Neutrino oscillations with MINOS and MINOS+

Whitehead, L. H.

doi:10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2016.03.004

Title: Neutrino oscillations with MINOS and MINOS+

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Nuclear Physics. B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2016.03.004· OSTI ID:1241401

The MINOS experiment ran from 2003 until 2012 and collected a data sample including 10.71 x 10²⁰ protons-on-target (POT) of beam neutrinos, 3.36 x 10²⁰ POT of beam antineutrinos and an atmospheric neutrino exposure of 37.88 kt-yrs. The final measurement of the atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters, Δm²₃₂ and θ₂₃, came from a full three flavour oscillation analysis of the combined CCv_μ and CCv¯_μ beam and atmospheric samples and the CCv_e and CCv¯_e appearance samples. This analysis yielded the most precise measurement of the atmospheric mass splitting dm^2_32 performed to date. The results are |Δm²₃₂| = [2.28 - 2.46] x 10^-3 eV² (68%) and sin²θ₂₃ = 0.35-0.65 (90%) in the normal hierarchy, and |Δm²₃₂| = [2.32 - 2.53]x10^-3 eV² (68%) and sin²θ₂₃ = 0.34-0.67 (90%) in the inverted hierarchy. The successor to MINOS in the NOv A era at FNAL, MINOS+, is now collecting data mostly in the 3-10 GeV region, and an analysis of nu_mu disappearance using the first 2.99 x 10²⁰ POT of data produced results very consistent with those from MINOS. Here, future data will further test the standard neutrino oscillation paradigm and allow for improved searches for exotic phenomena including sterile neutrinos, large extra dimensions and non-standard interactions.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Contributing Organization:: MINOS

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1241401

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1244434

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-15-552-ND; arXiv:1601.05233; S0550321316000869; PII: S0550321316000869

Journal Information:: Nuclear Physics. B, Journal Name: Nuclear Physics. B Vol. 908 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0550-3213

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Netherlands

Language:: English

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