Study of the atmospheric neutrino flux in the multi-GeV energy range

Y. Fukuda; T. Hayakawa; E. Ichihara; K. Inoue; K. Ishihara; H. Ishino; Y. Itow; T. Kajita; J. Kameda; S. Kasuga; K. Kobayashi; Y. Kobayashi; Y. Koshio; K. Martens; M. Miura; M. Nakahata; S. Nakayama; A. Okada; M. Oketa; K. Okumura; M. Ota; N. Sakurai; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; Y. Takeuchi; Y. Totsuka; S. Yamada; M. Earl; A. Habig; E. Kearns; S. B. Kim; M. D. Messier; K. Scholberg; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; C. W. Walter; M. Goldhaber; T. Barszczak; W. Gajewski; P. G. Halverson; J. Hsu; W. R. Kropp; L. R. Price; F. Reines; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; W. E. Keig; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; J. W. Flanagan; A. Kibayashi; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; V. Stenger; D. Takemori; T. Ishii; J. Kanzaki; T. Kobayashi; K. Nakamura; K. Nishikawa; Y. Oyama; A. Sakai; M. Sakuda; O. Sasaki; S. Echigo; M. Kohama; A. T. Suzuki; T. J. Haines; E. Blaufuss; Z. Conner; J. A. Goodman; G. W. Sullivan; M. Mori; J. Hill; C. K. Jung; C. Mauger; C. McGrew; E. Sharkey; B. Viren; C. Yanagisawa; W. Doki; T. Ishizuka; Y. Kitaguchi; H. Koga; K. Miyano; H. Okazawa; C. Saji; M. Takahata; A. Kusano; Y. Nagashima; M. Takita; T. Yamaguchi; M. Yoshida; M. Etoh; K. Fujita; A. Hasegawa; T. Hasegawa; S. Hatakeyama; T. Iwamoto; T. Kinebuchi; M. Koga; T. Maruyama; H. Ogawa; A. Suzuki; F. Tsushima; M. Koshiba; M. Nemoto; K. Nishijima; T. Futagami; Y. Hayato; Y. Kanaya; K. Kaneyuki; Y. Watanabe; D. Kielczewska; R. Doyle; J. George; A. Stachyra; L. Wai; J. Wilkes; K. Young

doi:10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00876-4

Study of the atmospheric neutrino flux in the multi-GeV energy range

Y. Fukuda, T. Hayakawa, E. Ichihara, K. Inoue, K. Ishihara, H. Ishino, Y. Itow, T. Kajita, J. Kameda, S. Kasuga, K. Kobayashi, Y. Kobayashi, Y. Koshio, K. Martens, M. Miura, M. Nakahata, S. Nakayama, A. Okada, M. Oketa, K. OkumuraM. Ota, N. Sakurai, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, Y. Takeuchi, Y. Totsuka, S. Yamada, M. Earl, A. Habig, E. Kearns, S. B. Kim, M. D. Messier, K. Scholberg, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, C. W. Walter, M. Goldhaber, T. Barszczak, W. Gajewski, P. G. Halverson, J. Hsu, W. R. Kropp, L. R. Price, F. Reines, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, W. E. Keig, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, J. W. Flanagan, A. Kibayashi, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, V. Stenger, D. Takemori, T. Ishii, J. Kanzaki, T. Kobayashi, K. Nakamura, K. Nishikawa, Y. Oyama, A. Sakai, M. Sakuda, O. Sasaki, S. Echigo, M. Kohama, A. T. Suzuki, T. J. Haines, E. Blaufuss, Z. Conner, J. A. Goodman, G. W. Sullivan, M. Mori, J. Hill, C. K. Jung, C. Mauger, C. McGrew, E. Sharkey, B. Viren, C. Yanagisawa, W. Doki, T. Ishizuka, Y. Kitaguchi, H. Koga, K. Miyano, H. Okazawa, C. Saji, M. Takahata, A. Kusano, Y. Nagashima, M. Takita, T. Yamaguchi, M. Yoshida, M. Etoh, K. Fujita, A. Hasegawa, T. Hasegawa, S. Hatakeyama, T. Iwamoto, T. Kinebuchi, M. Koga, T. Maruyama, H. Ogawa, A. Suzuki, F. Tsushima, M. Koshiba, M. Nemoto, K. Nishijima, T. Futagami, Y. Hayato, Y. Kanaya, K. Kaneyuki, Y. Watanabe, D. Kielczewska, R. Doyle, J. George, A. Stachyra, L. Wai, J. Wilkes, K. Young

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The flavor ratio of the atmospheric neutrino flux and its zenith angle dependence have been studied in the multi-GeV energy range using an exposure of 25.5 kiloton-years of the Super-Kamiokande detector. By comparing the data to a detailed Monte Carlo simulation, the ratio (μ/e)_DATA/(μ/e)_MC was measured to be 0.66 ± 0.06(stat.) ± 0.08(sys.). In addition, a strong distortion in the shape of the μ-like event zenith angle distribution was observed. The ratio of the number of upward to downward μ-like events was found to be 0.52+^0.07_0.06(stat.) ± 0.01(sys.), with an expected value of 0.98 ± 0.03(stat.) ± 0.02(sys.), while the same ratio for the e-like events was consistent with unity.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	33-41
Number of pages	9
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	436
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00876-4
State	Published - Sep 17 1998

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We gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of the Kamioka Mining and Smelting Company. The Super-Kamiokande experiment has been built and operated from funding by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, and the United States Department of Energy.

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Fukuda, Y., Hayakawa, T., Ichihara, E., Inoue, K., Ishihara, K., Ishino, H., Itow, Y., Kajita, T., Kameda, J., Kasuga, S., Kobayashi, K., Kobayashi, Y., Koshio, Y., Martens, K., Miura, M., Nakahata, M., Nakayama, S., Okada, A., Oketa, M., ... Young, K. (1998). Study of the atmospheric neutrino flux in the multi-GeV energy range. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 436(1-2), 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00876-4

Fukuda, Y, Hayakawa, T, Ichihara, E, Inoue, K, Ishihara, K, Ishino, H, Itow, Y, Kajita, T, Kameda, J, Kasuga, S, Kobayashi, K, Kobayashi, Y, Koshio, Y, Martens, K, Miura, M, Nakahata, M, Nakayama, S, Okada, A, Oketa, M, Okumura, K, Ota, M, Sakurai, N, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeuchi, Y, Totsuka, Y, Yamada, S, Earl, M, Habig, A, Kearns, E, Kim, SB, Messier, MD, Scholberg, K, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Walter, CW, Goldhaber, M, Barszczak, T, Gajewski, W, Halverson, PG, Hsu, J, Kropp, WR, Price, LR, Reines, F, Sobel, HW, Vagins, MR, Ganezer, KS, Keig, WE, Ellsworth, RW, Tasaka, S, Flanagan, JW, Kibayashi, A, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Stenger, V, Takemori, D, Ishii, T, Kanzaki, J, Kobayashi, T, Nakamura, K, Nishikawa, K, Oyama, Y, Sakai, A, Sakuda, M, Sasaki, O, Echigo, S, Kohama, M, Suzuki, AT, Haines, TJ, Blaufuss, E, Conner, Z, Goodman, JA, Sullivan, GW, Mori, M, Hill, J, Jung, CK, Mauger, C, McGrew, C, Sharkey, E, Viren, B, Yanagisawa, C, Doki, W, Ishizuka, T, Kitaguchi, Y, Koga, H, Miyano, K, Okazawa, H, Saji, C, Takahata, M, Kusano, A, Nagashima, Y, Takita, M, Yamaguchi, T, Yoshida, M, Etoh, M, Fujita, K, Hasegawa, A, Hasegawa, T, Hatakeyama, S, Iwamoto, T, Kinebuchi, T, Koga, M, Maruyama, T, Ogawa, H, Suzuki, A, Tsushima, F, Koshiba, M, Nemoto, M, Nishijima, K, Futagami, T, Hayato, Y, Kanaya, Y, Kaneyuki, K, Watanabe, Y, Kielczewska, D, Doyle, R, George, J, Stachyra, A, Wai, L, Wilkes, J & Young, K 1998, 'Study of the atmospheric neutrino flux in the multi-GeV energy range', Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, vol. 436, no. 1-2, pp. 33-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00876-4

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