Evidence for an oscillatory signature in atmospheric neutrino oscillations

Y. Ashie; J. Hosaka; K. Ishihara; Y. Itow; J. Kameda; Y. Koshio; A. Minamino; C. Mitsuda; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; T. Namba; R. Nambu; Y. Obayashi; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; K. Taki; S. Yamada; M. Ishitsuka; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; S. Nakayama; A. Okada; K. Okumura; T. Ooyabu; C. Saji; Y. Takenaga; S. Desai; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; W. Gajewski; W. R. Kropp; D. W. Liu; S. Mine; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; C. W. Sterner; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; D. Takemori; M. D. Messier; Y. Hayato; A. K. Ichikawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Iwashita; T. Kobayashi; T. Maruyama; K. Nakamura; K. Nitta; Y. Oyama; M. Sakuda; Y. Totsuka; A. T. Suzuki; M. Hasegawa; K. Hayashi; T. Inagaki; I. Kato; H. Maesaka; T. Morita; T. Nakaya; K. Nishikawa; T. Sasaki; S. Ueda; S. Yamamoto; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; S. Hatakeyama; R. Svoboda; E. Blaufuss; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; D. Turcan; K. Scholberg; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; M. Malek; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; E. Sharkey; C. Yanagisawa; T. Toshito; K. Miyano; N. Tamura; J. Ishii; Y. Kuno; Y. Nagashima; M. Takita; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; J. Yoo; H. Okazawa; T. Ishizuka; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue; J. Shirai; A. Suzuki; M. Koshiba; Y. Nakajima; K. Nishijima; T. Harada; H. Ishino; R. Nishimura; Y. Watanabe; D. Kielczewska; J. Zalipska; H. G. Berns; R. Gran; K. K. Shiraishi; A. Stachyra; K. Washburn; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.101801

Evidence for an oscillatory signature in atmospheric neutrino oscillations

Y. Ashie, J. Hosaka, K. Ishihara, Y. Itow, J. Kameda, Y. Koshio, A. Minamino, C. Mitsuda, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, T. Namba, R. Nambu, Y. Obayashi, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, K. Taki, S. Yamada, M. IshitsukaT. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, S. Nakayama, A. Okada, K. Okumura, T. Ooyabu, C. Saji, Y. Takenaga, S. Desai, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, W. Gajewski, W. R. Kropp, D. W. Liu, S. Mine, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, C. W. Sterner, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, D. Takemori, M. D. Messier, Y. Hayato, A. K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Iwashita, T. Kobayashi, T. Maruyama, K. Nakamura, K. Nitta, Y. Oyama, M. Sakuda, Y. Totsuka, A. T. Suzuki, M. Hasegawa, K. Hayashi, T. Inagaki, I. Kato, H. Maesaka, T. Morita, T. Nakaya, K. Nishikawa, T. Sasaki, S. Ueda, S. Yamamoto, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, R. Svoboda, E. Blaufuss, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, D. Turcan, K. Scholberg, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, M. Malek, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, E. Sharkey, C. Yanagisawa, T. Toshito, K. Miyano, N. Tamura, J. Ishii, Y. Kuno, Y. Nagashima, M. Takita, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, J. Yoo, H. Okazawa, T. Ishizuka, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, J. Shirai, A. Suzuki, M. Koshiba, Y. Nakajima, K. Nishijima, T. Harada, H. Ishino, R. Nishimura, Y. Watanabe, D. Kielczewska, J. Zalipska, H. G. Berns, R. Gran, K. K. Shiraishi, A. Stachyra, K. Washburn, R. J. Wilkes

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The survival probability of muon neutrinos was analyzed as a function of L/E using atmospheric neutrino events observed in Super-Kamiokande. Alternative models that could explain the zenith angle and energy dependent deficit of the atmospheric muon neutrinos were disfavored. The neutrino energy was estimated from the total energy of charged particles observed in the inner detector (ID). It was concluded that the observed L/E distribution gives the first direct evidence that the neutrino survival probability obeys the sinusoidal function as predicted by neutrino flavor oscillations.

Original language	English
Article number	101801
Pages (from-to)	101801-1-101801-6
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	93
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.101801
Publication status	Published - 2004 Sept 3

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Ashie, Y., Hosaka, J., Ishihara, K., Itow, Y., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., Mitsuda, C., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Namba, T., Nambu, R., Obayashi, Y., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeuchi, Y., Taki, K., Yamada, S., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2004). Evidence for an oscillatory signature in atmospheric neutrino oscillations. Physical Review Letters, 93(10), 101801-1-101801-6. Article 101801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.101801

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T1 - Evidence for an oscillatory signature in atmospheric neutrino oscillations

AU - Ashie, Y.

AU - Hosaka, J.

AU - Ishihara, K.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Mitsuda, C.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Namba, T.

AU - Nambu, R.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Taki, K.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Okada, A.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Ooyabu, T.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Gajewski, W.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Liu, D. W.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Sterner, C. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Guillian, G.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Takemori, D.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Iwashita, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Maruyama, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nitta, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Hayashi, K.

AU - Inagaki, T.

AU - Kato, I.

AU - Maesaka, H.

AU - Morita, T.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Sasaki, T.

AU - Ueda, S.

AU - Yamamoto, S.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Hatakeyama, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Blaufuss, E.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Turcan, D.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Malek, M.

AU - Mauger, C.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Sharkey, E.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Toshito, T.

AU - Miyano, K.

AU - Tamura, N.

AU - Ishii, J.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Nagashima, Y.

AU - Takita, M.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Yoo, J.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Seo, H. K.

AU - Gando, Y.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Inoue, K.

AU - Shirai, J.

AU - Suzuki, A.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Nakajima, Y.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Harada, T.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Nishimura, R.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Zalipska, J.

AU - Berns, H. G.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

AU - Stachyra, A.

AU - Washburn, K.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

N1 - Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the United States Department of Energy, and the U.S. National Science Foundation.

PY - 2004/9/3

Y1 - 2004/9/3

N2 - The survival probability of muon neutrinos was analyzed as a function of L/E using atmospheric neutrino events observed in Super-Kamiokande. Alternative models that could explain the zenith angle and energy dependent deficit of the atmospheric muon neutrinos were disfavored. The neutrino energy was estimated from the total energy of charged particles observed in the inner detector (ID). It was concluded that the observed L/E distribution gives the first direct evidence that the neutrino survival probability obeys the sinusoidal function as predicted by neutrino flavor oscillations.

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Evidence for an oscillatory signature in atmospheric neutrino oscillations

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