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T1 - Constraints on large extra dimensions from the MINOS experiment
AU - Adamson, P.
AU - Anghel, I.
AU - Aurisano, A.
AU - Barr, G.
AU - Bishai, M.
AU - Blake, A.
AU - Bock, G. J.
AU - Bogert, D.
AU - Cao, S. V.
AU - Carroll, T. J.
AU - Castromonte, C. M.
AU - Chen, R.
AU - Childress, S.
AU - Coelho, J. A. B.
AU - Corwin, L.
AU - Cronin-Hennessy, D.
AU - Jong, J. K. de
AU - Rijck, S. de
AU - Devan, A. V.
AU - Devenish, N. E.
AU - Diwan, M. V.
AU - Escobar, C. O.
AU - Falk, E.
AU - Feldman, G. J.
AU - Flanagan, W.
AU - Frohne, M. V.
AU - Gabrielyan, M.
AU - Gallagher, H. R.
AU - Germani, S.
AU - Gomes, R. A.
AU - Gouffon, P.
AU - Graf, N.
AU - Gran, R.
AU - Grzelak, K.
AU - Habig, A.
AU - Hahn, S. R.
AU - Hartnell, J.
AU - Hatcher, R.
AU - Holin, A.
AU - Hylen, J.
AU - Irwin, G. M.
AU - Isvan, Z.
AU - Jensen, D.
AU - Kafka, T.
AU - Kasahara, S. M. S.
AU - Koizumi, G.
AU - Kordosky, M.
AU - Kreymer, A.
AU - Lang, K.
AU - Nowak, J. A.
AU - MINOS Collaboration
PY - 2016/12/16
Y1 - 2016/12/16
N2 - We report new constraints on the size of large extra dimensions from data collected by the MINOS experiment between 2005 and 2012. Our analysis employs a model in which sterile neutrinos arise as Kaluza-Klein states in large extra dimensions and thus modify the neutrino oscillation probabilities due to mixing between active and sterile neutrino states. Using Fermilab's NuMI beam exposure of $10.56 \times 10^{20}$ protons-on-target, we combine muon neutrino charged current and neutral current data sets from the Near and Far Detectors and observe no evidence for deviations from standard three-flavor neutrino oscillations. The ratios of reconstructed energy spectra in the two detectors constrain the size of large extra dimensions to be smaller than $0.45\,\mu\text{m}$ at 90% C.L. in the limit of a vanishing lightest active neutrino mass. Stronger limits are obtained for non-vanishing masses.
AB - We report new constraints on the size of large extra dimensions from data collected by the MINOS experiment between 2005 and 2012. Our analysis employs a model in which sterile neutrinos arise as Kaluza-Klein states in large extra dimensions and thus modify the neutrino oscillation probabilities due to mixing between active and sterile neutrino states. Using Fermilab's NuMI beam exposure of $10.56 \times 10^{20}$ protons-on-target, we combine muon neutrino charged current and neutral current data sets from the Near and Far Detectors and observe no evidence for deviations from standard three-flavor neutrino oscillations. The ratios of reconstructed energy spectra in the two detectors constrain the size of large extra dimensions to be smaller than $0.45\,\mu\text{m}$ at 90% C.L. in the limit of a vanishing lightest active neutrino mass. Stronger limits are obtained for non-vanishing masses.
KW - hep-ex
KW - hep-ph
U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.111101
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevD.94.111101
M3 - Journal article
VL - 94
JO - Physical Review D
JF - Physical Review D
SN - 1550-7998
IS - 11
M1 - 111101
ER -