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Final NOMAD results on $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{\tau}$} and $\nu_e \to \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations including a new search for $\nu_{\tau}$ appearance using hadronic $\tau$ decays

Authors :
Astier, P.
Autiero, D.
Baldisseri, A.
Baldo-Ceolin, M.
Banner, M.
Bassompierre, G.
Besson, N.
Bird, I.
Blumenfeld, B.
Bobisut, F.
Bouchez, J.
Boyd, S.
Bueno, A.
Bunyatov, S. A.
Camilleri, L.
Cardini, A.
Cattaneo, P. W.
Cavasinni, V.
Chukanov, A.
Collazuol, G.
Conforto, G.
Conta, C.
Contalbrigo, M.
Cousins, R.
Daniels, D.
Degaudenzi, H.
Del Prete, T.
Santo, A.
Dignan, T.
Di Lella, L.
Do Couto, E.
Silva, E. J.
Dumarchez, J.
Ellis, M.
Fazio, T.
Feldman, G. J.
Ferrari, R.
Ferrere, D.
Flaminio, V.
Fraternali, M.
Gaillard, J. M.
Gangler, E.
Geiser, A.
Geppert, D.
Gibin, D.
Gninenko, S.
Godley, A.
Gomez-Cadenas, J. J.
Gosset, J.
Gossling, C.
Gouanere, M.
Grant, A.
Guglielmi, A.
Hagner, C.
Hernando, J.
Hubbard, D.
Hurst, P.
Hyett, N.
Iacopini, E.
Joseph, C. L.
Juget, F.
Kirsanov, M.
Klimov, O.
Kokkonen, J.
Kovzelev, A.
Krasnoperov, A.
Kustov, D.
Kuznetsov, V.
Lacaprara, S.
Lachaud, C.
Lakic, B.
Lanza, A.
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Levy, J. M.
Linssen, L.
Ljubicic, A.
Long, J.
Lupi, A.
Martelli, F.
Mechain, X.
Mendiburu, J. P.
Meyer, J. P.
Mezzetto, M.
Mishra, S. R.
Moorhead, G. F.
Naumov, D.
Nedelec, P.
Yu. Nefedov
Nguyen-Mau, C.
Orestano, D.
Pastore, F.
Peak, L. S.
Pennacchio, E.
Pessard, H.
Petti, R.
Placci, A.
Polesello, G.
Pollmann, D.
Polyarush, A.
Popov, B.
Poulsen, C.
Rico, J.
Riemann, P.
Roda, C.
Salvatore, F.
Schahmaneche, K.
Schmidt, B.
Schmidt, T.
Sevior, M.
Sillou, D.
Soler, F. J.
Gabriella Sozzi
Steele, D. D.
Stiegler, U.
Stipcevic, M.
Stolarczyk, T.
Tareb-Reyes, M.
Taylor, G.
Tereshchenko, V.
Toropin, A.
Touchard, A. M.
Tovey, S. N.
Tran, M. T.
Tsesmelis, E.
Ulrichs, J.
Vacavant, L.
Valdata-Nappi, M.
Valuev, V.
Vannucci, F.
Varvell, K. E.
Vercesi, V.
Vidal-Sitjes, G.
Vieira, J. M.
Vinogradova, T.
Weber, F. V.
Weisse, T.
Wilson, F. F.
Winton, L. J.
Yabsley, B. D.
Zaccone, H.
Zuber, K.
Zuccon, P.
Laboratoire d'Annecy de Physique des Particules (LAPP)
Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules du CNRS (IN2P3)-Université Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry])-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
NOMAD
BOMBAR, Claudine
Source :
HAL, Nuclear Physics B, Nuclear Physics B, Elsevier, 2001, 611, pp.3-39

Abstract

Results from the $\nu_{\tau}$ appearance search in a neutrino beam using the full NOMAD data sample are reported. A new analysis unifies all the hadronic $\tau$ decays, significantly improving the overall sensitivity of the experiment to oscillations. The ``blind analysis" of all topologies yields no evidence for an oscillation signal. In the two-family oscillation scenario, this sets a 90\% C.L. allowed region in the $\sin^22\theta_{\mu\tau} - \Delta m^2$ plane which includes $\sin^22\theta_{\mu\tau}\ \ 3.3\times10^{-4}$ at large $\Delta m^2$ and $\Delta m^2 0.7$ eV$^2$/$c^4$ at $\sin^22\theta_{\mu \tau}=1$. The corresponding contour in the $\nuenutau$ oscillation hypothesis results in $\sin^22\theta_{e\tau}\ \ 1.5\times10^{-2}$ at large $\Delta m^2$ and $\Delta m^2 5.9$ eV$^2$/$c^4$ at $\sin^22\theta_{e \tau}=1$. We also derive limits on effective couplings of the $\tau$ lepton to \numu or \nue. \end{abstract} \begin{keyword} appearance, neutrino mass, neutrino oscillations \end{keyword} \end{frontmatter}

Details

ISSN :
05503213
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
HAL, Nuclear Physics B, Nuclear Physics B, Elsevier, 2001, 611, pp.3-39
Accession number :
edsair.dedup.wf.001..404dfd05cc4cbf74a36acf8a46e7f5fa