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Electron neutrino and antineutrino appearance in the full MINOS data sample

Authors :
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.
Zwaska, R.
Publication Year :
2013

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.

Subjects

Subjects :
High Energy Physics - Experiment

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.1301.4581
Document Type :
Working Paper
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.171801