First Measurement of Electron Neutrino Appearance in NOvA.
Phys Rev Lett
; 116(15): 151806, 2016 04 15.
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ABSTRACT
We report results from the first search for ν_{µ}âν_{e} transitions by the NOvA experiment. In an exposure equivalent to 2.74×10^{20} protons on target in the upgraded NuMI beam at Fermilab, we observe 6 events in the Far Detector, compared to a background expectation of 0.99±0.11(syst) events based on the Near Detector measurement. A secondary analysis observes 11 events with a background of 1.07±0.14(syst). The 3.3σ excess of events observed in the primary analysis disfavors 0.1π<δ_{CP}<0.5π in the inverted mass hierarchy at the 90% C.L.
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Phys Rev Lett
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2016
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Estados Unidos