A Search for Electron Antineutrino Appearance at the $\Delta m^2 \sim$ 1 $\mathrm{eV}^{2}$ Scale
| Autor: | MiniBooNE Collaboration |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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| Zdroj: | Phys.Rev.Lett.103:111801,2009 |
| Druh dokumentu: | Working Paper |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.111801 |
| Popis: | The MiniBooNE Collaboration reports initial results from a search for $\bar{\nu}_{\mu}\to\bar{\nu}_e$ oscillations. A signal-blind analysis was performed using a data sample corresponding to $3.39 \times 10^{20}$ protons on target. The data are consistent with background prediction across the full range of neutrino energy reconstructed assuming quasielastic scattering, $200 < E_{\nu}^{QE} < 3000$ MeV: 144 electron-like events have been observed in this energy range, compared to an expectation of $139.2 \pm 17.6$ events. No significant excess of events has been observed, both at low energy, 200-475 MeV, and at high energy, 475-1250 MeV. The data are inconclusive with respect to antineutrino oscillations suggested by data from the Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, 2 tables |
| Databáze: | arXiv |
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