Dual-Baseline Search for Active-to-Sterile Neutrino Oscillations in NOvA.
| Title: | Dual-Baseline Search for Active-to-Sterile Neutrino Oscillations in NOvA. |
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| Authors: | Acero MA; Universidad del Atlantico, Carrera 30 No. 8-49, Puerto Colombia, Atlantico, Colombia.; Acharya B; University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA.; Adamson P; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Anfimov N; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Antoshkin A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Arrieta-Diaz E; Universidad del Magdalena, Carrera 32 No 22-08 Santa Marta, Colombia.; Asquith L; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Aurisano A; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.; Back A; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.; Balashov N; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Baldi P; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.; Bambah BA; School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India.; Bannister EF; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Barros A; Universidad del Atlantico, Carrera 30 No. 8-49, Puerto Colombia, Atlantico, Colombia.; Bat A; Bandirma Onyedi Eylül University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Engineering Sciences Department, 10200, Bandirma, Bal𝚤kesir, Turkey.; Department of Physics, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38030, Turkey.; Bays K; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Bernstein R; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Bezerra TJC; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Bhatnagar V; Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.; Bhattarai D; University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA.; Bhuyan B; Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, 781 039, India.; Bian J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Booth AC; Particle Physics Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Bowles R; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Brahma B; Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 502 205, India.; Bromberg C; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.; Buchanan N; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Butkevich A; Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia.; Calvez S; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Carroll TJ; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.; Catano-Mur E; Department of Physics, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA.; Cesar JP; Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.; Chatla A; School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India.; Chirco R; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA.; Choudhary BC; Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.; Christensen A; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Cicala MF; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Coan TE; Department of Physics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas 75275, USA.; Cooleybeck A; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.; Cortes-Parra C; Universidad del Magdalena, Carrera 32 No 22-08 Santa Marta, Colombia.; Coveyou D; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA.; Cremonesi L; Particle Physics Research Centre, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Queen Mary University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.; Davies GS; University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA.; Derwent PF; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Ding P; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Djurcic Z; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.; Dobbs K; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Dolce M; Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USA.; Doyle D; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Tonguino DD; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.; Dukes EC; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA.; Dye A; University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA.; Ehrlich R; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA.; Ewart E; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Filip P; Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic.; Frank MJ; Department of Physics, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama 36688, USA.; Gallagher HR; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.; Gao F; Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.; Giri A; Department of Physics, IIT Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 502 205, India.; Gomes RA; Instituto de Física, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, 74690-900, Brazil.; Goodman MC; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.; Groh M; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Group R; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA.; Habig A; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA.; Hakl F; Institute of Computer Science, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 07 Prague, Czech Republic.; Hartnell J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Hatcher R; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Hausner H; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.; He M; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Heller K; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Hewes V; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.; Himmel A; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Horoho T; Department of Physics, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia 22904, USA.; Ivanova A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Jargowsky B; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.; Jarosz J; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Judah M; Department of Physics, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1875, USA.; Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.; Kakorin I; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Kalitkina A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Kaplan DM; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA.; Kirezli-Ozdemir B; Department of Physics, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38030, Turkey.; Kleykamp J; University of Mississippi, University, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA.; Klimov O; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Koerner LW; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Kolupaeva L; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Kralik R; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Kumar A; Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.; Kus V; Czech Technical University in Prague, Brehova 7, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic.; Lackey T; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Lang K; Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.; Lesmeister J; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Lister A; University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Physics, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.; Liu J; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.; Lock JA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Lokajicek M; Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic.; MacMahon M; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Magill S; Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, USA.; Mann WA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.; Manoharan MT; Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India.; Plata MM; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Marshak ML; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Martinez-Casales M; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.; Matveev V; Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia.; Mehta B; Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.; Messier MD; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Meyer H; Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USA.; Miao T; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Mikola V; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Miller WH; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Mishra S; Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, India.; Mishra SR; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA.; Mislivec A; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; Mohanta R; School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India.; Moren A; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, Minnesota 55812, USA.; Morozova A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Mu W; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Mualem L; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.; Muether M; Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Physics, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas 67260, USA.; Myers D; Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712, USA.; Naples D; Department of Physics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, USA.; Nath A; Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, 781 039, India.; Nelleri S; Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India.; Nelson JK; Department of Physics, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA.; Nichol R; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Niner E; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Norman A; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Norrick A; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Oh H; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.; Olshevskiy A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Olson T; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Ozkaynak M; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Pal A; National Institute of Science Education and Research, Khurda, 752050, Odisha, India.; Paley J; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Panda L; National Institute of Science Education and Research, Khurda, 752050, Odisha, India.; Patterson RB; California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA.; Pawloski G; School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.; 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Sanchez MC; Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, USA.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.; Falero SS; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.; Shanahan P; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Sharma P; Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.; Sheshukov A; Joint Institute for Nuclear Research, Dubna, Moscow region 141980, Russia.; Shmakov A; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, USA.; Shivam; Department of Physics, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati, 781 039, India.; Shorrock W; Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QH, United Kingdom.; Shukla S; Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221 005, India.; Singha DK; School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, 500 046, India.; Singh I; 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Tas P; Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Physics, Prague, Czech Republic.; Thakore T; Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221, USA.; Thomas J; Physics and Astronomy Department, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom.; Tiras E; Department of Physics, Erciyes University, Kayseri 38030, Turkey.; Department of Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011, USA.; Titus M; Department of Physics, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682 022, India.; Torun Y; Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois 60616, USA.; Tran D; Department of Physics, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, USA.; Tripathi J; Department of Physics, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.; Trokan-Tenorio J; Department of Physics, William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia 23187, USA.; Urheim J; Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, USA.; Vahle P; 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Yonehara K; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA.; Zadorozhnyy S; Institute for Nuclear Research of Russia, Academy of Sciences 7a, 60th October Anniversary prospect, Moscow 117312, Russia.; Zalesak J; Institute of Physics, The Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague, Czech Republic.; Zwaska R; Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, Illinois 60510, USA. |
| Corporate Authors: | NOvA Collaboration |
| Source: | Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2025 Feb 28; Vol. 134 (8), pp. 081804. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: American Physical Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0401141 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1079-7114 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00319007 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Phys Rev Lett Subsets: MEDLINE; PubMed not MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: New York : American Physical Society |
| Abstract: | We report a search for neutrino oscillations to sterile neutrinos under a model with three active and one sterile neutrinos (3+1 model). This analysis uses the NOvA detectors exposed to the NuMI beam, running in neutrino mode. The data exposure, 13.6×10^{20} protons on target, doubles that previously analyzed by NOvA, and the analysis is the first to use ν_{μ} charged-current interactions in conjunction with neutral-current interactions. Neutrino samples in the near and far detectors are fitted simultaneously, enabling the search to be carried out over a Δm_{41}^{2} range extending 2 (3) orders of magnitude above (below) 1 eV^{2}. NOvA finds no evidence for active-to-sterile neutrino oscillations under the 3+1 model at 90% confidence level. New limits are reported in multiple regions of parameter space, excluding some regions currently allowed by IceCube at 90% confidence level. We additionally set the most stringent limits for anomalous ν_{τ} appearance for Δm_{41}^{2}≤3 eV^{2}. |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20250314 Latest Revision: 20250314 |
| Update Code: | 20260130 |
| DOI: | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.081804 |
| PMID: | 40085856 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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