Search for muon-neutrino to electron-neutrino transitions in MINOS.

Adamson, P; Andreopoulos, C; Arms, K E; Armstrong, R; Auty, D J; Ayres, D S; Backhouse, C; Barnes, P D; Barr, G; Barrett, W L; Becker, B R; Belias, A; Bernstein, R H; Betancourt, M; Bhattacharya, D; Bishai, M; Blake, A; Bock, G J; Boehm, J; Boehnlein, D J; Bogert, D; Bower, C; Cavanaugh, S; Chapman, J D; Cherdack, D; Childress, S; Choudhary, B C; Cobb, J H; Coelho, J A B; Coleman, S J; Cronin-Hennessy, D; Culling, A J; Danko, I Z; de Jong, J K; Devenish, N E; Diwan, M V; Dorman, M; Erwin, A R; Escobar, C O; Evans, J J; Falk, E; Feldman, G J; Frohne, M V; Gallagher, H R; Godley, A; Goodman, M C; Gouffon, P; Gran, R; Grashorn, E W; Grzelak, K

Adamson, P; Andreopoulos, C; Arms, K E; Armstrong, R; Auty, D J; Ayres, D S; Backhouse, C; Barnes, P D; Barr, G; Barrett, W L; Becker, B R; Belias, A; Bernstein, R H; Betancourt, M; Bhattacharya, D; Bishai, M; Blake, A; Bock, G J; Boehm, J; Boehnlein, D J; Bogert, D; Bower, C; Cavanaugh, S; Chapman, J D; Cherdack, D; Childress, S; Choudhary, B C; Cobb, J H; Coelho, J A B; Coleman, S J; Cronin-Hennessy, D; Culling, A J; Danko, I Z; de Jong, J K; Devenish, N E; Diwan, M V; Dorman, M; Erwin, A R; Escobar, C O; Evans, J J; Falk, E; Feldman, G J; Frohne, M V; Gallagher, H R; Godley, A; Goodman, M C; Gouffon, P; Gran, R; Grashorn, E W; Grzelak, K.

Affiliation

Adamson P; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.

Phys Rev Lett ; 103(26): 261802, 2009 Dec 31.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20366304

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

This Letter reports on a search for nu(mu) --> nu(e) transitions by the MINOS experiment based on a 3.14x10(20) protons-on-target exposure in the Fermilab NuMI beam. We observe 35 events in the Far Detector with a background of 27+/-5(stat)+/-2(syst) events predicted by the measurements in the Near Detector. If interpreted in terms of nu(mu) --> nu(e) oscillations, this 1.5sigma excess of events is consistent with sin2(2theta(13)) comparable to the CHOOZ limit when |Delta m2|=2.43x10(-3) eV2 and sin2(2theta(23))=1.0 are assumed.

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Language: En Journal: Phys Rev Lett Year: 2009 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Estados Unidos

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