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Improved measurement of muon antineutrino disappearance in MINOS.

Authors :
Adamson P
Ayres DS
Backhouse C
Barr G
Bishai M
Blake A
Bock GJ
Boehnlein DJ
Bogert D
Cao SV
Childress S
Coelho JA
Corwin L
Cronin-Hennessy D
Danko IZ
de Jong JK
Devenish NE
Diwan MV
Escobar CO
Evans JJ
Falk E
Feldman GJ
Frohne MV
Gallagher HR
Gomes RA
Goodman MC
Gouffon P
Graf N
Gran R
Grzelak K
Habig A
Hartnell J
Hatcher R
Himmel A
Holin A
Huang X
Hylen J
Irwin GM
Isvan Z
Jaffe DE
James C
Jensen D
Kafka T
Kasahara SM
Koizumi G
Kopp S
Kordosky M
Kreymer A
Lang K
Ling J
Litchfield PJ
Loiacono L
Lucas P
Mann WA
Marshak ML
Mathis M
Mayer N
Mehdiyev R
Meier JR
Messier MD
Michael DG
Miller WH
Mishra SR
Mitchell J
Moore CD
Mualem L
Mufson S
Musser J
Naples D
Nelson JK
Newman HB
Nichol RJ
Nowak JA
Oliver WP
Orchanian M
Pahlka RB
Paley J
Patterson RB
Pawloski G
Phan-Budd S
Plunkett RK
Qiu X
Radovic A
Ratchford J
Rebel B
Rosenfeld C
Rubin HA
Sanchez MC
Schneps J
Schreckenberger A
Schreiner P
Sharma R
Sousa A
Strait M
Tagg N
Talaga RL
Thomas J
Thomson MA
Tinti G
Toner R
Torretta D
Tzanakos G
Urheim J
Vahle P
Viren B
Walding JJ
Weber A
Webb RC
White C
Whitehead L
Wojcicki SG
Zwaska R
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2012 May 11; Vol. 108 (19), pp. 191801. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 May 11.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

We report an improved measurement of ν(μ) disappearance over a distance of 735 km using the MINOS detectors and the Fermilab Main Injector neutrino beam in a ν(μ)-enhanced configuration. From a total exposure of 2.95×10(20) protons on target, of which 42% have not been previously analyzed, we make the most precise measurement of Δm2=[2.62(-0.28)(+0.31)(stat)±0.09(syst)]×10(-3)  eV2 and constrain the ν(μ) mixing angle sin2(2θ)>0.75 (90% C.L.). These values are in agreement with Δm2 and sin2(2θ) measured for ν(μ), removing the tension reported in [P. Adamson et al. (MINOS), Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 021801 (2011).].

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
108
Issue :
19
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
23003026
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.191801