eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Search Using Eight Years of Atmospheric Muon Neutrino Data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.141801

eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Search Using Eight Years of Atmospheric Muon Neutrino Data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.141801· OSTI ID:1668896

Aartsen, M. G.; Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Aguilar, J. A.; Ahlers, M.; Ahrens, M.; Alispach, C.; Amin, N. M.; Andeen, K.; Anderson, T.; Ansseau, I.; Anton, G.; ; Auffenberg, J.; Axani, S.; Bagherpour, H.; Bai, X.; Balagopal, A.; Barbano, A. more »

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Contributing Organization:: IceCube Collaboration

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1668896

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1713262

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 125; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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