Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations

S. Fukuda; Y. Fukuda; M. Ishitsuka; Y. Itow; T. Kajita; J. Kameda; K. Kaneyuki; K. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; A. Okada; K. Okumura; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; H. Takeuchi; Y. Takeuchi; T. Toshito; Y. Totsuka; S. Yamada; M. Earl; A. Habig; E. Kearns; M. D. Messier; K. Scholberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; M. Goldhaber; T. Barszczak; D. Casper; W. Gajewski; W. R. Kropp; S. Mine; L. R. Price; M. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; W. E. Keig; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; D. Takemori; Y. Hayato; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; K. Nakamura; Y. Oyama; A. Sakai; M. Sakuda; O. Sasaki; M. Kohama; A. T. Suzuki; T. Inagaki; K. Nishikawa; T. J. Haines; E. Blaufuss; B. K. Kim; R. Sanford; R. Svoboda; M. L. Chen; J. A. Goodman; G. Guillian; G. W. Sullivan; J. Hill; C. K. Jung; K. Martens; M. Malek; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; E. Sharkey; B. Viren; C. Yanagisawa; M. Kirisawa; S. Inaba; C. Mitsuda; K. Miyano; H. Okazawa; C. Saji; M. Takahashi; M. Takahata; Y. Nagashima; K. Nitta; M. Takita; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; T. Ishizuka; M. Etoh; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue; K. Ishihara; T. Maruyama; J. Shirai; A. Suzuki; M. Koshiba; Y. Hatakeyama; Y. Ichikawa; M. Koike; K. Nishijima; H. Fujiyasu; H. Ishino; M. Morii; Y. Watanabe; U. Golebiewska; D. Kielczewska; S. C. Boyd; A. L. Stachyra; R. J. Wilkes; K. K. Young

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Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations

S. Fukuda^*, Y. Fukuda, M. Ishitsuka, Y. Itow, T. Kajita, J. Kameda, K. Kaneyuki, K. Kobayashi, Y. Koshio, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, S. Nakayama, Y. Obayashi, A. Okada, K. Okumura, N. Sakurai, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, H. TakeuchiY. Takeuchi, T. Toshito, Y. Totsuka, S. Yamada, M. Earl, A. Habig, E. Kearns, M. D. Messier, K. Scholberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, M. Goldhaber, T. Barszczak, D. Casper, W. Gajewski, W. R. Kropp, S. Mine, L. R. Price, M. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, W. E. Keig, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, D. Takemori, Y. Hayato, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, K. Nakamura, Y. Oyama, A. Sakai, M. Sakuda, O. Sasaki, M. Kohama, A. T. Suzuki, T. Inagaki, K. Nishikawa, T. J. Haines, E. Blaufuss, B. K. Kim, R. Sanford, R. Svoboda, M. L. Chen, J. A. Goodman, G. Guillian, G. W. Sullivan, J. Hill, C. K. Jung, K. Martens, M. Malek, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, E. Sharkey, B. Viren, C. Yanagisawa, M. Kirisawa, S. Inaba, C. Mitsuda, K. Miyano, H. Okazawa, C. Saji, M. Takahashi, M. Takahata, Y. Nagashima, K. Nitta, M. Takita, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, T. Ishizuka, M. Etoh, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, K. Ishihara, T. Maruyama, J. Shirai, A. Suzuki, M. Koshiba, Y. Hatakeyama, Y. Ichikawa, M. Koike, K. Nishijima, H. Fujiyasu, H. Ishino, M. Morii, Y. Watanabe, U. Golebiewska, D. Kielczewska, S. C. Boyd, A. L. Stachyra, R. J. Wilkes, K. K. Young

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Three dependent data samples that discriminate between the oscillations to either tau neutrinos or sterile neutrinos in the region of mixing angle and Δm² preferred by the majority of the Super-Kamiokande data are presented. Results show that two-flavor oscillation between muon neutrinos and sterile neutrinos fit the low energy charged current data, but do not fit the neutral current or high energy data. More complicated scenarios in which both ν_μ↔ν_τ and ν_μ↔ν_s oscillations that coexist with small mixing to sterile neutrinos or with much smaller mass differences for sterile neutrinos are considered.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3999-4003
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	85
Issue number	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3999
Publication status	Published - 2000 Nov 6
Externally published	Yes

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Fukuda, S., Fukuda, Y., Ishitsuka, M., Itow, Y., Kajita, T., Kameda, J., Kaneyuki, K., Kobayashi, K., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Obayashi, Y., Okada, A., Okumura, K., Sakurai, N., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., ... Young, K. K. (2000). Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations. Physical Review Letters, 85(19), 3999-4003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3999

Fukuda, S, Fukuda, Y, Ishitsuka, M, Itow, Y, Kajita, T, Kameda, J, Kaneyuki, K, Kobayashi, K, Koshio, Y, Miura, M, Moriyama, S, Nakahata, M, Nakayama, S, Obayashi, Y, Okada, A, Okumura, K, Sakurai, N, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, H, Takeuchi, Y, Toshito, T, Totsuka, Y, Yamada, S, Earl, M, Habig, A, Kearns, E, Messier, MD, Scholberg, K, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Walter, CW, Goldhaber, M, Barszczak, T, Casper, D, Gajewski, W, Kropp, WR, Mine, S, Price, LR, Smy, M, Sobel, HW, Vagins, MR, Ganezer, KS, Keig, WE, Ellsworth, RW, Tasaka, S, Kibayashi, A, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Takemori, D, Hayato, Y, Ishii, T, Kobayashi, T, Nakamura, K, Oyama, Y, Sakai, A, Sakuda, M, Sasaki, O, Kohama, M, Suzuki, AT, Inagaki, T, Nishikawa, K, Haines, TJ, Blaufuss, E, Kim, BK, Sanford, R, Svoboda, R, Chen, ML, Goodman, JA, Guillian, G, Sullivan, GW, Hill, J, Jung, CK, Martens, K, Malek, M, Mauger, C, McGrew, C, Sharkey, E, Viren, B, Yanagisawa, C, Kirisawa, M, Inaba, S, Mitsuda, C, Miyano, K, Okazawa, H, Saji, C, Takahashi, M, Takahata, M, Nagashima, Y, Nitta, K, Takita, M, Yoshida, M, Kim, SB, Ishizuka, T, Etoh, M, Gando, Y, Hasegawa, T, Inoue, K, Ishihara, K, Maruyama, T, Shirai, J, Suzuki, A, Koshiba, M, Hatakeyama, Y, Ichikawa, Y, Koike, M, Nishijima, K, Fujiyasu, H, Ishino, H, Morii, M, Watanabe, Y, Golebiewska, U, Kielczewska, D, Boyd, SC, Stachyra, AL, Wilkes, RJ & Young, KK 2000, 'Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations', Physical Review Letters, vol. 85, no. 19, pp. 3999-4003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3999

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AU - Vagins, M. R.

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AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

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AU - Fujiyasu, H.

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Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations

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