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Title: Beyond standard model searches in the MiniBooNE experiment

Journal Article · · Advances in High Energy Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/362971· OSTI ID:1156510
 [1];  [2]
  1. Queen Mary Univ. of London, London (United Kingdom)
  2. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

The MiniBooNE experiment has contributed substantially to beyond standard model searches in the neutrino sector. The experiment was originally designed to test the Δ m 2 ~ 1 eV2 region of the sterile neutrino hypothesis by observing ν e ( ν - e ) charged current quasielastic signals from a ν μ ( ν - μ ) beam. MiniBooNE observed excesses of ν e and ν - e candidate events in neutrino and antineutrino mode, respectively. To date, these excesses have not been explained within the neutrino standard model ( ν SM); the standard model extended for three massive neutrinos. Confirmation is required by future experiments such as MicroBooNE. MiniBooNE also provided an opportunity for precision studies of Lorentz violation. The results set strict limits for the first time on several parameters of the standard-model extension, the generic formalism for considering Lorentz violation. Most recently, an extension to MiniBooNE running, with a beam tuned in beam-dump mode, is being performed to search for dark sector particles. In addition, this review describes these studies, demonstrating that short baseline neutrino experiments are rich environments in new physics searches.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
PHY1205175
OSTI ID:
1156510
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-14-122-E; PII: 362971; 362971; arXiv eprint number arXiv:1404.7759; TRN: US1500458
Journal Information:
Advances in High Energy Physics, Vol. 2015; ISSN 1687-7357
Publisher:
HindawiCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
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Cited by: 7 works
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