Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data
We present a measurement of neutrino oscillations via atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of data of the completed IceCube neutrino detector. DeepCore, a region of denser instrumentation, enables the detection and reconstruction of atmospheric muon neutrinos between 10 GeV and 1...
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American Physical Society
2015
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| description | We present a measurement of neutrino oscillations via atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of data of the completed IceCube neutrino detector. DeepCore, a region of denser instrumentation, enables the detection and reconstruction of atmospheric muon neutrinos between 10 GeV and 100 GeV, where a strong disappearance signal is expected. The detector volume surrounding DeepCore is used as a veto region to suppress the atmospheric muon background. Neutrino events are selected where the detected Cherenkov photons of the secondary particles minimally scatter, and the neutrino energy and arrival direction are reconstructed. Both variables are used to obtain the neutrino oscillation parameters from the data, with the best fit given by $\Delta m^2_{32}=2.72^{+0.19}_{-0.20}\times 10^{-3}\,\mathrm{eV}^2$ and $\sin^2\theta_{23} = 0.53^{+0.09}_{-0.12}$ (normal mass hierarchy assumed). The results are compatible and comparable in precision to those of dedicated oscillation experiments. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:4cfadd43-db3f-4a48-8a01-e74b68f176c12022-03-26T15:52:40ZDetermining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore dataJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:4cfadd43-db3f-4a48-8a01-e74b68f176c1Symplectic Elements at OxfordAmerican Physical Society2015Sarkar, SAartsen, MGWe present a measurement of neutrino oscillations via atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of data of the completed IceCube neutrino detector. DeepCore, a region of denser instrumentation, enables the detection and reconstruction of atmospheric muon neutrinos between 10 GeV and 100 GeV, where a strong disappearance signal is expected. The detector volume surrounding DeepCore is used as a veto region to suppress the atmospheric muon background. Neutrino events are selected where the detected Cherenkov photons of the secondary particles minimally scatter, and the neutrino energy and arrival direction are reconstructed. Both variables are used to obtain the neutrino oscillation parameters from the data, with the best fit given by $\Delta m^2_{32}=2.72^{+0.19}_{-0.20}\times 10^{-3}\,\mathrm{eV}^2$ and $\sin^2\theta_{23} = 0.53^{+0.09}_{-0.12}$ (normal mass hierarchy assumed). The results are compatible and comparable in precision to those of dedicated oscillation experiments. |
| spellingShingle | Sarkar, S Aartsen, MG Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title | Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title_full | Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title_fullStr | Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title_short | Determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of IceCube DeepCore data |
| title_sort | determining neutrino oscillation parameters from atmospheric muon neutrino disappearance with three years of icecube deepcore data |
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