Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

Y. Fukuda; T. Hayakawa; E. Ichihara; K. Inoue; K. Ishihara; H. Ishino; Y. Itow; T. Kajita; J. Kameda; S. Kasuga; K. Kobayashi; Y. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; M. Miura; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; A. Okada; K. Okumura; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; 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. Barszczxak; D. Casper; W. Gajewski; P. G. Halverson; J. Hsu; W. R. Kropp; L. R. Price; F. Reines; M. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; W. E. Keig; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; J. W. Flanagan; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; V. J. Stenger; D. Takemori; T. Ishii; J. Kanzaki; T. Kobayashi; S. Mine; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; A. Sakai; M. Sakuda; O. Sasaki; S. Echigo; M. Kohama; A. T. Suzuki; T. J. Haines; E. Blaufuss; B. K. Kim; R. Sanford; R. Svoboda; M. L. Chen; Z. Conner; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; J. Hill; C. K. Jung; K. Martens; C. Mauger; C. Mc Grew; E. Sharkey; B. Viren; C. Yanagisawa; W. Doki; K. Miyano; H. Okazawa; C. Saji; M. Takahata; Y. Nagashima; M. Takita; T. Yamaguchi; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; M. Etoh; K. Fujita; A. Hasegawa; T. Hasegawa; S. Hatakeyama; T. Iwamoto; M. Koga; T. Maruyama; H. Ogawa; J. Shirai; A. Suzuki; F. Tsushima; M. Koshiba; M. Nemoto; K. Nishijima; T. Futagami; Y. Hayato; Y. Kanaya; K. Kaneyuki; Y. Watanabe; D. Kielczewska; R. A. Doyle; J. S. George; A. L. Stachyra; L. L. Wai; R. J. Wilkes; K. K. Young

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562

Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

Y. Fukuda
, T. Hayakawa
, E. Ichihara
, K. Inoue
, K. Ishihara
, H. Ishino
, Y. Itow
, T. Kajita
, J. Kameda
, S. Kasuga
, K. Kobayashi
, Y. Kobayashi
, Y. Koshio
, M. Miura
, M. Nakahata
, S. Nakayama
, A. Okada
, K. Okumura
, N. Sakurai
, M. Shiozawa

Y. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, 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. Barszczxak, D. Casper, W. Gajewski, P. G. Halverson, J. Hsu, W. R. Kropp, L. R. Price, F. Reines, M. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, W. E. Keig, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, J. W. Flanagan, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, V. J. Stenger, D. Takemori, T. Ishii, J. Kanzaki, T. Kobayashi, S. Mine, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, A. Sakai, M. Sakuda, O. Sasaki, S. Echigo, M. Kohama, A. T. Suzuki, T. J. Haines, E. Blaufuss, B. K. Kim, R. Sanford, R. Svoboda, M. L. Chen, Z. Conner, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, J. Hill, C. K. Jung, K. Martens, C. Mauger, C. Mc Grew, E. Sharkey, B. Viren, C. Yanagisawa, W. Doki, K. Miyano, H. Okazawa, C. Saji, M. Takahata, Y. Nagashima, M. Takita, T. Yamaguchi, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, M. Etoh, K. Fujita, A. Hasegawa, T. Hasegawa, S. Hatakeyama, T. Iwamoto, M. Koga, T. Maruyama, H. Ogawa, J. Shirai, A. Suzuki, F. Tsushima, M. Koshiba, M. Nemoto, K. Nishijima, T. Futagami, Y. Hayato, Y. Kanaya, K. Kaneyuki, Y. Watanabe, D. Kielczewska, R. A. Doyle, J. S. George, A. L. Stachyra, L. L. Wai, R. J. Wilkes, K. K. Young

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Abstract

We present an analysis of atmospheric neutrino data from a 33.0 kton yr (535-day) exposure of the Super-Kamiokande detector. The data exhibit a zenith angle dependent deficit of muon neutrinos which is inconsistent with expectations based on calculations of the atmospheric neutrino flux. Experimental biases and uncertainties in the prediction of neutrino fluxes and cross sections are unable to explain our observation. The data are consistent, however, with two-flavor ν_μ↔ν_τ oscillations with sin²2θ>0.82 and 5×10⁻⁴<Δm²<6×10⁻³eV² at 90% confidence level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1562-1567
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	81
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562
State	Published - 1998

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Fukuda, Y., Hayakawa, T., Ichihara, E., Inoue, K., Ishihara, K., Ishino, H., Itow, Y., Kajita, T., Kameda, J., Kasuga, S., Kobayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Koshio, Y., Miura, M., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Okada, A., Okumura, K., Sakurai, N., ... Young, K. K. (1998). Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos. Physical Review Letters, 81(8), 1562-1567. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562

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TY - JOUR

T1 - Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Hayakawa, T.

AU - Ichihara, E.

AU - Inoue, K.

AU - Ishihara, K.

AU - Ishino, H.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Kasuga, S.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Kobayashi, Y.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Okada, A.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Sakurai, N.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Earl, M.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Barszczxak, T.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Gajewski, W.

AU - Halverson, P. G.

AU - Hsu, J.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Price, L. R.

AU - Reines, F.

AU - Smy, M.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Ellsworth, R. W.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Flanagan, J. W.

AU - Kibayashi, A.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Stenger, V. J.

AU - Takemori, D.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Kanzaki, J.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Sakai, A.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Sasaki, O.

AU - Echigo, S.

AU - Kohama, M.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Blaufuss, E.

AU - Kim, B. K.

AU - Sanford, R.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Chen, M. L.

AU - Conner, Z.

AU - Goodman, J. A.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Martens, K.

AU - Mauger, C.

AU - Mc Grew, C.

AU - Sharkey, E.

AU - Viren, B.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Doki, W.

AU - Miyano, K.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Takahata, M.

AU - Nagashima, Y.

AU - Takita, M.

AU - Yamaguchi, T.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Etoh, M.

AU - Fujita, K.

AU - Hasegawa, A.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Hatakeyama, S.

AU - Iwamoto, T.

AU - Koga, M.

AU - Maruyama, T.

AU - Ogawa, H.

AU - Shirai, J.

AU - Suzuki, A.

AU - Tsushima, F.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Nemoto, M.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Futagami, T.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Kanaya, Y.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Doyle, R. A.

AU - George, J. S.

AU - Stachyra, A. L.

AU - Wai, L. L.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

AU - Young, K. K.

PY - 1998

Y1 - 1998

N2 - We present an analysis of atmospheric neutrino data from a 33.0 kton yr (535-day) exposure of the Super-Kamiokande detector. The data exhibit a zenith angle dependent deficit of muon neutrinos which is inconsistent with expectations based on calculations of the atmospheric neutrino flux. Experimental biases and uncertainties in the prediction of neutrino fluxes and cross sections are unable to explain our observation. The data are consistent, however, with two-flavor νμ↔ντ oscillations with sin22θ>0.82 and 5×10−4<Δm2<6×10−3eV2 at 90% confidence level.

AB - We present an analysis of atmospheric neutrino data from a 33.0 kton yr (535-day) exposure of the Super-Kamiokande detector. The data exhibit a zenith angle dependent deficit of muon neutrinos which is inconsistent with expectations based on calculations of the atmospheric neutrino flux. Experimental biases and uncertainties in the prediction of neutrino fluxes and cross sections are unable to explain our observation. The data are consistent, however, with two-flavor νμ↔ντ oscillations with sin22θ>0.82 and 5×10−4<Δm2<6×10−3eV2 at 90% confidence level.

UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/4243741631

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562

M3 - Article

SN - 0031-9007

VL - 81

SP - 1562

EP - 1567

JO - Physical Review Letters

JF - Physical Review Letters

IS - 8

ER -

Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

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