Published January 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Atmospheric neutrinos in MACRO

Description

Results from MACRO on atmospheric neutrinos are presented. For high energy events, ∼ 100 GeV, a fit to the total measured flux and angular distributions yield a poor fit without the inclusion of neutrino oscillations. The data favors νμ →ντ oscillations with large mixing angle and Δm2 ∼ 2.5x10-3 eV2 and disfavors a sterile neutrino hypothesis at the ∼ 2σ level. Low energy events, both stopping and internal, have also been analyzed. In MACRO, statistics are poorer for this type of event. The results for Internal Upward, and Internal Downward + Upwardgoing Stopping events also have a deficit with respect to expectation (no oscillations), but there is no observed zenith angle distortion. Detailed fits to the low energy data are also in agreement with the hypothesis of νμ → ντ oscillations with large mixing angle and 10-3 < Δm2 < 2x10-2 eV2 The fit with no oscillations has a probability of less than 3%. Overall, a consistent scenario arises from both high and low energy MACRO atmospheric neutrino events

Additional details

Identifiers

PII
S0920563200009348;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
91
Journal Issue
1-3
Journal Page Range
p. 141-146
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
19. international conference on neutrino physics and astrophysics
Acronym
NEUTRINO 2000
Dates
16-21 Jun 2000
Place
Sudbury, ON (Canada)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
34062460
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
EARTH ATMOSPHERE; ELECTRON NEUTRINOS; GEV RANGE 10-100; MUON NEUTRINOS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; STATISTICS; WEINBERG ANGLE
Descriptors DEC
DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; GEV RANGE; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; NEUTRINOS; RADIATION DETECTION

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Copyright (c) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.