Heinz R, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Katsavounidis I, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Levin DS, Lipari P, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Loparco F, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Margiotta A, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Michael DG, Monacelli P, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mufson S, Musser J, Nicolo D, Nolty R, Orth C, Osteria G, Palamara O, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Perrone L, Petrera S, Popa V, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rrhioua A, Satriano C, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra P, Sioli M, Sirri G, Sitta M, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Vakili M, Walter CW, Webb R., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Auriemma, G, Bakari, D, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Becherini, Y, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Brigida, M, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Caruso, R, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Dicredico, A, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Heinz, R, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Katsavounidis, I, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Loparco, F, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Margiotta, A, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Michael, Dg, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Musser, J, Nicolo, D, Nolty, R, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Perrone, L, Petrera, S, Popa, V, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rrhioua, A, Satriano, C, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra, P, Sioli, M, Sirri, G, Sitta, M, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, and Webb, R.
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Strangelet, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, magnetic monopole, strangelet, Magnetic monopole, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Elementary particle, MACRO, search for [new particle], Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Particle detector, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Q-ball, Redundancy (engineering), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Macro
Abstract: Massive rare particles have been searched for in the penetrating cosmic radiation using the MACRO apparatus at the Gran Sasso National Laboratories. Liquid scintillators, streamer tubes and nuclear track detectors have been used to search for magnetic monopoles (MMs). Based on no observation of such signals, stringent flux limits are established for MMs as slow as a few 10^(-5)c. The methods based on the scintillator and on the nuclear track subdetectors were also applied to search for nuclearites. Preliminary results of the searches for charged Q-balls are also presented., 20 pages, 9 EPS figures included with epsfig
Published: 2002

41. Search for $\nu_\mu \rightarrow \nu_e$ oscillations with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buettner, B., Buontempo, S., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mancini-Terracciano, C., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F. W., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Minotti, A., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schchedrina, T., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. -L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut Pluridisciplinaire Hubert Curien (IPHC), Université de Strasbourg (UNISTRA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and OPERA
Subjects: [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Particle Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A first result of the search for \numu $\rightarrow$ \nue oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of \nue in the CNGS neutrino beam using the data collected in 2008 and 2009. Data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. A further analysis of the same data constrains the non-standard oscillation parameters $\theta_{new}$ and $\Delta m^2_{new}$ suggested by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments. For large $\Delta m^{2}_{new}$ values ($>$0.1 eV$^{2}$), the OPERA 90% C.L. upper limit on sin$^{2}(2\theta_{new})$ based on a Bayesian statistical method reaches the value $7.2 \times 10^{-3}$. A first result of the search for ν ( )μ( ) → ν ( )e( ) oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of ν ( )e( ) in the CNGS neutrino beam using the data collected in 2008 and 2009. Data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. A further analysis of the same data constrains the non-standard oscillation parameters θ (new) and suggested by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments. For large values (>0.1 eV(2)), the OPERA 90% C.L. upper limit on sin(2)(2θ (new)) based on a Bayesian statistical method reaches the value 7.2 × 10(−3). A first result of the search for \numu $\rightarrow$ \nue oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of \nue in the CNGS neutrino beam using the data collected in 2008 and 2009. Data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. A further analysis of the same data constrains the non-standard oscillation parameters $\theta_{new}$ and $\Delta m^2_{new}$ suggested by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments. For large $\Delta m^{2}_{new}$ values ($>$0.1 eV$^{2}$), the OPERA 90% C.L. upper limit on sin$^{2}(2\theta_{new})$ based on a Bayesian statistical method reaches the value $7.2 \times 10^{-3}$.
Published: 2013
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42. Search for $��_��\rightarrow ��_e$ oscillations with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buettner, B., Buontempo, S., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Sanchez, P. del Amo, Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mancini-Terracciano, C., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F. W., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Minotti, A., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schchedrina, T., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Shakiryanova, I., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. -L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), FOS: Physical sciences
Abstract: A first result of the search for \numu $\rightarrow$ \nue oscillations in the OPERA experiment, located at the Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory, is presented. The experiment looked for the appearance of \nue in the CNGS neutrino beam using the data collected in 2008 and 2009. Data are compatible with the non-oscillation hypothesis in the three-flavour mixing model. A further analysis of the same data constrains the non-standard oscillation parameters $��_{new}$ and $��m^2_{new}$ suggested by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments. For large $��m^{2}_{new}$ values ($>$0.1 eV$^{2}$), the OPERA 90% C.L. upper limit on sin$^{2}(2��_{new})$ based on a Bayesian statistical method reaches the value $7.2 \times 10^{-3}$.
Published: 2013
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43. New results on $��_��\to ��_��$ appearance with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: OPERA Collaboration, Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Asada, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Dhahbi, A. Ben, Bender, D., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buettner, B., Buontempo, S., Chaussard, L., Chernyavskiy, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., D'Ambrosio, N., Sanchez, P. Del Amo, De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Ereditato, A., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hakamata, K., Hara, T., Hayakawa, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hosseini, B., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Ishikawa, M., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Kamiscioglu, C., Kamiscioglu, M., Katsuragawa, T., Kawahara, H., Kawada, J., Kim, J. H., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lauria, A., Lenkeit, J., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Minotti, A., Miyanishi, M., Miyashita, E., Monacelli, P., Montesi, M. C., Morishima, K., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Niwa, K., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Ozaki, K., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Podgrudkov, D., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roda, M., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Shakiryanova, I., Schcedrina, T., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shiraishi, T., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, S. M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshimoto, M., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., and Zghiche, A.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment is designed to perform the first observation of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the $��_��\to ��_��$ channel, via the detection of the $��$-leptons created in charged current $��_��$ interactions. The detector, located in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory, consists of an emulsion/lead target with an average mass of about 1.2 kt, complemented by electronic detectors. It is exposed to the CERN Neutrinos to Gran Sasso beam, with a baseline of 730 km and a mean energy of 17 GeV. The observation of the first $��_��$ candidate event and the analysis of the 2008-2009 neutrino sample have been reported in previous publications. This work describes substantial improvements in the analysis and in the evaluation of the detection efficiencies and backgrounds using new simulation tools. The analysis is extended to a sub-sample of 2010 and 2011 data, resulting from an electronic detector-based pre-selection, in which an additional $��_��$ candidate has been observed. The significance of the two events in terms of a $��_��\to ��_��$ oscillation signal is of 2.40 $��$., 33 pages, 12 figures, 5 tables. Prepared for submission to JHEP
Published: 2013
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44. Search for muon to tau neutrino oscillation with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Ben Dhahbi, A., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavskiy, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., D’Ambrosio, N., Dal Corso, F., Declais, Y, del Amo Sanchez, P., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Di Capua, F., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L.S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R.A., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Gollnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A.M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovčić, Krešimir, Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Kliček, Budimir, Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Kogiso, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Lippi, I., Ljubičić, Ante, Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Mannai, K., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Palamara, O., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, C., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, S., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Scotto Lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J.S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, M., Stipčević, Mario, Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trabelsi, A., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C.S., Yoshida, Y., Yoshioka, T., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., and Zimmermann, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, neutrino oscillations, nuclear emulsion, hybrid detector
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the νμ → ντ channel, the ντ signature being the identification of the τ-lepton created in its charged current interaction. The hybrid apparatus consists of a large mass emulsion film/lead target complemented by electronic detectors. Placed in the LNGS, it is exposed to the high-energy long-baseline CERN Neutrino beam to Gran Sasso (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. The observation of a first ντ candidate event was reported in 2010. In this paper, we discuss the result of the analysis of the data taken during the first two years of operation (2008–2009) underlining the major improvements brought to the analysis chain and to the Monte Carlo simulations. The statistical significance of the one event observed so far is then evaluated to 95%.
Published: 2012

45. Search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillation with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Dhahbi, A. B., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavskiy, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., D'Ambrosio, N., Corso, F. D., Declais, Y., Lellis, G. D., Serio, M. D., Capua, F. D., Crescenzo, A. D., Ferdinando, D. D., Marco, N. D., Dmitrievski, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L. S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R. A., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Gollnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A. M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Kogiso, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Lippi, I., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, Pier Ferruccio, Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Mannai, K., Marteau, J., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olshevsky, A., Omura, T., Palamara, O., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, Giovanni, Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt Parzefall, W., Lavina, L. S., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trabelsi, A., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J. L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Yoshioka, T., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., and Zimmermann, R.
Published: 2012

46. Search for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillation with the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N., Aleksandrov, A., Altinok, O., Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Ariga, T., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bagulya, A., Bendhabi, A., Bertolin, A., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunet, F., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chukanov, A., D'Ambrosio, N., Dal Corso, F., Declais, Y., del Amo Sanchez, P., De Lellis, G., De Serio, M., Di Capua, F., Di Crescenzo, A., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Marco, N., Dmitrievsky, S., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dusini, S., Dzhatdoev, T., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, L.S., Favier, J., Ferber, T., Fini, R.A., Frekers, D., Fukuda, T., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goldberg, J., Gollnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Goncharova, L., Gornushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, A.M., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hamada, K., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hollnagel, A., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Ishida, H., Ishiguro, K., Jakovcic, K., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kamiscioglu, M., Kawada, J., Kim, S.H., Kimura, M., Kitagawa, N., Klicek, B., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Kogiso, Y., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Lippi, I., Ljubicic, A., Longhin, A., Loverre, P., Lutter, G., Malgin, A., Mandrioli, G., Mannai, K., Marteau, J., Masuda, H., Matsuo, T., Matveev, V., Mauri, N., Medinaceli, E., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M.T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakano, T., Nakatsuka, Y., Naumov, D., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Okateva, N., Olchevsky, A., Omura, T., Palamara, O., Paniccia, M., Paoloni, A., Park, B.D., Park, I.G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pilipenko, V., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Pupilli, F., Rescigno, R., Roganova, T., Rokujo, H., Romano, G., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryasny, V., Ryazhskaya, O., Sakatani, Y., Sato, O., Sato, Y., Schembri, A., Schmidt-Parzefall, W., Scotto Lavina, L., Sheshukov, A., Shibuya, H., Shoziyoev, G., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J.S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stellacci, M., Stipcevic, M., Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Suzuki, K., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Tolun, P., Trabelsi, A., Tran, T., Tufanli, S., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, J.L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Yakushev, V., Yoon, C.S., Yoshida, J., Yoshioka, T., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghiche, A., and Zimmermann, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment, Particle Physics - Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino experiment in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the nu_mu to nu_tau channel, the nu_tau signature being the identification of the tau-lepton created in its charged current interaction. The hybrid apparatus consists of a large mass emulsion film/lead target complemented by electronic detectors. It is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS neutrino beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. The observation of a first nu_tau candidate event was reported in 2010. In this paper, we present the status of the experiment based on the analysis of the data taken during the first two years of operation (2008-2009). The statistical significance of the one event observed so far is then assessed. The OPERA neutrino experiment in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) was designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode in the $\nu_\mu\rightarrow\nu_\tau$ channel, the $\nu_\tau$ signature being the identification of the $\tau$-lepton created in its charged current interaction. The hybrid apparatus consists of a large mass emulsion film/lead target complemented by electronic detectors. It is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS neutrino beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. The observation of a first $\nu_\tau$ candidate event was reported in 2010. In this paper, we present the status of the experiment based on the analysis of the data taken during the first two years of operation (2008-2009). The statistical significance of the one event observed so far is then assessed.
Published: 2011

47. Observation of a first $\nu_\tau$ candidate in the OPERA experiment in the CNGS beam

Author: Agafonova, N. a, Aleksandrov, A. b, Altinok, O. c, Ambrosio, M. d, Anokhina, A. e, Aoki, S. f, Ariga, A. g, Ariga, T. g, Autiero, D. h, Badertscher, A. i, Bagulya, A. b, Bendhabi, A. j, Bertolin, A. k, Besnier, M. l, Bick, D. m, Boyarkin, V. a, Bozza, C. n, Brugière, T. h, Brugnera, Riccardo, Ko, R., Brunet, F. k, Brunetti, Hp, G., Buontempo, S. d, Cazes, A. h, Chaussard, L. h, Chernyavsky, M. b, Chiarella, V. q, Chon, Sen, N. r, Chukanov, A. s, Ciesielski, R. k., Dal, Corso, Dk, F., D'Ambrosio, N. t, Declais, Y. h, del Amo Sanchez, P. l., Lellis, De, Du, G., Serio, De, M. v., Capua, Di, F. d., Crescenzo, Di, Du, A., Ferdinando, Di, D. w., Marco, Di, N. x., Giovanni, Di, A. t, Dmitrievsky, S. s, Dracos, M. r, Duchesneau, D. l, Dusini, S. k, Dzhatdoev, T. e, Ebert, J. m, Egorov, O. y, Enikeev, R. a, Ereditato, A. g, Esposito, L. S. i, Favier, J. l, Ferber, T. m, Fini, R. A. v, Frekers, D. z, Fukuda, Aa, T., Galkin, V. e, Garfagnini, Alberto, Ko, A., Giacomelli, Pw, G., Giorgini, Pw, M., Goldberg, Ab, J., Göllnitz, C. m, Golubkov, D. y, Goncharova, L. b, Gornushkin, Y. s, Grella, G. n, Grianti, Qac, F., Guler, A. M. c, Gustavino, C. t, Hagner, C. m, Hamada, Aa, K., Hara, T. f, Hierholzer, M. m, Hoshino, Ieva, M. v, Ishida, Ad, H., Ishiguro, Jakovcic, Af, K., Jollet, C. r, Juget, F. g, Kamiscioglu, M. c, Kawada, J. g, Kazuyama, M. q, Kim, S. H., Ae, Kimura, Ad, M., Kitagawa, Aa, N., Klicek, Af, B., Knuesel, J. g, Kodama, Ag, K., Komatsu, Aa, M., Kose, Ko, U., Kreslo, I. g, Kubota, Aa, H., Lazzaro, C. i, Lenkeit, J. m, Lippi, I. k, Ljubicic, Af, A., Longhin, Lutter, G. g, Malgin, A. a, Mandrioli, G. w, Mannai, K. j, Marotta, A. d, Marteau, J. h, Matsuo, Ad, T., Matveev, V. a, Mauri, Pw, N., Medinaceli, E. w, Meisel, F. g, Meregaglia, A. r, Migliozzi, P. d, Mikado, Ad, S., Miyamoto, Aa, S., Monacelli, P. x, Morishima, Moser, U. g, Muciaccia, Vah, M. T., Naganawa, Naka, Nakamura, Nakano, Nakatsuka, Aa, Y., Naumov, D. s, Nikitina, V. e, Niwa, Nonoyama, Ogawa, Olchevsky, A. s, Omura, Orlova, G. b, Osedlo, V. e, Paniccia, M. q, Paoloni, A. q, Park, B. D., Ae, Park, I. G. u, Pastore, Daf, A., Patrizii, L. w, Pennacchio, E. h, Pessard, H. b., Pilipenko, V. z, Pistillo, C. g, Polukhina, N. b, Pozzato, M. f, Pretzl, K. g, Publichenko, P. e, Pupilli, F. x, Repellin, J. P., Am, Rescigno, R. n, Roganova, T. e, Rokujo, H. f, Romano, G. d, Rosa, Ai, G., Rostovtseva, I. y, Rubbia, A. i, Russo, Ryasny, V. a, Ryazhskaya, O. a, Sakatani, Sato, Aa, O., Aj, Y., Schembri, A. t, Schmidt, Parzefall, W. m, Schroeder, Ak, H., Scotto, Lavina, L. d, Sheshukov, A. s, Shibuya, Simone, Vah, S., Sioli, Sirignano, Chiara, Sirri, G. w, Song, J. S., Ae, Spinetti, M. q, Stanco, L. k, Starkov, N. b, Stipcevic, Af, M., Strauss, T. i, Strolin, Du, P., Suzuki, Takahashi, Tenti, Terranova, F. q, Tezuka, Aj, I., Tioukov, V. d, Tolun, P. c, Trabelsi, A. j, Tran, T. h, Tufanli, S. c, Vilain, P. h, Vladimirov, M. b, Votano, L. g, Vuilleumier, J. L. g, Wilquet, Al, G., Wonsak, B. m, Yakushev, V. a, Yoon, C. S., Ae, Yoshida, Aa, J., Yoshioka, Zaitsev, Y. y, Zemskova, S. s, Zghiche, A. l, Zimmermann, R. m., Institut de Physique Nucléaire de Lyon (IPNL), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (UCBL), Université de Lyon-Université de Lyon-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and OPERA
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Oscillations, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, CNGS, Neutrino, Appearance, Tau, OPERA, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], neutrini, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Nuclear Experiment, Alte energie, Charged current, Physics, Large Hadron Collider, neutrino, oscillations, appearance, tau, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Physique atomique et nucléaire, Massless particle, Neutrino detector, Physique des particules élémentaires, cngs, opera, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Event (particle physics), Particle Physics - Experiment, Beam (structure)
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino detector in the underground Gran Sasso Laboratory (LNGS) has been designed to perform the first detection of neutrino oscillations in direct appearance mode through the study of the νμ→ντ channel. The hybrid apparatus consists of an emulsion/lead target complemented by electronic detectors and it is placed in the high energy long-baseline CERN to LNGS beam (CNGS) 730 km away from the neutrino source. Runs with CNGS neutrinos were successfully carried out in 2008 and 2009. After a brief description of the beam, the experimental setup and the procedures used for the analysis of the neutrino events, we describe the topology and kinematics of a first candidate ?charged-current event satisfying the kinematical selection criteria. The background calculations and their cross-check are explained in detail and the significance of the event is assessed. © 2010 Elsevier B.V., 0, SCOPUS: ar.j, info:eu-repo/semantics/published
Published: 2010
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48. Measurement of the energy spectrum of underground muons at Gran Sasso with a transition radiation detector RID D-4317-2011

Author: Ambrosio M, Antolini R, Aramo C, Auriemma G, Baldini A, Barbarino GC, Barish BC, Battistoni G, Bellotti R, Bemporad C, Bernardini P, Bilokon H, Bisi V, Bloise C, Bower C, Cafagna F, Calicchio M, Campana D, Carboni M, Castellano M, Cecchini S, Cei F, Chiarella V, Choudhary BC, Coutu S, De Benedictis L, De Cataldo G, Dekhissi H, De Marzo C, De Mitri I, Derkaoui J, De Vincenzi M, Di Credico A, Erriquez O, Favuzzi C, Forti C, Fusco P, Giacomelli G, Giannini G, Giglietto N, Giorgini M, Grassi M, Gray L, Grillo A, Guarino F, Guarnaccia P, Gustavino C, Habig A, Hanson K, Heinz R, Huang Y, Iarocci E, Katsavounidis E, Kearns E, Kim H, Kyriazopoulou S, Lamanna E, Lane C, Levin DS, Lipari P, Longley NP, Longo MJ, Maaroufi F, Mancarella G, Mandrioli G, Manzoor S, Neri AM, Marini A, Martello D, Marzari Chiesa A, Mazziotta MN, Mazzotta C, Musser J, Mikheyev S, Miller L, Monacelli P, Montaruli T, Monteno M, Mufson S, Nicol D, Orth C, Osteria G, Ouchrif M, Palamara O, Patera V, Patrizii L, Pazzi R, Peck CW, Petrera S, Pistilli P, Popa V, Pugliese V, Raino A, Reynoldson J, Ronga F, Rubizzo U, Satriano C, Satta L, Scapparone E, Scholberg K, Sciubba A, Serra Lugaresi P, Severi M, Sioli M, Sitta P, Spinelli P, Spinetti M, Spurio M, Steinberg R, Stone JL, Sulak LR, Surdo A, Tarle G, Togo V, Ugolotti D, Vakili M, Walter CW, Webb R., BUSSINO, Severino Angelo Maria, Ambrosio, M, Antolini, R, Aramo, C, Auriemma, G, Baldini, A, Barbarino, Gc, Barish, Bc, Battistoni, G, Bellotti, R, Bemporad, C, Bernardini, P, Bilokon, H, Bisi, V, Bloise, C, Bower, C, Bussino, Severino Angelo Maria, Cafagna, F, Calicchio, M, Campana, D, Carboni, M, Castellano, M, Cecchini, S, Cei, F, Chiarella, V, Choudhary, Bc, Coutu, S, De Benedictis, L, De Cataldo, G, Dekhissi, H, De Marzo, C, De Mitri, I, Derkaoui, J, De Vincenzi, M, Di Credico, A, Erriquez, O, Favuzzi, C, Forti, C, Fusco, P, Giacomelli, G, Giannini, G, Giglietto, N, Giorgini, M, Grassi, M, Gray, L, Grillo, A, Guarino, F, Guarnaccia, P, Gustavino, C, Habig, A, Hanson, K, Heinz, R, Huang, Y, Iarocci, E, Katsavounidis, E, Kearns, E, Kim, H, Kyriazopoulou, S, Lamanna, E, Lane, C, Levin, D, Lipari, P, Longley, Np, Longo, Mj, Maaroufi, F, Mancarella, G, Mandrioli, G, Manzoor, S, Neri, Am, Marini, A, Martello, D, Marzari Chiesa, A, Mazziotta, Mn, Mazzotta, C, Musser, J, Mikheyev, S, Miller, L, Monacelli, P, Montaruli, T, Monteno, M, Mufson, S, Nicol, D, Orth, C, Osteria, G, Ouchrif, M, Palamara, O, Patera, V, Patrizii, L, Pazzi, R, Peck, Cw, Petrera, S, Pistilli, P, Popa, V, Pugliese, V, Raino, A, Reynoldson, J, Ronga, F, Rubizzo, U, Satriano, C, Satta, L, Scapparone, E, Scholberg, K, Sciubba, A, Serra Lugaresi, P, Severi, M, Sioli, M, Sitta, P, Spinelli, P, Spinetti, M, Spurio, M, Steinberg, R, Stone, Jl, Sulak, Lr, Surdo, A, Tarle, G, Togo, V, Ugolotti, D, Vakili, M, Walter, Cw, and Webb, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: We have measured directly the residual energy of cosmic ray muons crossing the MACRO detector at the Gran Sasso Laboratory. For this measurement we have used a transition radiation detector consisting of three identical modules, each of about 12 m(2) area, operating in the energy region from 100 GeV to 1 TeV, The results presented here were obtained with the first module collecting data for more than two years. The average single muon energy is found to be 320 +/- 4 (stat.) +/- 11 (syst.) GeV in the rock depth range 3000-6500 hg/cm(2). The results are in agreement with calculations of the energy loss of muons in the rock above the detector. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V.
Published: 1999

49. Emulsion sheet doublets as interface trackers for the OPERA experiment

Author: Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A., Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bay, F., Bergnoli, A., Greggio, F. Bersani, Bertolin, A., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carrara, E., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon-Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., Cuha, V., Dal Corso, F., D'Amato G., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Declais, Y., De Serio, M., Di Capua, F., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Giovanni, A., Di Marco, N., Di Troia, C., Dmitrievski, S., Dominjon, A., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dulach, B., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R., Fukuda, T., Frekers, D. C., Galkin, V. I., Galkin, V. A., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goellnitz, C., Goldberg, J., Golubkov, D., Gornoushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gusev, G., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hiramatsu, S., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Jakovčić, Krešimir, Csathy, J. J., Janutta, B., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kawai, T., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laktineh, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubičić, Ante, Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Manai, K, Mandrioli, G., Matsuo, T., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuoka, H., Mauri, N., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Messina, M., Migliozzi, P., Mikado, S., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, T., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Osedlo, V., Ossetski, D., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Pilipenko, V., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Ryzhikov, D., Sato, Y., Sato, O., Saveliev, V., Sazhina, G., Schembri, A., Lavina, L. S., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipčević, Mario, Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Sugonyaev, V., Taira, Y., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tezuka, I., Tioukov, V., Togo, V., Tolun, P., Tsarev, V., Tufanli, S., Ushida, N., Valieri, C., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghicheb, A., and Zimmermannm, R.
Subjects: nuclear-emulsion, neutrino, oscillation, microscopes, system, macro
Abstract: New methods for efficient and unambiguous interconnection between electronic position sensitive detectors and target units based on nuclear photographic emulsion films have been developed. The application to the OPERA experiment, that aims at detecting nu(mu) reversible arrow nu(tau) oscillations in the CNGS neutrino beam, is reported in this paper. In order to reduce background due to latent tracks collected before installation in the detector, on-site large-scale treatments of the emulsions ("refreshing") have been applied. Changeable Sheet (CSd) packages, each made of a doublet of emulsion films, have been designed, assembled and coupled to the OPERA target units ("ECC bricks"). A device has been built to print X-ray spots for accurate interconnection both within the CSd and between the CSd and the related ECC brick. Sample emulsion films have been extensively scanned with state-of-the-art automated optical microscopes. Efficient track-matching and powerful background rejection have been achieved in tests with electronically tagged penetrating muons. Further improvement of in-doublet film alignment was obtained by matching the pattern of low-energy electron tracks. The commissioning of the overall OPERA alignment procedure is in progress.
Published: 2008

50. Study of the effects induced by lead on the emulsion films of the OPERA experiment

Author: Anokhina, A., Aoki, S., Ariga, A, Arrabito, L., Autiero, D., Badertscher, A., Bay, F., Bergnoli, A, Greggio, F. B., Besnier, M., Bick, D., Bozza, C., Brugiere, T., Brugnera, R., Brunetti, G., Buontempo, S., Carrara, E., Cazes, A., Chaussard, L., Chernyavsky, M., Chiarella, V., Chon-Sen, N., Chukanov, A., Consiglio, L., Cozzi, M., Dal Corso, F., D'Amato G., D'Ambrosio, N., De Lellis, G., Declais, Y., De Serio, M., Di Capua, F., Di Ferdinando, D., Di Giovanni, A., Di Marco, N., Di Troia, C., Dmitrievski, S.: Dominjon, A., Dracos, M., Duchesneau, D., Dulach, B., Dusini, S., Ebert, J., Egorov, O., Enikeev, R., Ereditato, A., Esposito, S., Favier, J., Felici, G., Ferber, T., Fini, R., Franceschi, A., Fukuda, T., Fukushima, C., Galkin, V. I., Galkin, V. A., Garfagnini, A., Giacomelli, G., Giorgini, M., Goellnitz, C., Golubkov, D., Gornoushkin, Y., Grella, G., Grianti, F., Guler, M., Gusev, G., Gustavino, C., Hagner, C., Hara, T., Hierholzer, M., Hiramatsu, S., Hoshino, K., Ieva, M., Jakovčić, Krešimir, Csathy, J. J., Janutta, B., Jollet, C., Juget, F., Kawai, T., Kazuyama, M., Kim, S. H., Kimura, M., Knuesel, J., Kodama, K., Komatsu, M., Kose, U., Kreslo, I., Laktineh, I., Lazzaro, C., Lenkeit, J., Ljubičić, Ante, Longhin, A., Lutter, G., Manai, K., Mandrioli, G., Manzoor, S., Marotta, A., Marteau, J., Matsuoka, H., Mauri, N., Meisel, F., Meregaglia, A., Messina, M., Migliozzi, P., Miyamoto, S., Monacelli, P., Morishima, K., Moser, U., Muciaccia, M. T., Naganawa, N., Naka, T., Nakamura, M., Nakamura, T., Nakano, T., Nikitina, V., Niwa, K., Nonoyama, Y., Ogawa, S., Osedlo, V., Ossetski, D., Paoloni, A., Park, B. D., Park, I. G., Pastore, A., Patrizii, L., Pennacchio, E., Pessard, H., Pistillo, C., Polukhina, N., Pozzato, M., Pretzl, K., Publichenko, P., Pupilli, F., Roganova, T., Rosa, G., Rostovtseva, I., Rubbia, A., Russo, A., Ryazhskaya, O., Ryzhikov, D., Sato, Y., Sato, O., Saveliev, V., Sazhina, G., Schembri, A., Lavina, L. S., Shibuya, H., Simone, S., Sioli, M., Sirignano, C., Sirri, G., Song, J. S., Spinetti, M., Stanco, L., Starkov, N., Stipčević, Mario, Strauss, T., Strolin, P., Sugonyaev, V., Taira, Y., Takahashi, S., Tenti, M., Terranova, F., Tioukov, V., Togo, V., Tolun, P., Tsarev, V., Tufanli, S., Ushida, N., Valieri, C., Vilain, P., Vladimirov, M., Votano, L., Vuilleumier, L., Wilquet, G., Wonsak, B., Wurtz, J., Yoon, C. S., Yoshida, J., Zaitsev, Y., Zemskova, S., Zghicheb, A., and Zimmermannm, R.
Subjects: Condensed Matter::Soft Condensed Matter, particle identification methods, particle tracking detectors, hybrid detectors, large detector systems for particle and astroparticle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The OPERA neutrino oscillation experiment is based on the use of the Emulsion Cloud Chamber (ECC). In the OPERA ECC, nuclear emulsion films acting as very high precision tracking detectors are interleaved with lead plates providing a massive target for neutrino interactions. We report on studies related to the effects occurring from the contact between emulsion and lead. A low radioactivity lead is required in order to minimize the number of background tracks in emulsions and to achieve the required performance in the reconstruction of neutrino events. It was observed that adding other chemical elements to the lead, in order to improve the mechanical properties, may significantly increase the level of radioactivity on the emulsions. A detailed study was made in order to choose a lead alloy with good mechanical properties and an appropriate packing technique so as to have a low enough effective radioactivity.
Published: 2008

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