Search for an eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Using Improved High-Energy ν_{μ} Event Reconstruction in IceCube.

Autor: Abbasi R; Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA., Ackermann M; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany., Adams J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand., Agarwalla SK; Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA., Aguilar JA; Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium., Ahlers M; Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark., Alameddine JM; Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany., Amin NM; Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA., Andeen K; Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA., Argüelles C; Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA., Ashida Y; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA., Athanasiadou S; Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany., Ausborm L; III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany., Axani SN; Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA., Bai X; Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA., Balagopal V A; Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA., Baricevic M; Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA., Barwick SW; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA., Bash S; Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany., Basu V; Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA., Bay R; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA., Beatty JJ; Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA.; Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA., Becker Tjus J; Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany., Beise J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, SE-75120 Uppsala, Sweden., Bellenghi C; Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany., Benning C; III. 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Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2024 Nov 15; Vol. 133 (20), pp. 201804.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.201804
Abstrakt: This Letter presents the result of a 3+1 sterile neutrino search using 10.7 yr of IceCube data. We analyze atmospheric muon neutrinos that traverse the Earth with energies ranging from 0.5 to 100 TeV, incorporating significant improvements in modeling neutrino flux and detector response compared to earlier studies. Notably, for the first time, we categorize data into starting and throughgoing events, distinguishing neutrino interactions with vertices inside or outside the instrumented volume, to improve energy resolution. The best-fit point for a 3+1 model is found to be at sin^{2}(2θ_{24})=0.16 and Δm_{41}^{2}=3.5  eV^{2}, which agrees with previous iterations of this Letter. The result is consistent with the null hypothesis of no sterile neutrinos with a p value of 3.1%.
Databáze: MEDLINE