Search for light sterile neutrinos with the T2K far detector Super-Kamiokande at a baseline of 295 km



Abe, K, Akutsu, R, Ali, A, Andreopoulos, C ORCID: 0000-0003-2020-8215, Anthony, L, Antonova, M, Aoki, S, Ariga, A, Ashida, Y, Awataguchi, Y
et al (show 311 more authors) (2019) Search for light sterile neutrinos with the T2K far detector Super-Kamiokande at a baseline of 295 km. PHYSICAL REVIEW D, 99 (7). 071103-.

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Abstract

We perform a search for light sterile neutrinos using the data from the T2K far detector at a baseline of 295 km, with an exposure of 14.7(7.6)×1020 protons on target in neutrino (antineutrino) mode. A selection of neutral-current interaction samples is also used to enhance the sensitivity to sterile mixing. No evidence of sterile neutrino mixing in the 3+1 model was found from a simultaneous fit to the charged-current muon, electron and neutral-current neutrino samples. We set the most stringent limit on the sterile oscillation amplitude sin2θ24 for the sterile neutrino mass splitting Δm241<3×10−3  eV2/c4.

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: 9 pages, 4 figures
Uncontrolled Keywords: Neutrino oscillations
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 14 Mar 2019 16:16
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:57
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.99.071103
Open Access URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.99.071103
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3034247