Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos

dc.creatorKamiokande Collaboration
dc.creatoral, Y. Fukuda et
dc.date1998-07-03
dc.date1998-08-31
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dc.date.available2026-07-07T12:02:22Z
dc.descriptionWe present an analysis of atmospheric neutrino data from a 33.0 kiloton-year (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 nu_mu <-> nu_tau oscillations with sin^2(2theta)>0.82 and 5x10^-4 < delta m^2 < 6x10^-3 eV^2 at 90% confidence level.
dc.description9 pages (two-column) with 4 figures. Small corrections to Eqn.4 and Fig.3. Final version to appear in PRL
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9807003
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ex/9807003
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.81:1562-1567,1998
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.81.1562
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/207416
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.titleEvidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos
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