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Search for anomalies in the nu(e) appearance from a nu(mu) beam

Authors :
Hui Wang
B. Baibussinov
Andrea Zani
A. Falcone
M. Haranczyk
Daniele Dequal
A. Dermenev
Christian Farnese
P. Picchi
A. Ferrari
A. Zalewska
X. Yang
A. Rappoldi
David B. Cline
Paola Sala
S. Ventura
F. Boffelli
J. Holeczek
F. Pietropaolo
D. Stefan
Alessandra Cesana
E. Segreto
M. Rossella
G. Fiorillo
C. Vignoli
G. Meng
C. Montanari
N. Canci
R. Sulej
Angela Fava
A. Bubak
C. Rubbia
A. G. Cocco
Mikhail Kirsanov
S. Centro
A. Guglielmi
M. Torti
S. Mania
F. Sergiampietri
J. Lagoda
A. Ivashkin
K. Zaremba
Mario Terrani
Jan Kisiel
Sergei Gninenko
A. Dabrowska
K. Cieslik
S. Otwinowski
P. Benetti
E. Calligarich
A. Scaramelli
D. Gibin
P. Plonski
M. Szarska
G.L. Raselli
I. Kochanek
M. Antonello
R. Dolfini
F. Varanini
Alessandro Menegolli
M., Antonello
B., Baibussinov
P., Benetti
F., Boffelli
A., Bubak
E., Calligarich
N., Canci
S., Centro
A., Cesana
K., Cieslik
D. B., Cline
A. G., Cocco
A., Dabrowska
D., Dequal
A., Dermenev
R., Dolfini
A., Falcone
C., Farnese
A., Fava
A., Ferrari
Fiorillo, Giuliana
D., Gibin
S., Gninenko
A., Guglielmi
M., Haranczyk
J., Holeczek
M., Kirsanow
J., Kisiel
I., Kochanek
J., Lagoda
S., Mania
A., Menegolli
G., Meng
C., Montanari
S., Otwinowski
P., Picchi
F., Pietropaolo
P., Plonski
A., Rappoldi
G. L., Raselli
M., Rossella
C., Rubbia
P., Sala
A., Scaramelli
E., Segreto
F., Sergiampietri
D., Stefan
R., Sulej
M., Szarska
M., Terrani
M., Torti
F., Varanini
S., Ventura
C., Vignoli
H. G., Wang
X., Yang
A., Zalewska
A., Zani
K., Zaremba
Antonello, M
Baibussinov, B
Benetti, P
Boffelli, F
Bubak, A
Calligarich, E
Canci, N
Centro, S
Cesana, A
Cieslik, K
Cline, D
Cocco, A
Dabrowska, A
Dequal, D
Dermenev, A
Dolfini, R
Falcone, A
Farnese, C
Fava, A
Ferrari, A
Fiorillo, G
Gibin, D
Gninenko, S
Guglielmi, A
Haranczyk, M
Holeczek, J
Kirsanow, M
Kisiel, J
Kochanek, I
Lagoda, J
Mania, S
Menegolli, A
Meng, G
Montanari, C
Otwinowski, S
Picchi, P
Pietropaolo, F
Plonski, P
Rappoldi, A
Raselli, G
Rossella, M
Rubbia, C
Sala, P
Scaramelli, A
Segreto, E
Sergiampietri, F
Stefan, D
Sulej, R
Szarska, M
Terrani, M
Torti, M
Varanini, F
Ventura, S
Vignoli, C
Wang, H
Yang, X
Zalewska, A
Zani, A
Zaremba, K
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

We report an updated result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for {\nu}{\mu} ->{\nu}e anomalies with the CNGS beam, produced at CERN with an average energy of 20 GeV and travelling 730 km to the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The present analysis is based on a total sample of 1995 events of CNGS neutrino interactions, which corresponds to an almost doubled sample with respect to the previously published result. Four clear {\nu}e events have been visually identified over the full sample, compared with an expectation of 6.4 +- 0.9 events from conventional sources. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions. At 90% and 99% confidence levels the limits to possible oscillated events are 3.7 and 8.3 respectively. The corresponding limit to oscillation probability becomes consequently 3.4 x 10-3 and 7.6 x 10-3 respectively. The present result confirms, with an improved sensitivity, the early result already published by the ICARUS collaboration. We report an updated result from the ICARUS experiment on the search for {\nu}{\mu} ->{\nu}e anomalies with the CNGS beam, produced at CERN with an average energy of 20 GeV and travelling 730 km to the Gran Sasso Laboratory. The present analysis is based on a total sample of 1995 events of CNGS neutrino interactions, which corresponds to an almost doubled sample with respect to the previously published result. Four clear {\nu}e events have been visually identified over the full sample, compared with an expectation of 6.4 +- 0.9 events from conventional sources. The result is compatible with the absence of additional anomalous contributions. At 90% and 99% confidence levels the limits to possible oscillated events are 3.7 and 8.3 respectively. The corresponding limit to oscillation probability becomes consequently 3.4 x 10-3 and 7.6 x 10-3 respectively. The present result confirms, with an improved sensitivity, the early result already published by the ICARUS collaboration.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....1d0f00a12f0d29bc4d134ac3f9544d6f