학술논문

An eV-scale sterile neutrino search using eight years of atmospheric muon neutrino data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory
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Working Paper
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Aartsen, M. G.Abbasi, R.Ackermann, M.Adams, J.Aguilar, J. A.Ahlers, M.Ahrens, M.Alispach, C.Amin, N. M.Andeen, K.Anderson, T.Ansseau, I.Anton, G.Argüelles, C.Auffenberg, J.Axani, S.Bagherpour, H.Bai, X.V., A. BalagopalBarbano, A.Barwick, S. W.Bastian, B.Basu, V.Baum, V.Baur, S.Bay, R.Beatty, J. J.Becker, K. -H.Tjus, J. BeckerBenZvi, S.Berley, D.Bernardini, E.Besson, D. Z.Binder, G.Bindig, D.Blaufuss, E.Blot, S.Bohm, C.Böser, S.Botner, O.Böttcher, J.Bourbeau, E.Bourbeau, J.Bradascio, F.Braun, J.Bron, S.Brostean-Kaiser, J.Burgman, A.Buscher, J.Busse, R. S.Carver, T.Chen, C.Cheung, E.Chirkin, D.Choi, S.Clark, B. A.Clark, K.Classen, L.Coleman, A.Collin, G. H.Conrad, J. M.Coppin, P.Correa, P.Cowen, D. F.Cross, R.Dave, P.De Clercq, C.DeLaunay, J. J.Dembinski, H.Deoskar, K.De Ridder, S.Desai, A.Desiati, P.de Vries, K. D.de Wasseige, G.de With, M.DeYoung, T.Dharani, S.Diaz, A.Díaz-Vélez, J. C.Dujmovic, H.Dunkman, M.DuVernois, M. A.Dvorak, E.Ehrhardt, T.Eller, P.Engel, R.Evenson, P. A.Fahey, S.Fazely, A. R.Fedynitch, A.Felde, J.Fienberg, A. T.Filimonov, K.Finley, C.Fox, D.Franckowiak, A.Friedman, E.Fritz, A.Gaisser, T. K.Gallagher, J.Ganster, E.Garrappa, S.Gerhardt, L.Glauch, T.Glüsenkamp, T.Goldschmidt, A.Gonzalez, J. G.Grant, D.Grégoire, T.Griffith, Z.Griswold, S.Günder, M.Gündüz, M.Haack, C.Hallgren, A.Halliday, R.Halve, L.Halzen, F.Hanson, K.Hardin, J.Haungs, A.Hauser, S.Hebecker, D.Heereman, D.Heix, P.Helbing, K.Hellauer, R.Henningsen, F.Hickford, S.Hignight, J.Hill, G. C.Hoffman, K. D.Hoffmann, R.Hoinka, T.Hokanson-Fasig, B.Hoshina, K.Huang, F.Huber, M.Huber, T.Hultqvist, K.Hünnefeld, M.Hussain, R.In, S.Iovine, N.Ishihara, A.Jansson, M.Japaridze, G. S.Jeong, M.Jones, B. J. P.Jonske, F.Joppe, R.Kang, D.Kang, W.Kappes, A.Kappesser, D.Karg, T.Karl, M.Karle, A.Katz, U.Kauer, M.Kellermann, M.Kelley, J. L.Kheirandish, A.Kim, J.Kintscher, T.Kiryluk, J.Kittler, T.Klein, S. R.Koirala, R.Kolanoski, H.Köpke, L.Kopper, C.Kopper, S.Koskinen, D. J.Koundal, P.Kowalski, M.Krings, K.Krückl, G.Kulacz, N.Kurahashi, N.Kyriacou, A.Lanfranchi, J. L.Larson, M. J.Lauber, F.Lazar, J. P.Leonard, K.Leszczyńska, A.Li, Y.Liu, Q. R.Lohfink, E.Mariscal, C. J. LozanoLu, L.Lucarelli, F.Ludwig, A.Lünemann, J.Luszczak, W.Lyu, Y.Ma, W. Y.Madsen, J.Maggi, G.Mahn, K. B. M.Makino, Y.Mallik, P.Mancina, S.Mariş, I. C.Maruyama, R.Mase, K.Maunu, R.McNally, F.Meagher, K.Medici, M.Medina, A.Meier, M.Meighen-Berger, S.Merz, J.Meures, T.Micallef, J.Mockler, D.Momenté, G.Montaruli, T.Moore, R. W.Morse, R.Moulai, M.Muth, P.Nagai, R.Naumann, U.Neer, G.Nguyen, L. V.Niederhausen, H.Nisa, M. U.Nowicki, S. C.Nygren, D. R.Pollmann, A. ObertackeOehler, M.Olivas, A.O'Murchadha, A.O'Sullivan, E.Palczewski, T.Pandya, H.Pankova, D. V.Park, N.Parker, G. K.Paudel, E. N.Peiffer, P.Heros, C. Pérez de losPhilippen, S.Pieloth, D.Pieper, S.Pinat, E.Pizzuto, A.Plum, M.Popovych, Y.Porcelli, A.Rodriguez, M. PradoPrice, P. B.Przybylski, G. T.Raab, C.Raissi, A.Rameez, M.Rauch, L.Rawlins, K.Rea, I. C.Rehman, A.Reimann, R.Relethford, B.Renschler, M.Renzi, G.Resconi, E.Rhode, W.Richman, M.Riedel, B.Robertson, S.Rongen, M.Rott, C.Ruhe, T.Ryckbosch, D.Cantu, D. RysewykSafa, I.Herrera, S. E. SanchezSandrock, A.Sandroos, J.Santander, M.Sarkar, S.Satalecka, K.Scharf, M.Schaufel, M.Schieler, H.Schlunder, P.Schmidt, T.Schneider, A.Schneider, J.Schröder, F. G.Schumacher, L.Sclafani, S.Seckel, D.Seunarine, S.Shefali, S.Silva, M.Smithers, B.Snihur, R.Soedingrekso, J.Soldin, D.Song, M.Spiczak, G. M.Spiering, C.Stachurska, J.Stamatikos, M.Stanev, T.Stein, R.Stettner, J.Steuer, A.Stezelberger, T.Stokstad, R. G.Stößl, A.Strotjohann, N. L.Stürwald, T.Stuttard, T.Sullivan, G. W.Taboada, I.Tenholt, F.Ter-Antonyan, S.Terliuk, A.Tilav, S.Tollefson, K.Tomankova, L.Tönnis, C.Toscano, S.Tosi, D.Trettin, A.Tselengidou, M.Tung, C. F.Turcati, A.Turcotte, R.Turley, C. F.Ty, B.Unger, E.Elorrieta, M. A. UnlandUsner, M.Vandenbroucke, J.Van Driessche, W.van Eijk, D.van Eijndhoven, N.Vannerom, D.van Santen, J.Verpoest, S.Vraeghe, M.Walck, C.Wallace, A.Wallraff, M.Watson, T. B.Weaver, C.Weindl, A.Weiss, M. J.Weldert, J.Wendt, C.Werthebach, J.Whelan, B. J.Whitehorn, N.Wiebe, K.Wiebusch, C. H.Williams, D. R.Wills, L.Wolf, M.Wood, T. R.Woschnagg, K.Wrede, G.Wulff, J.Xu, X. W.Xu, Y.Yanez, J. P.Yodh, G.Yoshida, S.Yuan, T.Zhang, Z.Zöcklein, M.
Source
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 141801 (2020)
Subject
High Energy Physics - Experiment
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
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Abstract
The results of a 3+1 sterile neutrino search using eight years of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory are presented. A total of 305,735 muon neutrino events are analyzed in reconstructed energy-zenith space to test for signatures of a matter-enhanced oscillation that would occur given a sterile neutrino state with a mass-squared differences between 0.01\,eV$^2$ and 100\,eV$^2$. The best-fit point is found to be at $\sin^2(2\theta_{24})=0.10$ and $\Delta m_{41}^2 = 4.5{\rm eV}^2$, which is consistent with the no sterile neutrino hypothesis with a p-value of 8.0\%.
Comment: 11 pages, 5 figures. This letter is supported by the long-form paper "Searching for eV-scale sterile neutrinos with eight years of atmospheric neutrinos at the IceCube neutrino telescope," also appearing on arXiv. Digital data release available at: https://github.com/icecube/HE-Sterile-8year-data-release