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Search for right handed coupling in. nu. - N scattering

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Comumbia University, New York, New York 10027 (United States)
  2. University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637 (United States)
  3. Fermilab, Batavia, Illinois 60510 (United States)
  4. University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  5. University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
The relative absence of {bar {nu}}{sub {mu}}-induced charged current events with respect to {nu}{sub {mu}}-induced events at large ({gt}0.45) and large {ital y} ({gt}0.70) enables us to limit the right handed coupling of the weak current. Our data restrict {vert bar}{eta}{vert bar}{sup 2}={vert bar}{ital g}{sub {ital R}}/{ital g}{sub {ital L}}{vert bar}{sup 2}{lt}0.0 015 with 90% C.L. Within the framework of left-right symmetric models, this measurement imposes a limit upon the mixing angle of the left and right handed bosons. Unlike the limits imposed by the {mu}-decay and nuclear {beta}-decay experiments, our limit is valid irrespective of the mass of the right handed neutrino.
OSTI ID:
7035520
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 68:24; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English