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Measurement of Neutrino Oscillations with the MINOS Detectors in the NuMI Beam

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posted on 2023-06-08, 08:52 authored by P Adamson, C Andreopoulos, K. E. Arms, R Armstrong, D J Auty, D. S. Ayres, B Baller, P.D. Barnes, Jr, G Barr, W. L. Barrett, Elisabeth FalkElisabeth Falk, Philip Harris, Jeff HartnellJeff Hartnell, et al
This Letter reports new results from the MINOS experiment based on a two-year exposure to muon neutrinos from the Fermilab NuMI beam. Our data are consistent with quantum-mechanical oscillations of neutrino flavor with mass splitting |m2|=(2.430.13)10-3 eV2 (68% C.L.) and mixing angle sin2(2)>0.90 (90% C.L.). Our data disfavor two alternative explanations for the disappearance of neutrinos in flight: namely, neutrino decays into lighter particles and quantum decoherence of neutrinos, at the 3.7 and 5.7 standard-deviation levels, respectively.

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Journal

Physical Review Letters

ISSN

0031-9007

Publisher

American Physical Society

Issue

13

Volume

101

Page range

131802

Pages

5.0

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  • Physics and Astronomy Publications

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  • Yes

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Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2016-03-22

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2016-11-10

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