Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande

K. Abe; Y. Hayato; T. Iida; M. Ikeda; J. Kameda; Y. Koshio; A. Minamino; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; Y. Obayashi; H. Ogawa; H. Sekiya; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ueshima; H. Watanabe; S. Yamada; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; H. Nishino; K. Okumura; C. Saji; Y. Takenaga; S. Clark; S. Desai; F. Dufour; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; M. Litos; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; J. Dunmore; W. R. Kropp; D. W. Liu; S. Mine; C. Regis; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; B. Hartfield; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; I. S. Jeong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; K. Scholberg; M. Fechner; N. Tanimoto; C. W. Walter; R. Wendell; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; M. D. Messier; T. Hasegawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; Y. Totsuka; A. T. Suzuki; T. Nakaya; H. Tanaka; M. Yokoyama; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; R. Svoboda; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; T. Sato; Y. Itow; T. Koike; T. Tanaka; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; R. Terri; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; Y. Idehara; M. Sakuda; M. Sugihara; Y. Kuno; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; B. S. Yang; T. Ishizuka; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Gando; K. Inoue; Y. Furuse; H. Ishii; K. Nishijima; Y. Watanabe; M. Koshiba; S. Chen; Z. Deng; Y. Liu; D. Kielczewska; H. Berns; K. K. Shiraishi; E. Thrane; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.77.052001

Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande

K. Abe
, Y. Hayato
, T. Iida
, M. Ikeda
, J. Kameda
, Y. Koshio
, A. Minamino
, M. Miura
, S. Moriyama
, M. Nakahata
, S. Nakayama
, Y. Obayashi
, H. Ogawa
, H. Sekiya
, M. Shiozawa
, Y. Suzuki
, A. Takeda
, Y. Takeuchi
, K. Ueshima
, H. Watanabe

S. Yamada, I. Higuchi, C. Ishihara, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, H. Nishino, K. Okumura, C. Saji, Y. Takenaga, S. Clark, S. Desai, F. Dufour, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, M. Litos, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, J. Dunmore, W. R. Kropp, D. W. Liu, S. Mine, C. Regis, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, B. Hartfield, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, I. S. Jeong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, K. Scholberg, M. Fechner, N. Tanimoto, C. W. Walter, R. Wendell, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M. D. Messier, T. Hasegawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, Y. Totsuka, A. T. Suzuki, T. Nakaya, H. Tanaka, M. Yokoyama, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, R. Svoboda, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, T. Sato, Y. Itow, T. Koike, T. Tanaka, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, R. Terri, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, Y. Idehara, M. Sakuda, M. Sugihara, Y. Kuno, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, B. S. Yang, T. Ishizuka, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Gando, K. Inoue, Y. Furuse, H. Ishii, K. Nishijima, Y. Watanabe, M. Koshiba, S. Chen, Z. Deng, Y. Liu, D. Kielczewska, H. Berns, K. K. Shiraishi, E. Thrane, R. J. Wilkes

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We consider νμ→ντ oscillations in the context of the mass varying neutrino (MaVaN) model, where the neutrino mass can vary depending on the electron density along the flight path of the neutrino. Our analysis assumes a mechanism with dependence only upon the electron density, hence ordinary matter density, of the medium through which the neutrino travels. Fully-contained, partially-contained and upward-going muon atmospheric neutrino data from the Super-Kamiokande detector, taken from the entire SK-I period of 1489 live days, are compared to MaVaN model predictions. We find that, for the case of 2-flavor oscillations, and for the specific models tested, oscillation independent of electron density is favored over density dependence. Assuming maximal mixing, the best-fit case and the density-independent case do not differ significantly.

Original language	English
Article number	052001
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	77
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.052001
State	Published - Mar 3 2008

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Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, T., Ikeda, M., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Obayashi, Y., Ogawa, H., Sekiya, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., Takeuchi, Y., Ueshima, K., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2008). Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 77(5), Article 052001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.77.052001

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T1 - Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande

AU - Abe, K.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Iida, T.

AU - Ikeda, M.

AU - Kameda, J.

AU - Koshio, Y.

AU - Minamino, A.

AU - Miura, M.

AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Ogawa, H.

AU - Sekiya, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Ueshima, K.

AU - Watanabe, H.

AU - Yamada, S.

AU - Higuchi, I.

AU - Ishihara, C.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Nishino, H.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Clark, S.

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Dufour, F.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Litos, M.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Dunmore, J.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Liu, D. W.

AU - Mine, S.

AU - Regis, C.

AU - Smy, M. B.

AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

AU - Ganezer, K. S.

AU - Hartfield, B.

AU - Hill, J.

AU - Keig, W. E.

AU - Jang, J. S.

AU - Jeong, I. S.

AU - Kim, J. Y.

AU - Lim, I. T.

AU - Scholberg, K.

AU - Fechner, M.

AU - Tanimoto, N.

AU - Walter, C. W.

AU - Wendell, R.

AU - Tasaka, S.

AU - Guillian, G.

AU - Learned, J. G.

AU - Matsuno, S.

AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Hasegawa, T.

AU - Ishida, T.

AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Tanaka, H.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Sato, T.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Koike, T.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Terri, R.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Tamura, N.

AU - Idehara, Y.

AU - Sakuda, M.

AU - Sugihara, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

AU - Yang, B. S.

AU - Ishizuka, T.

AU - Okazawa, H.

AU - Choi, Y.

AU - Seo, H. K.

AU - Gando, Y.

AU - Inoue, K.

AU - Furuse, Y.

AU - Ishii, H.

AU - Nishijima, K.

AU - Watanabe, Y.

AU - Koshiba, M.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Deng, Z.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Kielczewska, D.

AU - Berns, H.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

AU - Thrane, E.

AU - Wilkes, R. J.

PY - 2008/3/3

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N2 - We consider νμ→ντ oscillations in the context of the mass varying neutrino (MaVaN) model, where the neutrino mass can vary depending on the electron density along the flight path of the neutrino. Our analysis assumes a mechanism with dependence only upon the electron density, hence ordinary matter density, of the medium through which the neutrino travels. Fully-contained, partially-contained and upward-going muon atmospheric neutrino data from the Super-Kamiokande detector, taken from the entire SK-I period of 1489 live days, are compared to MaVaN model predictions. We find that, for the case of 2-flavor oscillations, and for the specific models tested, oscillation independent of electron density is favored over density dependence. Assuming maximal mixing, the best-fit case and the density-independent case do not differ significantly.

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Search for matter-dependent atmospheric neutrino oscillations in Super-Kamiokande

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