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Search for sterile neutrinos in MINOS and MINOS+ using a two-detector fit

Abstract:
A search for mixing between active neutrinos and light sterile neutrinos has been performed by looking for muon neutrino disappearance in two detectors at baselines of 1.04 and 735 km, using a combined MINOS and MINOS+ exposure of 16.36 × 1020 protons on target. A simultaneous fit to the chargedcurrent muon neutrino and neutral-current neutrino energy spectra in the two detectors yields no evidence for sterile neutrino mixing using a 3 þ 1 model. The most stringent limit to date is set on the mixing parameter sin2 θ24 for most values of the sterile neutrino mass splitting Δm2 41 > 10−4 eV2.
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Published
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10.1103/physrevlett.122.091803

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Particle Physics
Oxford college:
Magdalen College
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Publisher:
American Physical Society
Journal:
Physical Review Letters More from this journal
Volume:
122
Issue:
9
Article number:
091803
Publication date:
2019-03-06
Acceptance date:
2019-02-20
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EISSN:
1079-7114
ISSN:
0031-9007


Language:
English
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pubs:984117
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uuid:21aed23a-dd19-4e3e-aeb8-f07a22c189da
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pubs:984117
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984117
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2019-03-23

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