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1. Search for sterile neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ using a two-detector fit

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koerner, L. W., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: A search for mixing between active neutrinos and light sterile neutrinos has been performed by looking for muon neutrino disappearance in two detectors at baselines of 1.04 km and 735 km, using a combined MINOS and MINOS+ exposure of $16.36\times10^{20}$ protons-on-target. A simultaneous fit to the charged-current muon neutrino and neutral-current neutrino energy spectra in the two detectors yields no evidence for sterile neutrino mixing using a 3+1 model. The most stringent limit to date is set on the mixing parameter $\sin^2\theta_{24}$ for most values of the sterile neutrino mass-splitting $\Delta m^2_{41} > 10^{-4}$ eV$^2$., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures, additional analysis details and a data release in the ancillary materials
Published: 2017
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2. Constraints on Large Extra Dimensions from the MINOS Experiment

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract: We report new constraints on the size of large extra dimensions from data collected by the MINOS experiment between 2005 and 2012. Our analysis employs a model in which sterile neutrinos arise as Kaluza-Klein states in large extra dimensions and thus modify the neutrino oscillation probabilities due to mixing between active and sterile neutrino states. Using Fermilab's NuMI beam exposure of $10.56 \times 10^{20}$ protons-on-target, we combine muon neutrino charged current and neutral current data sets from the Near and Far Detectors and observe no evidence for deviations from standard three-flavor neutrino oscillations. The ratios of reconstructed energy spectra in the two detectors constrain the size of large extra dimensions to be smaller than $0.45\,\mu\text{m}$ at 90% C.L. in the limit of a vanishing lightest active neutrino mass. Stronger limits are obtained for non-vanishing masses., Comment: 7 pages, 5 figures
Published: 2016
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3. Measurement of single $\pi^0$ production by coherent neutral-current $\nu$ Fe interactions in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfutzner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Forward single $\pi^0$ production by coherent neutral-current interactions, $\nu \mathcal{A} \to \nu \mathcal{A} \pi^0$, is investigated using a 2.8$\times 10^{20}$ protons-on-target exposure of the MINOS Near Detector. For single-shower topologies, the event distribution in production angle exhibits a clear excess above the estimated background at very forward angles for visible energy in the range~1-8 GeV. Cross sections are obtained for the detector medium comprised of 80% iron and 20% carbon nuclei with $\langle \mathcal{A} \rangle = 48$, the highest-$\langle \mathcal{A} \rangle$ target used to date in the study of this coherent reaction. The total cross section for coherent neutral-current single-$\pi^0$ production initiated by the $\nu_\mu$ flux of the NuMI low-energy beam with mean (mode) $E_{\nu}$ of 4.9 GeV (3.0 GeV), is $77.6\pm5.0\,(\text{stat}) ^{+15.0}_{-16.8}\,(\text{syst})\times10^{-40}\,\text{cm}^2~\text{per nucleus}$. The results are in good agreement with predictions of the Berger-Sehgal model., Comment: 19 pages, 14 figures Supplementary Materials, MINOS Collaboration
Published: 2016
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4. Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfutzner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract: We report results of a search for oscillations involving a light sterile neutrino over distances of 1.04 and $735\,\mathrm{km}$ in a $\nu_{\mu}$-dominated beam with a peak energy of $3\,\mathrm{GeV}$. The data, from an exposure of $10.56\times 10^{20}\,\textrm{protons on target}$, are analyzed using a phenomenological model with one sterile neutrino. We constrain the mixing parameters $\theta_{24}$ and $\Delta m^{2}_{41}$ and set limits on parameters of the four-dimensional Pontecorvo-Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata matrix, $|U_{\mu 4}|^{2}$ and $|U_{\tau 4}|^{2}$, under the assumption that mixing between $\nu_{e}$ and $\nu_{s}$ is negligible ($|U_{e4}|^{2}=0$). No evidence for $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{s}$ transitions is found and we set a world-leading limit on $\theta_{24}$ for values of $\Delta m^{2}_{41} \lesssim 1\,\mathrm{eV}^{2}$., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2016
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5. Limits on Active to Sterile Neutrino Oscillations from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments

Author: Bay, Daya, Collaborations, MINOS, Adamson, P., An, F. P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Balantekin, A. B., Band, H. R., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, S. Blyth G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, D., Cao, G. F., Cao, J., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Cen, W. R., Chan, Y. L., Chang, J. F., Chang, L. C., Chang, Y., Chen, H. S., Chen, Q. Y., Chen, R., Chen, S. M., Chen, Y., Chen, Y. X., Cheng, J., Cheng, J. -H., Chen, Y. P., Cheng, Z. K., Cherwinka, J. J., Childress, S., Chu, M. C., Chukanov, A., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Cummings, J. P., de Arcos, J., De Rijck, S., Deng, Z. Y., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Ding, X. F., Ding, Y. Y., Diwan, M. V., Dolgareva, M., Dove, J., Dwyer, D. A., Edwards, W. R., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gill, R., Gomes, R. A., Gonchar, M., Gong, G. H., Gong, H., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grassi, M., Grzelak, K., Gu, W. Q., Guan, M. Y., Guo, L., Guo, R. P., Guo, X. H., Guo, Z., Habig, A., Hackenburg, R. W., Hahn, S. R., Han, R., Hans, S., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., He, M., Heeger, K. M., Heng, Y. K., Higuera, A., Holin, A., Hor, Y. K., Hsiung, Y. B., Hu, B. Z., Hu, T., Hu, W., Huang, E. C., Huang, H. X., Huang, J., Huang, X. T., Huber, P., Huo, W., Hussain, G., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., Jaffke, P., James, C., Jen, K. L., Jensen, D., Jetter, S., Ji, X. L., Ji, X. P., Jiao, J. B., Johnson, R. A., de Jong, J. K., Joshi, J., Kafka, T., Kang, L., Kasahara, S. M. S., Kettell, S. H., Kohn, S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kramer, M., Kreymer, A., Kwan, 1 K. K., Kwok, M. W., Kwok, T., Lang, K., Langford, T. J., Lau, K., Lebanowski, L., Lee, J., Lee, J. H. C., Lei, R. T., Leitner, R., Leung, J. K. C., Li, C., Li, D. J., Li, F., Li, G. S., Li, Q. J., Li, S., Li, S. C., Li, W. D., Li, X. N., Li, Y. F., Li, Z. B., Liang, H., Lin, C. J., Lin, G. L., Lin, S., Lin, S. K., Lin, Y. -C., Link, J. J. Ling J. M., Litchfield, P. J., Littenberg, L., Littlejohn, B. R., Liu, D. W., Liu, J. C., Liu, J. L., Loh, C. W., Lu, C., Lu, H. Q., Lu, J. S., Lucas, P., Luk, K. B., Lv, Z., Ma, Q. M., Ma, X. B., Ma, X. Y., Ma, Y. Q., Malyshkin, Y., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Caicedo, D. A. Martinez, Mayer, N., McDonald, K. T., McGivern, C., McKeown, R. D., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, I., Mooney, M., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Nakajima, Y., Naples, D., Napolitano, J., Naumov, D., Naumova, E., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Ngai, H. Y., Nichol, R. J., Ning, Z., Nowak, A., O'Connor, J., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Olshevskiy, A., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Pan, H. -R., Park, J., Patterson, R. B., Patton, S., Pawloski, G., Pec, V., Peng, J. C., Perch, A., Pfutzner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Pinsky, L., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Pun, C. S. J., Qi, F. Z., Qi, M., Qian, X., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Raper, N., Rebel, B., Ren, J., Rosenfeld, C., Rosero, R., Roskovec, B., Ruan, X. C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sher, S. Moed, Sousa, A., Steiner, H., Sun, G. X., Sun, J. L., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Tang, W., Taychenachev, D., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Timmons, X. Tian A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Treskov, K., Tsang, K. V., Tull, C. E., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viaux, N., Viren, B., Vorobel, V., Wang, C. H., Wang, M., Wang, N. Y., Wang, R. G., Wang, W., Wang, X., Wang, Y. F., Wang, Z., Wang, Z. M., Webb, R. C., Weber, A., Wei, H. Y., Wen, L. J., Whisnant, K., White, C., Whitehead, L. Whitehead L. H., Wise, T., Wojcicki, S. G., Wong, H. L. H., Wong, S. C. F., Worcester, E., Wu, C. -H., Wu, Q., Wu, W. J., Xia, D. M., Xia, J. K., Xing, Z. Z., Xu, J. L., Xu, J. Y., Xu, Y., Xue, T., Yang, C. G., Yang, H., Yang, L., Yang, M. S., Yang, M. T., Ye., M., Ye, Z., Yeh, M., Young, B. L., Yu, Z. Y., Zeng, S., Zhang, L. ZhanC., Zhang, H. H., Zhang, J. W., Zhang, Q. M., Zhang, X. T., Zhang, Y. M., Zhang, Y. X., Zhang, Z. J., Zhang, Z. P., Zhang, Z. Y., Zhao, J., Zhao, Q. W., Zhao, Y. B., Zhong, W. L., Zhou, L., Zhou, N., Zhuang, H. L., and Zou, J. H.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Searches for a light sterile neutrino have been performed independently by the MINOS and the Daya Bay experiments using the muon (anti)neutrino and electron antineutrino disappearance channels, respectively. In this Letter, results from both experiments are combined with those from the Bugey-3 reactor neutrino experiment to constrain oscillations into light sterile neutrinos. The three experiments are sensitive to complementary regions of parameter space, enabling the combined analysis to probe regions allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments in a minimally extended four-neutrino flavor framework. Stringent limits on $\sin^2 2\theta_{\mu e}$ are set over 6 orders of magnitude in the sterile mass-squared splitting $\Delta m^2_{41}$. The sterile-neutrino mixing phase space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments is excluded for $\Delta m^2_{41} < 0.8$ eV$^2$ at 95% CL$_s$., Comment: 8 pages, 4 figures, published in Physical Review Letters. Data release found at http://www-numi.fnal.gov/PublicInfo/forscientists.html and at https://wiki.bnl.gov/dayabay/index.php?title=Daya_Bay%27s_Sterile_Neutrino_Results_in_2016
Published: 2016
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6. A search for flavor-changing non-standard neutrino interactions using $\nu_{e}$ appearance in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., de Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report new constraints on flavor-changing non-standard neutrino interactions from the MINOS long-baseline experiment using $\nu_{e}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{e}$ appearance candidate events from predominantly $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ beams. We used a statistical selection algorithm to separate $\nu_{e}$ candidates from background events, enabling an analysis of the combined MINOS neutrino and antineutrino data. We observe no deviations from standard neutrino mixing, and thus place constraints on the non-standard interaction matter effect, $|\varepsilon_{e\tau}|$, and phase, $(\delta_{CP}+\delta_{e\tau})$, using a thirty-bin likelihood fit., Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures v2: References added, caption and probability calculation clarified. Result unchanged
Published: 2016
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7. Search for time-independent Lorentz violation using muon neutrino to muon antineutrino transitions in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., de Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract: Data from the MINOS experiment has been used to search for mixing between muon neutrinos and muon antineutrinos using a time-independent Lorentz-violating formalism derived from the Standard-Model Extension (SME). MINOS is uniquely capable of searching for muon neutrino-antineutrino mixing given its long baseline and ability to distinguish between neutrinos and antineutrinos on an event-by-event basis. Neutrino and antineutrino interactions were observed in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors from an exposure of 10.56$\times10^{20}$ protons-on-target from the NuMI neutrino-optimized beam. No evidence was found for such transitions and new, highly stringent limits were placed on the SME coefficients governing them. We place the first limits on the SME parameters $(c_{L})^{TT}_{\mu\mu} $ and $(c_{L})^{TT}_{\tau\tau}$ at $-8.4\times10^{-23} < (c_{L})^{TT}_{\mu\mu} < 8.0\times10^{-23}$ and $-8.0\times10^{-23} < (c_{L})^{TT}_{\tau\tau} < 8.4\times10^{-23}$, and the world's best limits on the $\tilde{g}^{ZT}_{\mu\overline{\mu}}$ and $\tilde{g}^{ZT}_{\tau\overline{\tau}}$ parameters at $|\tilde{g}^{ZT}_{\mu\overline{\mu}}| < 3.3\times 10^{-23}$ and $|\tilde{g}^{ZT}_{\tau\overline{\tau}}| < 3.3\times 10^{-23}$, all limits quoted at $3\sigma$., Comment: This paper has been withdrawn by the author due to a mistake in the calculations
Published: 2016

8. Measurement of the Multiple-Muon Charge Ratio in the MINOS Far Detector

Author: Minos Collaboration, Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: The charge ratio, $R_\mu = N_{\mu^+}/N_{\mu^-}$, for cosmogenic multiple-muon events observed at an under- ground depth of 2070 mwe has been measured using the magnetized MINOS Far Detector. The multiple-muon events, recorded nearly continuously from August 2003 until April 2012, comprise two independent data sets imaged with opposite magnetic field polarities, the comparison of which allows the systematic uncertainties of the measurement to be minimized. The multiple-muon charge ratio is determined to be $R_\mu = 1.104 \pm 0.006 {\rm \,(stat.)} ^{+0.009}_{-0.010} {\rm \,(syst.)} $. This measurement complements previous determinations of single-muon and multiple-muon charge ratios at underground sites and serves to constrain models of cosmic ray interactions at TeV energies., Comment: 10 pages, 2 figures
Published: 2016
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9. The NuMI Neutrino Beam

Author: Adamson, P., Anderson, K., Andrews, M., Andrews, R., Anghel, I., Augustine, D., Aurisano, A., Avvakumov, S., Ayres, D. S., Baller, B., Barish, B., Barr, G., Barrett, W. L., Bernstein, R. H., Biggs, J., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bocean, V., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Bourkland, K., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Cobb, J. H., Corwin, L., Crane, D., Cravens, J. P., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Ducar, R. J., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Erwin, A. R., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Fields, T. H., Ford, R., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Garkusha, V., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grossman, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Harding, D., Harris, D., Harris, P. G., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Hays, S., Heller, K., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Ibrahim, A., Indurthy, D., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Johnstone, J., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Laughton, C., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marchionni, A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Milburn, R. H., Miller, J. L., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Morfin, J., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Murgia, S., Murtagh, M., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Connor, J. O, Oliver, W. P., Olsen, M., Orchanian, M., Osprey, S., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Para, A., Patterson, R. B., Patzak, T., Pavlovic, Z., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Peterson, E. A., Petyt, D. A., Pfutzner, M. M., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Prieto, P., Pushka, D., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rameika, R. A., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Reilly, R., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Ruddick, K., Sanchez, M. C., Saoulidou, N., Sauer, L., Schneps, J., Schoo, D., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Shanahan, P., Sharma, R., Smart, W., Smith, C., Sousa, A., Stefanik, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Tassotto, G., Thomas, J., Thompson, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tinsley, D., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Trostin, I., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Vaziri, K., Villegas, E., Viren, B., Vogel, G., Webber, R. C., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., Wehmann, A., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., Wong-Squires, M. L., Yang, T., Yumiceva, F. X., Zarucheisky, V., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: Physics - Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: 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: 2015
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10. Precision measurement of the speed of propagation of neutrinos using the MINOS detectors

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Ashby, N., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Bumgarner, R., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Fonville, B., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Hirschauer, J., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jefferts, S. R., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Matsakis, D., Mayer, N., McKinley, A., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, S., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Parker, T. E., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Powers, E., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Ridl, K., Römisch, S., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., Wright, J., Zhang, V., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: We report a two-detector measurement of the propagation speed of neutrinos over a baseline of 734 km. The measurement was made with the NuMI beam at Fermilab between the near and far MINOS detectors. The fractional difference between the neutrino speed and the speed of light is determined to be $(v/c-1) = (1.0 \pm 1.1) \times 10^{-6}$, consistent with relativistic neutrinos., Comment: 10 pages, six figures, after refereeing re-submitted to PRD
Published: 2015

11. Observation of seasonal variation of atmospheric multiple-muon events in the MINOS Near and Far Detectors

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, . D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Connor, J. O., Orchanian, M., Osprey, S., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report the first observation of seasonal modulations in the rates of cosmic ray multiple-muon events at two underground sites, the MINOS Near Detector with an overburden of 225 mwe, and the MINOS Far Detector site at 2100 mwe. At the deeper site, multiple-muon events with muons separated by more than 8 m exhibit a seasonal rate that peaks during the summer, similar to that of single-muon events. In contrast and unexpectedly, the rate of multiple-muon events with muons separated by less than 5-8 m, and the rate of multiple-muon events in the smaller, shallower Near Detector, exhibit a seasonal rate modulation that peaks in the winter.
Published: 2015
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12. Study of quasielastic scattering using charged-current nu_mu-iron interactions in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Connor, J. O, Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfutzner, M., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Kinematic distributions from an inclusive sample of 1.41 x 10^6 charged-current nu_mu interactions on iron, obtained using the MINOS Near Detector exposed to a wide-band beam with peak flux at 3 GeV, are compared to a conventional treatment of neutrino scattering within a Fermi gas nucleus. Results are used to guide the selection of a subsample enriched in quasielastic nu_mu Fe interactions, containing an estimated 123,000 quasielastic events of incident energies 1 < E_nu < 8 GeV, with = 2.79 GeV. Four additional subsamples representing topological and kinematic sideband regions to quasielastic scattering are also selected for the purpose of evaluating backgrounds. Comparisons using subsample distributions in four-momentum transfer Q^2 show the Monte Carlo model to be inadequate at low Q^2. Its shortcomings are remedied via inclusion of a Q^2-dependent suppression function for baryon resonance production, developed from the data. A chi-square fit of the resulting Monte Carlo simulation to the shape of the Q^2 distribution for the quasielastic-enriched sample is carried out with the axial-vector mass M_A of the dipole axial-vector form factor of the neutron as a free parameter. The effective M_A which best describes the data is 1.23 +0.13/-0.09 (fit) +0.12/-0.15 (syst.) GeV., Comment: 20 pages, 13 figures, 3 Tables Accepted for publication in PRD
Published: 2014
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13. Observation of muon intensity variations by season with the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Fields, T. H., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Connor, J. O., Orchanian, M., Osprey, S., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics, Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: A sample of 1.53$\times$10$^{9}$ cosmic-ray-induced single muon events has been recorded at 225 meters-water-equivalent using the MINOS Near Detector. The underground muon rate is observed to be highly correlated with the effective atmospheric temperature. The coefficient $\alpha_{T}$, relating the change in the muon rate to the change in the vertical effective temperature, is determined to be 0.428$\pm$0.003(stat.)$\pm$0.059(syst.). An alternative description is provided by the weighted effective temperature, introduced to account for the differences in the temperature profile and muon flux as a function of zenith angle. Using the latter estimation of temperature, the coefficient is determined to be 0.352$\pm$0.003(stat.)$\pm$0.046(syst.)., Comment: 9 pages 10 figures
Published: 2014
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14. Combined analysis of $\nu_{\mu}$ disappearance and $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{e}$ appearance in MINOS using accelerator and atmospheric neutrinos

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract: We report on a new analysis of neutrino oscillations in MINOS using the complete set of accelerator and atmospheric data. The analysis combines the $\nu_{\mu}$ disappearance and $\nu_{e}$ appearance data using the three-flavor formalism. We measure $|\Delta m^{2}_{32}|=[2.28-2.46]\times10^{-3}\mbox{\,eV}^{2}$ (68% C.L.) and $\sin^{2}\theta_{23}=0.35-0.65$ (90% C.L.) in the normal hierarchy, and $|\Delta m^{2}_{32}|=[2.32-2.53]\times10^{-3}\mbox{\,eV}^{2}$ (68% C.L.) and $\sin^{2}\theta_{23}=0.34-0.67$ (90% C.L.) in the inverted hierarchy. The data also constrain $\delta_{CP}$, the $\theta_{23}$ octant degeneracy and the mass hierarchy; we disfavor 36% (11%) of this three-parameter space at 68% (90%) C.L., Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures
Published: 2014
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15. Measurement of Neutrino and Antineutrino Oscillations Using Beam and Atmospheric Data in MINOS

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Castromonte, C. M., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report measurements of oscillation parameters from $\nu_{mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ disappearance using beam and atmospheric data from MINOS. The data comprise exposures of \unit[$10.71 \times 10^{20}$]{protons on target (POT)} in the $\nu_{\mu}$-dominated beam, $\unit[3.36\times10^{20}]{POT}}$ in the $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$-enhanced beam, and 37.88 kton-years of atmospheric neutrinos. Assuming identical $\nu$ and $\bar{\nu}$ oscillation parameters, we measure \mbox{$|\Delta m^2}| = \unit[2.41^{+0.09}_{-0.10}) \times 10^{-3}]{eV^{2}}$} and $\sin^{2}/!/left(2\theta \right) = 0.950^{+0.035}_{-0.036}$. Allowing independent $\nu$ and $\bar{\nu}$ oscillations, we measure antineutrino parameters of $|\Delta \bar{m}^2| = \unit[(2.50 ^{+0.23}_{-0.25}) \times 10^{-3}]{eV^{2}}$ and $\sin^{2}/!/left(2\bar{\theta} \right) = 0.97^{+0.03}_{-0.08}$, with minimal change to the neutrino parameters., Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2013
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16. A search for flavor-changing non-standard neutrino interactions by MINOS

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Abstract: We report new constraints on flavor-changing non-standard neutrino interactions (NSI) using data from the MINOS experiment. We analyzed a combined set of beam neutrino and antineutrino data, and found no evidence for deviations from standard neutrino mixing. The observed energy spectra constrain the NSI parameter to the range $-0.20 < \varepsilon_{\mu\tau} < 0.07\;\text{(90% C.L.)}$
Published: 2013
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17. Electron neutrino and antineutrino appearance in the full MINOS data sample

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Sher, S. Moed, Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., O'Connor, J., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report on $\nu_e$ and $\bar{\nu}_e$ appearance in $\nu_\mu$ and $\bar{\nu}_\mu$ beams using the full MINOS data sample. The comparison of these $\nu_e$ and $\bar{\nu}_e$ appearance data at a 735 km baseline with $\theta_{13}$ measurements by reactor experiments probes $\delta$, the $\theta_{23}$ octant degeneracy, and the mass hierarchy. This analysis is the first use of this technique and includes the first accelerator long-baseline search for $\bar{\nu}_\mu\rightarrow\bar{\nu}_e$. Our data disfavor 31% (5%) of the three-parameter space defined by $\delta$, the octant of the $\theta_{23}$, and the mass hierarchy at the 68% (90%) C.L. We measure a value of 2sin$^2(2\theta_{13})$sin$^2(\theta_{23})$ that is consistent with reactor experiments.
Published: 2013
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18. Measurements of atmospheric neutrinos and antineutrinos in the MINOS Far Detector

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A. S. T., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Chapman, J. D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Speakman, B., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Zhang, K., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: This paper reports measurements of atmospheric neutrino and antineutrino interactions in the MINOS Far Detector, based on 2553 live-days (37.9 kton-years) of data. A total of 2072 candidate events are observed. These are separated into 905 contained-vertex muons and 466 neutrino-induced rock-muons, both produced by charged-current $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ interactions, and 701 contained-vertex showers, composed mainly of charged-current $\nu_{e}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{e}$ interactions and neutral-current interactions. The curvature of muon tracks in the magnetic field of the MINOS Far Detector is used to select separate samples of $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ events. The observed ratio of $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ to $\nu_{\mu}$ events is compared with the Monte Carlo simulation, giving a double ratio of $R^{data}_{\bar{\nu}/\nu}/R^{MC}_{\bar{\nu}/\nu} = 1.03 \pm 0.08 (stat.) \pm 0.08 (syst.)$. The $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ data are separated into bins of $L/E$ resolution, based on the reconstructed energy and direction of each event, and a maximum likelihood fit to the observed $L/E$ distributions is used to determine the atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters. This fit returns 90% confidence limits of $|\Delta m^{2}| = (1.9 \pm 0.4) \times 10^{-3} eV^{2}$ and $sin^{2} 2\theta > 0.86$. The fit is extended to incorporate separate $\nu_{\mu}$ and $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}$ oscillation parameters, returning 90% confidence limits of $|\Delta m^{2}|-|\Delta \bar{m}^{2}| = 0.6^{+2.4}_{-0.8} \times 10^{-3} eV^{2}$ on the difference between the squared-mass splittings for neutrinos and antineutrinos., Comment: 22 pages, 19 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. D
Published: 2012
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19. An improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report an improved measurement of muon anti-neutrino disappearance over a distance of 735km using the MINOS detectors and the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam in a muon anti-neutrino enhanced configuration. From a total exposure of 2.95e20 protons on target, of which 42% have not been previously analyzed, we make the most precise measurement of the anti-neutrino "atmospheric" delta-m squared = 2.62 +0.31/-0.28 (stat.) +/- 0.09 (syst.) and constrain the anti-neutrino atmospheric mixing angle >0.75 (90%CL). These values are in agreement with those measured for muon neutrinos, removing the tension reported previously., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures. In submission to Phys.Rev.Lett
Published: 2012
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20. Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with muon antineutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P., Ayres, D. S., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Cavanaugh, S., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
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., Comment: 6 pages, 2 figures, 4 tables
Published: 2012
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21. Search for the disappearance of muon antineutrinos in the NuMI neutrino beam

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Howcroft, C., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Tavera, M. A., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report constraints on antineutrino oscillation parameters that were obtained by using the two MINOS detectors to measure the 7% muon antineutrino component of the NuMI neutrino beam. In the Far Detector, we select 130 events in the charged-current muon antineutrino sample, compared to a prediction of 136.4 +/- 11.7(stat) ^{+10.2}_{-8.9}(syst) events under the assumption |dm2bar|=2.32x10^-3 eV^2, snthetabar=1.0. Assuming no oscillations occur at the Near Detector baseline, a fit to the two-flavor oscillation approximation constrains |dm2bar|<3.37x10^-3 eV^2 at the 90% confidence level with snthetabar=1.0., Comment: Accepted for publication by Phys. Rev. D Rapid Communications. 6 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2011
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22. Improved search for muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino oscillations in MINOS

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Betancourt, M., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Shanahan, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We report the results of a search for $\nu_{e}$ appearance in a $\nu_{\mu}$ beam in the MINOS long-baseline neutrino experiment. With an improved analysis and an increased exposure of $8.2\times10^{20}$ protons on the NuMI target at Fermilab, we find that $2\sin^2(\theta_{23})\sin^2(2\theta_{13})<0.12\ (0.20)$ at 90% confidence level for $\delta\mathord{=}0$ and the normal (inverted) neutrino mass hierarchy, with a best fit of $2\sin^2(\theta_{23})\sin^2(2\theta_{13})\,\mathord{=}\,0.041^{+0.047}_{-0.031}\ (0.079^{+0.071}_{-0.053})$. The $\theta_{13}\mathord{=}0$ hypothesis is disfavored by the MINOS data at the 89% confidence level., Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures
Published: 2011
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23. Active to sterile neutrino mixing limits from neutral-current interactions in MINOS

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Harris, D., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Ilic, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Morfín, J., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nicholls, T. C., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Petyt, D. A., Phan-Budd, S., Pittam, R., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Raufer, T. M., Rebel, B., Rodrigues, P. A., Rosenfeld, C., Sanchez, H. A. Rubin M. C., Schneps, J., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Shanahan, P., Sousa, A., Stamoulis, P., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Tetteh-Lartey, E., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
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: 2011
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24. First direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance

Author: MINOS collaboration, Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Harris, D., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Howcroft, C., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Ilic, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Morfín, J., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nicholls, T. C., Nowak, J. A., Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Ospanov, R., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Petyt, D. A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Raufer, T. M., Rebel, B., Rodrigues, P. A., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreiner, P., Shanahan, P., Sousa, A., Stamoulis, P., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Tetteh-Lartey, E., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
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
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25. Measurement of the neutrino mass splitting and flavor mixing by MINOS

Author: The MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Armstrong, R., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Harris, D., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Ilic, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Litchfield, R. P., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Morfín, J., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Ospanov, R., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Petyt, D. A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Raufer, T. M., Rebel, B., Rodrigues, P. A., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreiner, P., Shanahan, P., Smith, C., Sousa, A., Stamoulis, P., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: Measurements of neutrino oscillations using the disappearance of muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beam as observed by the two MINOS detectors are reported. New analysis methods have been applied to an enlarged data sample from an exposure of $7.25 \times 10^{20}$ protons on target. A fit to neutrino oscillations yields values of $|\Delta m^2| = (2.32^{+0.12}_{-0.08})\times10^{-3}$\,eV$^2$ for the atmospheric mass splitting and $\rm \sin^2\!(2\theta) > 0.90$ (90%\,C.L.) for the mixing angle. Pure neutrino decay and quantum decoherence hypotheses are excluded at 7 and 9 standard deviations, respectively., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2011
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26. A Search for Lorentz Invariance and CPT Violation with the MINOS Far Detector

Author: MINOS Collaboration, Adamson, P., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Barrett, W. L., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Bower, C., Budd, S., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Cobb, J. H., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cravens, J. P., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Harris, D., Harris, P. G., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Ilic, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Krahn, Z., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, J. L., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Patzak, T., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Pittam, R., Plunkett, R. K., Ratchford, J., Raufer, T. M., Rebel, B., Rodrigues, P. A., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Ryabov, V. A., Sanchez, M. C., Saoulidou, N., Schneps, J., Schreiner, P., Semenov, V. K., Shanahan, P., Smart, W., Sousa, A., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Wright, D. M., Yang, T., Zois, M., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment, High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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., Comment: 5 pages, 2 figures
Published: 2010
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27. A straw drift chamber spectrometer for studies of rare kaon decays

Author: Lang, K., Ambrose, D., Arroyo, C., Bachman, M., Connor, D., Eckhause, M., Ecklund, K. M., Graessle, S., Hamela, M., Hamilton, S., Hancock, A. D., Hartman, K., Hebert, M., Hoff, C. H., Hoffmann, G. W., Irwin, G. M., Kane, J. R., Kanematsu, N., Kuang, Y., Lee, R., Marcin, M., Martin, R. D., McDonough, J., Milder, A., Molzon, W. R., Ouimette, D., Pommot-Maia, M., Proga, M., Riley, P. J., Ritchie, J. L., Rubin, P. D., Vassilakopoulos, V. I., Ware, B., Welsh, R. E., Wojcicki, S. G., and Worm, S.
Subjects: Physics - Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract: We describe the design, construction, readout, tests, and performance of planar drift chambers, based on 5 mm diameter copperized Mylar and Kapton straws, used in an experimental search for rare kaon decays. The experiment took place in the high-intensity neutral beam at the Alternating Gradient Synchrotron of Brookhaven National Laboratory, using a neutral beam stop, two analyzing dipoles, and redundant particle identification to remove backgrounds.
Published: 2003
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28. First Observation of the Rare Decay Mode K-long -> e+ e-

Author: BNL E871 Collaboration, Ambrose, D., Arroyo, C., Bachman, M., de Cecco, P., Connor, D., Eckhause, M., Ecklund, K. M., Graessle, S., Hancock, A. D., Hartman, K., Hebert, M., Hoff, C. H., Hoffmann, G. W., Irwin, G. M., Kane, J. R., Kanematsu, N., Kuang, Y., Lang, K., Lee, R., Martin, R. D., McDonough, J., Milder, A., Molzon, W. R., Pommot-Maia, M., Riley, P. J., Ritchie, J. L., Rubin, P. D., Vassilakopoulos, V. I., Ware, C. B., Welsh, R. E., Wojcicki, S. G., Wolin, E., and Worm, S.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: In an experiment designed to search for and study very rare two-body decay modes of the K-long, we have observed four examples of the decay K-long -> e+ e-, where the expected background is 0.17+-0.10 events. This observation translates into a branching fraction of 8.7^{+5.7}_{-4.1} X 10^{-12}, consistent with recent theoretical predictions. This result represents by far the smallest branching fraction yet measured in particle physics., Comment: 9 pages, 3 figures
Published: 1998
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29. A Compact Beam Stop for a Rare Kaon Decay Experiment

Author: E871 Collaboration, Belz, J., Diwan, M., Eckhause, M., Guss, C. M., Hancock, A. D., Heinson, A. P., Highland, V. L., Hoffmann, G. W., Irwin, G. M., Kane, J. R., Kettell, S. H., Kuang, Y., Lang, K., McDonough, J., McFarlane, W. K., Molzon, W. R., Riley, P. J., Ritchie, J. L., Schwartz, A. J., Ware, B., Welsh, R. E., Winter, R. G., Witkowski, M., Wojcicki, S. G., Worm, S. D., and Yamashita, A.
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Experiment
Abstract: We describe the development and testing of a novel beam stop for use in a rare kaon decay experiment at the Brookhaven AGS. The beam stop is located inside a dipole spectrometer magnet in close proximity to straw drift chambers and intercepts a high-intensity neutral hadron beam. The design process, involving both Monte Carlo simulations and beam tests of alternative beam-stop shielding arrangements, had the goal of minimizing the leakage of particles from the beam stop and the resulting hit rates in detectors, while preserving maximum acceptance for events of interest. The beam tests consisted of measurements of rates in drift chambers, scintilation counter hodoscopes, a gas threshold Cherenkov counter, and a lead glass array. Measurements were also made with a set of specialized detectors which were sensitive to low-energy neutrons, photons, and charged particles. Comparisons are made between these measurements and a detailed Monte Carlo simulation., Comment: 39 pages, 14 figures, submitted to Nuclear Instruments and Methods
Published: 1998
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30. WATERSHED PROTECTION AND CONTROL

Author: Irwin, G. M.
Published: 1936

31. Search for Sterile Neutrinos Mixing with Muon Neutrinos in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Anghel, I. Aurisano, A. Barr, G. Bishai, M. and Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Bogert, D. Cao, S. V. Carroll, T. J. Castromonte, C. M. Chen, R. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. de Jong, J. K. and De Rijck, S. Devan, A. V. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. and Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Flanagan, W. Frohne, M. V. Gabrielyan, M. Gallagher, H. R. and Germani, S. Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. and Graf, N. Gran, R. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hahn, S. R. and Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Holin, A. Huang, J. Hylen, J. and Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Lucas, P. and Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. McGivern, C. and Medeiros, M. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. and Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Sher, S. Moed Moore, C. D. and Mualem, L. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nowak, J. A. O'Connor, J. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. and Perch, A. Pfuetzner, M. M. Phan, D. D. Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. Poonthottathil, N. Qiu, X. Radovic, A. and Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sail, P. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. Schreiner, P. and Sharma, R. Sousa, A. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tian, X. Timmons, A. Todd, J. and Tognini, S. C. Toner, R. Torretta, D. Tzanakos, G. and Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. and White, C. Whitehead, L. Whitehead, L. H. Wojcicki, S. G. and Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: We report results of a search for oscillations involving a light sterile neutrino over distances of 1.04 and 735 km in a nu(mu)-dominated beam with a peak energy of 3 GeV. The data, from an exposure of 10.56 x 10(20) protons on target, are analyzed using a phenomenological model with one sterile neutrino. We constrain the mixing parameters theta(24) and Delta m(41)(2) and set limits on parameters of the four-dimensional Pontecorvo-Maki-Nakagawa-Sakata matrix, vertical bar U-mu 4 vertical bar(2) and vertical bar U-tau 4 vertical bar(2), under the assumption that mixing between nu(e) and nu(s) is negligible (vertical bar U-e4 vertical bar(2) = 0). No evidence for nu(mu) -> nu(s) transitions is found and we set a world-leading limit on theta(24) for values of Delta m(41)(2) less than or similar to 1 eV(2).
Published: 2016

32. Measurement of single π0 production by coherent neutral-current ν Fe interactions in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., De Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., Mcgivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Moed Sher, S., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O'Connor, J., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfutzner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Published: 2016

33. Limits on Active to Sterile Neutrino Oscillations from Disappearance Searches in the MINOS, Daya Bay, and Bugey-3 Experiments

Author: Adamson, P. An, F. P. Anghel, I. Aurisano, A. and Balantekin, A. B. Band, H. R. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Blyth, S. Bock, G. J. Bogert, D. Cao, D. Cao, G. F. Cao, J. Cao, S. V. Carroll, T. J. Castromonte, C. M. and Cen, W. R. Chan, Y. L. Chang, J. F. Chang, L. C. and Chang, Y. Chen, H. S. Chen, Q. Y. Chen, R. Chen, S. M. and Chen, Y. Chen, Y. X. Cheng, J. Cheng, J. -H. Cheng, Y. P. Cheng, Z. K. Cherwinka, J. J. Childress, S. Chu, M. C. Chukanov, A. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Cummings, J. P. de Arcos, J. De Rijck, S. Deng, Z. Y. Devan, A. V. Devenish, N. E. Ding, X. F. and Ding, Y. Y. Diwan, M. V. Dolgareva, M. Dove, J. and Dwyer, D. A. Edwards, W. R. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. and Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Flanagan, W. Frohne, M. V. and Gabrielyan, M. Gallagher, H. R. Germani, S. Gill, R. and Gomes, R. A. Gonchar, M. Gong, G. H. Gong, H. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. Grassi, M. and Grzelak, K. Gu, W. Q. Guan, M. Y. Guo, L. Guo, R. P. and Guo, X. H. Guo, Z. Habig, A. Hackenburg, R. W. Hahn, S. R. Han, R. Hans, S. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. He, M. and Heeger, K. M. Heng, Y. K. Higuera, A. Holin, A. Hor, Y. K. Hsiung, Y. B. Hu, B. Z. Hu, T. Hu, W. Huang, E. C. Huang, H. X. Huang, J. Huang, X. T. Huber, P. and Huo, W. Hussain, G. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. and Jaffe, D. E. Jaffke, P. James, C. Jen, K. L. Jensen, D. and Jetter, S. Ji, X. L. Ji, X. P. Jiao, J. B. Johnson, R. A. de Jong, J. K. Joshi, J. Kafka, T. Kang, L. and Kasahara, S. M. S. Kettell, S. H. Kohn, S. Koizumi, G. and Kordosky, M. Kramer, M. Kreymer, A. Kwan, K. K. Kwok, M. W. Kwok, T. Lang, K. Langford, T. J. Lau, K. and Lebanowski, L. Lee, J. Lee, J. H. C. Lei, R. T. Leitner, R. Leung, J. K. C. Li, C. Li, D. J. Li, F. Li, G. S. and Li, Q. J. Li, S. Li, S. C. Li, W. D. Li, X. N. and Li, Y. F. Li, Z. B. Liang, H. Lin, C. J. Lin, G. L. and Lin, S. Lin, S. K. Lin, Y. -C. Ling, J. J. Link, J. M. and Litchfield, P. J. Littenberg, L. Littlejohn, B. R. Liu, D. W. Liu, J. C. Liu, J. L. Loh, C. W. Lu, C. Lu, H. Q. Lu, J. S. Lucas, P. Luk, K. B. Lv, Z. Ma, Q. M. and Ma, X. B. Ma, X. Y. Ma, Y. Q. Malyshkin, Y. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Caicedo, D. A. Martinez Mayer, N. and McDonald, K. T. McGivern, C. McKeown, R. D. Medeiros, M. M. and Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Miller, W. H. and Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, I. Mooney, M. Moore, C. D. and Mualem, L. Musser, J. Nakajima, Y. Naples, D. and Napolitano, J. Naumov, D. Naumova, E. Nelson, J. K. and Newman, H. B. Ngai, H. Y. Nichol, R. J. Ning, Z. Nowak, J. A. O'Connor, J. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Olshevskiy, A. and Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. Paley, J. Pan, H. -R. Park, J. Patterson, R. B. Patton, S. Pawloski, G. Pec, V. and Peng, J. C. Perch, A. Pfuetzner, M. M. Phan, D. D. and Phan-Budd, S. Pinsky, L. Plunkett, R. K. Poonthottathil, N. and Pun, C. S. J. Qi, F. Z. Qi, M. Qian, X. Qiu, X. and Radovic, A. Raper, N. Rebel, B. Ren, J. Rosenfeld, C. and Rosero, R. Roskovec, B. Ruan, X. C. Rubin, H. A. and Sail, P. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. and Schreiner, P. Sharma, R. Sher, S. Moed Sousa, A. and Steiner, H. Sun, G. X. Sun, J. L. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. and Tang, W. Taychenachev, D. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. and Tian, X. Timmons, A. Todd, J. Tognini, S. C. Toner, R. and Torretta, D. Treskov, K. Tsang, K. V. Tull, C. E. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viaux, N. Viren, B. and Vorobel, V. Wang, C. H. Wang, M. Wang, N. Y. Wang, R. G. Wang, W. Wang, X. Wang, Y. F. Wang, Z. Wang, Z. M. Webb, R. C. Weber, A. Wei, H. Y. Wen, L. J. and Whisnant, K. White, C. Whitehead, L. Whitehead, L. H. and Wise, T. Wojcicki, S. G. Wong, H. L. H. Wong, S. C. F. and Worcester, E. Wu, C. -H. Wu, Q. Wu, W. J. Xia, D. M. and Xia, J. K. Xing, Z. Z. Xu, J. L. Xu, J. Y. Xu, Y. and Xue, T. Yang, C. G. Yang, H. Yang, L. Yang, M. S. and Yang, M. T. Ye, M. Ye, Z. Yeh, M. Young, B. L. Yu, Z. Y. Zeng, S. Zhan, L. Zhang, C. Zhang, H. H. and Zhang, J. W. Zhang, Q. M. Zhang, X. T. Zhang, Y. M. and Zhang, Y. X. Zhang, Z. J. Zhang, Z. P. Zhang, Z. Y. and Zhao, J. Zhao, Q. W. Zhao, Y. B. Zhong, W. L. Zhou, L. and Zhou, N. Zhuang, H. L. Zou, J. H. Daya Bay Collaboration and MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: Searches for a light sterile neutrino have been performed independently by the MINOS and the Daya Bay experiments using the muon (anti) neutrino and electron antineutrino disappearance channels, respectively. In this Letter, results from both experiments are combined with those from the Bugey-3 reactor neutrino experiment to constrain oscillations into light sterile neutrinos. The three experiments are sensitive to complementary regions of parameter space, enabling the combined analysis to probe regions allowed by the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector (LSND) and MiniBooNE experiments in a minimally extended four-neutrino flavor framework. Stringent limits on sin(2) 2 theta(mu e) are set over 6 orders of magnitude in the sterile mass-squared splitting Delta m(41)(2). The sterile-neutrino mixing phase space allowed by the LSND and MiniBooNE experiments is excluded for Delta m(41)(2) < 0.8 eV(2) at 95% CLs.
Published: 2016

34. Measurement of the multiple-muon charge ratio in the MINOS Far Detector

Author: Adamson, P. Anghel, I. Aurisano, A. Barr, G. Bishai, M. and Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Bogert, D. Cao, S. V. Carroll, T. J. Castromonte, C. M. Chen, R. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. de Jong, J. K. and De Rijck, S. Devan, A. V. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. and Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Flanagan, W. Frohne, M. V. Gabrielyan, M. Gallagher, H. R. and Germani, S. Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. and Graf, N. Gran, R. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hahn, S. R. and Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Holin, A. Huang, J. Hylen, J. and Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Lucas, P. and Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. McGivern, C. and Medeiros, M. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. and Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Sher, S. Moed Moore, C. D. and Mualem, L. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nowak, J. A. O'Connor, J. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. and Perch, A. Pfuetzner, M. M. Phan, D. D. Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. Poonthottathil, N. Qiu, X. Radovic, A. and Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sail, P. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. Schreiner, P. and Sharma, R. Sousa, A. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tian, X. Timmons, A. Todd, J. and Tognini, S. C. Toner, R. Torretta, D. Tzanakos, G. and Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. and White, C. Whitehead, L. Whitehead, L. H. Wojcicki, S. G. and Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: The charge ratio, R-mu = N mu+/N mu-, for cosmogenic multiple-muon events observed at an underground depth of 2070 mwe has been measured using the magnetized MINOS Far Detector. The multiple-muon events, recorded nearly continuously from August 2003 until April 2012, comprise two independent data sets imaged with opposite magnetic field polarities, the comparison of which allows the systematic uncertainties of the measurement to be minimized. The multiple-muon charge ratio is determined to be R mu = 1.104 +/- 0.006(stat)(-0.010)(+0.009) (syst). This measurement complements previous determinations of single-muon and multiple-muon charge ratios at underground sites and serves to constrain models of cosmic-ray interactions at TeV energies.
Published: 2016

35. Measurement of Neutrino and Antineutrino Oscillations Using Beam and Atmospheric Data in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Anghel, I. Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bishai, M. and Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Bogert, D. Cao, S. V. and Castromonte, C. M. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. de Jong, J. K. Devan, A. V. and Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. and Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. and Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hahn, S. R. Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. and Isvan, Z. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. and Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. and Marshak, M. L. Mathis, M. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. and Medeiros, M. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. and Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Sher, S. Moed and Moore, C. D. Mualem, L. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nowak, J. A. O'Connor, J. and Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. Paley, J. and Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Phan-Budd, S. Plunkett, R. K. and Qiu, X. Radovic, A. Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. and Schreiner, P. Sharma, R. Sousa, A. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Tognini, S. C. and Toner, R. Torretta, D. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. and Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. and Whitehead, L. Whitehead, L. H. Wojcicki, S. G. Zwaska, R. and MINOS Collaboration
Abstract: We report measurements of oscillation parameters from v(mu) and (v) over bar (mu) disappearance using beam and atmospheric data from MINOS. The data comprise exposures of 10.71 X 10(20) protons on target in the v(mu)-dominated beam, 3.36 X 10(20) protons on target in the (v) over bar (mu)-enhanced beam, and 37.88 kton yr of atmospheric neutrinos. Assuming identical v and (v) over bar oscillation parameters, we measure vertical bar Delta m(2)vertical bar = (2.41(-0.10)(+0.09)) X 10(-3) eV(2) and sin(2)(2 theta) = 0.950(-0.036)(+0.035). Allowing independent v and (v) over bar oscillations, we measure antineutrino parameters of vertical bar(m) over bar (2)vertical bar = (2.50(-0.250)(+0.23)) X 10(-3) eV(2) and sin(2)(2 (theta) over bar) = 0.97(-0.08)(+0.03), with minimal change to the neutrino parameters.
Published: 2013

36. Comparisons of annual modulations in MINOS with the event rate modulation in CoGeNT

Author: Adamson, P. Anghel, I. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. and Bock, G. J. Bogert, D. Cao, S. V. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. de Jong, J. K. and Devan, A. V. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Escobar, C. O. and Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. and Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. and Graf, N. Gran, R. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. and Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. and Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. and Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mathis, M. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Medeiros, M. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Sher, S. Moed Moore, C. D. Mualem, L. Musser, J. Naples, D. and Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nowak, J. A. and O'Connor, J. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. and Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. Radovic, A. Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. and Schreckenberger, A. Schreiner, P. Sharma, R. Sousa, A. and Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. Toner, R. Torretta, D. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. and Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. and Wojcicki, S. G. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Abstract: The CoGeNT Collaboration has recently published results from a fifteen month data set which indicate an annual modulation in the event rate similar to what is expected from weakly interacting massive particle interactions. It has been suggested that the CoGeNT modulation may actually be caused by other annually modulating phenomena, specifically the flux of atmospheric muons underground or the radon level in the laboratory. We have compared the phase of the CoGeNT data modulation to that of the concurrent atmospheric muon and radon data collected by the MINOS experiment which occupies an adjacent experimental hall in the Soudan Underground Laboratory. The results presented are obtained by performing a shape-free chi(2) data-to-data comparison and from a simultaneous fit of the MINOS and CoGeNT data to phase-shifted sinusoidal functions. Both tests indicate that the phase of the CoGeNT modulation is inconsistent with the phases of the MINOS muon and radon modulations at the 3.0 sigma level. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.032005
Published: 2013

37. Improved Measurement of Muon Antineutrino Disappearance in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mathis, M., Mayer, N., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Ratchford, J., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Walding, J. J., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., and Zwaska, R.
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Muon, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, FOS: Physical sciences, General Physics and Astronomy, QC0793, Neutrino beam, Main injector, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, Physics::Accelerator Physics, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Fermilab, Neutrino
Abstract: We report an improved measurement of muon anti-neutrino disappearance over a distance of 735km using the MINOS detectors and the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam in a muon anti-neutrino enhanced configuration. From a total exposure of 2.95e20 protons on target, of which 42% have not been previously analyzed, we make the most precise measurement of the anti-neutrino "atmospheric" delta-m squared = 2.62 +0.31/-0.28 (stat.) +/- 0.09 (syst.) and constrain the anti-neutrino atmospheric mixing angle >0.75 (90%CL). These values are in agreement with those measured for muon neutrinos, removing the tension reported previously., 5 pages, 4 figures. In submission to Phys.Rev.Lett
Published: 2012

38. Search for Lorentz invariance and CPT violation with muon antineutrinos in the MINOS Near Detector

Author: Adamson, P. Ayres, D. S. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. and Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Cao, S. V. and Cavanaugh, S. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. and Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. and Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. and Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. and Litchfield, P. J. Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. and Marshak, M. L. Mathis, M. Mayer, N. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. and Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. and Nowak, J. A. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. and Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. Radovic, A. Ratchford, J. and Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. Schreiner, P. Sharma, R. and Sousa, A. Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Torretta, D. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Walding, J. J. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. and Wojcicki, S. G. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment
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.
Published: 2012

39. Improved Measurement of Muon Antineutrino Disappearance in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Ayres, D. S. Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. and Cao, S. V. Childress, S. Coelho, J. A. B. Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. and Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. and Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. and Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. and Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. and Mathis, M. Mayer, N. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. and Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. and Nowak, J. A. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Pahlka, R. B. and Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. Radovic, A. Ratchford, J. and Rebel, B. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Schneps, J. Schreckenberger, A. Schreiner, P. Sharma, R. and Sousa, A. Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Torretta, D. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Walding, J. J. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. and Wojcicki, S. G. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Abstract: We report an improved measurement of (nu) over bar (mu) disappearance over a distance of 735 km using the MINOS detectors and the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam in a (nu) over bar (mu)-enhanced configuration. From a total exposure of 2.95 x 10(20) protons on target, of which 42% have not been previously analyzed, we make the most precise measurement of Delta(m) over bar (2) = [2.62(-0.28)(+0.31)(stat) +/- 0.09(syst)] x 10(-3) eV(2) and constrain the (nu) over bar (mu) mixing angle sin(2)(2 (theta) over bar) > 0.75 (90% C.L.). These values are in agreement with Delta m(2) and sin(2)(2 theta) measured for nu(mu), removing the tension reported in [P. Adamson et al. (MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 021801 (2011).].
Published: 2012

40. Measurement of the Neutrino Mass Splitting and Flavor Mixing by MINOS

Author: Adamson, P., Andreopoulos, C., Armstrong, R., Auty, D. J., Ayres, D. S., Backhouse, C., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Boehnlein, D. J., Bogert, D., Cavanaugh, S., Cherdack, D., Childress, S., Choudhary, B. C., Coelho, J. A. B., Coleman, S. J., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., Danko, I. Z., de Jong, J. K., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Dorman, M., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Frohne, M. V., Gallagher, H. R., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grant, N., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Harris, D., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Himmel, A., Holin, A., Huang, X., Hylen, J., Ilic, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., Jaffe, D. E., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koizumi, G., Kopp, S., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Lefeuvre, G., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Litchfield, R. P., Loiacono, L., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGowan, A. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Michael, D. G., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Mitchell, J., Moore, C. D., Moffin, J., Mualem, L., Mufson, S., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., Oliver, W. P., Orchanian, M., Ospanov, R., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Pearce, G. F., Petyt, D. A., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Qiu, X., Ratchford, J., Raufer, T. M., Rebel, B., Rodrigues, P. A., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreiner, P., Shanahan, P., Smith, C., Sousa, A., Stamoulis, P., Strait, M., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tinti, G., Toner, R., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L., Wojcicki, S. G., Yang, T., Zwaska, R., and MINOS, Collaboration
Subjects: Physics, Particle physics, Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Solar neutrino, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, General Physics and Astronomy, FOS: Physical sciences, Solar neutrino problem, LEPTON CHARGE, NuMI, High Energy Physics - Experiment, Nuclear physics, High Energy Physics - Experiment (hep-ex), MINOS, Measurements of neutrino speed, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Neutrino, Neutrino oscillation, Lepton
Abstract: Measurements of neutrino oscillations using the disappearance of muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beam as observed by the two MINOS detectors are reported. New analysis methods have been applied to an enlarged data sample from an exposure of $7.25 \times 10^{20}$ protons on target. A fit to neutrino oscillations yields values of $|\Delta m^2| = (2.32^{+0.12}_{-0.08})\times10^{-3}$\,eV$^2$ for the atmospheric mass splitting and $\rm \sin^2\!(2\theta) > 0.90$ (90%\,C.L.) for the mixing angle. Pure neutrino decay and quantum decoherence hypotheses are excluded at 7 and 9 standard deviations, respectively., Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures
Published: 2011

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

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. and Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. Bhattarai, P. and Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. and Bogert, D. Budd, S. Cavanaugh, S. Cherdack, D. and Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. Damiani, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Fields, T. H. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. and Grant, N. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. Harris, P. G. and Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. Ilic, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. and Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Krahn, Z. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Lefeuvre, G. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. and Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. and Nichol, R. J. Nowak, J. A. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. and Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. and Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. Ratchford, J. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Reichenbacher, J. Rodrigues, P. A. and Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Saoulidou, N. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, P. and Sousa, A. Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tzanakos, G. and Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. and White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. and Yang, T. Zwaska, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment, Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics, Nuclear Experiment
Abstract: The magnetized MINOS Near Detector, at a depth of 225 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)(-0.014)(+0.015)(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.
Published: 2011

42. First Direct Observation of Muon Antineutrino Disappearance

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. and Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. and Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Cavanaugh, S. Cherdack, D. and Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. and Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. Goodman, M. C. and Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. Grant, N. Grzelak, K. and Habig, A. Harris, D. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. and Himmel, A. Holin, A. Howcroft, C. Huang, X. Hylen, J. and Ilic, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. and Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Lefeuvre, G. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. and Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. and Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Miller, W. H. and Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. and Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Nowak, J. A. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. and Ospanov, R. Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. and Pearce, G. F. Petyt, D. A. Phan-Budd, S. Plunkett, R. K. and Qiu, X. Ratchford, J. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, P. Sousa, A. Stamoulis, P. and Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Tetteh-Lartey, E. and Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Yang, T. and Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: This Letter reports the first direct observation of muon antineutrino disappearance. The MINOS experiment has taken data with an accelerator beam optimized for (nu) over bar (mu) production, accumulating an exposure of 1.71 x 10(20) protons on target. In the Far Detector, 97 charged current (nu) over bar (mu) events are observed. The no-oscillation hypothesis predicts 156 events and is excluded at 6.3 sigma. The best fit to oscillation yields vertical bar Delta(m) over bar (2)vertical bar = [3.36(-0.40)(+0.46)(stat) +/- 0.06(sys)] x 10(-3) eV(2), sin(2)(2 (theta) over bar) = 0.86(-0.12)(+0.11)(stat) +/- 0.01(syst). The MINOS nu(mu) and (nu) over bar (mu) measurements are consistent at the 2.0% confidence level, assuming identical underlying oscillation parameters.
Published: 2011

43. Active to Sterile Neutrino Mixing Limits from Neutral-Current Interactions in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. and Bogert, D. Cavanaugh, S. Cherdack, D. Childress, S. and Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. and Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. Grant, N. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. and Ilic, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. and Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. and Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Lefeuvre, G. and Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. and Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. and Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Miller, W. H. and Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. and Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Nowak, J. A. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. Petyt, D. A. Phan-Budd, S. and Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. Ratchford, J. and Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. and Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. and Sharma, R. Shanahan, P. Sousa, A. Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Tetteh-Lartey, E. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Torretta, D. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Walding, J. J. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. and Wojcicki, S. G. Zwaska, R.
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
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 x 10(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 +/- 28(stat) +/- 37(syst) for oscillations among three active flavors. The fraction f(s) of disappearing nu(mu) that may transition to nu(s) is found to be less than 22% at the 90% C.L.
Published: 2011

44. Measurement of the Neutrino Mass Splitting and Flavor Mixing by MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Armstrong, R. Auty, D. J. and Ayres, D. S. Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bishai, M. Blake, A. and Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Cavanaugh, S. and Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. Corwin, L. Cronin-Hennessy, D. and Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. and Dorman, M. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Graf, N. Gran, R. Grant, N. and Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. and Ilic, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. and Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. and Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Lefeuvre, G. and Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Mayer, N. and McGowan, A. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. and Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. and Moore, C. D. Moffin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. and Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. and Nowak, J. A. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Ospanov, R. and Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. and Petyt, D. A. Phan-Budd, S. Plunkett, R. K. Qiu, X. and Ratchford, J. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. and Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. and Schreiner, P. Shanahan, P. Smith, C. Sousa, A. and Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tzanakos, G. and Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. and White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Yang, T. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: Measurements of neutrino oscillations using the disappearance of muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI neutrino beam as observed by the two MINOS detectors are reported. New analysis methods have been applied to an enlarged data sample from an exposure of 7.25 x 10(20) protons on target. A fit to neutrino oscillations yields values of vertical bar Delta m(2)vertical bar = (2.32(-0.08)(+0.12) x 10(-3) eV(2) for the atmospheric mass splitting and sin(2)(2 theta) > 0.90 (90% C.L.) for the mixing angle. Pure neutrino decay and quantum decoherence hypotheses are excluded at 7 and 9 standard deviations, respectively.
Published: 2011

45. Neutrino and antineutrino inclusive charged-current cross section measurements with the MINOS near detector

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Arms, K. E. Armstrong, R. and Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. Backhouse, C. Barnes, Jr., P. D. and Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. Bhattacharya, D. Bishai, M. and Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Bower, C. Cavanaugh, S. Chapman, J. D. Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Culling, A. J. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Erwin, A. R. and Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. Goodman, M. C. and Gouffon, P. Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. and Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. and Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Kim, J. J. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. and Kordosky, M. Koskinen, D. J. Krahn, Z. Kreymer, A. and Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Ma, J. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. and Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Mehdiyev, R. and Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Metelko, C. J. Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. and Morfin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Osiecki, T. and Ospanov, R. Paley, J. Paolone, V. Patterson, R. B. and Pavlovic, Z. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. Petyt, D. A. and Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Rahaman, A. Rameika, R. A. and Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. and Rubin, H. A. Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. Saoulidou, N. and Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Semenov, V. K. Shanahan, P. and Smart, W. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. and Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. and Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tsarev, V. A. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Watabe, M. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. West, N. White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. and Wright, D. M. Yang, T. Zois, M. Zhang, K. Zwaska, R. and MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: High Energy Physics::Experiment
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 nu-Fe ((nu) over bar - Fe) 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.
Published: 2010

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

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Arms, K. E. Armstrong, R. and Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. Backhouse, C. Barnett, J. Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. Becker, B. R. Bishai, M. Blake, A. and Bock, B. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Bower, C. Cavanaugh, S. Chapman, J. D. Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Cobb, J. H. Coleman, S. J. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Culling, A. J. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Fields, T. H. and Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. Goodman, M. C. and Gouffon, P. Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grzelak, K. and Habig, A. Harris, D. Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. and Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. and Kordosky, M. Korman, K. Koskinen, D. J. Krahn, Z. and Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Ma, J. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. and Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Mehdiyev, R. and Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Metelko, C. J. Michael, D. G. Miller, Kw. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. and Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. and Nicholls, T. C. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Osiecki, T. Ospanov, R. Osprey, S. Paley, J. Patterson, R. B. and Patzak, T. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. Peterson, E. A. and Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Rahaman, A. Rameika, R. A. and Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Reichenbacher, J. Rodrigues, P. A. and Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Saoulidou, N. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, P. and Smart, W. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Speakman, B. Stamoulis, P. and Strait, M. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Thron, J. L. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tsarev, V. A. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. and Watabe, M. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. West, N. White, C. and Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. Yang, T. and Zois, M. Zhang, K. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Experiment
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, has collected over 67 X 10(6) 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: 873 +/- 0: 009(stat) +/- 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 greater than or similar to 7 TeV of 0.12(-0.05)(+0.07), consistent with the expectation from collider experiments.
Published: 2010

47. New constraints on muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions in MINOS

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. and Backhouse, C. Barr, G. Bernstein, R. H. Betancourt, M. and Bhattarai, P. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehm, J. and Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Bower, C. Budd, S. and Cavanaugh, S. Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. and Cobb, J. H. Coelho, J. A. B. Coleman, S. J. Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. and Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Escobar, C. O. and Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. and Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. and Graf, N. Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. and Harris, D. Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. and Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. and Ilic, J. Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. and Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. and Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Krahn, Z. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. and Lefeuvre, G. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Ma, J. Mann, W. A. Marshak, M. L. Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. and Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. and Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Ospanov, R. Paley, J. Para, A. Patterson, R. B. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. Petyt, D. A. Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Rameika, R. A. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. and Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. and Shanahan, P. Smart, W. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Strait, M. Swain, S. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. Yang, T. and Zhang, K. Zois, M. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Abstract: This paper reports results from a search for nu(mu) -> nu(e) transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a 7 x 10(20) protons-on-target exposure. Our observation of 54 candidate nu(e) 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)(2 theta(13))sin(2)theta(23) < 0.12(0.20) at the 90% C.L. for the normal (inverted) mass hierarchy at delta(CP) = 0. The experiment sets the tightest limits to date on the value of theta(13) for nearly all values of delta(CP) for the normal neutrino mass hierarchy and maximal sin(2)(2 theta(23)).
Published: 2010

48. Search for sterile neutrino mixing in the MINOS long-baseline experiment

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. and Backhouse, C. Barnes, Jr., P. D. Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. and Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, G. J. Boehnlein, D. J. and Bogert, D. Bower, C. Cavanaugh, S. Chapman, J. D. and Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Coelho, J. A. B. and Cobb, J. H. Coleman, S. J. Cravens, J. P. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. Culling, A. J. Danko, I. Z. de Jong, J. K. Devenish, N. E. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Erwin, A. R. and Escobar, C. O. Evans, J. J. Falk, E. Feldman, G. J. and Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. Goodman, M. C. and Gouffon, P. Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. and Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Huang, X. Hylen, J. and Irwin, G. M. Isvan, Z. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. and Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. and Kordosky, M. Koskinen, D. J. Krahn, Z. Kreymer, A. Lang, K. Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. and Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Ma, J. Mann, W. A. Marchionni, A. and Marshak, M. L. Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. and Mehdiyev, R. Meier, J. R. Messier, M. D. Metelko, C. J. and Michael, D. G. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mitchell, J. and Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. and Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. and Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Orchanian, M. Osiecki, T. Ospanov, R. Paley, J. and Paolone, V. Patterson, R. B. Pavlovic, Z. Pawloski, G. and Pearce, G. F. Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Rahaman, A. and Rameika, R. A. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. Rodrigues, P. A. and Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Saoulidou, N. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Shanahan, P. and Smart, W. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. and Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Thomas, J. Thomson, M. A. and Tinti, G. Toner, R. Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. and Viren, B. Watabe, M. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. West, N. and White, C. Whitehead, L. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. and Yang, T. Zhang, K. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
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 noninteracting sterile neutrinos, scenarios not ruled out by existing data. From an exposure of 3.18 x 10(20) protons on target in which neutrinos of energies between similar to 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) > 2.1 x 10(-12) s/eV at 90% C.L.
Published: 2010

49. Study of muon neutrino disappearance using the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Arms, K. E. Armstrong, R. and Auty, D. J. Avvakumov, S. Ayres, D. S. Baller, B. and Barish, B. Barnes, Jr., P. D. Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. and Beall, E. Becker, B. R. Belias, A. Bernstein, R. H. and Bhattacharya, D. Bishai, M. Blake, A. Bock, B. Bock, G. J. Boehm, J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Border, P. M. and Bower, C. Buckley-Geer, E. Cabrera, A. Cavanaugh, S. and Chapman, J. D. Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. and Cobb, J. H. Coleman, S. J. Culling, A. J. De Jong, J. K. and Dierckxsens, M. Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Drakoulakos, D. and Durkin, T. Dytman, S. A. Erwin, A. R. Escobar, C. O. and Evans, J. J. Harris, E. Falk Feldman, G. J. Fields, T. H. and Ford, R. Frohne, M. V. Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. and Gogos, J. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grossman, N. Grzelak, K. Habig, A. Harris, D. and Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hartouni, E. P. Hatcher, R. and Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Howcroft, C. Hylen, J. and Indurthy, D. Irwin, G. M. Ishitsuka, M. Jaffe, D. E. and James, C. Jenner, L. Jensen, D. Kafka, T. Kang, H. J. and Kasahara, S. M. S. Kim, M. S. Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. and Kordosky, M. Koskinen, D. J. Kotelnikov, S. K. Kreymer, A. and Kumaratunga, S. Lang, K. Lebedev, A. Lee, R. Ling, J. Liu, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Loiacono, L. Lucas, P. Mann, W. A. Marchionni, A. Marino, A. D. and Marshak, M. L. Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. and Meier, J. R. Merzon, G. I. Messier, M. D. Metelko, C. J. and Michael, D. G. Milburn, R. H. Miller, J. L. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Mislivec, A. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. and Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Murgia, S. Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Osiecki, T. and Ospanov, R. Paley, J. Paolone, V. Para, A. Patzak, T. and Pavlovic, Z. Pearce, G. F. Peck, C. W. Peterson, E. A. and Petyt, D. A. Ping, H. Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. and Rahman, D. Rameika, R. A. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. and Reichenbacher, J. Reyna, D. E. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Ruddick, K. Ryabov, V. A. Saakyan, R. and Sanchez, M. C. Saoulidou, N. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. and Semenov, V. K. Seun, S. -M. Shanahan, P. Smart, W. and Smirnitsky, V. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Speakman, B. and Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. Symes, P. A. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Tetteh-Lartey, E. Thomas, J. Thompson, J. Thomson, M. A. Thron, J. L. Tinti, G. Trostin, I. Tsarev, V. A. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Verebryusov, V. and Viren, B. Ward, C. P. Ward, D. R. Watabe, M. Weber, A. and Webb, R. C. Wehmann, A. West, N. White, C. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. Yang, T. Zheng, H. Zois, M. and Zwaska, R. Minos Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Experiment
Abstract: We report the results of a search for nu(mu) disappearance by the Main Injector Neutrino Oscillation Search [D. G. Michael (MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 191801 (2006).]. 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 1.27x10(20) protons on target. Based on measurements in the Near Detector, in the absence of neutrino oscillations we expected 336 +/- 14 nu(mu) 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(2)|=2.74(-0.26)(+0.44) x 10(-3) eV(2)/c(4) and sin(2)2 theta > 0.87 at 68% confidence level.
Published: 2008

50. Measurement of neutrino oscillations with the MINOS detectors in the NuMI beam

Author: Adamson, P. Andreopoulos, C. Arms, K. E. Armstrong, R. and Auty, D. J. Ayres, D. S. Baller, B. Barnes, Jr., P. D. and Barr, G. Barrett, W. L. Becker, B. R. Belias, A. and Bernstein, R. H. Bhattacharya, D. Bishai, M. Blake, A. and Bock, G. J. Boehm, J. Boehnlein, D. J. Bogert, D. Bower, C. Buckley-Geer, E. Cavanaugh, S. Chapman, J. D. and Cherdack, D. Childress, S. Choudhary, B. C. Cobb, J. H. and Coleman, S. J. Culling, A. J. de Jong, J. K. Dierckxsens, M. and Diwan, M. V. Dorman, M. Dytman, S. A. Escobar, C. O. and Evans, J. J. Harris, E. Falk Feldman, G. J. Frohne, M. V. and Gallagher, H. R. Godley, A. Goodman, M. C. Gouffon, P. and Gran, R. Grashorn, E. W. Grossman, N. Grzelak, K. and Habig, A. Harris, D. Harris, P. G. Hartnell, J. Hatcher, R. Heller, K. Himmel, A. Holin, A. Hylen, J. Irwin, G. M. Ishitsuka, M. Jaffe, D. E. James, C. Jensen, D. and Kafka, T. Kasahara, S. M. S. Kim, J. J. Kim, M. S. and Koizumi, G. Kopp, S. Kordosky, M. Koskinen, D. J. and Kotelnikov, S. K. Kreymer, A. Kumaratunga, S. Lang, K. and Ling, J. Litchfield, P. J. Litchfield, R. P. Loiacono, L. and Lucas, P. Ma, J. Mann, W. A. Marchionni, A. Marshak, M. L. Marshall, J. S. Mayer, N. McGowan, A. M. Meier, J. R. Merzon, G. I. Messier, M. D. Metelko, C. J. Michael, D. G. Miller, J. L. Miller, W. H. Mishra, S. R. Moore, C. D. Morfin, J. Mualem, L. Mufson, S. Murgia, S. and Musser, J. Naples, D. Nelson, J. K. Newman, H. B. and Nichol, R. J. Nicholls, T. C. Ochoa-Ricoux, J. P. Oliver, W. P. Ospanov, R. Paley, J. Paolone, V. Para, A. and Patzak, T. Pavlovic, Z. Pawloski, G. Pearce, G. F. Peck, C. W. Peterson, E. A. Petyt, D. A. Pittam, R. Plunkett, R. K. Rahaman, A. Rameika, R. A. Raufer, T. M. Rebel, B. and Reichenbacher, J. Rodrigues, P. A. Rosenfeld, C. Rubin, H. A. Ruddick, K. Ryabov, V. A. Sanchez, M. C. and Saoulidou, N. Schneps, J. Schreiner, P. Seun, S. -M. and Shanahan, P. Smart, W. Smith, C. Sousa, A. Speakman, B. and Stamoulis, P. Strait, M. Symes, P. Tagg, N. Talaga, R. L. Tavera, M. A. Thomas, J. Thompson, J. Thomson, M. A. Thron, J. L. Tinti, G. Trostin, I. Tsarev, V. A. and Tzanakos, G. Urheim, J. Vahle, P. Viren, B. Ward, C. P. and Ward, D. R. Watabe, M. Weber, A. Webb, R. C. and Wehmann, A. West, N. White, C. Wojcicki, S. G. Wright, D. M. Yang, T. Zois, M. Zhang, K. Zwaska, R. MINOS Collaboration
Subjects: Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors, High Energy Physics::Phenomenology, High Energy Physics::Experiment
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 vertical bar Delta m(2)vertical bar = (2.43 +/- 0.13) x 10(-3) eV(2) (68% C.L.) and mixing angle sin(2)(2 theta) > 0.90 (90% C.L.). 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.
Published: 2008

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