A search for νμ → ντ oscillations using the NOMAD detector

J. Altegoer; C. Angelini; P. Astier; D. Autiero; A. Baldisseri; M. Baldo-Ceolin; G. Ballocchi; M. Banner; S. Basa; G. Bassompierre; K. Benslama; N. Besson; I. Bird; B. Blumenfeld; F. Bobisut; J. Bouchez; S. Boyd; A. Bueno; S. Bunyatov; L. Camilleri; A. Cardini; A. Castera; P. W. Cattaneo; V. Cavasinni; A. Cervera-Villanueva; G. Collazuol; G. Conforto; C. Conta; M. Contalbrigo; R. Cousins; D. Daniels; H. Degaudenzi; T. Del Prete; A. de Santo; T. Dignan; L. di Lella; E. do Couto e Silva; I. J. Donnelly; J. Dumarchez; T. Fazio; G. J. Feldman; R. Ferrari; D. Ferrère; V. Flaminio; M. Fraternali; G. Fumagalli; J. M. Gaillard; P. Galumian; E. Gangler; A. Geiser; D. Geppert; D. Gibin; S. Gninenko; J. J. Gomez-Cadenas; J. Gosset; C. Gößling; M. Gouanère; A. Grant; G. Graziani; A. Guglielmi; C. Hagner; J. Hernando; D. Hubbard; P. Hurst; N. Hyett; E. Iacopini; C. Joseph; F. Juget; D. Kekez; B. Khomenko; M. Kirsanov; O. Klimov; J. Kokkonen; A. Kovzelev; V. E. Kuznetsov; S. Lacaprara; A. Lanza; L. la Rotonda; M. Laveder; C. Lazzeroni; A. Letessier-Selvon; J. M. Levy; L. Linssen; A. Ljubičić; J. Long; A. Lupi; E. Manola-Poggioli; A. Marchionni; F. Martelli; X. Méchain; J. P. Mendiburu; J. P. Meyer; M. Mezzetto; S. R. Mishra; G. F. Moorhead; L. Mossuz; P. Nédélec; Y. Nefedov; C. Nguyen-Mau; D. Orestano; F. Pastore; L. S. Peak; E. Pennacchio; J. P. Perroud; H. Pessard; R. Petti; A. Placci; H. Plothow-Besch; A. Pluquet; G. Polesello; D. Pollmann; B. G. Pope; B. Popov; C. Poulsen; P. Rathouit; G. Renzoni; C. Roda; A. Rubbia; F. Salvatore; D. Scannicchio; K. Schahmaneche; B. Schmidt; A. Sconza; M. Serrano; M. Sevior; D. Sillou; F. J.P. Soler; G. Sozzi; D. Steele; P. Steffen; M. Steininger; U. Stiegler; M. Stipčević; T. Stolarczyk; M. Tareb-Reyes; G. N. Taylor; V. Tereshchenko; A. Toropin; A. M. Touchard; S. N. Tovey; M. T. Tran; E. Tsesmelis; J. Ulrichs; V. Uros; L. Vacavant; M. Valdata-Nappi; V. Valuev; F. Vannucci; K. E. Varvell; M. Veltri; V. Vercesi; D. Verkindt; J. M. Vieira; T. Vinogradova; M. K. Vo; S. Volkov; F. V. Weber; T. Weisse; M. Werlen; F. F. Wilson; L. J. Winton; B. D. Yabsley; H. Zaccone; K. Zuber

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00521-8

A search for ν_μ → ν_τ oscillations using the NOMAD detector

J. Altegoer, C. Angelini, P. Astier, D. Autiero, A. Baldisseri, M. Baldo-Ceolin, G. Ballocchi, M. Banner, S. Basa, G. Bassompierre, K. Benslama, N. Besson, I. Bird, B. Blumenfeld, F. Bobisut, J. Bouchez, S. Boyd, A. Bueno, S. Bunyatov, L. CamilleriA. Cardini, A. Castera, P. W. Cattaneo, V. Cavasinni, A. Cervera-Villanueva, G. Collazuol, G. Conforto, C. Conta, M. Contalbrigo, R. Cousins, D. Daniels, H. Degaudenzi, T. Del Prete, A. de Santo, T. Dignan, L. di Lella, E. do Couto e Silva, I. J. Donnelly, J. Dumarchez, T. Fazio, G. J. Feldman, R. Ferrari, D. Ferrère, V. Flaminio, M. Fraternali, G. Fumagalli, J. M. Gaillard, P. Galumian, E. Gangler, A. Geiser, D. Geppert, D. Gibin, S. Gninenko, J. J. Gomez-Cadenas, J. Gosset, C. Gößling, M. Gouanère, A. Grant, G. Graziani, A. Guglielmi, C. Hagner, J. Hernando, D. Hubbard, P. Hurst, N. Hyett, E. Iacopini, C. Joseph, F. Juget, D. Kekez, B. Khomenko, M. Kirsanov, O. Klimov, J. Kokkonen, A. Kovzelev, V. E. Kuznetsov, S. Lacaprara, A. Lanza, L. la Rotonda, M. Laveder, C. Lazzeroni, A. Letessier-Selvon, J. M. Levy, L. Linssen, A. Ljubičić, J. Long, A. Lupi, E. Manola-Poggioli, A. Marchionni, F. Martelli, X. Méchain, J. P. Mendiburu, J. P. Meyer, M. Mezzetto, S. R. Mishra, G. F. Moorhead, L. Mossuz, P. Nédélec, Y. Nefedov, C. Nguyen-Mau, D. Orestano, F. Pastore, L. S. Peak, E. Pennacchio, J. P. Perroud, H. Pessard, R. Petti, A. Placci, H. Plothow-Besch, A. Pluquet, G. Polesello, D. Pollmann, B. G. Pope, B. Popov, C. Poulsen, P. Rathouit, G. Renzoni, C. Roda, A. Rubbia, F. Salvatore, D. Scannicchio, K. Schahmaneche, B. Schmidt, A. Sconza, M. Serrano, M. Sevior, D. Sillou, F. J.P. Soler, G. Sozzi, D. Steele, P. Steffen, M. Steininger, U. Stiegler, M. Stipčević, T. Stolarczyk, M. Tareb-Reyes, G. N. Taylor, V. Tereshchenko, A. Toropin, A. M. Touchard, S. N. Tovey, M. T. Tran, E. Tsesmelis, J. Ulrichs, V. Uros, L. Vacavant, M. Valdata-Nappi, V. Valuev, F. Vannucci, K. E. Varvell, M. Veltri, V. Vercesi, D. Verkindt, J. M. Vieira, T. Vinogradova, M. K. Vo, S. Volkov, F. V. Weber, T. Weisse, M. Werlen, F. F. Wilson, L. J. Winton, B. D. Yabsley, H. Zaccone, K. Zuber

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Abstract

NOMAD is a neutrino oscillation experiment designed to search for ν_τ appearance in the CERN-SPS wide band ν_μ beam. Signal detection relies on the identification of ν_τ charged current interactions using kinematic criteria. The analysis of the 1995 data sample yields no oscillation signal. Combining all studied τ decay modes, a limit of sin²2θ_μτ < 4.2 × 10^-3 is obtained for large Δm² at the 90% confidence level.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	219-236
Number of pages	18
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	431
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00521-8
State	Published - Jul 9 1998
Externally published	Yes

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Altegoer, J., Angelini, C., Astier, P., Autiero, D., Baldisseri, A., Baldo-Ceolin, M., Ballocchi, G., Banner, M., Basa, S., Bassompierre, G., Benslama, K., Besson, N., Bird, I., Blumenfeld, B., Bobisut, F., Bouchez, J., Boyd, S., Bueno, A., Bunyatov, S., ... Zuber, K. (1998). A search for ν_μ → ν_τ oscillations using the NOMAD detector. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 431(1-2), 219-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00521-8

Altegoer, J, Angelini, C, Astier, P, Autiero, D, Baldisseri, A, Baldo-Ceolin, M, Ballocchi, G, Banner, M, Basa, S, Bassompierre, G, Benslama, K, Besson, N, Bird, I, Blumenfeld, B, Bobisut, F, Bouchez, J, Boyd, S, Bueno, A, Bunyatov, S, Camilleri, L, Cardini, A, Castera, A, Cattaneo, PW, Cavasinni, V, Cervera-Villanueva, A, Collazuol, G, Conforto, G, Conta, C, Contalbrigo, M, Cousins, R, Daniels, D, Degaudenzi, H, Del Prete, T, de Santo, A, Dignan, T, di Lella, L, do Couto e Silva, E, Donnelly, IJ, Dumarchez, J, Fazio, T, Feldman, GJ, Ferrari, R, Ferrère, D, Flaminio, V, Fraternali, M, Fumagalli, G, Gaillard, JM, Galumian, P, Gangler, E, Geiser, A, Geppert, D, Gibin, D, Gninenko, S, Gomez-Cadenas, JJ, Gosset, J, Gößling, C, Gouanère, M, Grant, A, Graziani, G, Guglielmi, A, Hagner, C, Hernando, J, Hubbard, D, Hurst, P, Hyett, N, Iacopini, E, Joseph, C, Juget, F, Kekez, D, Khomenko, B, Kirsanov, M, Klimov, O, Kokkonen, J, Kovzelev, A, Kuznetsov, VE, Lacaprara, S, Lanza, A, la Rotonda, L, Laveder, M, Lazzeroni, C, Letessier-Selvon, A, Levy, JM, Linssen, L, Ljubičić, A, Long, J, Lupi, A, Manola-Poggioli, E, Marchionni, A, Martelli, F, Méchain, X, Mendiburu, JP, Meyer, JP, Mezzetto, M, Mishra, SR, Moorhead, GF, Mossuz, L, Nédélec, P, Nefedov, Y, Nguyen-Mau, C, Orestano, D, Pastore, F, Peak, LS, Pennacchio, E, Perroud, JP, Pessard, H, Petti, R, Placci, A, Plothow-Besch, H, Pluquet, A, Polesello, G, Pollmann, D, Pope, BG, Popov, B, Poulsen, C, Rathouit, P, Renzoni, G, Roda, C, Rubbia, A, Salvatore, F, Scannicchio, D, Schahmaneche, K, Schmidt, B, Sconza, A, Serrano, M, Sevior, M, Sillou, D, Soler, FJP, Sozzi, G, Steele, D, Steffen, P, Steininger, M, Stiegler, U, Stipčević, M, Stolarczyk, T, Tareb-Reyes, M, Taylor, GN, Tereshchenko, V, Toropin, A, Touchard, AM, Tovey, SN, Tran, MT, Tsesmelis, E, Ulrichs, J, Uros, V, Vacavant, L, Valdata-Nappi, M, Valuev, V, Vannucci, F, Varvell, KE, Veltri, M, Vercesi, V, Verkindt, D, Vieira, JM, Vinogradova, T, Vo, MK, Volkov, S, Weber, FV, Weisse, T, Werlen, M, Wilson, FF, Winton, LJ, Yabsley, BD, Zaccone, H & Zuber, K 1998, 'A search for ν_μ → ν_τ oscillations using the NOMAD detector', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 431, no. 1-2, pp. 219-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00521-8

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AU - Basa, S.

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AU - Benslama, K.

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AU - Cardini, A.

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AU - Cattaneo, P. W.

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AU - Cervera-Villanueva, A.

AU - Collazuol, G.

AU - Conforto, G.

AU - Conta, C.

AU - Contalbrigo, M.

AU - Cousins, R.

AU - Daniels, D.

AU - Degaudenzi, H.

AU - Del Prete, T.

AU - de Santo, A.

AU - Dignan, T.

AU - di Lella, L.

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AU - Gaillard, J. M.

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AU - Graziani, G.

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AU - Ljubičić, A.

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AU - Weber, F. V.

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AU - Werlen, M.

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