A search for ν_μ→ν_τ oscillations using the NOMAD detector

Altegoer, J. et al. (1998) A search for ν_μ→ν_τ oscillations using the NOMAD detector. Physics Letters B, 431(1-2), pp. 219-236. (doi: 10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00521-8)

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 x 10^-3 is obtained for large Δm² at the 90% confidence level.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Soler, Professor Paul
• Authors: 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, P.W., 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, I.J., Dumarchez, J., Fazio, T., Feldman, G.J., Ferrari, R., Ferrère, D., Flaminio, V., Fraternali, M., Fumagalli, G., Gaillard, J.-M., Galumian, P., Gangler, E., Geiser, A., Geppert, D., Gibin, D., Gninenko, S., Gomez-Cadenas, J.-J., 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, V.E., Lacaprara, S., Lanza, A., La Rotonda, L., Laveder, M., Lazzeroni, C., Letessier-Selvon, A., Levy, J.-M., Linssen, L., Ljubičić, A., Long, J., Lupi, A., Manola-Poggioli, E., Marchionni, A., Martelli, F., Méchain, X., Mendiburu, J.-P., Meyer, J.-P., Mezzetto, M., Mishra, S.R., Moorhead, G.F., Mossuz, L., Nédélec, P., Nefedov, Y., Nguyen-Mau, C., Orestano, D., Pastore, F., Peak, L.S., Pennacchio, E., Perroud, J.-P., Pessard, H., Petti, R., Placci, A., Plothow-Besch, H., Pluquet, A., Polesello, G., Pollmann, D., Pope, B.G., 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, F.J.P., Sozzi, G., Steele, D., Steffen, P., Steininger, M., Stiegler, U., Stipčević, M., Stolarczyk, T., Tareb-Reyes, M., Taylor, G.N., Tereshchenko, V., Toropin, A., Touchard, A.-M., Tovey, S.N., Tran, M.-T., Tsesmelis, E., Ulrichs, J., Uros, V., Vacavant, L., Valdata-Nappi, M., Valuev, V., Vannucci, F., Varvell, K.E., Veltri, M., Vercesi, V., Verkindt, D., Vieira, J.-M., Vinogradova, T., Vo, M.-K., Volkov, S., Weber, F.V., Weisse, T., Werlen, M., Wilson, F.F., Winton, L.J., Yabsley, B.D., Zaccone, H., and Zuber, K.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
• Journal Name: Physics Letters B
• ISSN: 0370-2693