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1. Charge-separated atmospheric neutrino-induced muons in the MINOS far detector

Author: S. Murgia, B. Speakman, D. J. Auty, A. Lebedev, D. G. Michael, M. Zois, M. Kordosky, P. S. Miyagawa, P. Stamoulis, V. K. Semenov, A. E. Kreymer, P. Vahle, C. Howcroft, G. Tzanakos, H. R. Gallagher, G. Koizumi, J. K. De Jong, P. Lucas, N. Mayer, M. Watabe, D. J. Boehnlein, J. Reichenbacher, D. A. Harris, David Petyt, Marvin L Marshak, E. A. Peterson, M. Bishai, Warner A. Miller, Ken Heller, Mcd Sanchez, T. Joffe-Minor, Ž Pavlović, T. Kafka, M. Dierckxsens, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, A. C. Weber, P. A. Symes, Stanley G. Wojcicki, S. M. Seun, M. Dorman, Jie Liu, K. Grzelak, M. D. Messier, S. Childress, R. Piteira, S. R. Mishra, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, V. A. Ryabov, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Boehm, J. J. Evans, D. Rahman, S. Avvakumov, G. Tinti, A. Holin, T. Bergfeld, S. M S Kasahara, A. D. Marino, R. C. Webb, J. A. Thompson, Jorge G. Morfin, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, M. Ishitsuka, Harvey B Newman, B. R. Becker, D. Bogert, D. J. Koskinen, A. Belias, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, J. H. Cobb, T. Durkin, C. James, E. P. Hartouni, D. R. Ward, A. Mislivec, R. J. Nichol, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, I. Trostin, John Marshall, N. Grossman, T. M. Raufer, D. Bhattacharya, A. M. McGowan, S. K. Kotelnikov, K. Ruddick, E. Grashorn, H. Zheng, J. Hartnell, S. L. Mufson, R. Ospanov, T. C. Nicholls, Q. K. Wu, K. E. Arms, J. Gogos, J. Schneps, C. Rosenfeld, V. A. Tsarev, T. H. Fields, R. P. Litchfield, R. Pittam, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, G. M. Irwin, G. A. Giurgiu, D. Cherdack, R. Gran, G. J. Bock, H. A. Rubin, C. P. Ward, Carlos Escobar, M. V. Frohne, D. Indurthy, P. Schreiner, M. V. Diwan, A. Marchionni, C. Andreopoulos, H. J. Kang, D. E. Reyna, Andrew Blake, R. K. Plunkett, E. Falk Harris, C. D. Moore, Alec Habig, T. Osiecki, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, G. J. Feldman, W. Smart, J. Urheim, R. Armstrong, Brajesh C Choudhary, Peter D. Barnes, P. Adamson, B. C. Barish, W. P. Oliver, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, J. L. Thron, E. Tetteh-Lartey, R. Zwaska, J. K. Nelson, R. L. Talaga, D. A. Jensen, D. E. Jaffe, A. J. Culling, E. Beall, H. Ping, D. Drakoulakos, S. Kumaratunga, B. Rebel, M. S. Kim, B. Baller, V. Smirnitsky, Philip Harris, J. A. Musser, A. De Santo, R. H. Milburn, C. White, C. W. Peck, P. J. Litchfield, P. M. Border, Karol Lang, L. Mualem, V. Verebryusov, R. A. Rameika, T. Yang, R. Hatcher, A. R. Erwin, John Derek Chapman, J. R. Meier, G. I. Merzon, N. West, D. S. Ayres, L. Jenner, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. Bock, W. A. Mann, A. Godley, P. Gouffon, R. Lee, B. Viren, R. Ford, Caleb Smith, J. M. Paley, A. A. Wehmann, N. Tagg, T. Patzak, G.D. Barr, John Miller, Juergen Thomas, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Monte Carlo method, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino detector, MINOS, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Super-Kamiokande, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: We found 140 neutrino-induced muons in 854.24 live days in the MINOS far detector. We looked for evidence of neutrino disappearance in this data set by computing the ratio of the number of low momentum muons to the sum of the number of high momentum and unknown momentum muons for both data and Monte Carlo expectation in the absence of neutrino oscillations. The ratio of data and Monte Carlo ratios is consistent with an oscillation signal. A fit to the data for the oscillation parameters excludes the null oscillation hypothesis at the 94% confidence level. We separated the muons by charge sign in both the data and Monte Carlo events and found the ratio of the total number of negative to positive muons in both samples. The ratio of those ratios is a test of CPT conservation. The result is consistent with CPT conservation., 14 pages, 15 figures
Published: 2016
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2. The SOUDAN 2 detector - The operation and performance of the tracking calorimeter modules

Author: S. Yarker, L. Balka, M. A. Thomson, L. Mualem, M. Lowe, R.J. Cotton, G. Villaume, B. Saitta, Marvin L Marshak, T. H. Fields, W. Leeson, J. Schneps, Christian P. Minor, K. Johns, N. West, D. M. DeMuth, V. W. Edwards, R. H. Milburn, Graham L. Giller, P.D. Shield, D. S. Ayres, S. Heppelmann, P. J. Litchfield, S. M S Kasahara, D. Wall, L.M. Kirby-Gallagher, H.M. Gallagher, Warner A. Miller, S. J. Werkema, C. A. Woods, N. Mondal, J. L. Thron, V. Vassiliev, E.W.G. Wallis, D. Rosen, N. Hill, D. Roback, Edward May, T. Joyce, F. V. Lopez, G.D. Barr, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, U. DasGupta, C.B. Brooks, W. A. Mann, H. Courant, B. Ewen, S. P. Wakely, R. H. Giles, C. Garcia-Garcia, A. Napier, J. Kochocki, E.M. Nelson, B. Dahlin, N. P. Longley, M. Shupe, D. Schmid, P. M. Border, J. H. Hoftiezer, I. Ambats, J. W. Dawson, T. Kafka, L. E. Price, L. McMaster, G. J. Alner, W.W.M. Allison, L. Weems, C. Bode, D. Benjamin, R. N. Gray, W. P. Oliver, Donald H. Perkins, U.M. Wielgosz, R. Seidlein, David Ja Cockerill, R. Nickson, W. L. Barrett, J. Schlereth, A. Stassinakis, K. Ruddick, E. A. Peterson, S. Spear, D. J. Jankowski, K. Coover, D. Maxam, and M.H. Schub
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Plane (geometry), business.industry, Detector, Tracking (particle physics), Charged particle, Nuclear physics, Optics, Spatial reference system, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Nucleon, business, Instrumentation, Image resolution
Abstract: SOUDAN 2 is a 960-ton tracking calorimeter which has been constructed to search for nucleon decay and other phenomena. The full detector consists of 224 calorimeter modules each weighing 4.3 tons. The modules consist of finely segmented iron instrumented with 1 m long drift tubes of 15 mm internal diameter. The tubes enable three spatial coordinates and dE/ dx to be recorded for charged particles traversing the tubes. The spatial resolution is 0.38 cm in the x-y plane and 0.65 cm in the z, or drift, direction. The operation and performance of the modules are discussed.
Published: 2016
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3. STUDY OF MUONS FROM THE DIRECTION OF CYGNUS-X-3 USING AN UNDERGROUND PROPORTIONAL-TUBE ARRAY

Author: L. McMaster, R. H. Milburn, David Ja Cockerill, M. Lowe, J. W. Dawson, P. D. Shield, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, T. Kafka, R. H. Giles, P. J. Litchfield, J. Kochocki, D. Benjamin, A. Napier, Marvin L Marshak, Maury Goodman, B. Saitta, K. Ruddick, J. H. Hoftiezer, Ken Heller, W. P. Oliver, J. L. Thron, L. E. Price, K. Coover, C.B. Brooks, J. L. Schlereth, N. West, U. DasGupta, C. Garcia-Garcia, H. Courant, D. S. Ayres, L.M. Kirby-Gallagher, S. J. Werkema, G.D. Barr, W.W.M. Allison, W. L. Barrett, W. A. Mann, L. Balka, D. H. Perkins, M. Shupe, D. Schmid, B. Dahlin, D. J. Jankowski, I. Ambats, S. Heppelman, G. J. Alner, E. A. Peterson, D. Rosen, D. Roback, T. Joyce, F. V. Lopez, K. Johns, T. H. Fields, N. Hill, Warner A. Miller, G. F. Pearce, P. M. Border, M. A. Thomson, E. N. May, V. W. Edwards, and J. Schneps
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Muon, Argon, chemistry, Degree (graph theory), chemistry.chemical_element, Cosmic ray, Elementary particle, Fermion, Particle detector, Lepton
Abstract: From July 1987 through March 1988 an array of proportional wire modules was operated as a muon detector at a depth of 2090 meters water equivalent in the Soudan mine in northern Minnesota. A spatial angular resolution of 1.2{degree} was achieved for muon tracking. A clean sample of 1.02{times}10{sup 5} muon trajectories recorded underground is used to search for an excess flux of muons from the direction of Cygnus X-3. For muons within the phase interval (0.6, 0.9) of the source's 4.8-h period, 90%-C.L. upper limits for fluxes arriving within 3{degree} and 1.5{degree} half-angle cones centered on the Cygnus X-3 direction are 8.5{times}10{sup {minus}11} cm{sup {minus}2}s{sup {minus}1} and 3.1{times}10{sup {minus}11} cm{sup {minus}2}s{sup {minus}1}, respectively.
Published: 2016
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4. Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS

Author: R. B. Patterson, M. D. Messier, M. Kordosky, Andrew Blake, D. J. Auty, Christopher G. White, A. M. McGowan, R. Toner, D. S. Ayres, J. J. Evans, P. Schreiner, B. Rebel, J. R. Meier, N. Graf, Carlos Escobar, R. Zwaska, R. K. Plunkett, Xian-Rong Huang, M. V. Diwan, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, E. Falk, R. Pittam, M. V. Frohne, Matthew L Strait, W. A. Mann, G. M. Irwin, P. Stamoulis, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, Joao A B Coelho, Rakesh Sharma, G. J. Feldman, M. Dorman, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, E. Tetteh-Lartey, D. J. Boehnlein, D. Cherdack, A. E. Kreymer, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, J. A. Nowak, J. K. De Jong, M. Bishai, R. A. Gomes, C. Rosenfeld, X. Qiu, P. Lucas, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, W. H. Miller, L. Loiacono, H. R. Gallagher, Marvin L Marshak, C. Backhouse, M. Orchanian, S. Phan-Budd, A. Sousa, R. L. Talaga, J. K. Nelson, G. J. Bock, K. Grzelak, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Urheim, A. C. Weber, D. A. Harris, P. A. Rodrigues, S. M. S. Kasahara, G. Tinti, J. J. Walding, N. E. Devenish, G. Lefeuvre, S. Childress, D. A. Jensen, Gregory J Pawloski, A. Holin, L. Corwin, P. J. Litchfield, Jorge G. Morfin, N. Mayer, N. Grant, S. L. Mufson, J. A. Musser, C. James, Harvey B Newman, T. Kafka, D. Bogert, G. Tzanakos, T. C. Nicholls, R. Hatcher, R. C. Webb, G. Koizumi, J. Schneps, I. Z. Danko, H. A. Rubin, R. Mehdiyev, W. P. Oliver, D. Torretta, J. Hartnell, P. Gouffon, B. Viren, J. Ilic, S. J. Coleman, J. M. Paley, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, M. C. Sanchez, David Petyt, Juergen Thomas, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, R. J. Nichol, Alec Habig, John C. Mitchell, D. E. Jaffe, J. Hylen, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, P. Shanahan, and Karol Lang
Subjects: Physics, Sterile neutrino, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, Muon neutrino, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: Results are reported from a search for active to sterile neutrino oscillations in the MINOS long-baseline experiment, based on the observation of neutral-current neutrino interactions, from an exposure to the NuMI neutrino beam of $7.07\times10^{20}$ protons on target. A total of 802 neutral-current event candidates is observed in the Far Detector, compared to an expected number of $754\pm28\rm{(stat.)}\pm{37}\rm{(syst.)}$ for oscillations among three active flavors. The fraction $f_s$ of disappearing \numu that may transition to $\nu_s$ is found to be less than 22% at the 90% C.L., Comment: 5 pages, 3 tables, 2 figures. Published in Physical Review Letters
Published: 2016

5. THE OBSERVATION OF UNDERGROUND MUONS FROM THE DIRECTION OF CYGNUS-X-3 DURING THE JANUARY 1991 RADIO FLARE

Author: N. West, D. S. Ayres, M. Lowe, R. H. Giles, J. Kochocki, L.M. Kirby-Gallagher, B. Saitta, S. J. Werkema, W. P. Oliver, Donald H. Perkins, G.D. Barr, C. A. Woods, L. E. Price, L. Balka, S. Heppelmann, J. H. Hoftiezer, J. Schneps, S. M S Kasahara, David Ja Cockerill, E. A. Peterson, Christian P. Minor, D. Rosen, W. A. Mann, D. J. Jankowski, N. P. Longley, W.W.M. Allison, W. L. Barrett, P. D. Shield, P. J. Litchfield, R. H. Milburn, D. Roback, T. Joyce, A. Napier, B. Ewen, K. Ruddick, G. F. Pearce, J. W. Dawson, V. W. Edwards, Maury Goodman, C.B. Brooks, T. Kafka, M. A. Thomson, N. Hill, J. Schlereth, G. J. Alner, C. Garcia-Garcia, Marvin L Marshak, P. M. Border, D. Benjamin, R. N. Gray, Edward May, T. H. Fields, Jack L. Uretsky, J. L. Thron, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, Graham L. Giller, M. Shupe, D. Schmid, I. Ambats, H. Courant, K. Johns, Warner A. Miller, F. V. Lopez, and L. McMaster
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, law, Detector, Astronomy, Nucleon, Flare, law.invention
Abstract: Muons recorded in the Soudan 2 underground nucleon decay detector from January 1989 to February 1991 have been examined for any correlation with the radio flares of Cygnus X-3 observed during this period. On two nearby days during the radio flare of January 1991 a total of 32 muons within 2.0° of the Cygnus X-3 direction were observed when 11.4 were expected.
Published: 2016

6. Observation in the MINOS far detector of the shadowing of cosmic rays by the sun and moon

Author: Xian-Rong Huang, T.C. Nicholls, Mcd Sanchez, R. A. Gomes, V. K. Semenov, J. K. Nelson, S. R. Mishra, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, R. J. Nichol, M. V. Diwan, D. J. Boehnlein, T. M. Raufer, John Marshall, D. A. Jensen, A. Holin, C. Backhouse, G. M. Irwin, T. Yang, Alec Habig, R. Zwaska, P. Gouffon, G. J. Feldman, D. Bogert, C. Rosenfeld, M. D. Messier, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, S. M. S. Kasahara, Karol Lang, S. Budd, Christopher G. White, R. Toner, D. G. Michael, B. Rebel, Gregory J Pawloski, J. Ilic, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, C. James, E. Falk, G. J. Bock, E. A. Peterson, M. Dorman, D. Cherdack, V.A. Ryabov, R. Hatcher, P. A. Rodrigues, C. Andreopoulos, G. Lefeuvre, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, P. Shanahan, L. Loiacono, T. Kafka, P. Lucas, Stanley G. Wojcicki, R. P. Litchfield, N. Grant, J. Hylen, M. C. Goodman, J. R. Meier, N. Tagg, J. Schneps, G.D. Barr, I. Z. Danko, G.F. Pearce, J. J. Evans, Juergen Thomas, Carlos Escobar, S. J. Coleman, R. Mehdiyev, Warner A. Miller, J. M. Paley, R. K. Plunkett, B. Viren, R. L. Talaga, A. Sousa, N. E. Devenish, P. J. Litchfield, J. K. De Jong, J.H. Cobb, P. Schreiner, R. C. Webb, E. Grashorn, J. Urheim, C. R. Bower, Philip Harris, J. A. Musser, A. Godley, R. Pittam, B. C. Choudhary, M. V. Frohne, H. A. Rubin, R. B. Patterson, M. Bishai, S. Childress, W. P. Oliver, A. M. McGowan, A. C. Weber, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, Douglas Wright, William L. Barrett, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, B. Bock, M. Orchanian, A. E. Kreymer, Marvin L Marshak, Z. Krahn, D. E. Jaffe, G. Tinti, N. Mayer, M. Kordosky, Andrew Blake, W. A. Mann, John C. Mitchell, G. Tzanakos, Matthew L Strait, K. Grzelak, G. Koizumi, Joao A B Coelho, Sacha E Kopp, J. Reichenbacher, R. Gran, J. Hartnell, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, D. S. Ayres, H. R. Gallagher, and D. A. Harris
Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, Muon, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, Astronomy, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Astrophysics - Solar and Stellar Astrophysics, MINOS, Celestial coordinate system, Physics::Space Physics, Shadow, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Angular resolution, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Interplanetary magnetic field, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Solar and Stellar Astrophysics (astro-ph.SR)
Abstract: The shadowing of cosmic ray primaries by the the moon and sun was observed by the MINOS far detector at a depth of \unit[2070]{mwe} using 83.54 million cosmic ray muons accumulated over 1857.91 live-days. The shadow of the moon was detected at the \unit[5.6]{$\sigma$} level and the shadow of the sun at the \unit[3.8]{$\sigma$} level using a log-likelihood search in celestial coordinates. The moon shadow was used to quantify the absolute astrophysical pointing of the detector to be 0.17\pm 0.12^\circ. Hints of Interplanetary Magnetic Field effects were observed in both the sun and moon shadow., Comment: Submitted to AstroParticle Physics
Published: 2011
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7. The NuMI neutrino beam

Author: J. Urheim, David Petyt, S. Moed Sher, S. Phan-Budd, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, R. L. Talaga, N. E. Devenish, P. J. Litchfield, S. R. Mishra, M.L. Wong-Squires, J. A. Musser, S. Avvakumov, R. Reilly, M. Olsen, William L. Barrett, T. Yang, D. E. Jaffe, G. Tzanakos, R. H. Milburn, J. Hylen, B. Viren, S. C. Tognini, G. Koizumi, Niki Saoulidou, W. A. Mann, S. Murgia, J. K. Nelson, Maury Goodman, B. Baller, A. Perch, D. Michael, C. M. Castromonte, S. Childress, J. Johnstone, J. Biggs, R. J. Nichol, Alec Habig, P. Schreiner, D. A. Jensen, M. M. Medeiros, M. A. Thomson, K. Vaziri, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. P. Cravens, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, A. V. Devan, J. J. Evans, M. M. Pfützner, P. Shanahan, A. Holin, D. Crane, H. R. Gallagher, N. Tagg, Christopher G. White, R. C. Webb, J. A. Thompson, E. Falk, A. Radovic, C. Rosenfeld, D. A. Harris, M. P. Andrews, M. C. Sanchez, R. B. Pahlka, Brajesh C Choudhary, E. A. Peterson, R. Ford, Leigh H. Whitehead, N. Poonthottathil, A. C. Weber, A. R. Erwin, G.D. Barr, Junwei Huang, L. Loiacono, J. Schneps, D. Bogert, D. S. Ayres, R. Hatcher, K. Bourkland, L. H. Whitehead, J. K. De Jong, J.H. Cobb, Karol Lang, G. Vogel, Harvey B Newman, R. Andrews, P. Adamson, D. J. Harding, D. Pushka, A. Marchionni, Scott Osprey, X. Tian, I. Anghel, I. Trostin, Gregory J Pawloski, R. A. Rameika, John Miller, S. M. S. Kasahara, M. V. Diwan, Jorge G. Morfin, Juergen Thomas, N. Mayer, Ahmed Ibrahim, S. V. Cao, A. Aurisano, G. M. Irwin, C. James, Kevin Anderson, G. J. Feldman, J. R. Meier, N. Graf, R. Webber, Caleb Smith, J. M. Paley, W. Smart, A. A. Wehmann, D. Cronin-Hennessy, A. Stefanik, J. A. Nowak, D. Tinsley, P. Gouffon, R. Mehdiyev, P. Vahle, R. A. Gomes, T. Patzak, G. Tassotto, D. J. Boehnlein, T. H. Fields, C. Laughton, E. Villegas, L. Sauer, R. Zwaska, D. Naples, S. Hays, J. O׳Connor, M. D. Messier, C. L. McGivern, D. Indurthy, Rakesh Sharma, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, W. H. Miller, G. J. Bock, D. Torretta, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, G. Lefeuvre, V. Zarucheisky, V. Bocean, T. Kafka, M. Bishai, M. Orchanian, K. Grzelak, M. V. Frohne, P. Prieto, J. Hartnell, B. C. Barish, R. Ducar, Philip Harris, H. A. Rubin, R. B. Patterson, K. Ruddick, Joao A B Coelho, V. Garkusha, D. Augustine, Ž Pavlović, D. Schoo, A. E. Kreymer, P. Lucas, W. P. Oliver, Marvin L Marshak, Ken Heller, M. J. Murtagh, M. Kordosky, S. R. Hahn, Andrew Blake, N. Grossman, A. Timmons, A. Schreckenberger, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, X. Qiu, R. Toner, B. Rebel, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Paris (UP), Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), AstroParticule et Cosmologie ( APC - UMR 7164 ), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ) -Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS ( IN2P3 ) -Observatoire de Paris-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 ( UPD7 ) -Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives ( CEA ), and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Cité (UPCité)
Subjects: Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph), Target, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, beam monitoring, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-ACC-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Accelerator Physics [physics.acc-ph], FOS: Physical sciences, beam transport, neutrino: beam, Neutrino beam, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), beam: alignment, Long Baseline, [ PHYS.HEXP ] Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], hardware, Fermilab, [ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-ACC-PH ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Accelerator Physics [physics.acc-ph], Neutrinos, 010306 general physics, Instrumentation, activity report, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Monitoring system, Beam, Main injector, Main Injector, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Physics - Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Beam (structure), performance
Abstract: International audience; This paper describes the hardware and operations of the Neutrinos at the Main Injector (NuMI) beam at Fermilab. It elaborates on the design considerations for the beam as a whole and for individual elements. The most important design details of individual components are described. Beam monitoring systems and procedures, including the tuning and alignment of the beam and NuMI long-term performance, are also discussed.
Published: 2016
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8. Horizontal muons and a search for AGN neutrinos in Soudan 2

Author: Marvin L Marshak, K. Ruddick, B. Speakman, T. Kafka, David Ja Cockerill, H.J. Trost, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, A. Sousa, G. Villaume, M. C. Sanchez, J. Schneps, P. J. Litchfield, A. Napier, J. L. Thron, W. L. Barrett, J. H. Cobb, David Petyt, G. J. Alner, Warner A. Miller, E. A. Peterson, L. Mualem, R. Gran, Jack L. Uretsky, W. P. Oliver, R. H. Milburn, S. M S Kasahara, H. R. Gallagher, P. M. Border, T. H. Fields, D. M. DeMuth, N. West, D. S. Ayres, W. A. Mann, H. Courant, and T. Joffe-Minor
Subjects: Physics, Energy loss, Particle physics, Active galactic nucleus, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Neutrino telescope, FOS: Physical sciences, Flux, Astronomy and Astrophysics, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino astronomy, Neutrino, Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics
Abstract: We measure the horizontal ($|\cos(\theta_z), Comment: 18 pages 12 figures
Published: 2004
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9. Search for the proton decay mode p→νK in Soudan 2

Author: H.R. Gallagher, S. Wakeley, C.B. Brooks, G. J. Alner, Marvin L Marshak, T. Joffe–Minor, M.H. Schub, A. Napier, G.D. Barr, J. L. Thron, Warner A. Miller, C. Garcia-Garcia, L. Mualem, W.W.M. Allison, C. Bode, M. C. Goodman, N. P. Longley, R. Gran, K. Ruddick, R.J. Cotton, U.M. Wielgosz, G. F. Pearce, W. Leeson, G. Villaume, T. H. Fields, H. Courant, D. Wall, L. E. Price, A. Stassinakis, R. H. Milburn, J.H. Cobb, J. Schneps, W. P. Oliver, E. A. Peterson, D. M. DeMuth, V. Vassiliev, William L. Barrett, P. J. Litchfield, W. A. Mann, R. Seidlein, N. West, D. S. Ayres, P. M. Border, D. A. Petyt, T. Kafka, S. M S Kasahara, and H. Tom
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Proton decay, Analytical chemistry, High resolution
Abstract: We have searched for the proton decay mode p {yields} {nu} K{sup +} using the one-kiloton Soudan 2 high resolution calorimeter. Contained events obtained from a 3.56 kiloton-year fiducial exposure through June 1997 are examined for occurrence of a visible K{sup +} track which decays at rest into {mu}{sup +}{nu} or {pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}. We found one candidate event consistent with background, yielding a limit, {tau}/B(p {yields} {nu} K{sup +})>4.3x10{sup 31} years at 90% CL with no background subtraction.
Published: 1998
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10. The SOUDAN 2 detector The design and construction of the tracking calorimeter modules

Author: W. Leeson, D. Rosen, J. Schneps, P. J. Litchfield, D. Roback, T. Joyce, Christian P. Minor, J. H. Hoftiezer, B. Saitta, L. Mualem, P.D. Shield, S. Heppelmann, C. Garcia-Garcia, P. M. Border, R.J. Cotton, G. Villaume, T. H. Fields, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, V. W. Edwards, U. DasGupta, D. M. DeMuth, V. Vassiliev, M. Shupe, D. Schmid, M. A. Thomson, David Ja Cockerill, R. Nickson, W. L. Barrett, I. Ambats, S. P. Wakely, R. H. Milburn, R. H. Giles, Graham L. Giller, N. Hill, C.B. Brooks, J. Kochocki, Edward May, L. E. Price, H. Courant, R. Seidlein, W. A. Mann, N. Mondal, H.M. Gallagher, A. Napier, N. P. Longley, S. Yarker, D. Wall, C. A. Woods, J. Schlereth, L. Balka, N. West, W.W.M. Allison, C. Bode, D. S. Ayres, U.M. Wielgosz, L.M. Kirby-Gallagher, S. J. Werkema, K. Coover, D. Maxam, M.H. Schub, J. W. Dawson, A. Stassinakis, T. Kafka, E. A. Peterson, S. Spear, E.M. Nelson, B. Dahlin, D. Benjamin, R. N. Gray, B. Ewen, G. J. Alner, Marvin L Marshak, K. Johns, M. Lowe, K. Ruddick, Donald H. Perkins, L. McMaster, Warner A. Miller, D. J. Jankowski, G.D. Barr, E.W.G. Wallis, F. V. Lopez, L. Weems, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, W. P. Oliver, S. M S Kasahara, and J. L. Thron
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Calorimeter (particle physics), Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Tracking (particle physics), Nucleon, Instrumentation, Charged particle
Abstract: SOUDAN 2 is a 960-ton tracking calorimeter which has been constructed to search for nucleon decay and other phenomena. The full detector consists of 224 calorimeter modules each weighing 4.3 tons. The design and construction of the modules are described. The modules consist of finely segmented iron instrumented with 1 m long drift tubes of 15 mm internal diameter. The tubes enable three spatial coordinates and dE/dx to be recorded for charged particles traversing the tubes.
Published: 1996
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11. Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with muon antineutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: A. C. Weber, P. Gouffon, D. Bogert, B. Viren, R. L. Talaga, S. V. Cao, J. M. Paley, P. Schreiner, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, S. R. Mishra, P. Lucas, Juergen Thomas, N. Mayer, R. B. Patterson, M. Kordosky, R. Toner, Gregory J Pawloski, Sacha E Kopp, B. Rebel, H. A. Rubin, R. Gran, M. D. Messier, C. James, Andrew Blake, R. Mehdiyev, A. Schreckenberger, L. H. Whitehead, A. Holin, T. Kafka, Harvey B Newman, R. Hatcher, Christopher G. White, S. Phan-Budd, A. Sousa, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, J. K. De Jong, M. C. Sanchez, R. B. Pahlka, R. C. Webb, J. Urheim, W. P. Oliver, E. Falk, N. E. Devenish, G. Tzanakos, G. Koizumi, P. J. Litchfield, J. A. Musser, D. Torretta, G. M. Irwin, J. R. Meier, J. Schneps, N. Graf, Rakesh Sharma, S. Childress, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, G. J. Feldman, M. V. Frohne, R. A. Gomes, G. J. Bock, J. Hartnell, I. Z. Danko, Matthew L Strait, R. K. Plunkett, John C. Mitchell, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, H. R. Gallagher, J. K. Nelson, M. Bishai, M. Mathis, D. A. Jensen, Warner A. Miller, M. Orchanian, M. A. Thomson, K. Grzelak, J. J. Evans, Carlos Escobar, D. Naples, G. Tinti, Stanley G. Wojcicki, L. Loiacono, Joao A B Coelho, W. A. Mann, J. Hylen, M. C. Goodman, M. V. Diwan, X. Qiu, R. Zwaska, A. E. Kreymer, C. Rosenfeld, D. S. Ayres, J. A. Nowak, P. Adamson, Marvin L Marshak, S. M. S. Kasahara, Alec Habig, R. J. Nichol, J. J. Walding, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, D. J. Boehnlein, Karol Lang, A. Radovic, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, and L. Mualem
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, Context (language use), QC0793, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Standard-Model Extension, Sidereal time, MINOS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract: We have searched for sidereal variations in the rate of antineutrino interactions in the MINOS Near Detector. Using antineutrinos produced by the NuMI beam, we find no statistically significant sidereal modulation in the rate. When this result is placed in the context of the Standard Model Extension theory we are able to place upper limits on the coefficients defining the theory. These limits are used in combination with the results from an earlier analysis of MINOS neutrino data to further constrain the coefficients., 6 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables
Published: 2012

12. First Direct Observation of Muon Antineutrino Disappearance

Author: J. Urheim, A. E. Kreymer, H. A. Rubin, Marvin L Marshak, Carlos Escobar, M. V. Diwan, G. J. Bock, R. K. Plunkett, J. A. Musser, W. P. Oliver, M. Bishai, P. Shanahan, D. Cherdack, A. Holin, R. Mehdiyev, D. J. Auty, W. H. Miller, Matthew L Strait, X. Qiu, J. R. Meier, N. Graf, P. Stamoulis, C. Andreopoulos, R. Ospanov, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, L. Loiacono, R. Toner, P. A. Rodrigues, Joao A B Coelho, G. Lefeuvre, P. Lucas, B. Rebel, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, R. A. Gomes, M. Orchanian, R. C. Webb, T. Kafka, S. Childress, J. K. De Jong, T. Yang, K. Grzelak, J. A. Nowak, C. Rosenfeld, S. Phan-Budd, A. Sousa, D. Bogert, R. L. Talaga, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, H. R. Gallagher, P. Adamson, J. Ilic, N. E. Devenish, L. Whitehead, P. J. Litchfield, D. A. Harris, R. B. Patterson, M. Kordosky, D. S. Ayres, M. A. Thomson, S. M. S. Kasahara, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, G. Tinti, N. Mayer, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. J. Evans, Andrew Blake, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, P. Vahle, D. A. Jensen, C. Howcroft, S. Cavanaugh, D. J. Boehnlein, Karol Lang, G. Tzanakos, A. M. McGowan, G. Koizumi, R. Hatcher, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, A. C. Weber, M. D. Messier, R. Zwaska, N. Grant, Christopher G. White, M. V. Frohne, W. A. Mann, E. Tetteh-Lartey, P. Schreiner, T. C. Nicholls, Xian-Rong Huang, J. Schneps, I. Z. Danko, E. Falk, Brajesh C Choudhary, M. C. Sanchez, M. Dorman, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, C. Backhouse, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, David Petyt, C. James, John C. Mitchell, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, Juergen Thomas, D. E. Jaffe, P. Gouffon, J. Hylen, B. Viren, R. J. Nichol, Alec Habig, G. M. Irwin, S. J. Coleman, G. J. Feldman, J. M. Paley, Harvey B Newman, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, and J. Hartnell
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Antiparticle, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, NEUTRINO OSCILLATIONS, LEPTON CHARGE, MATTER, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Nucleon, Nuclear Experiment, Charged current, Lepton
Abstract: This letter reports the first direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. The MINOS experiment has taken data with an accelerator beam optimized for muon antineutrino production, accumulating an exposure of $1.71\times 10^{20}$ protons on target. In the Far Detector, 97 charged current muon antineutrino events are observed. The no-oscillation hypothesis predicts 156 events and is excluded at $6.3\sigma$. The best fit to oscillation yields $\Delta \bar{m}^{2}=(3.36^{+0.46}_{-0.40}\textrm{(stat.)}\pm0.06\textrm{(syst.)})\times 10^{-3}\,\eV^{2}$, $\sin^{2}(2\bar{\theta})=0.86^{+0.11}_{-0.12}\textrm{(stat.)}\pm0.01\textrm{(syst.)}$. The MINOS muon neutrino and muon antineutrino measurements are consistent at the 2.0% confidence level, assuming identical underlying oscillation parameters., Comment: Six pages, four figures. This version published by Physical Review Letters
Published: 2011

13. Measurement of the underground atmospheric muon charge ratio using the MINOS Near Detector

Author: A. E. Kreymer, Marvin L Marshak, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Harris, G. M. Irwin, J. Schneps, I. Z. Danko, V. A. Ryabov, M. V. Diwan, C. Backhouse, J. Reichenbacher, J. A. Nowak, G. J. Feldman, P. Schreiner, J. Ilic, Matthew L Strait, M. A. Thomson, R. Hatcher, D. Naples, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, Karol Lang, Stanley G. Wojcicki, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, J. Urheim, L. Mualem, N. Mayer, Gregory J Pawloski, S. J. Coleman, J. Hylen, John C. Mitchell, Joao A B Coelho, M. C. Goodman, G. Tzanakos, Xian-Rong Huang, Jorge G. Morfin, D. J. Auty, D. J. Boehnlein, C. James, T. H. Fields, J. M. Paley, G. Koizumi, J. A. Musser, G. J. Bock, Harvey B Newman, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, J. J. Evans, Philip Harris, M. Kordosky, P. Bhattarai, P. Shanahan, R. Mehdiyev, Warner A. Miller, T. Yang, A. Holin, D. Cronin-Hennessy, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, R. J. Nichol, M. Bishai, Andrew Blake, R. Pittam, T. M. Raufer, D.S. Damiani, S. R. Mishra, D. G. Michael, M. Orchanian, R. C. Webb, M. V. Frohne, A. Sousa, P. Gouffon, Alec Habig, K. Grzelak, D. Bogert, G. Tinti, P. A. Rodrigues, Brajesh C Choudhary, Juergen Thomas, N. E. Devenish, R. Zwaska, C. Rosenfeld, G. Lefeuvre, R. B. Patterson, M. D. Messier, M. C. Sanchez, P. J. Litchfield, D. E. Jaffe, B. Viren, A. M. McGowan, T. Kafka, R. Toner, J. K. De Jong, B. Rebel, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, M. Dorman, Christopher G. White, J. R. Meier, R. L. Talaga, N. Graf, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, S. M. S. Kasahara, E. Falk, J. K. Nelson, A. C. Weber, D. A. Jensen, N. Grant, S. Budd, Z. Krahn, D. Cherdack, C. Andreopoulos, L. Loiacono, R. A. Gomes, S. Childress, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, Douglas Wright, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, P. Lucas, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, William L. Barrett, X. Qiu, W. A. Mann, D. S. Ayres, H. A. Rubin, W. P. Oliver, and J. Hartnell
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Meson, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, Particle decay, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment, Lepton, Dimensionless quantity
Abstract: The magnetized MINOS Near Detector, at a depth of 225 meters of water equivalent (mwe), is used to measure the atmospheric muon charge ratio. The ratio of observed positive to negative atmospheric muon rates, using 301 days of data, is measured to be 1.266+/-0.001(stat.)+0.015/-0.014(syst.). This measurement is consistent with previous results from other shallow underground detectors, and is 0.108+/-0.019(stat. + syst.) lower than the measurement at the functionally identical MINOS Far Detector at a depth of 2070 mwe. This increase in charge ratio as a function of depth is consistent with an increase in the fraction of muons arising from kaon decay for increasing muon surface energies., 11 pages, 8 figures submitted to Physical Review D
Published: 2011

14. Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with the MINOS far detector

Author: D. G. Michael, H. R. Gallagher, J. K. Nelson, G. M. Irwin, D. A. Harris, John C. Mitchell, Carlos Escobar, A. C. Weber, S. Childress, R. K. Plunkett, D. A. Jensen, M. Bishai, G. J. Feldman, M. D. Messier, T. Yang, J. Ratchford, C. D. Moore, M. C. Sanchez, N. Mayer, Christopher G. White, C. Rosenfeld, P. Adamson, V. A. Ryabov, C. Backhouse, N. Grant, L. Whitehead, M. Orchanian, P. Lucas, K. Grzelak, J. H. Cobb, V. K. Semenov, G. Tzanakos, Douglas Wright, S. M S Kasahara, D. S. Ayres, H. A. Rubin, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, G. Koizumi, R. Pittam, S. Budd, G. Tinti, Xian-Rong Huang, Gregory J Pawloski, D. J. Boehnlein, G. J. Bock, Z. Krahn, M. V. Diwan, A. Holin, C. James, Harvey B Newman, Sacha E Kopp, J. Ilic, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, R. J. Nichol, R. Gran, D. J. Auty, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, R. Hatcher, M. Kordosky, Karol Lang, Andrew Blake, M. V. Frohne, D. Bogert, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, W. A. Mann, R. A. Gomes, Alec Habig, P. A. Rodrigues, W. P. Oliver, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, G. Lefeuvre, P. Schreiner, T. Kafka, J. Urheim, E. Falk, R. Toner, M. Dorman, C. R. Bower, Warner A. Miller, B. Rebel, J. R. Meier, D. E. Jaffe, M. Zois, Niki Saoulidou, R. Zwaska, G. F. Pearce, J. A. Musser, A. E. Kreymer, Marvin L Marshak, Philip Harris, D. Cherdack, A. Sousa, Matthew L Strait, Brajesh C Choudhary, J. Schneps, N. E. Devenish, P. J. Litchfield, R. C. Webb, I. Z. Danko, Joao A B Coelho, J. Hartnell, R. B. Patterson, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Hylen, A. M. McGowan, M. C. Goodman, L. Loiacono, W. Smart, J. P. Cravens, R. Mehdiyev, J. K. De Jong, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, T. Patzak, John Miller, Juergen Thomas, J. J. Evans, S. J. Coleman, J. M. Paley, P. Gouffon, B. Viren, R. L. Talaga, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)
Subjects: Particle physics, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], CPT symmetry, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Lorentz covariance, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Fermilab, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, Neutrino detector, MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: We searched for a sidereal modulation in the MINOS far detector neutrino rate. Such a signal would be a consequence of Lorentz and CPT violation as described by the Standard-Model Extension framework. It also would be the first detection of a perturbative effect to conventional neutrino mass oscillations. We found no evidence for this sidereal signature and the upper limits placed on the magnitudes of the Lorentz and CPT violating coefficients describing the theory are an improvement by factors of $20-510$ over the current best limits found using the MINOS near detector., 5 pages, 2 figures
Published: 2010
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15. Neutrino and antineutrino inclusive charged-current cross section measurements with the MINOS near detector

Author: David Petyt, D. E. Jaffe, John Marshall, J. K. De Jong, D. G. Michael, M. Kordosky, M. D. Messier, Andrew Blake, A. C. Weber, Christopher G. White, Peter D. Barnes, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Harris, B. Viren, N. Mayer, P. Schreiner, S. R. Mishra, G. Tzanakos, R. L. Talaga, G. Koizumi, R. J. Nichol, Matthew L Strait, S. M S Kasahara, N. Tagg, T. Osiecki, A. R. Erwin, G.D. Barr, P. Stamoulis, A. Sousa, J. Schneps, I. Z. Danko, J. K. Nelson, K. Zhang, P. Lucas, Z. Krahn, Joao A B Coelho, Alec Habig, J. J. Kim, R. B. Patterson, N. E. Devenish, D. A. Jensen, Ž Pavlović, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, Juergen Thomas, R. A. Rameika, P. J. Litchfield, Karol Lang, A. E. Kreymer, Mcd Sanchez, John C. Mitchell, J. J. Evans, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, Marvin L Marshak, L. Mualem, A. Holin, K. Grzelak, S. Childress, H. A. Rubin, R. P. Litchfield, S. J. Coleman, R. Ospanov, Caleb Smith, Ken Heller, C. D. Moore, J. M. Paley, D. J. Auty, A. M. McGowan, P. Gouffon, N. West, Warner A. Miller, V. A. Ryabov, P. A. Rodrigues, M. Watabe, D. S. Ayres, C. Backhouse, Philip Harris, G. J. Bock, E. Falk, D. J. Koskinen, T. Kafka, R. Pittam, Gregory J Pawloski, R. Armstrong, Douglas Wright, W. P. Oliver, M. V. Frohne, Jorge G. Morfin, S. L. Mufson, C. James, D. Cherdack, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, R. Toner, B. Rebel, M. Dorman, T. C. Nicholls, W. A. Mann, A. Godley, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, E. Grashorn, Carlos Escobar, K. E. Arms, B. C. Choudhary, T. Yang, R. K. Plunkett, D. Bhattacharya, C. Andreopoulos, J. Hartnell, L. Loiacono, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, R. Mehdiyev, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, M. Bishai, A. Rahaman, R. Hatcher, G. Tinti, C. Rosenfeld, John Derek Chapman, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, M. Zois, J. A. Musser, R. C. Webb, W. Smart, D. Bogert, V. A. Tsarev, V. K. Semenov, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, D. J. Boehnlein, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Hylen, M. C. Goodman, Harvey B Newman, M. V. Diwan, T. M. Raufer, G. M. Irwin, and G. J. Feldman
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Cross section (physics), MINOS, Antimatter, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Fermilab, Neutrino, Charged current, Lepton
Abstract: The energy dependence of the neutrino-iron and antineutrino-iron inclusive charged-current cross sections and their ratio have been measured using a high-statistics sample with the MINOS Near Detector exposed to the NuMI beam from the Main Injector at Fermilab. Neutrino and antineutrino fluxes were determined using a low hadronic energy subsample of charged-current events. We report measurements of neutrino-Fe (antineutrinoFe) cross section in the energy range 3-50 GeV (5-50 GeV) with precision of 2-8% (3-9%) and their ratio which is measured with precision 2-8%. The data set spans the region from low energy, where accurate measurements are sparse, up to the high-energy scaling region where the cross section is well understood., accepted by PRD
Published: 2010

16. Observation of muon intensity variations by season with the MINOS far detector

Author: R. Toner, B. Rebel, R. Ospanov, K. E. Arms, A. E. Kreymer, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Harris, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, D. E. Jaffe, N. Mayer, Marvin L Marshak, G. Tzanakos, J. Hartnell, G. J. Bock, C. Rosenfeld, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, G. Koizumi, G. M. Irwin, Ken Heller, G. J. Feldman, J. J. Evans, B. R. Becker, P. Lucas, T. Osiecki, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, M. C. Sanchez, Philip Harris, J. Urheim, J. Reichenbacher, M. D. Messier, R. Mehdiyev, A. Sousa, Christopher G. White, M. Kordosky, R. J. Nichol, N. E. Devenish, C. R. Bower, M. Zois, P. J. Litchfield, A. Holin, S. Childress, Harvey B Newman, Andrew Blake, R. B. Patterson, J. K. De Jong, J. A. Musser, Alec Habig, K. Korman, A. Rahaman, T. Patzak, P. Gouffon, B. Viren, E. W. Grashorn, John C. Mitchell, C. D. Moore, J. H. Cobb, D. J. Auty, John J. Barnett, R. L. Talaga, H. A. Rubin, J. K. Nelson, A. M. McGowan, D. A. Jensen, K. Grzelak, Douglas Wright, N. Tagg, B. Speakman, Warner A. Miller, John Marshall, Matthew L Strait, G.D. Barr, T. H. Fields, R. Pittam, R. Armstrong, P. Stamoulis, W. P. Oliver, R. C. Webb, Brajesh C Choudhary, S. L. Mufson, T. C. Nicholls, D. Cherdack, V. A. Ryabov, M. V. Frohne, M. Bishai, Juergen Thomas, P. A. Rodrigues, C. Backhouse, P. Vahle, M. Watabe, S. J. Coleman, T. Kafka, S. Cavanaugh, Scott Osprey, Gregory J Pawloski, W. Smart, Caleb Smith, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, E. Falk, Jorge G. Morfin, J. M. Paley, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, C. James, D. J. Boehnlein, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, G. Tinti, L. Mualem, M. Dorman, C. Andreopoulos, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, E. A. Peterson, K. Zhang, L. Loiacono, P. Schreiner, R. A. Rameika, D. Bogert, Karol Lang, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, V. A. Tsarev, John Derek Chapman, D. G. Michael, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, T. Yang, D. J. Koskinen, R. Hatcher, A. C. Weber, S. M S Kasahara, Z. Krahn, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. Bock, W. A. Mann, N. West, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, D. S. Ayres, Stanley G. Wojcicki, A. Godley, J. Hylen, M. C. Goodman, J. Schneps, I. Z. Danko, M. V. Diwan, J. L. Thron, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Background radiations, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), muon, Neutrino, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, Cosmic rays, High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE), Physics, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Cosmic ray muons, pion, cosmic ray detectors, and other elementary particle detectors, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], MINOS, Muon flux, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Production (computer science), Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Intensity (heat transfer)
Abstract: The temperature of the upper atmosphere affects the height of primary cosmic ray interactions and the production of high-energy cosmic ray muons which can be detected deep underground. The MINOS far detector at Soudan MN, USA, has collected over 67 million cosmic ray induced muons. The underground muon rate measured over a period of five years exhibits a 4% peak-to-peak seasonal variation which is highly correlated with the temperature in the upper atmosphere. The coefficient, $\alpha_T$, relating changes in the muon rate to changes in atmospheric temperature was found to be: $\alpha_T = 0.874 \pm 0.009$ (stat.) $\pm 0.010$ (syst.). Pions and kaons in the primary hadronic interactions of cosmic rays in the atmosphere contribute differently to $\alpha_T$ due to the different masses and lifetimes. This allows the measured value of $\alpha_T$ to be interpreted as a measurement of the K/$\pi$ ratio for $E_{p}\gtrsim$\unit[7]{TeV} of $0.13 \pm 0.08$, consistent with the expectation from collider experiments., Comment: 8 pages, 9 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2010
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17. New constraints on muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions in MINOS

Author: Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, N. Tagg, R. Zwaska, G.D. Barr, C. Rosenfeld, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, D. Bogert, S. Budd, J. J. Evans, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, A. E. Kreymer, J. Hartnell, D. S. Ayres, M. V. Diwan, Philip Harris, Marvin L Marshak, J. K. Nelson, P. Schreiner, P. Bhattarai, Juergen Thomas, D. Cherdack, W. Smart, D. A. Jensen, Ken Heller, M. Bishai, J. Urheim, C. R. Bower, R. P. Litchfield, C. Andreopoulos, R. Pittam, T. Yang, J. Ilic, P. Shanahan, M. C. Sanchez, M. Zois, H. R. Gallagher, L. Loiacono, G. M. Irwin, M. Orchanian, M. Kordosky, R. Ospanov, John Marshall, J. A. Musser, Andrew Blake, S. J. Coleman, Caleb Smith, W. A. Mann, A. Godley, M. V. Frohne, J. M. Paley, Brajesh C Choudhary, V. A. Ryabov, C. Backhouse, R. Toner, B. Rebel, D. A. Harris, K. Lang, N. Mayer, J. Boehm, K. Grzelak, J. K. De Jong, H. A. Rubin, G. J. Feldman, P. Lucas, Matthew L Strait, J. Schneps, R. B. Patterson, G. Tzanakos, S. K. Swain, G. Tinti, R. C. Webb, Gregory J Pawloski, I. Z. Danko, M. D. Messier, G. Koizumi, David Petyt, P. Gouffon, Jorge G. Morfin, Joao A B Coelho, P. A. Rodrigues, R. Mehdiyev, Christopher G. White, P. Vahle, A. M. McGowan, C. James, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, G. Lefeuvre, W. P. Oliver, S. Cavanaugh, D. J. Boehnlein, B. Viren, J. R. Meier, N. Graf, J. H. Cobb, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, T. Kafka, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, R. L. Talaga, G. J. Bock, M. Dorman, Xian-Rong Huang, G. F. Pearce, R. Hatcher, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, Harvey B Newman, E. Falk, R. J. Nichol, R. A. Rameika, Alec Habig, D. E. Jaffe, M. Betancourt, John C. Mitchell, E. Grashorn, A. C. Weber, S. M S Kasahara, D. J. Auty, Z. Krahn, Warner A. Miller, Douglas Wright, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, L. Corwin, S. L. Mufson, A. Sousa, N. E. Devenish, P. J. Litchfield, A. Holin, S. Childress, C. D. Moore, K. Zhang, and D. G. Michael
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, FOS: Physical sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino detector, MINOS, CP violation, Muon neutrino, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: This letter reports results from a search for muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a 7x10^20 protons-on-target exposure. Our observation of 54 candidate electron-neutrino events in the Far Detector with a background of 49.1+/-7.0(stat.)+/-2.7(syst.) events predicted by the measurements in the Near Detector requires 2sin^2(2theta_{13})sin^2(theta_{23}), 5 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2010
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18. Search for sterile neutrino mixing in the MINOS long-baseline experiment

Author: T. Yang, D. Bogert, Carlos Escobar, M. C. Sanchez, R. J. Nichol, P. Schreiner, R. K. Plunkett, A. Rahaman, T. Osiecki, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, Xian-Rong Huang, A. Sousa, N. E. Devenish, Alec Habig, S. Childress, P. J. Litchfield, M. V. Diwan, D. G. Michael, J. A. Musser, D. E. Jaffe, M. Kordosky, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, John Derek Chapman, C. J. Metelko, C. D. Moore, John Marshall, D. J. Auty, Andrew Blake, R. Zwaska, J. R. Meier, D. Cherdack, M. Bishai, A. J. Culling, H. A. Rubin, S. J. Coleman, Warner A. Miller, R. C. Webb, Caleb Smith, C. Rosenfeld, William L. Barrett, P. Vahle, John C. Mitchell, Peter D. Barnes, Douglas Wright, J. M. Paley, P. Lucas, P. Shanahan, M. Orchanian, S. Cavanaugh, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, K. Grzelak, D. J. Boehnlein, J. H. Cobb, S. L. Mufson, A. Holin, C. Andreopoulos, R. Hatcher, A. E. Kreymer, G. Tinti, R. P. Litchfield, A. R. Erwin, W. A. Mann, A. Godley, A. C. Weber, J. Schneps, B. Viren, L. Loiacono, P. Gouffon, Marvin L Marshak, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, I. Z. Danko, R. L. Talaga, Ken Heller, W. P. Oliver, H. R. Gallagher, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, N. Tagg, S. M S Kasahara, E. Falk, G.D. Barr, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, D. J. Koskinen, Z. Krahn, P. A. Rodrigues, M. Watabe, D. A. Harris, Brajesh C Choudhary, Matthew L Strait, J. Hylen, N. Mayer, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Mualem, Juergen Thomas, V. A. Ryabov, P. Stamoulis, M. C. Goodman, C. Backhouse, T. Kafka, T. C. Nicholls, G. Tzanakos, Joao A B Coelho, Ž Pavlović, G. Koizumi, J. P. Cravens, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, K. Zhang, R. A. Rameika, Karol Lang, N. West, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, D. S. Ayres, C. James, J. Hartnell, W. Smart, R. Mehdiyev, M. Dorman, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, J. K. Nelson, D. A. Jensen, R. Ospanov, J. J. Evans, M. D. Messier, J. K. De Jong, G. M. Irwin, Christopher G. White, A. Marchionni, G. J. Feldman, Harvey B Newman, G. J. Bock, R. B. Patterson, R. Toner, B. Rebel, E. Grashorn, A. M. McGowan, Philip Harris, R. Pittam, and M. V. Frohne
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Sterile neutrino, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, Solar neutrino problem, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutrino detector, MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract: A search for depletion of the combined flux of active neutrino species over a 735 km baseline is reported using neutral-current interaction data recorded by the MINOS detectors in the NuMI neutrino beam. Such a depletion is not expected according to conventional interpretations of neutrino oscillation data involving the three known neutrino flavors. A depletion would be a signature of oscillations or decay to postulated non-interacting "sterile" neutrinos, scenarios not ruled out by existing data. From an exposure of 3.18x10^{20} protons on target in which neutrinos of energies between ~500 MeV and 120 GeV are produced predominantly as nu_mu, the visible energy spectrum of candidate neutral-current reactions in the MINOS far detector is reconstructed. Comparison of this spectrum to that inferred from a similarly selected near detector sample shows that of the portion of the nu_mu flux observed to disappear in charged-current interaction data, the fraction that could be converting to a sterile state is less than 52% at 90% confidence level (C.L.). The hypothesis that active neutrinos mix with a single sterile neutrino via oscillations is tested by fitting the data to various models. In the particular four-neutrino models considered, the mixing angles theta_{24} and theta_{34} are constrained to be less than 11 degrees and 56 degrees at 90% C.L., respectively. The possibility that active neutrinos may decay to sterile neutrinos is also investigated. Pure neutrino decay without oscillations is ruled out at 5.4 standard deviations. For the scenario in which active neutrinos decay into sterile states concurrently with neutrino oscillations, a lower limit is established for the neutrino decay lifetime tau_3/m_3 > 2.1x10^{-12} s/eV at 90% C.L.., 18 pages, 17 figures. Published in Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2010
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19. Search for Muon-Neutrino to Electron-Neutrino Transitions in MINOS

Author: B. Speakman, K. Zhang, M. V. Diwan, D. Cherdack, Karol Lang, M. Bishai, E. Falk, G. M. Irwin, E. Grashorn, P. A. Rodrigues, G. J. Feldman, M. Watabe, A. Belias, R. Hatcher, N. West, C. Andreopoulos, T. Kafka, D. G. Michael, D. E. Jaffe, A. Himmel, Z. Isvan, L. Loiacono, L. Mualem, R. Toner, H. R. Gallagher, B. Rebel, D. A. Harris, M. D. Messier, D. S. Ayres, G. Tinti, J. J. Evans, A. C. Weber, R. Zwaska, J. Boehm, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, A. J. Culling, S. Childress, M. Betancourt, T. Yang, P. Schreiner, Christopher G. White, N. Mayer, A. Godley, A. Holin, C. Rosenfeld, S. M S Kasahara, T. C. Nicholls, C. D. Moore, H. Zheng, K. E. Arms, D. J. Koskinen, A. R. Erwin, C. Howcroft, G. Tzanakos, P. Adamson, L. Whitehead, Sacha E Kopp, J. K. De Jong, Douglas Wright, R. Gran, G. J. Bock, Z. Krahn, G. Koizumi, J. Schneps, W. Smart, S. L. Mufson, R. C. Webb, I. Z. Danko, Daniel P Cronin-Hennessy, Alec Habig, John Derek Chapman, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, D. J. Boehnlein, J. Urheim, R. J. Nichol, John C. Mitchell, C. R. Bower, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, A. Rahaman, J. Reichenbacher, M. Zois, Philip Harris, K. Grzelak, J. K. Nelson, R. P. Litchfield, J. A. Musser, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, S. J. Coleman, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. A. Jensen, D. Bogert, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, W. A. Mann, Brajesh C Choudhary, R. Ospanov, V. A. Tsarev, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, Caleb Smith, M. C. Goodman, R. B. Patterson, J. M. Paley, M. Dorman, A. M. McGowan, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, R. Mehdiyev, R. Pittam, V. A. Ryabov, C. Backhouse, M. V. Frohne, P. Gouffon, D. R. Ward, T. Patzak, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, C. James, B. Viren, R. L. Talaga, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, Juergen Thomas, A. Sousa, N. E. Devenish, P. J. Litchfield, D. J. Auty, Warner A. Miller, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, P. Lucas, A. E. Kreymer, Marvin L Marshak, John Marshall, J. H. Cobb, B. R. Becker, M. C. Sanchez, Ken Heller, Xian-Rong Huang, Peter D. Barnes, David Petyt, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, Matthew L Strait, P. Stamoulis, Joao A B Coelho, Ž Pavlović, R. A. Rameika, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, M. Kordosky, Andrew Blake, H. A. Rubin, R. Armstrong, W. P. Oliver, D. Bhattacharya, J. Hartnell, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Neutrino mass and mixing, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Beams in particle accelerators, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Hadron, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, Elementary particle, 01 natural sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, Ordinary neutrinos (nuW bosons, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], CP violation, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: This letter reports on a search for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_e$ transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a \unit[$3.14\times10^{20}$]{protons-on-target} exposure in the Fermilab NuMI beam. We observe 35 events in the Far Detector with a background of $27\pm 5 {\rm (stat.)} \pm 2 {\rm (syst.)$ events predicted by the measurements in the Near Detector. If interpreted in terms of $\nu_\mu \to \nu_e$ oscillations, this 1.5 $\sigma$ excess of events is consistent with $\sin^{2}(2\theta_{13})$ comparable to the CHOOZ limit when $|\delmsq{}|$=\unit[2.43$\times 10^{-3}$] {${\rm eV^{2}}$} and \sinsq{23}=1.0 are assumed., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
Published: 2009
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20. Sudden stratospheric warmings seen in MINOS deep underground muon data

Author: S. J. Coleman, Caleb Smith, J. M. Paley, R. P. Litchfield, A. Holin, A. A. Wehmann, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, P. A. Symes, A. Sousa, P. J. Litchfield, David Petyt, D. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Auty, N. Mayer, S. Kumaratunga, J. Urheim, R. Hatcher, M. V. Diwan, Warner A. Miller, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, J. J. Kim, D. G. Michael, N. Tagg, A. Himmel, Brajesh C Choudhary, L. Mualem, G.D. Barr, N. West, Alec Habig, P. Lucas, J. Smith, B. Baller, D. S. Ayres, G. Koizumi, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, J. A. Musser, Richard J.H. Smith, J. J. Evans, T. M. Raufer, Z. Pavlovic, K. E. Arms, John Derek Chapman, D. Bogert, B. Speakman, D. Cherdack, Scott Osprey, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, G. M. Irwin, J. H. Cobb, S. R. Mishra, N. Grossman, K. Grzelak, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, M. Kordosky, A. Godley, W. Smart, M. Dierckxsens, J. Reichenbacher, Juergen Thomas, S. Childress, G. J. Feldman, R. Ospanov, C. Andreopoulos, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, John Marshall, L. Loiacono, Stanley G. Wojcicki, C. James, T. Yang, P. Gouffon, B. R. Becker, D. J. Koskinen, L. Miller, Andrew Blake, J. Boehm, R. C. Webb, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, P. A. Rodrigues, J. A. Thompson, J. K. De Jong, E. Grashorn, M. Ishitsuka, M. C. Sanchez, S. M. Seun, Carlos Escobar, M. Watabe, A. Belias, R. J. Nichol, M. Dorman, B. Viren, R. K. Plunkett, M. C. Goodman, D. E. Jaffe, H. R. Gallagher, C. D. Moore, J. K. Nelson, Peter D. Barnes, Niki Saoulidou, A. M. McGowan, H. A. Rubin, D. A. Harris, K. Ruddick, T. Kafka, Matthew L Strait, G. F. Pearce, D. A. Jensen, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, P. Stamoulis, M. D. Messier, R. L. Talaga, P. Schreiner, Christopher G. White, C. W. Peck, K. Zhang, J. Schneps, W. A. Mann, M. V. Frohne, Karol Lang, M. Bishai, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, S. A. Dytman, R. Armstrong, W. P. Oliver, Philip Harris, Douglas Wright, A. E. Kreymer, Marvin L Marshak, A. C. Weber, G. Tzanakos, D. Bhattacharya, R. Pittam, J. Hartnell, M. A. Tavera, G. Tinti, John J. Barnett, T. C. Nicholls, S. L. Mufson, G. J. Bock, S. M S Kasahara, B. Rebel, A. Rahaman, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, C. Rosenfeld, P. Adamson, R. A. Rameika, E. Buckley-Geer, and E. Falk
Subjects: Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Cosmic ray muons, Cosmic ray, Atmospheric sciences, Atmospheric temperature, Troposphere, Atmosphere, Geophysics, MINOS, Climatology, General Earth and Planetary Sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Stratosphere, Physics::Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics
Abstract: The rate of high energy cosmic ray muons as measured underground is shown to be strongly correlated with upper-air temperatures during short-term atmospheric (10-day) events. The effects are seen by correlating data from the MINOS underground detector and temperatures from the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts during the winter periods from 2003-2007. This effect provides an independent technique for the measurement of meteorological conditions and presents a unique opportunity to measure both short and long-term changes in this important part of the atmosphere. Copyright 2009 by the American Geophysical Union.
Published: 2009

21. First results from the Soudan 2 proton decay experiment

Author: L. E. Price, J.H. Cobb, G. F. Pearce, D. Rosen, L. M. Tupper, Donald H. Perkins, D. Roback, C.B. Brooks, B. Saitta, R. N. Gray, K. Ruddick, P.D. Shield, A. Napier, J. L. Thron, P. J. Litchfield, D. P. Benjamin, M. Lowe, C. Garcia-Garcia, M. A. Thomson, R. H. Giles, G.D. Barr, J. Kochocki, F. V. Lopez, J. W. Dawson, David Ja Cockerill, L. McMaster, J. Schneps, Marvin L Marshak, K. A. Johns, H. Courant, J. L. Schlereth, M. C. Goodman, W. W.M. Allison, T. Kafka, D. Schmid, I. Ambats, S. Heppelmann, D. J. Jankowski, L. Balka, R. H. Milburn, V. W. Edwards, G. J. Alner, W. P. Oliver, N. Sundaralingam, E. A. Peterson, B. Dahlin, Warner A. Miller, William L. Barrett, W. A. Mann, N. P. Longley, N. West, D. S. Ayres, S. J. Werkema, P. M. Border, N. Hill, Edward May, Michael Shupe, S. M. S. Kasahara, and T. H. Fields
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Proton decay, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics, Solar neutrino problem, Nuclear physics, Neutrino detector, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract: First results on contained neutrino interactions are presented from the Soudan 2 proton decay experiment. 20 neutrino events have been found in a fiducial exposure of 0.29 kton years.
Published: 1991
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22. Search for Active Neutrino Disappearance Using Neutral-Current Interactions in the MINOS Long-Baseline Experiment

Author: P. Adamson, C. Andreopoulos, K. E. Arms, R. Armstrong, D. J. Auty, D. S. Ayres, C. Backhouse, B. Baller, G. Barr, W. L. Barrett, B. R. Becker, A. Belias, R. H. Bernstein, D. Bhattacharya, M. Bishai, A. Blake, G. J. Bock, J. Boehm, D. J. Boehnlein, D. Bogert, C. Bower, E. Buckley-Geer, S. Cavanaugh, J. D. Chapman, D. Cherdack, S. Childress, B. C. Choudhary, J. H. Cobb, S. J. Coleman, A. J. Culling, J. K. de Jong, M. Dierckxsens, M. V. Diwan, M. Dorman, S. A. Dytman, C. O. Escobar, J. J. Evans, E. Falk Harris, G. J. Feldman, M. V. Frohne, H. R. Gallagher, A. Godley, M. C. Goodman, P. Gouffon, R. Gran, E. W. Grashorn, N. Grossman, K. Grzelak, A. Habig, D. Harris, P. G. Harris, J. Hartnell, R. Hatcher, K. Heller, A. Himmel, A. Holin, L. Hsu, J. Hylen, G. M. Irwin, M. Ishitsuka, D. E. Jaffe, C. James, D. Jensen, T. Kafka, S. M. S. Kasahara, J. J. Kim, M. S. Kim, G. Koizumi, S. Kopp, M. Kordosky, D. J. Koskinen, S. K. Kotelnikov, A. Kreymer, S. Kumaratunga, K. Lang, J. Ling, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Litchfield, L. Loiacono, P. Lucas, J. Ma, W. A. Mann, A. Marchionni, M. L. Marshak, J. S. Marshall, N. Mayer, A. M. McGowan, J. R. Meier, M. D. Messier, C. J. Metelko, D. G. Michael, W. H. Miller, S. R. Mishra, C. D. Moore, J. Morfín, L. Mualem, S. Mufson, S. Murgia, J. Musser, D. Naples, J. K. Nelson, H. B. Newman, R. J. Nichol, T. C. Nicholls, J. P. Ochoa-Ricoux, W. P. Oliver, R. Ospanov, J. Paley, V. Paolone, A. Para, T. Patzak, Ž. Pavlović, G. Pawloski, G. F. Pearce, C. W. Peck, D. A. Petyt, R. Pittam, R. K. Plunkett, A. Rahaman, R. A. Rameika, T. M. Raufer, B. Rebel, J. Reichenbacher, P. A. Rodrigues, C. Rosenfeld, H. A. Rubin, V. A. Ryabov, M. C. Sanchez, N. Saoulidou, J. Schneps, P. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, W. Smart, C. Smith, A. Sousa, B. Speakman, P. Stamoulis, M. Strait, N. Tagg, R. L. Talaga, M. A. Tavera, J. Thomas, M. A. Thomson, J. L. Thron, G. Tinti, I. Trostin, V. A. Tsarev, G. Tzanakos, J. Urheim, P. Vahle, B. Viren, D. R. Ward, M. Watabe, A. Weber, R. C. Webb, A. Wehmann, N. West, C. White, S. G. Wojcicki, D. M. Wright, T. Yang, K. Zhang, R. Zwaska, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, etc, Neutrino mass and mixing, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Neutral current, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, right-handed neutrinos, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Neutral currents, MINOS, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Baseline (configuration management), Non-standard-model neutrinos
Abstract: We report the first detailed comparisons of the rates and spectra of neutral-current neutrino interactions at two widely separated locations. A depletion in the rate at the far site would indicate mixing between muon neutirnos and a sterile particle. No anomalous depletion in the reconstructed energy spectrum is observed. Assuming oscillations occur at a single mass-squared splitting, a fit to the neutral- and charged-current energy spectra limits the fraction of muon neutrino oscillating to a sterile neutrino to be below 0.68 at 90% confidence level. A less stringent limit due to a possible contribution to the measured neutral-current event rate at the far site from electron neutrino appearance at the current experimental limit is also presented., Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2008
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23. The magnetized steel and scintillator calorimeters of the MINOS experiment

Author: J. J. Grudzinski, R. J. Nichol, Q. K. Wu, N. Tagg, R. Piteira, L. E. Price, G.D. Barr, T. Osiecki, B. R. Becker, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, A. Byon-Wagner, A. C. Weber, Alec Habig, D.S. Damiani, M. C. Sanchez, John Miller, M. A. Barker, M. Ignatenko, Carlos Escobar, J. K. Nelson, P. J. Litchfield, R. K. Plunkett, Juergen Thomas, J. Trevor, D. Pushka, H. R. Gallagher, D. E. Reyna, Raymond Lee, S. Childress, E. Maher, J. Boehm, E. Falk Harris, C. D. Moore, J. Kilmer, P. Adamson, M. Proga, M. V. Frohne, P. Gouffon, D. Indurthy, D. A. Harris, R. C. Webb, J. A. Thompson, S. M. Seun, M. Dorman, T. Alexopoulos, C. Rosenfeld, S. M S Kasahara, L. Wai, W.W.M. Allison, S. Boyd, E. A. Peterson, R. Ospanov, P. S. Miyagawa, B. Baller, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. Bock, M. Kostin, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, P. N. Smith, M. Gebhard, B. Viren, Paul Schoessow, S.R. Mishra, T. Bergfeld, Yu. A. Gornushkin, T. M. Raufer, H. Ping, K. Grzelak, A. L. Read, W. Smart, M. D. Messier, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, A. S. Ladran, W. A. Mann, John Oliver, G. I. Merzon, N. West, John Marshall, J. Urheim, S. Madani, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, M. Zois, J. A. Musser, A. De Santo, D. J. Koskinen, P. Stamoulis, Ž Pavlović, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, S. Murgia, A. Lebedev, M. Vakili, Warner A. Miller, G. M. Irwin, Weonjong Lee, D. Rahman, S. Avvakumov, Randall White, Gary Drake, A. D. Marino, H. A. Rubin, D. S. Ayres, W. Luebke, Christopher G. White, A. Belias, Y. Ho, R. L. Talaga, J. C. Yun, J. J. Evans, Carole C. Perry, L. Jenner, F. A. Nezrick, G. J. Feldman, E. Buckley-Geer, P. A. Symes, G. Tzanakos, V.A. Onuchin, C. Arroyo, A. Godley, W. P. Oliver, P. Lucas, R. Shivane, N. Felt, Marvin L Marshak, C. P. Ward, C. Howcroft, G. Koizumi, J. D. Cossairt, H. Zheng, D. R. Ward, H. J. Kang, C. Velissaris, B. C. Choudhary, T. Durkin, N. P. Longley, P. Schreiner, Ken Heller, R. H. Milburn, D. Krakauer, Reinhard Schwienhorst, T. Patzak, J. H. Cobb, B. Speakman, Kevin Anderson, S. J. Coleman, Hyun-Chul Kim, Peter D. Barnes, D. Bhattacharya, N. Grossman, M. J. Murtagh, R. Ford, J. Hartnell, Caleb Smith, E. P. Hartouni, E. Beall, D. A. Jensen, M. S. Kim, S. Kumaratunga, K. Vaziri, J. M. Paley, B. C. Barish, R. A. Rameika, J. W. Dawson, E. Tetteh-Lartey, M. Watabe, Andrew Blake, G. J. Alner, R. Ducar, V. J. Guarino, T. Kafka, R. Trendler, T. C. Nicholls, T. H. Fields, A. A. Wehmann, C. Andreopoulos, Philip Harris, M. Bishai, C. W. Peck, S. Chernichenko, H. Courant, Karol Lang, D. M. DeMuth, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, D. G. Michael, Thomas R. Chase, J. McDonald, O. Fackler, T. Joffe-Minor, W. G. Yan, R. Morse, A. J. Culling, D. Crane, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, V. A. Ryabov, J. Gogos, E. Grashorn, V. Makeev, Jorge G. Morfin, C. James, M. P. Andrews, Anna Pla-Dalmau, R. P. Litchfield, N. Hill, Ji-Yong Liu, P.D. Shield, M. Dierckxsens, V. K. Semenov, P. Vahle, D. J. Boehnlein, C. Laughton, M. Kordosky, V. Smirnitsky, D. Bogert, C. Nelson, A. Marchionni, I. Trostin, G. J. Bock, Alexander Terekhov, L. Mualem, V. A. Tsarev, J. K. de Jong, P. M. Border, J. Hanson, R. Halsall, T. Yang, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, S. L. Mufson, M. Libkind, V. Bocean, B. Rebel, J. M. Swan, N. Pearson, V. Verebryusov, R. Hatcher, John Derek Chapman, J. R. Meier, P. Sullivan, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, M. V. Diwan, Keith Bechtol, D. A. Petyt, A. Stefanik, S. K. Kotelnikov, A. R. Erwin, J. Schneps, R. Andrews, R. Zwaska, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, FOS: Physical sciences, 01 natural sciences, 7. Clean energy, NuMI, Nuclear physics, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, physics.ins-det, Instrumentation, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Instrumentation and Detectors (physics.ins-det), Solar neutrino problem, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Neutrino detector, MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: The Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search (MINOS) experiment uses an accelerator-produced neutrino beam to perform precision measurements of the neutrino oscillation parameters in the "atmospheric neutrino" sector associated with muon neutrino disappearance. This long-baseline experiment measures neutrino interactions in Fermilab's NuMI neutrino beam with a near detector at Fermilab and again 735 km downstream with a far detector in the Soudan Underground Laboratory in northern Minnesota. The two detectors are magnetized steel-scintillator tracking calorimeters. They are designed to be as similar as possible in order to ensure that differences in detector response have minimal impact on the comparisons of event rates, energy spectra and topologies that are essential to MINOS measurements of oscillation parameters. The design, construction, calibration and performance of the far and near detectors are described in this paper., Comment: Revised according to referee's comments. 91 pages, 43 figures, submitted to NIM. arXiv figures are greatly compressed, please see NIM itself or the Fermilab library server for full resolution figures
Published: 2008
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24. Measurement of Neutrino Oscillations with the MINOS Detectors in the NuMI Beam

Author: Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, P. A. Symes, S. K. Kotelnikov, V. A. Ryabov, J. Schneps, S. A. Dytman, M. V. Diwan, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, R. A. Rameika, C. James, A. Holin, N. Tagg, R. Pittam, G.D. Barr, G. M. Irwin, K. E. Arms, R. P. Litchfield, M. Kordosky, A. Godley, John Marshall, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, G. J. Feldman, Andrew Blake, A. Sousa, C. P. Ward, P. J. Litchfield, Philippe Lucas, John Miller, Brajesh C Choudhary, Juergen Thomas, Peter D. Barnes, S. Murgia, M. Bishai, D. J. Auty, B. Baller, M. D. Messier, G. I. Merzon, W. Smart, Warner A. Miller, N. West, G. Tinti, P. Vahle, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, H. A. Rubin, D. S. Ayres, S. Cavanaugh, P. Adamson, D. J. Boehnlein, J. J. Evans, M. Dierckxsens, R. Armstrong, D. R. Ward, T. Patzak, A. C. Weber, W. P. Oliver, P. Stamoulis, A. Rahaman, T. C. Nicholls, G. J. Bock, J. K. de Jong, A. E. Kreymer, B. Speakman, E. A. Peterson, S. M S Kasahara, R. Ospanov, Marvin L Marshak, S. J. Coleman, S. M. Seun, M. Dorman, M. Ishitsuka, Caleb Smith, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, Niki Saoulidou, B. Rebel, G. F. Pearce, J. Boehm, Ken Heller, J. M. Paley, S. Kumaratunga, E. Buckley-Geer, P. Gouffon, B. R. Becker, A. A. Wehmann, P. A. Rodrigues, M. A. Tavera, M. Watabe, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, M. C. Sanchez, R. C. Webb, J. A. Thompson, C. Rosenfeld, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, Douglas Wright, D. Bogert, T. Kafka, W. A. Mann, D. Cherdack, B. Viren, A. Marchionni, J. K. Nelson, I. Trostin, Philip Harris, C. Andreopoulos, D. A. Jensen, M. S. Kim, R. L. Talaga, S. L. Mufson, L. Loiacono, J. J. Kim, D. E. Jaffe, V. A. Tsarev, David Petyt, A. Belias, Matthew L Strait, J. H. Cobb, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, N. Grossman, Ž Pavlović, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, Carlos Escobar, R. K. Plunkett, E. Grashorn, K. Grzelak, P. Schreiner, John Derek Chapman, R. J. Nichol, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, Alec Habig, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, S. Childress, R. Hatcher, E. Falk Harris, C. D. Moore, J. A. Musser, C. White, M. V. Frohne, T. Yang, A. Himmel, L. Mualem, D. G. Michael, M. Zois, N. Mayer, C. W. Peck, G. Tzanakos, K. Zhang, G. Koizumi, Karol Lang, J. Reichenbacher, D. J. Koskinen, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Harris, D. Bhattacharya, J. Hartnell, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Particle physics, Neutrino mass and mixing, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, 01 natural sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Ordinary neutrinos (nuW bosons, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Beams in particle accelerators, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, Solar neutrino problem, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Spectrometers and spectroscopic techniques, Neutrino detector, MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: This letter reports new results from the MINOS experiment based on a two-year exposure to muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. Our data are consistent with quantum mechanical oscillations of neutrino flavor with mass splitting $|\Delta m^2|=(2.43\pm 0.13)\times10^{-3}$ eV$^2$ (68% confidence level) and mixing angle $\sin^2(2\theta)>0.90$ (90% confidence level). Our data disfavor two alternative explanations for the disappearance of neutrinos in flight, namely neutrino decays into lighter particles and quantum decoherence of neutrinos, at the 3.7 and 5.7 standard deviation levels, respectively., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. Lett
Published: 2008
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25. Study of muon neutrino disappearance using the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam

Author: A. E. Kreymer, William L. Barrett, D. E. Jaffe, P. Shanahan, Carlos Escobar, B. Bock, Marvin L Marshak, R. K. Plunkett, E. Buckley-Geer, W. A. Mann, D. Cherdack, Ken Heller, John Derek Chapman, T. Osiecki, A. Sousa, John Marshall, R. H. Milburn, A. Holin, E. P. Hartouni, G. I. Merzon, N. West, C. J. Metelko, J. R. Meier, V. Smirnitsky, C. Andreopoulos, P. J. Litchfield, D. S. Ayres, P. Lucas, P. Gouffon, S. Murgia, J. J. Evans, D. E. Reyna, A. Himmel, L. Loiacono, B. Viren, L. Mualem, B. Speakman, V. A. Ryabov, L. Jenner, D. J. Auty, Raymond Lee, P. M. Border, Matthew L Strait, C. W. Peck, S. Childress, A. Lebedev, R. L. Talaga, M. Ishitsuka, R. J. Nichol, Harvey B Newman, Karol Lang, E. Falk Harris, J. H. Cobb, Peter D. Barnes, C. D. Moore, N. Grossman, T. Yang, P. Adamson, S. J. Coleman, Caleb Smith, David Petyt, A. D. Marino, R. A. Rameika, T. M. Raufer, H. Ping, Warner A. Miller, T. H. Fields, J. M. Paley, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, A. A. Wehmann, Jorge G. Morfin, T. Durkin, G. M. Irwin, A. Godley, J. Gogos, Ž Pavlović, D. Bhattacharya, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, N. Tagg, Alec Habig, J. Hartnell, P. A. Rodrigues, Ji-Yong Liu, C. James, G. J. Feldman, M. Watabe, G.D. Barr, G. J. Bock, S. L. Mufson, B. Baller, D. J. Koskinen, J. K. de Jong, John Miller, P. A. Symes, Juergen Thomas, D. Bogert, T. C. Nicholls, D. R. Ward, T. Patzak, H. A. Rubin, K. E. Arms, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, E. Beall, T. Kafka, M. Kordosky, S. M. Seun, K. Grzelak, M. Dorman, R. C. Webb, J. A. Thompson, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, S. R. Mishra, D. Rahman, A. Marchionni, Andrew Blake, I. Trostin, Niki Saoulidou, R. Armstrong, W. P. Oliver, G. F. Pearce, R. Ford, S. Avvakumov, A. Belias, V. Verebryusov, R. P. Litchfield, A. Mislivec, R. Hatcher, E. A. Peterson, M. Bishai, Christopher P. Ward, B. R. Becker, D. G. Michael, Brajesh C Choudhary, A. R. Erwin, C. Rosenfeld, M. Zois, H. Zheng, V. A. Tsarev, G. Tinti, B. Rebel, J. Boehm, D. Indurthy, W. Smart, P. Schreiner, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, J. A. Musser, V. K. Semenov, C. White, P. Vahle, S. Cavanaugh, D. Drakoulakos, D. J. Boehnlein, A. C. Weber, S. M S Kasahara, M. Dierckxsens, E. Grashorn, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, R. Pittam, H. J. Kang, S. K. Kotelnikov, J. Schneps, M. V. Frohne, B. C. Barish, E. Tetteh-Lartey, J. K. Nelson, S. A. Dytman, M. V. Diwan, Philip Harris, D. A. Jensen, M. S. Kim, M. D. Messier, S. Kumaratunga, Mcd Sanchez, J. L. Thron, C. Howcroft, G. Tzanakos, G. Koizumi, M. A. Thomson, N. Mayer, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, R. Ospanov, J. Reichenbacher, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Harris, P. Stamoulis, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), and Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, FOS: Physical sciences, 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Fermilab, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Solar neutrino problem, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Neutrino detector, MINOS, Physics::Accelerator Physics, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: We report the results of a search for muon-neutrino disappearance by the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search. The experiment uses two detectors separated by 734 km to observe a beam of neutrinos created by the Neutrinos at the Main Injector facility at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. The data were collected in the first 282 days of beam operations and correspond to an exposure of 1.27e20 protons on target. Based on measurements in the Near Detector, in the absence of neutrino oscillations we expected 336 +/- 14 muon-neutrino charged-current interactions at the Far Detector but observed 215. This deficit of events corresponds to a significance of 5.2 standard deviations. The deficit is energy dependent and is consistent with two-flavor neutrino oscillations according to delta m-squared = 2.74e-3 +0.44/-0.26e-3 eV^2 and sin^2(2 theta) > 0.87 at 68% confidence level., In submission to Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2008
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26. Testing Lorentz Invariance and CPT Conservation with NuMI Neutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: K. Grzelak, A. Belias, T. C. Nicholls, A. E. Kreymer, E. Grashorn, Marvin L Marshak, C. Rosenfeld, P. Adamson, K. E. Arms, P. Schreiner, G. M. Irwin, D. E. Jaffe, John Marshall, A. C. Weber, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, R. Zwaska, A. J. Culling, S. L. Mufson, A. Rahaman, J. Urheim, G. J. Feldman, Ken Heller, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, W. Smart, R. Ospanov, P. Lucas, D. Bogert, S. M S Kasahara, M. A. Tavera, M. Zois, A. Sousa, J. Schneps, A. M. McGowan, D. G. Michael, B. Rebel, J. A. Musser, J. K. De Jong, H. A. Rubin, N. Grossman, M. Ishitsuka, P. J. Litchfield, John Derek Chapman, A. Holin, S. A. Dytman, M. D. Messier, S. Childress, P. Vahle, M. Kordosky, Carlos Escobar, S. Cavanaugh, P. Gouffon, S. Murgia, Jian Ma, M. A. Thomson, C. J. Metelko, Christopher G. White, R. J. Nichol, R. C. Webb, J. R. Meier, J. A. Thompson, Andrew Blake, R. K. Plunkett, D. Naples, R. Armstrong, D. J. Boehnlein, E. Falk Harris, M. Bishai, B. Baller, C. D. Moore, Stanley G. Wojcicki, W. P. Oliver, S. Kumaratunga, Alec Habig, D. J. Auty, Philip Harris, H. R. Gallagher, N. West, M. V. Frohne, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, T. Yang, M. C. Goodman, D. A. Harris, Matthew L Strait, M. V. Diwan, A. Himmel, C. W. Peck, L. Mualem, D. S. Ayres, K. Zhang, J. Boehm, R. Pittam, P. Stamoulis, D. Bhattacharya, J. J. Evans, J. Hartnell, J. K. Nelson, D. Cherdack, T. Patzak, Karol Lang, Ž Pavlović, Warner A. Miller, N. Mayer, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, R. Hatcher, B. Speakman, G. Tinti, William L. Barrett, D. A. Jensen, P. Shanahan, G. J. Bock, C. Andreopoulos, D. J. Koskinen, L. Loiacono, W. A. Mann, P. A. Rodrigues, M. Watabe, G. Tzanakos, T. Kafka, G. Koizumi, J. Reichenbacher, J. J. Kim, E. Buckley-Geer, R. A. Rameika, M. Dorman, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, B. R. Becker, R. P. Litchfield, M. C. Sanchez, Brajesh C Choudhary, Gregory J Pawloski, Jorge G. Morfin, C. James, David Petyt, T. M. Raufer, S. R. Mishra, S. J. Coleman, J. M. Paley, A. A. Wehmann, N. Tagg, G.D. Barr, John Miller, Juergen Thomas, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, B. Viren, R. L. Talaga, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Particle physics, Neutrino mass and mixing, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], CPT symmetry, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Lorentz transformation, time reversal, Charge conjugation, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Lorentz covariance, Lorentz and Poincare invariance, 01 natural sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, symbols.namesake, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph), 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, and other discrete symmetries, Physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], High Energy Physics - Phenomenology, MINOS, parity, symbols, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino
Abstract: A search for a sidereal modulation in the MINOS near detector neutrino data was performed. If present, this signature could be a consequence of Lorentz and CPT violation as predicted by the effective field theory called the standard-model extension. No evidence for a sidereal signal in the data set was found, implying that there is no significant change in neutrino propagation that depends on the direction of the neutrino beam in a sun-centered inertial frame. Upper limits on the magnitudes of the Lorentz and CPT violating terms in the standard-model extension lie between 10-4 and 10-2 of the maximum expected, assuming a suppression of these signatures by a factor of 10-17. © 2008 The American Physical Society.
Published: 2008
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27. Continuing analysis of underground muons from the direction of Cygnus X-3

Author: D. S. Ayres, E. A. Peterson, K. Johns, K. Ruddick, Marvin L Marshak, Edward May, L. E. Price, M. Shupe, and T. H. Fields
Subjects: X.3, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Detector, Soudan 1, Astrophysics, Water equivalent, Orbital period, Signal, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Phase width
Abstract: We report on 3.2 years live time of underground muon observations taken between 1981 and 1989 using the Soudan 1 proportional tube detector, located at a depth of 1,800 m water equivalent. The post-1984 observations are consistent with earlier published data on an excess signal apparently correlated with the Cygnus X-3 orbital period. The signal-to-background ratio in the entire data sample is 1 to 3 percent, depending on phase width. These data are not contradicted by other measurements. However, a larger detector will be required to establish a signal, if one exists, at a high level of certainty.
Published: 1990
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28. Measurement of the atmospheric muon charge ratio at TeV energies with the MINOS detector

Author: V. A. Ryabov, R. Armstrong, W. P. Oliver, R. Pittam, T. H. Fields, Harvey B Newman, Jorge G. Morfin, C. James, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, M. V. Frohne, D. Indurthy, S. Murgia, N. Tagg, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, S. M. Seun, M. Dorman, T. Patzak, R. P. Litchfield, D. J. Auty, M. C. Goodman, G.D. Barr, Niki Saoulidou, T. Durkin, G. F. Pearce, A. Lebedev, B. C. Barish, G. A. Giurgiu, R. Zwaska, D. Cherdack, L. Mualem, D. Bhattacharya, A. J. Culling, E. Beall, B. Baller, Brajesh C Choudhary, J. Hartnell, J. K. De Jong, P. Lucas, A. Holin, S. K. Kotelnikov, D. Drakoulakos, T. M. Raufer, David Petyt, J. Schneps, John Miller, Juergen Thomas, Warner A. Miller, D. E. Jaffe, G. M. Irwin, B. Rebel, S. Kumaratunga, D. E. Reyna, V. K. Semenov, C. Andreopoulos, E. P. Hartouni, A. Mislivec, H. J. Kang, A. Marchionni, G. J. Feldman, M. Ishitsuka, R. C. Webb, S. R. Mishra, D. Rahman, M. V. Diwan, R. J. Nichol, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, R. Piteira, E. Falk Harris, C. D. Moore, C. Howcroft, G. Tzanakos, Caleb Smith, J. M. Paley, J. A. Thompson, A. Godley, P. Vahle, A. Belias, S. Avvakumov, P. Adamson, R. H. Milburn, Mcd Sanchez, E. Tetteh-Lartey, A. A. Wehmann, T. C. Nicholls, John Marshall, G. Koizumi, B. R. Becker, D. J. Boehnlein, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, J. J. Evans, V. Smirnitsky, J. L. Thron, N. Mayer, W. Smart, H. Zheng, S. L. Mufson, M. Bishai, H. Ping, J. Reichenbacher, P. A. Symes, B. Speakman, D. J. Koskinen, K. Grzelak, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, Philip Harris, P. M. Border, Ž Pavlović, P. Gouffon, C. Bungau, M. Kordosky, P. Stamoulis, P. Schreiner, T. Bergfeld, A. E. Kreymer, R. Ford, C. P. Ward, R. Lee, M. Watabe, B. Viren, D. Bogert, J. K. Nelson, I. Trostin, Marvin L Marshak, T. Kafka, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, E. A. Peterson, S. Childress, H. R. Gallagher, D. A. Jensen, M. S. Kim, G. Tinti, K. E. Arms, D. A. Harris, G. I. Merzon, Ken Heller, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, J. A. Musser, Carlos Escobar, M. D. Messier, A. De Santo, N. West, C. White, C. W. Peck, R. A. Rameika, R. K. Plunkett, C. Rosenfeld, V. A. Tsarev, Q. K. Wu, Karol Lang, D. S. Ayres, P. S. Miyagawa, D. G. Michael, J. Gogos, Andrew Blake, Alec Habig, M. Zois, L. Jenner, R. Ospanov, J. Boehm, E. Buckley-Geer, T. Joffe-Minor, Jie Liu, G. J. Bock, A. D. Marino, V. Verebryusov, D. R. Ward, Peter D. Barnes, J. H. Cobb, R. Hatcher, N. Grossman, T. Osiecki, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, R. L. Talaga, A. R. Erwin, P. J. Litchfield, John Derek Chapman, J. R. Meier, T. Yang, M. Dierckxsens, C. Velissaris, E. Grashorn, A. C. Weber, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. Bock, W. A. Mann, S. M S Kasahara, H. A. Rubin, APC - Neutrinos, Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies (LPNHE), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), MINOS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 (UPMC)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7), Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Range (particle radiation), Background radiations, Muon, [PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Cosmic ray, Charge (physics), 7. Clean energy, 01 natural sciences, Particle identification, Magnetic field, Standard Model, [SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM], Nuclear physics, MINOS, 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], High Energy Physics::Experiment, 010306 general physics
Abstract: The 5.4 kton MINOS far detector has been taking charge-separated cosmic ray muon data since the beginning of August, 2003 at a depth of 207 m.w.e. in the Soudan Underground Laboratory, Minnesota, USA. The data with both forward and reversed magnetic field running configurations were combined to minimize systematic errors in the determination of the underground muon charge ratio. When averaged, two independent analyses find the charge ratio underground to be Nμ+/Nμ-=1.374±0.004(stat)-0.010+0.012(sys). Using the map of the Soudan rock overburden, the muon momenta as measured underground were projected to the corresponding values at the surface in the energy range 1-7 TeV. Within this range of energies at the surface, the MINOS data are consistent with the charge ratio being energy independent at the 2 standard deviation level. When the MINOS results are compared with measurements at lower energies, a clear rise in the charge ratio in the energy range 0.3-1.0 TeV is apparent. A qualitative model shows that the rise is consistent with an increasing contribution of kaon decays to the muon charge ratio. © 2007 The American Physical Society.
Published: 2007
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29. First observations of separated atmosphericνμandν¯μevents in the MINOS detector

Author: P. A. Symes, J. Boehm, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, H. A. Rubin, D. Krakauer, S. Childress, S. L. Mufson, J. Urheim, W. P. Oliver, M. Bishai, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, A. Godley, Marvin L Marshak, C. Arroyo, C. Howcroft, R. Halsall, C.D. Moore, Z. Pavlovich, Ken Heller, H. Zheng, A. Lebedev, S. Chernichenko, J. A. Musser, S. Madani, G. Tzanakos, S. Kumaratunga, P. Stamoulis, T. H. Fields, D. Bogert, L. Mualem, A. L. Read, D. M. DeMuth, M. J. Murtagh, F. A. Nezrick, V. Verebryusov, C. White, T. Bergfeld, Thomas R. Chase, R. Rameika, W. G. Yan, R. Morse, D. Naples, A. J. Culling, D. Crane, M. V. Diwan, V. K. Semenov, G. Koizumi, C. Perry, A. Stefanik, P. Vahle, B. Speakman, A. De Santo, Randall White, E. Beall, W. Luebke, A. Wehmann, R. Ducar, D. J. Boehnlein, C. Laughton, J. Kilmer, R. Saakyan, M. Kordosky, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. R. Becker, R. H. Milburn, Carlos Escobar, B. Bock, R. Hatcher, J. McDonald, Andrew Blake, R. K. Plunkett, S. Murgia, M. C. Sanchez, Reinhard Schwienhorst, J. W. Dawson, C. Rosenfeld, M. Watabe, E. P. Hartouni, J. L. Thron, C. W. Peck, V. J. Guarino, J. Hanson, E. A. Peterson, R. P. Litchfield, Q. K. Wu, C. Nelson, I. Trostin, B. Baller, A. R. Erwin, R. C. Webb, Sacha E Kopp, J. A. Thompson, Robert H. Bernstein, H. R. Gallagher, R. Andrews, A. D. Marino, P. S. Miyagawa, R. Trendler, Alec Habig, M. A. Barker, H. Courant, Karol Lang, A. Belias, D. A. Harris, V. Bocean, P. Sullivan, T. Kafka, W. A. Mann, V. A. Tsarev, Theodoros Alexopoulos, C. Velissaris, S. Boyd, K. Grzelak, E. Grashorn, J. J. Grudzinski, M. A. Thomson, Paul Schoessow, David Petyt, C. Andreopoulos, H. Ping, M. Vakili, Yu. A. Gornushkin, Stanley G. Wojcicki, D. E. Reyna, P. J. Litchfield, Brajesh C Choudhary, John Marshall, R. Piteira, P.D. Shield, R. J. Nichol, J. Hylen, A. Para, J. M. Swan, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, W. Smart, D. J. Koskinen, S. R. Mishra, E. Buckley-Geer, P. Schreiner, Y. Ho, T. Yang, D. Rahman, E. Maher, M. C. Goodman, D. Bhattacharya, M. P. Andrews, S. Avvakumov, J. Hartnell, C. P. Ward, V.A. Onuchin, S. M. Seun, Warner A. Miller, M. Dorman, N. P. Longley, E. Falk Harris, P. Adamson, J. Schneps, M. Proga, D. R. Pushka, Niki Saoulidou, Peter D. Barnes, G. F. Pearce, D. R. Ward, T. Patzak, John Derek Chapman, V. A. Ryabov, D. G. Michael, J. Trevor, J. R. Meier, R. Lee, M. Gebhard, G. J. Alner, J. H. Cobb, T. C. Nicholls, R. Ford, V. Makeev, N. Grossman, Jorge G. Morfin, C. James, W. Y. Lee, N. Felt, J. Oliver, T. Osiecki, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, M. Dierckxsens, A. C. Weber, R. L. Talaga, T. Joffe-Minor, M. Ignatenko, G. I. Merzon, N. West, M. Zois, H. J. Kang, D. S. Ayres, S. M S Kasahara, L. Wai, Hyun-Chul Kim, L. Jenner, J. K. Nelson, D. A. Jensen, K. Vaziri, M. D. Messier, J. C. Yun, J. D. Cossairt, W.W.M. Allison, R. Ospanov, P. N. Smith, M. A. Libkind, J. Gogos, N. Hill, Ji-Yong Liu, G. J. Bock, T. Durkin, B. Rebel, L. E. Price, P. Lucas, J. J. Evans, M. Kostin, Harvey B Newman, T. M. Raufer, O. D. Fackler, G. M. Irwin, Kevin Anderson, R. Zwaska, A. Marchionni, G. J. Feldman, Caleb Smith, A. Byon-Wagner, A. Pla-Dalmau, J. M. Paley, V. Smirnitsky, P. M. Border, G. Drake, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, N. Tagg, A. S. Ladran, G.D. Barr, E. Tetteh-Lartey, John Miller, Juergen Thomas, P. Gouffon, B. Viren, Philip Harris, M. V. Frohne, D. Indurthy, N. Pearson, and B. C. Barish
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, 01 natural sciences, Nuclear physics, Massless particle, Neutrino detector, MINOS, 0103 physical sciences, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Muon neutrino, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: The complete 5.4 kton MINOS far detector has been taking data since the beginning of August 2003 at a depth of 2070 meters water-equivalent in the Soudan mine, Minnesota. This paper presents the first MINOS observations of muon neutrino and muon anti-neutrino charged-current atmospheric neutrino interactions based on an exposure of 418 days. The ratio of upward to downward-going events in the data is compared to the Monte Carlo expectation in the absence of neutrino oscillations giving: R_data(up/down)/R_MC(up/down) = 0.62^{+0.19}_{-0.14} (stat.) +- 0.02 (sys.). An extended maximum likelihood analysis of the observed L/E distributions excludes the null hypothesis of no neutrino oscillations at the 98 % confidence level. Using the curvature of the observed muons in the 1.3 T MINOS magnetic field muon neutrino and muon anti-neutrino interactions are separated. The ratio of muon neutrino to muon anti-neutrino events in the data is compared to the Monte Carlo expectation assuming neutrinos and anti-neutrinos oscillate in same manner giving: R_data(numubar/numu)/R_MC(numubar/numu) = 0.96^{+0.38}_{-0.27} (stat.) +- 0.15 (sys.), where the errors are the statistical and systematic uncertainties. Although the statistics are limited, this is the first direct observation of atmospheric neutrino interactions separately for muon neutrinos and muon anti-neutrinos.
Published: 2006
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30. Observation of muon neutrino disappearance with the MINOS detectors and the NuMI neutrino beam

Author: C. Velissaris, P. Stamoulis, A. Godley, A. E. Kreymer, E. Grashorn, B. Speakman, M. Gebhard, R. Piteira, D. J. Koskinen, J. Hanson, B. C. Choudhary, H. A. Rubin, N. P. Longley, C. W. Peck, F. A. Nezrick, Mcd Sanchez, T. Patzak, H. Courant, Karol Lang, V. Bocean, M. Dorman, N. Hill, R. Ford, G. Tzanakos, Douglas Wright, Anatael Cabrera, A. Holin, J. W. Dawson, D. G. Michael, M. Zois, M. P. Andrews, O. Fackler, T. Joffe-Minor, Marvin L Marshak, C. Howcroft, G. Koizumi, V. Smirnitsky, J. M. Swan, M. Watabe, R. Armstrong, W. P. Oliver, G. I. Merzon, N. West, Ken Heller, N. Mayer, E. A. Peterson, T. Kafka, P. A. Symes, S. M. Seun, D. S. Ayres, P. M. Border, J. Reichenbacher, Weonjong Lee, A. Stefanik, N. Tagg, S. L. Mufson, L. Jenner, E. P. Hartouni, J. J. Evans, Niki Saoulidou, G. F. Pearce, B. Baller, R. A. Rameika, T. Osiecki, M. J. Murtagh, B. Rebel, V. Verebryusov, V. A. Ryabov, Randall White, A. Sousa, Francisco Yumiceva, G.D. Barr, V. Makeev, Jorge G. Morfin, S. Boyd, D. Krakauer, R. L. Talaga, P. S. Miyagawa, William L. Barrett, P. Shanahan, B. Bock, E. Beall, S. Childress, Y. Ho, John Miller, C. James, Juergen Thomas, P. J. Litchfield, John Marshall, G. J. Alner, A. Mislivec, C. Arroyo, H. R. Gallagher, Carole C. Perry, M. Dierckxsens, Andrew Blake, R. P. Litchfield, T. C. Nicholls, Yu. A. Gornushkin, D. Rahman, T. Alexopoulos, D. A. Harris, T. H. Fields, J. Trevor, J. H. Cobb, K. Grzelak, N. Grossman, R. Hatcher, A. R. Erwin, V. J. Guarino, M. Bishai, S. Madani, A. D. Marino, J. Gogos, H. Zheng, G. A. Giurgiu, T. Durkin, D. R. Ward, A. C. Weber, M. Ignatenko, Ji-Yong Liu, S. Avvakumov, J. J. Grudzinski, D. M. DeMuth, N. Felt, E. Buckley-Geer, J. Oliver, Thomas R. Chase, G. J. Bock, J. K. de Jong, W. G. Yan, S. Murgia, R. Morse, R. Lee, B. Viren, C. P. Ward, D. Bhattacharya, John Derek Chapman, T. Bergfeld, M. Libkind, D. Pushka, J. Hartnell, P.D. Shield, A. J. Culling, D. Crane, S. Chernichenko, S. M S Kasahara, L. Wai, D. J. Auty, D. Cherdack, A. Lebedev, B. R. Becker, Carlos Escobar, W. Luebke, S. Kumaratunga, J. R. Meier, J. K. Nelson, M. Vakili, L. E. Price, R. K. Plunkett, G. Tinti, K. E. Arms, R. Trendler, Peter D. Barnes, Kevin Anderson, Caleb Smith, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, R. Gran, Paul Schoessow, D. E. Reyna, S.R. Mishra, P. Lucas, T. Yang, Warner A. Miller, J. M. Paley, C. Andreopoulos, E. Maher, M. Kostin, Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, D. E. Jaffe, Harvey B Newman, J. L. Thron, E. Falk Harris, C. D. Moore, L. Mualem, A. L. Read, A. A. Wehmann, P. Adamson, C. Bungau, M. Proga, T. M. Raufer, M. V. Frohne, R. Halsall, M. Ishitsuka, W. Smart, V.A. Onuchin, G. M. Irwin, G. J. Feldman, J. McDonald, A. Pla-Dalmau, D. Drakoulakos, A. Byon-Wagner, R. H. Milburn, Reinhard Schwienhorst, W. A. Mann, R. J. Nichol, J. Boehm, Q. K. Wu, R. C. Webb, P. Gouffon, J. A. Thompson, Alec Habig, A. Belias, M. A. Barker, P. Schreiner, J. Urheim, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, V. K. Semenov, J. A. Musser, A. De Santo, P. Vahle, C. White, D. J. Boehnlein, C. Laughton, M. Kordosky, Ž Pavlović, D. Bogert, R. Pittam, C. Nelson, A. Marchionni, I. Trostin, Alexander Terekhov, C. Rosenfeld, V. A. Tsarev, D. Indurthy, N. Pearson, B. C. Barish, H. J. Kang, Hyun-Chul Kim, G. Drake, A. M. McGowan, K. Ruddick, D. A. Jensen, M. S. Kim, A. S. Ladran, K. Vaziri, E. Tetteh-Lartey, R. Ducar, M. D. Messier, Philip Harris, J. C. Yun, J. D. Cossairt, W.W.M. Allison, R. Ospanov, P. N. Smith, P. Sullivan, M. A. Thomson, D. Naples, Stanley G. Wojcicki, J. Hylen, R. H. Bernstein, A. Para, M. C. Goodman, M. V. Diwan, J. Kilmer, D. A. Petyt, H. Ping, S. K. Kotelnikov, J. Schneps, R. Andrews, R. Zwaska, AstroParticule et Cosmologie (APC (UMR_7164)), Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3), MINOS, Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Observatoire de Paris, Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris sciences et lettres (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Observatoire de Paris, and PSL Research University (PSL)-PSL Research University (PSL)-Université Paris Diderot - Paris 7 (UPD7)
Subjects: Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Q1, 01 natural sciences, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), 0103 physical sciences, [PHYS.HEXP]Physics [physics]/High Energy Physics - Experiment [hep-ex], Muon neutrino, Fermilab, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation, QC, Physics, Muon, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, MINOS, 14.60.Lm, 14.60.Pq, 29.27.-a, 29.30.-h, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Lepton
Abstract: This letter reports results from the MINOS experiment based on its initial exposure to neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. The rate and energy spectra of charged current muon neutrino interactions are compared in two detectors located along the beam axis at distances of 1 km and 735 km. With 1.27 x 10^{20} 120 GeV protons incident on the NuMI target, 215 events with energies below 30 GeV are observed at the Far Detector, compared to an expectation of 336 \pm 14.4 events. The data are consistent with muon neutrino disappearance via oscillation with |\Delta m^2_{23}| = 2.74^{+0.44}_{-0.26} x 10^{-3} eV^2/c^4 and sin^2(2\theta_{23}) > 0.87 (at 60% C.L.)., Comment: To be submitted to PRL. 6 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2006
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31. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities : July 1, 2004 - December 31, 2004

Author: J. Norem, J. Proudfoot, R. Stanek, D. K. Sinclair, J. Grudzinski, C. Zachos, Lawrence Nodulman, G. Drake, T. M. P. Tait, S. Magill, C. E. M. Wagner, J. Repond, J.L. Schlereth, E. L. Berger, C. Balazs, G. T. Bodwin, T. LeCompte, K. Byrum, M. C. Goodman, R. Wagner, W. Gai, D. S. Ayres, and R. Talaga
Subjects: Engineering, business.industry, law, Nuclear engineering, Particle accelerator, Division (mathematics), business, law.invention
Published: 2005
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32. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities, January 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004

Author: K. Byrum, C. Zachos, D. S. Ayres, P. Nadolsky, J. Repond, S. Magill, R. Talaga, G. Drake, W. Gai, J. Norem, J. Proudfoot, R. Stanek, D. K. Sinclair, R. Wagner, H. M. Spinka, E. L. Berger, M. C. Goodman, T. LeCompte, and Lawrence Nodulman
Subjects: Physics, law, Nuclear engineering, Particle accelerator, Division (mathematics), Engineering physics, Particle identification, law.invention
Published: 2005
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33. High Energy Physics semiannual report of research activities. July 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003

Author: J. Proudfoot, T. LeCompte, C. E. M. Wagner, W. Gai, Lawrence Nodulman, J. Grudzinski, J. Norem, R. V. Cadman, R. Stanek, J. Repond, D. E. Morrissey, C. Zachos, H. M. Spinka, D. S. Ayres, G. Drake, E. L. Berger, D. K. Sinclair, J. Jiang, M. C. Goodman, J. Lee, and G. T. Bodwin
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, law, Measuring instrument, Particle accelerator, Elementary particle, Engineering physics, Particle identification, Particle detector, law.invention
Published: 2004
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34. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities, January 1, 2003 - June 30, 2003

Author: J. Proudfoot, W. Gai, C. Zachos, J. Repond, H. M. Spinka, M. C. Goodman, D. K. Sinclair, E. L. Berger, R. V. Cadman, J. Norem, C. E. M. Wagner, Lawrence Nodulman, G. Drake, G. T. Bodwin, T. LeCompte, and D. S. Ayres
Subjects: Physics, law, Nuclear engineering, Measuring instrument, Elementary particle, Particle accelerator, Division (mathematics), Engineering physics, Particle identification, Particle detector, law.invention
Published: 2004
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35. Measurement of theL/Edistributions of atmosphericνin Soudan 2 and their interpretation as neutrino oscillations

Author: M. C. Sanchez, E. A. Peterson, B. Speakman, T. H. Fields, David Petyt, W.W.M. Allison, D. M. DeMuth, J. H. Cobb, A. Sousa, Marvin L Marshak, T. Kafka, S. M S Kasahara, A. Napier, P. J. Litchfield, David Ja Cockerill, K. Ruddick, J. L. Thron, P. M. Border, G. F. Pearce, T. Joffe-Minor, H. R. Gallagher, J. K. Nelson, Warner A. Miller, J. Schneps, W. P. Oliver, G. J. Alner, N. West, D. S. Ayres, William L. Barrett, W. A. Mann, M. C. Goodman, L. Mualem, R. H. Milburn, and H. Courant
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, 010308 nuclear & particles physics, Oscillation, Maximum likelihood analysis, 01 natural sciences, Interpretation (model theory), Nuclear physics, Angular distribution, Distribution (mathematics), 0103 physical sciences, Statistical analysis, Neutrino, 010306 general physics, Neutrino oscillation
Abstract: A deficit of atmospheric ${\ensuremath{\nu}}_{\ensuremath{\mu}}$ events, consistent with the hypothesis of neutrino oscillations, is observed in the 5.90 kiloton-year fiducial exposure of the Soudan 2 detector. An unbinned maximum likelihood analysis of the neutrino $L/E$ distribution has been carried out using the Feldman-Cousins prescription. The probability of the no oscillation hypothesis is $5.8\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}4}.$ The 90% confidence allowed region in the ${\mathrm{sin}}^{2}2\ensuremath{\theta},\ensuremath{\Delta}{m}^{2}$ plane is presented. The region includes the 90% confidence allowed region of the Super-K experiment.
Published: 2003
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36. Observation of atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Soudan 2

Author: M. C. Sanchez, J. L. Thron, M. C. Goodman, D. S. Ayres, T. Joffe-Minor, G. J. Alner, W.W.M. Allison, and W. L. Barrett
Subjects: Massless particle, Physics, Particle physics, Oscillation, Detector, Elementary particle, Fermion, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: The effects of oscillations of atmospheric �µ are observed in the 5.90 fiducial kiloton-year exposure of the Soudan 2 detector. An unbinned maximum likelihood analysis of the neutrino L/E distribution has been carried out using the Feldman-Cousins prescription. The probability of the no oscillation hypothesis is 5.8×10 4 . The 90% confidence allowed region in the sin 2 2�,�m 2 plane is presented.
Published: 2003
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37. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities July 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002

Author: Lawrence Nodulman, J. Proudfoot, J. Grudzinski, C.W.M. Wagner, R. V. Cadman, C. Zachos, J. Repond, T. LeCompte, J. Norem, G. Drake, R. Stanek, D. S. Ayres, G. T. Bodwin, D. K. Sinclair, W. Gai, H. M. Spinka, E. L. Berger, and M. C. Goodman
Subjects: Physics, law, Nuclear engineering, Particle accelerator, Division (mathematics), Engineering physics, law.invention
Published: 2003
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38. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities, January 1, 2002 - June 30, 2002

Author: H M Spinka, L J Nodulman, M C Goodman, J Repond, R Cadman, D S Ayres, J Proudfoot, R Stanek, V Guarino, J Grudzinski, T LeCompte, G Drake, E L Berger, G T Bodwin, J Lee, D K Sinclair, C Zachos, W Gai, and J Norem
Published: 2003
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39. Letter of intent to build an off-axis detector to study nu(mu) ---> nu(e) oscillations with the NuMI neutrino beam

Author: P. Lucas, Panagiotis Spentzouris, Patrick Huber, J. Schneps, A. De Santo, D. G. Michael, David Petyt, P. Slattery, S. Avvakumov, H. Minakata, H. J. Kang, R. Hatcher, Hiroshi Nunokawa, C. W. Walter, D. S. Ayres, K. S. McFarland, Adam Para, T. Joffe-Minor, T. Kafka, V. J. Guarino, R. Shrock, P. deBarbaro, S. Manly, B. Kayser, Gary Drake, W. Metcalf, R. A. Richards, N.V. Mokhov, V. Makeev, R. L. Talaga, Sacha E Kopp, S. Menary, N. Morgan, P. Shanahan, R. Ray, H. R. Gallagher, N. Tagg, P. Kasper, C. Cueva, G.D. Barr, I. Trostin, D. A. Harris, S.M. Grimes, A. Marchionni, J. Cooper, A. C. Weber, Walter Winter, D. Naples, B. C. Choudhary, W. Sakumoto, Stephen J. Parke, Kirk T. McDonald, H. S. Budd, Stanley G. Wojcicki, P. J. Litchfield, G. Tzanakos, Juergen Thomas, Manfred Lindner, K-B. Luk, D. E. Reyna, K. Ruddick, A. Mann, S. M. Seun, Raymond Lee, V. Scarpino, J. Hylen, E. Blucher, S. Childress, E. Kearns, Marvin L Marshak, K.H. Hicks, David B. Cline, D. Carey, A.K. Opper, Carl H. Albright, F. DeJongh, R. Svoboda, M. C. Goodman, Ken Heller, J. K. Nelson, D.S. Carman, V. Ryabov, Karol Lang, E. A. Peterson, G. F. Pearce, J.H. Cobb, M. Zielinski, K. Lee, S. Geer, J. L. Thron, G. M. Irwin, Philip Harris, C. Bromberg, Kate Scholberg, G. J. Feldman, T. Patzak, C.R. Brune, N. Giokaris, S. Pordes, P. M. Border, A. Bodek, K. M. Heeger, S. M. S. Kasahara, Alexandre Lebedev, Caren Hagner, D. M. DeMuth, Kai Zuber, Thomas R. Chase, N. Pearson, R. Imlay, J. Urheim, Alec Habig, V. Paolone, L. Mualem, and G. Ginther
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Solar neutrino problem, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, NuMI, Particle detector, Lepton
Abstract: The NuMI neutrino beam line and the MINOS experiment represent a major investment of US High Energy Physics in the area of neutrino physics. The forthcoming results could decisively establish neutrino oscillations as the underlying physics mechanism for the atmospheric $\numu$ deficit and provide a precise measurement of the corresponding oscillation parameters, $\dmsq23$ and $\sinsq2t23$.neutrino sector may well be within our reach. The full potential of the NuMI neutrino beam can be exploited by complementing the MINOS detector, under construction, with a new detector(s) placed at some off-axis position and collecting data in parallel with MINOS. The first phase of the proposed program includes a new detector, optimized for $\nue$ detection, with a fiducial mass of the order of 20 kton and exposed to neutrino and antineutrino beams. In a five year run its sensitivity to the $\numutonue$ oscillations will be at least a factor of ten beyond the current limit. The future direction of the program will depend on the results of this first phase, but it is very likely that it will be a combination of a significant increase of the neutrino beam intensity via an upgraded proton source and an increase of the detector mass by a factor of five or so. Depending on the circumstances, the goals of Phase II may be a further increase of the sensitivity of a search for $\numutonue$ oscillations, or, perhaps, a measurement of the CP violating phase $\delta$ in the lepton sector.
Published: 2002
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40. High Energy Physics division semiannual report of research activities

Author: T. M. P. Tait, J. Proudfoot, M. C. Goodman, W. Gai, David E. Kaplan, D. S. Ayres, G. Drake, D. K. Sinclair, J. Power, J. Repond, Lawrence Nodulman, H. M. Spinka, J. Norem, R. Stanek, E. L. Berger, T. LeCompte, C. Zachos, C. E. M. Wagner, A. R. White, and G. T. Bodwin
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Physics, Particle physics, Mathematical model, law, Particle accelerator, Elementary particle, Division (mathematics), law.invention
Published: 2002
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41. Search for neutron-antineutron oscillations using multiprong events in Soudan 2

Author: K. Ruddick, David Petyt, J. L. Thron, Warner A. Miller, B. Speakman, S. P. Wakely, M. C. Sanchez, H. R. Gallagher, S. M. S. Kasahara, A. Sousa, J.H. Cobb, William L. Barrett, J. Chung, T. Kafka, W. A. Mann, H. Courant, G. J. Alner, P. M. Border, Marvin L Marshak, N. West, T. H. Fields, G. F. Pearce, A. Napier, W. P. Oliver, D. S. Ayres, D. M. DeMuth, J. Schneps, W.W.M. Allison, E. A. Peterson, T. Joffe-Minor, M. C. Goodman, R. Gran, P. J. Litchfield, L. Mualem, and R. H. Milburn
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Annihilation, Oscillation, FOS: Physical sciences, Antineutron, Lower limit, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutron, Atmospheric neutrino, Bar (unit)
Abstract: We have searched for neutron-antineutron oscillations using the 5.56 fiducial kiloton-year exposure of the Soudan 2 iron tracking calorimeter. We require candidate n-nbar occurrences to have .GE. 4 prongs (tracks and showers) and to have kinematics compatible with nbar-N annihilation within a nucleus. We observe five candidate events, with an estimated background from atmospheric neutrino and cosmic ray induced events of 4.5 \pm 1.2 events. Previous experiments with smaller exposures observed no candidates, with estimated background rates similar to this experiment. We set a lifetime lower limit for oscillation time in iron: T_A(Fe) > 7.2x10^{31} years. The corresponding lower limit for oscillation of free neutrons is ��_{n-nbar} > 1.3x10^8 seconds., 21 pages, 7 figures
Published: 2002
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42. The MINOS scintillator calorimeter system

Author: K.V. Alexandrov, L. E. Price, J.H. Cobb, H. R. Gallagher, N. Diaczenko, Niki Saoulidou, D. A. Harris, V. K. Semenov, D.F. Anderson, G. Koizumi, G. F. Pearce, I. Shein, J. K. Nelson, A. R. Erwin, D. J. Boehnlein, C. Laughton, A. Nozdrin, R. Halsall, P.J. Dervan, T. Nicholls, Warner A. Miller, D. Bogert, G. J. Alner, Raymond Lee, R. Ducar, C. Nelson, P. Lucas, S. Childress, D. Naples, V. Kochetkov, W.W.M. Allison, M. Drew, N. Hill, John Oliver, E. Falk Harris, G. J. Bock, P. Adamson, Y.F. Lai, M. Kordosky, V. Smirnitsky, A. Marchionni, N. Giokaris, T. Durkin, N. Grossman, Philip Harris, G. I. Merzon, Ruben Saakyan, Sacha E Kopp, C. Arroyo, S. Bilenky, V. J. Guarino, J. Hylen, A. Para, N. Felt, S. R. Mishra, M. C. Goodman, M. V. Diwan, Z. Krumstein, V. A. Ryabov, P. S. Miyagawa, P. J. Litchfield, T. Hu, A. Napier, Kevin Anderson, D. S. Ayres, R.H. Bernstien, T. Patzak, Yu. A. Gornushkin, R. Edgecock, M. C. Sanchez, Np Longley, M. D. Messier, S. Hayden, Caleb Smith, E. Melnikov, S. Madani, P. N. Smith, B. Rebel, A. Soldatov, P. M. Border, V. Makeev, E. P. Hartouni, S. Eichblatt, Q.H. Hu, E. Buckley-Geer, N. Pearson, S. Chernichenko, K. Ruddick, Harvey B Newman, A. Sadovski, G. Alexeev, J. R. Meier, L. Mualem, A. L. Read, J. Kilmer, J. J. Grudzinski, Erik Katsavounidis, B.W. Sheng, L. Miller, T. H. Fields, R. LeBeau, C. James, R. K. Plunkett, William L. Barrett, Paul Schoessow, S. L. Mufson, A. Olshevski, Jie Liu, Marvin L Marshak, V.A. Onuchin, Ken Heller, R. H. Milburn, G. M. Irwin, M. J. Murtagh, G. J. Feldman, W. Smart, R. Hatcher, W. A. Mann, Gary Drake, D. M. DeMuth, B. C. Choudhary, E. A. Peterson, Thomas R. Chase, David Petyt, M. Ignatenko, W. P. Oliver, T. Alexopoulos, D. Attree, A. Sisakian, J. D. Cossairt, R. Morse, M. A. Barker, C. Rosenfeld, Hyun-Chul Kim, J. Schneps, S. M. S. Kasahara, Alexandre Lebedev, Peter D. Barnes, J. Guo, A. Byon-Wagner, J. Mofin, D. Krakauer, D. G. Michael, J. McDonald, T. Joffe-Minor, A. Cohee, Yu. Gilitsky, M. Gebhard, E. Avignone, A. Kulik, C. Andreopoulos, V. Paolone, C. R. Bower, J. W. Dawson, Yu. Gutnikov, J. A. Musser, C. W. Peck, R.A. Rameika, T. Kafka, H. Courant, Karol Lang, V. Gudkov, V. Smotriaev, B. Barsh, Carole C. Perry, J. Hanson, D. Pushka, Britt Anderson, A. DeSanto, Anna Pla-Dalmau, B. Baller, and R.M. Heinz
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Calorimeter (particle physics), business.industry, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Detector, Photodetector, Physics::Optics, STRIPS, Scintillator, law.invention, Optics, Nuclear Energy and Engineering, MINOS, law, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Neutrino, business, Image resolution
Abstract: The MINOS detectors will use extruded plastic scintillator strips, which are readout by wavelength-shifting fibres coupled to multi-pixel photodetectors. This technique provides excellent energy and spatial resolution. The MINOS detectors are described in detail along with results from the light output tests.
Published: 2002

43. High energy physics division semiannual report of research activities January 1, 2001 - June 30, 2001

Author: W. Gai, H. M. Spinka, G. Drake, C. E. M. Wagner, A. R. White, C. Zachos, E. L. Berger, G. T. Bodwin, D. K. Sinclair, M. C. Goodman, J. Proudfoot, D. S. Ayres, J. Norem, R. Stanek, Lawrence Nodulman, T. LeCompte, and J. Repond
Subjects: Physics, business.industry, Measuring instrument, Aerospace engineering, Division (mathematics), business, Engineering physics, Particle detector
Published: 2002
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44. High Energy Physics Division semiannual report of research activities, January 1, 2000 - June 30, 2000

Author: G. Drake, V. Guarino, J. J. Grudzinski, J. Repond, G. T. Bodwin, J. Lee, T. LeCompte, M. C. Goodman, R. V. Cadman, Lawrence Nodulman, D. K. Sinclair, J. Norem, W. Gai, R. Stanek, C. Zachos, H. M. Spinka, D. S. Ayres, E. L. Berger, and J. Proudfoot
Subjects: Physics, Aeronautics, business.industry, Electrical engineering, Division (mathematics), business, Experimental research
Abstract: This report is divided into: the experimental research program; theoretical physics program; accelerator research and development; and divisional computing activities. The experimental research program covers: experiments with data; experiments in planning or construction; and detector development. Work done for this period is summarized for each area.
Published: 2001
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45. Search for nucleon decay with final statesl+η0,ν¯η0,andν¯π+,0using Soudan 2

Author: M. C. Sanchez, T. H. Fields, P. J. Litchfield, A. Napier, D. M. Demuth, R. H. Milburn, R. Cotton, H. R. Gallagher, M. C. Goodman, D. S. Ayres, Richard W Gran, T. Kafka, J. L. Thron, L. E. Price, D. A. Petyt, T. Joffe-Minor, W. Leeson, K. Ruddick, A. Stassinakis, W. H. Miller, P. M. Border, E. A. Peterson, G. F. Pearce, L. Mualem, J. Chung, S. P. Wakely, Marvin L Marshak, J. H. Cobb, W. P. Oliver, N. West, W. A. Mann, S. M.S. Kasahara, H. Courant, D. Wall, C. Bode, W.W.M. Allison, W. L. Barrett, J. Schneps, and G. J. Alner
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle physics, Proton decay, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutron, Supersymmetry, Nuclear Experiment, Nucleon, Event (particle physics), Lower limit, Calorimeter
Abstract: We have searched for nucleon decay into five two-body final states using a 4.4 kiloton-year fiducial exposure of the Soudan 2 iron tracking calorimeter. For proton decay into the fully visible final states mu+ eta and e+ eta, we observe zero and one event, respectively, that satisfy our search criteria for nucleon decay. The lifetime lower limits (tau/B) thus implied are 89 x 10^30 years and 81 x 10^30 years at 90% confidence level. For neutron decay into nubar eta, we obtain the lifetime lower limit 71 x 10^30 years. Limits are also reported for neutron decay into nubar pi0, and for proton decay into nubar pi+.
Published: 2000
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46. Observation of a shadow of the Moon in the underground muon flux in the Soudan 2 detector

Author: D. Wall, J. H. Cobb, S. P. Wakely, P. M. Border, P. J. Litchfield, W.W.M. Allison, C. Bode, T. H. Fields, K. Ruddick, D. M. DeMuth, Marvin L Marshak, P. Sankey, M. C. Sanchez, C. B. Brooks, R. Gran, Warner A. Miller, L. Mualem, R. H. Milburn, A. Stassinakis, G. F. Pearce, David Petyt, H. Courant, M.H. Schub, H. R. Gallagher, R. Seidlein, C. Moon, G. J. Alner, W. Leeson, J. Schneps, T. Joffe-Minor, W. P. Oliver, N. West, W. A. Mann, E. A. Peterson, R.J. Cotton, G. Villaume, T. Kafka, J. L. Thron, L. E. Price, A. Napier, N. P. Longley, V. Vassiliev, William L. Barrett, D. S. Ayres, S. M S Kasahara, and M. C. Goodman
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Detector, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Astrophysics, Particle detector, High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Shadow, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Angular resolution, Sign (mathematics), Lepton
Abstract: A shadow of the moon, with a statistical significance of 5 sigma, has been observed in the underground muon flux at a depth of 2090 mwe using the Soudan 2 detector. The angular resolution of the detector is well described by a Gaussian with a sigma of less than 0.3 degrees. The position of the shadow confirms that the alignment of the detector is known to better than 0.15 degrees and has remained stable during ten years of data taking., Comment: 18 pages including 6 figures. Submitted to Physical Review D
Published: 2000
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47. Search for nucleon decay into lepton+K0final states using Soudan 2

Author: W. H. Miller, C. B. Brooks, R. Seidlein, D. Wall, D. A. Petyt, W.W.M. Allison, W. L. Barrett, D. S. Ayres, A. Napier, R. Gran, M. C. Sanchez, G. F. Pearce, J. L. Thron, L. Mualem, P. M. Border, W. Leeson, H. R. Gallagher, L. E. Price, C. Garcia-Garcia, H. Tom, W. P. Oliver, N. West, C. Bode, M. H. Schub, E. A. Peterson, J. H. Cobb, D. M. Demuth, M. C. Goodman, P. J. Litchfield, G. Villaume, H. Courant, J. Schneps, A. Stassinakis, K. Ruddick, G. J. Alner, T. H. Fields, W. A. Mann, Marvin L Marshak, R. H. Milburn, S. P. Wakely, S. M.S. Kasahara, T. Joffe-Minor, Nl Longley, R. Cotton, and T. Kafka
Subjects: Nuclear physics, Semileptonic decay, Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Particle decay, Particle physics, Antiparticle, Muon, Meson, Proton decay, Hadron, Nucleon
Abstract: A search for nucleon decay into two-body final states containing K{sup 0} mesons has been conducted using the 963 metric ton Soudan 2 iron tracking calorimeter. The topologies, ionizations, and kinematics of contained events recorded in a 5.52 kiloton-year total exposure (4.41 kton-year fiducial volume exposure) are examined for compatibility with nucleon decays in an iron medium. For proton decay into the fully visible final states {mu}{sup +}K{sub S}{sup 0} and e{sup +}K{sub S}{sup 0}, zero and one event candidates are observed respectively. The lifetime lower limits ({tau}/B) thus implied are 1.5x10{sup 32} yr and 1.2x10{sup 32} yr, respectively. Lifetime lower limits are also reported for proton decay into l{sup +}K{sub l}{sup 0}, and for neutron decay into {nu}K{sub S}{sup 0}. (c) 2000 The American Physical Society.
Published: 2000
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48. High Energy Physics division semiannual report of research activities, January 1, 1998--June 30, 1998

Author: G. T. Bodwin, M. C. Goodman, H. M. Spinka, R. Wagner, G. Drake, E. L. Berger, J.-F. Lagae, J. Proudfoot, S. Magill, J. Repond, R. Blair, J. Norem, A. R. White, M. Klasen, R. Stanek, D. K. Sinclair, V. Guarino, A. Yokosawa, D. S. Ayres, Lawrence Nodulman, A. Petrelli, C. Zachos, D. G. Underwood, E. N. May, and P.V. Schoessow
Subjects: Physics, law, Nuclear engineering, Particle accelerator, Division (mathematics), Particle detector, law.invention
Published: 1999
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49. A Study of Cosmic Ray Composition in the Knee Region using Multiple Muon Events in the Soudan 2 Detector

Author: D. Wall, R. N. Gray, R. Gran, K. Johns, T. H. Fields, Edward May, S. P. Wakely, Jack L. Uretsky, M. Shupe, D. M. DeMuth, D. Schmid, H.R. Gallagher, M.H. Schub, A. Napier, M. Lowe, W. P. Oliver, Warner A. Miller, R.J. Cotton, G. J. Alner, G. Villaume, V. Vassiliev, H. Courant, J. L. Thron, P. J. Litchfield, E. A. Peterson, B. Ewen, L. Mualem, W. Leeson, H.J. Trost, W.W.M. Allison, C. Bode, D. Roback, L. E. Price, J. Schneps, P. M. Border, W. A. Mann, R. H. Milburn, C.B. Brooks, T. Kafka, S. M S Kasahara, N. P. Longley, K. Ruddick, N. West, D. S. Ayres, S. J. Werkema, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, R. Seidlein, David Ja Cockerill, W. L. Barrett, and Marvin L Marshak
Subjects: Physics, Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Detector, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, FOS: Physical sciences, Cosmic ray, Knee region, Water equivalent, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), Energy spectrum, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Multiplicity (chemistry), Nuclear Experiment, Multiplicity distribution
Abstract: Deep underground muon events recorded by the Soudan 2 detector, located at a depth of 2100 meters of water equivalent, have been used to infer the nuclear composition of cosmic rays in the "knee" region of the cosmic ray energy spectrum. The observed muon multiplicity distribution favors a composition model with a substantial proton content in the energy region 800,000 - 13,000,000 GeV/nucleus., 38 pages including 11 figures, Latex, submitted to Physical Review D
Published: 1996

50. ULTRAHIGH-ENERGY COSMIC-RAY COMPOSITION FROM SURFACE AIR SHOWER AND UNDERGROUND MUON MEASUREMENTS AT SOUDAN-2

Author: L. E. Price, A. Napier, W.W.M. Allison, C. Bode, David Ja Cockerill, W. L. Barrett, M. A. Thomson, M. Lowe, U.M. Wielgosz, P. J. Litchfield, N. P. Longley, R. H. Milburn, C. Garcia-Garcia, M. Shupe, D. Roback, G. F. Pearce, Maury Goodman, T. Kafka, D. Schmid, F. V. Lopez, Marvin L Marshak, J. H. Cobb, N. Sundaralingam, H. M. Gallagher, L. Mualem, B. Saitta, J. Kochocki, K. Ruddick, K. Johns, W. Leeson, H.J. Trost, W. P. Oliver, J. Schneps, R.J. Cotton, S. M S Kasahara, H. Courant, G. Villaume, G.D. Barr, Edward May, R. Seidlein, Warner A. Miller, J. L. Thron, V. Vassiliev, Graham L. Giller, W. A. Mann, N. West, G. J. Alner, R. N. Gray, Jack L. Uretsky, B. Ewen, D. S. Ayres, S. J. Werkema, C.B. Brooks, P. M. Border, T. H. Fields, D. M. DeMuth, A. Stassinakis, E. A. Peterson, and M.H. Schub
Subjects: Physics, Range (particle radiation), Air shower, Muon, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, Monte Carlo method, Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Cosmic ray, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics, Ultra-high-energy cosmic ray, Energy (signal processing), Spectral line
Abstract: The Soudan 2 experiment has performed time-coincident cosmic ray air shower and underground muon measurements. Comparisons to Monte Carlo predictions show that such measurements can make statistically significant tests of the primary composition in the knee region of the cosmic ray spectrum. The results do not support any significant increase in the average primary mass with energy in the range of 104 TeV per nucleus. Some systematic uncertainties remain, however, particularly in the Monte Carlo modeling of the cosmic ray shower. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
Published: 1995

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