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Title: Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit

Abstract

A search for mixing between active neutrinos and light sterile neutrinos has been performed by looking for muon neutrino disappearance in two detectors at baselines of 1.04 and 735 km, using a combined MINOS and MINOS+ exposure of 16.36 × 10 20 protons on target. A simultaneous fit to the charged-current muon neutrino and neutral-current neutrino energy spectra in the two detectors yields no evidence for sterile neutrino mixing using a 3 + 1 model. The most stringent limit to date is set on the mixing parameter sin2 θ 24 for most values of the sterile neutrino mass splitting Δ m 41 2 > 10 - 4 eV 2 .

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Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Fermi National Accelerator Lab. (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
MINOS+ Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1498190
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1409346; OSTI ID: 1501556
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1710.06488; FERMILAB-PUB-17-430-ND; BNL-211408-2019-JAAM
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 091803
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359; SC0012704
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Volume: 122 Journal Issue: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; neutrino oscillations; sterile neutrinos; neutrino detectors

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Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koerner, L. W., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Moed Sher, S., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O’Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., Zwaska, R., and MINOS+ Collaboration. Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit. United States: N. p., 2019. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.091803.
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Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koerner, L. W., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Moed Sher, S., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O’Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., Zwaska, R., & MINOS+ Collaboration. Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.091803
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Adamson, P., Anghel, I., Aurisano, A., Barr, G., Bishai, M., Blake, A., Bock, G. J., Bogert, D., Cao, S. V., Carroll, T. J., Castromonte, C. M., Chen, R., Childress, S., Coelho, J. A. B., Corwin, L., Cronin-Hennessy, D., de Jong, J. K., De Rijck, S., Devan, A. V., Devenish, N. E., Diwan, M. V., Escobar, C. O., Evans, J. J., Falk, E., Feldman, G. J., Flanagan, W., Frohne, M. V., Gabrielyan, M., Gallagher, H. R., Germani, S., Gomes, R. A., Goodman, M. C., Gouffon, P., Graf, N., Gran, R., Grzelak, K., Habig, A., Hahn, S. R., Hartnell, J., Hatcher, R., Holin, A., Huang, J., Hylen, J., Irwin, G. M., Isvan, Z., James, C., Jensen, D., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S. M. S., Koerner, L. W., Koizumi, G., Kordosky, M., Kreymer, A., Lang, K., Ling, J., Litchfield, P. J., Lucas, P., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M. L., Mayer, N., McGivern, C., Medeiros, M. M., Mehdiyev, R., Meier, J. R., Messier, M. D., Miller, W. H., Mishra, S. R., Moed Sher, S., Moore, C. D., Mualem, L., Musser, J., Naples, D., Nelson, J. K., Newman, H. B., Nichol, R. J., Nowak, J. A., O’Connor, J., Orchanian, M., Pahlka, R. B., Paley, J., Patterson, R. B., Pawloski, G., Perch, A., Pfützner, M. M., Phan, D. D., Phan-Budd, S., Plunkett, R. K., Poonthottathil, N., Qiu, X., Radovic, A., Rebel, B., Rosenfeld, C., Rubin, H. A., Sail, P., Sanchez, M. C., Schneps, J., Schreckenberger, A., Schreiner, P., Sharma, R., Sousa, A., Tagg, N., Talaga, R. L., Thomas, J., Thomson, M. A., Tian, X., Timmons, A., Todd, J., Tognini, S. C., Toner, R., Torretta, D., Tzanakos, G., Urheim, J., Vahle, P., Viren, B., Weber, A., Webb, R. C., White, C., Whitehead, L. H., Wojcicki, S. G., Zwaska, R., and MINOS+ Collaboration. Wed . "Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.091803.
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@article{osti_1498190,
title = {Search for Sterile Neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ Using a Two-Detector Fit},
author = {Adamson, P. and Anghel, I. and Aurisano, A. and Barr, G. and Bishai, M. and Blake, A. and Bock, G. J. and Bogert, D. and Cao, S. V. and Carroll, T. J. and Castromonte, C. M. and Chen, R. and Childress, S. and Coelho, J. A. B. and Corwin, L. and Cronin-Hennessy, D. and de Jong, J. K. and De Rijck, S. and Devan, A. V. and Devenish, N. E. and Diwan, M. V. and Escobar, C. O. and Evans, J. J. and Falk, E. and Feldman, G. J. and Flanagan, W. and Frohne, M. V. and Gabrielyan, M. and Gallagher, H. R. and Germani, S. and Gomes, R. A. and Goodman, M. C. and Gouffon, P. and Graf, N. and Gran, R. and Grzelak, K. and Habig, A. and Hahn, S. R. and Hartnell, J. and Hatcher, R. and Holin, A. and Huang, J. and Hylen, J. and Irwin, G. M. and Isvan, Z. and James, C. and Jensen, D. and Kafka, T. and Kasahara, S. M. S. and Koerner, L. W. and Koizumi, G. and Kordosky, M. and Kreymer, A. and Lang, K. and Ling, J. and Litchfield, P. J. and Lucas, P. and Mann, W. A. and Marshak, M. L. and Mayer, N. and McGivern, C. and Medeiros, M. M. and Mehdiyev, R. and Meier, J. R. and Messier, M. D. and Miller, W. H. and Mishra, S. R. and Moed Sher, S. and Moore, C. D. and Mualem, L. and Musser, J. and Naples, D. and Nelson, J. K. and Newman, H. B. and Nichol, R. J. and Nowak, J. A. and O’Connor, J. and Orchanian, M. and Pahlka, R. B. and Paley, J. and Patterson, R. B. and Pawloski, G. and Perch, A. and Pfützner, M. M. and Phan, D. D. and Phan-Budd, S. and Plunkett, R. K. and Poonthottathil, N. and Qiu, X. and Radovic, A. and Rebel, B. and Rosenfeld, C. and Rubin, H. A. and Sail, P. and Sanchez, M. C. and Schneps, J. and Schreckenberger, A. and Schreiner, P. and Sharma, R. and Sousa, A. and Tagg, N. and Talaga, R. L. and Thomas, J. and Thomson, M. A. and Tian, X. and Timmons, A. and Todd, J. and Tognini, S. C. and Toner, R. and Torretta, D. and Tzanakos, G. and Urheim, J. and Vahle, P. and Viren, B. and Weber, A. and Webb, R. C. and White, C. and Whitehead, L. H. and Wojcicki, S. G. and Zwaska, R. and MINOS+ Collaboration},
abstractNote = {A search for mixing between active neutrinos and light sterile neutrinos has been performed by looking for muon neutrino disappearance in two detectors at baselines of 1.04 and 735 km, using a combined MINOS and MINOS+ exposure of 16.36×1020 protons on target. A simultaneous fit to the charged-current muon neutrino and neutral-current neutrino energy spectra in the two detectors yields no evidence for sterile neutrino mixing using a 3+1 model. The most stringent limit to date is set on the mixing parameter sin2θ24 for most values of the sterile neutrino mass splitting Δm412>10-4 eV2.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.091803},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 9,
volume = 122,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Wed Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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Figure 1 Figure 1: The summed MINOS and MINOS+ CC recon- structed energy spectra for events selected in the FD (left) and ND (right). Data points in black are compared to both the three- flavor prediction (red line) and the four- flavor best- t prediction ( sin2 $\theta$24 = 1.1 x 10-4,Δm$^2_more » {41}$ = 2.325 x 10-3eV2) and its systematic uncertainty (blue line and shaded region). Also shown are the ratios between data and simulation.« less
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