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Title: Search for heavy neutrinos in K+μ+ ν H decays

Abstract

Here, evidence of a heavy neutrino, νH, in the K+→μ+νH decays was sought using the E949 experimental data with an exposure of 1.70 × 1012 stopped kaons. With the major background from the radiative K+→μ+νμγ decay understood and suppressed, upper limits (90% C.L.) on the neutrino mixing matrix element between the muon and heavy neutrinos, |UμH|2, were set at the level of 10–7 to 10–9 for the heavy neutrino mass region 175 to 300 MeV/c2.

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Research Org.:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Contributing Org.:
E949 Collaboration
OSTI Identifier:
1398389
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1181426
Report Number(s):
arXiv:1411.3963; FERMILAB-PUB-14-609-E
Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998; PRVDAQ; 1328084
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-07CH11359
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 91; Journal Issue: 5; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS

Citation Formats

Artamonov, A. V., Bassalleck, B., Bhuyan, B., Blackmore, E. W., Bryman, D. A., Chen, S., Chiang, I-H., Christidi, I. -A., Cooper, P. S., Diwan, M. V., Frank, J. S., Fujiwara, T., Hu, J., Ives, J., Izmaylov, A. O., Jaffe, D. E., Kabe, S., Kettell, S. H., Khabibullin, M. M., Khotjantsev, A. N., Kitching, P., Kobayashi, M., Komatsubara, T. K., Konaka, A., Kudenko, Yu. G., Landsberg, L. G., Lewis, B., Li, K. K., Littenberg, L. S., Macdonald, J. A., Mildenberger, J., Mineev, O. V., Miyajima, M., Mizouchi, K., Muramatsu, N., Nakano, T., Nomachi, M., Nomura, T., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V. F., Omata, K., Patalakha, D. I., Poutissou, R., Redlinger, G., Sato, T., Sekiguchi, T., Shaikhiev, A. T., Shinkawa, T., Strand, R. C., Sugimoto, S., Tamagawa, Y., Tschirhart, R., Tsunemi, T., Vavilov, D. V., Viren, B., Wang, Zhe, Wei, Hanyu, Yershov, N. V., Yoshimura, Y., and Yoshioka, T. Search for heavy neutrinos in K+→μ+νH decays. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.91.052001.
Artamonov, A. V., Bassalleck, B., Bhuyan, B., Blackmore, E. W., Bryman, D. A., Chen, S., Chiang, I-H., Christidi, I. -A., Cooper, P. S., Diwan, M. V., Frank, J. S., Fujiwara, T., Hu, J., Ives, J., Izmaylov, A. O., Jaffe, D. E., Kabe, S., Kettell, S. H., Khabibullin, M. M., Khotjantsev, A. N., Kitching, P., Kobayashi, M., Komatsubara, T. K., Konaka, A., Kudenko, Yu. G., Landsberg, L. G., Lewis, B., Li, K. K., Littenberg, L. S., Macdonald, J. A., Mildenberger, J., Mineev, O. V., Miyajima, M., Mizouchi, K., Muramatsu, N., Nakano, T., Nomachi, M., Nomura, T., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V. F., Omata, K., Patalakha, D. I., Poutissou, R., Redlinger, G., Sato, T., Sekiguchi, T., Shaikhiev, A. T., Shinkawa, T., Strand, R. C., Sugimoto, S., Tamagawa, Y., Tschirhart, R., Tsunemi, T., Vavilov, D. V., Viren, B., Wang, Zhe, Wei, Hanyu, Yershov, N. V., Yoshimura, Y., & Yoshioka, T. Search for heavy neutrinos in K+→μ+νH decays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.052001
Artamonov, A. V., Bassalleck, B., Bhuyan, B., Blackmore, E. W., Bryman, D. A., Chen, S., Chiang, I-H., Christidi, I. -A., Cooper, P. S., Diwan, M. V., Frank, J. S., Fujiwara, T., Hu, J., Ives, J., Izmaylov, A. O., Jaffe, D. E., Kabe, S., Kettell, S. H., Khabibullin, M. M., Khotjantsev, A. N., Kitching, P., Kobayashi, M., Komatsubara, T. K., Konaka, A., Kudenko, Yu. G., Landsberg, L. G., Lewis, B., Li, K. K., Littenberg, L. S., Macdonald, J. A., Mildenberger, J., Mineev, O. V., Miyajima, M., Mizouchi, K., Muramatsu, N., Nakano, T., Nomachi, M., Nomura, T., Numao, T., Obraztsov, V. F., Omata, K., Patalakha, D. I., Poutissou, R., Redlinger, G., Sato, T., Sekiguchi, T., Shaikhiev, A. T., Shinkawa, T., Strand, R. C., Sugimoto, S., Tamagawa, Y., Tschirhart, R., Tsunemi, T., Vavilov, D. V., Viren, B., Wang, Zhe, Wei, Hanyu, Yershov, N. V., Yoshimura, Y., and Yoshioka, T. Mon . "Search for heavy neutrinos in K+→μ+νH decays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.91.052001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1398389.
@article{osti_1398389,
title = {Search for heavy neutrinos in K+→μ+νH decays},
author = {Artamonov, A. V. and Bassalleck, B. and Bhuyan, B. and Blackmore, E. W. and Bryman, D. A. and Chen, S. and Chiang, I-H. and Christidi, I. -A. and Cooper, P. S. and Diwan, M. V. and Frank, J. S. and Fujiwara, T. and Hu, J. and Ives, J. and Izmaylov, A. O. and Jaffe, D. E. and Kabe, S. and Kettell, S. H. and Khabibullin, M. M. and Khotjantsev, A. N. and Kitching, P. and Kobayashi, M. and Komatsubara, T. K. and Konaka, A. and Kudenko, Yu. G. and Landsberg, L. G. and Lewis, B. and Li, K. K. and Littenberg, L. S. and Macdonald, J. A. and Mildenberger, J. and Mineev, O. V. and Miyajima, M. and Mizouchi, K. and Muramatsu, N. and Nakano, T. and Nomachi, M. and Nomura, T. and Numao, T. and Obraztsov, V. F. and Omata, K. and Patalakha, D. I. and Poutissou, R. and Redlinger, G. and Sato, T. and Sekiguchi, T. and Shaikhiev, A. T. and Shinkawa, T. and Strand, R. C. and Sugimoto, S. and Tamagawa, Y. and Tschirhart, R. and Tsunemi, T. and Vavilov, D. V. and Viren, B. and Wang, Zhe and Wei, Hanyu and Yershov, N. V. and Yoshimura, Y. and Yoshioka, T.},
abstractNote = {Here, evidence of a heavy neutrino, νH, in the K+→μ+νH decays was sought using the E949 experimental data with an exposure of 1.70 × 1012 stopped kaons. With the major background from the radiative K+→μ+νμγ decay understood and suppressed, upper limits (90% C.L.) on the neutrino mixing matrix element between the muon and heavy neutrinos, |UμH|2, were set at the level of 10–7 to 10–9 for the heavy neutrino mass region 175 to 300 MeV/c2.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.91.052001},
journal = {Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology},
number = 5,
volume = 91,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Mon Mar 02 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}

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