Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of spectral distortion

T. Araki; K. Eguchi; S. Enomoto; K. Furuno; K. Ichimura; H. Ikeda; K. Inoue; K. Ishihara; T. Iwamoto; T. Kawashima; Y. Kishimoto; M. Koga; Y. Koseki; T. Maeda; T. Mitsui; M. Motoki; K. Nakajima; H. Ogawa; K. Owada; J. S. Ricol; I. Shimizu; J. Shirai; F. Suekane; A. Suzuki; K. Tada; O. Tajima; K. Tamae; Y. Tsuda; H. Watanabe; J. Busenitz; T. Classen; Z. Djurcic; G. Keefer; K. McKinny; D. M. Mei; A. Piepke; E. Yakushev; B. E. Berger; Y. D. Chan; M. P. Decowski; D. A. Dwyer; S. J. Freedman; Y. Fu; B. K. Fujikawa; J. Goldman; F. Gray; K. M. Heeger; K. T. Lesko; K. B. Luk; H. Murayama; A. W.P. Poon; H. M. Steiner; L. A. Winslow; G. A. Horton-Smith; C. Mauger; R. D. McKeown; P. Vogel; C. E. Lane; T. Miletic; P. W. Gorham; G. Guillian; J. G. Learned; J. Maricic; S. Matsuno; S. Pakvasa; S. Dazeley; S. Hatakeyama; A. Rojas; R. Svoboda; B. D. Dieterle; J. Detwiler; G. Gratta; K. Ishii; N. Tolich; Y. Uchida; M. Batygov; W. Bugg; Y. Efremenko; Y. Kamyshkov; A. Kozlov; Y. Nakamura; C. R. Gould; H. J. Karwowski; D. M. Markoff; J. A. Messimore; K. Nakamura; R. M. Rohm; W. Tornow; R. Wendell; A. R. Young; M. J. Chen; Y. F. Wang; F. Piquemal

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.081801

Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of spectral distortion

T. Araki, K. Eguchi, S. Enomoto, K. Furuno, K. Ichimura, H. Ikeda, K. Inoue, K. Ishihara, T. Iwamoto, T. Kawashima, Y. Kishimoto, M. Koga, Y. Koseki, T. Maeda, T. Mitsui, M. Motoki, K. Nakajima, H. Ogawa, K. Owada, J. S. RicolI. Shimizu, J. Shirai, F. Suekane, A. Suzuki, K. Tada, O. Tajima, K. Tamae, Y. Tsuda, H. Watanabe, J. Busenitz, T. Classen, Z. Djurcic, G. Keefer, K. McKinny, D. M. Mei, A. Piepke, E. Yakushev, B. E. Berger, Y. D. Chan, M. P. Decowski, D. A. Dwyer, S. J. Freedman, Y. Fu, B. K. Fujikawa, J. Goldman, F. Gray, K. M. Heeger, K. T. Lesko, K. B. Luk, H. Murayama, A. W.P. Poon, H. M. Steiner, L. A. Winslow, G. A. Horton-Smith, C. Mauger, R. D. McKeown, P. Vogel, C. E. Lane, T. Miletic, P. W. Gorham, G. Guillian, J. G. Learned, J. Maricic, S. Matsuno, S. Pakvasa, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, A. Rojas, R. Svoboda, B. D. Dieterle, J. Detwiler, G. Gratta, K. Ishii, N. Tolich, Y. Uchida, M. Batygov, W. Bugg, Y. Efremenko, Y. Kamyshkov, A. Kozlov, Y. Nakamura, C. R. Gould, H. J. Karwowski, D. M. Markoff, J. A. Messimore, K. Nakamura, R. M. Rohm, W. Tornow, R. Wendell, A. R. Young, M. J. Chen, Y. F. Wang, F. Piquemal

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We present results of a study of neutrino oscillation based on a 766 ton/year exposure of KamLAND to reactor antineutrinos. We observe 258 ν̄_e candidate events with energies above 3.4 MeV compared to 365.2 ± 23.7 events expected in the absence of neutrino oscillation. Accounting for 17.8 ± 7.3 expected background events, the statistical significance for reactor ν̄_e disappearance is 99.998%. The observed energy spectrum disagrees with the expected spectral shape in the absence of neutrino oscillation at 99.6% significance and prefers the distortion expected from ν̄_e oscillation effects. A two-neutrino oscillation analysis of the KamLAND data gives Δm² = 7.9 _+0.5^+0.6 × 10^-5 eV². A global analysis of data from KamLAND and solar-neutrino experiments yields Δm² = 7.9_0.5^0.6 × 10^-5 eV² and tan²θ = 0.40_0.07^+0.10 the most precise determination to date.

Original language	English
Article number	081801
Journal	Physical review letters
Volume	94
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.081801
Publication status	Published - 2005 Mar 4

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Araki, T., Eguchi, K., Enomoto, S., Furuno, K., Ichimura, K., Ikeda, H., Inoue, K., Ishihara, K., Iwamoto, T., Kawashima, T., Kishimoto, Y., Koga, M., Koseki, Y., Maeda, T., Mitsui, T., Motoki, M., Nakajima, K., Ogawa, H., Owada, K., ... Piquemal, F. (2005). Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of spectral distortion. Physical review letters, 94(8), [081801]. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.081801

Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND : Evidence of spectral distortion. / Araki, T.; Eguchi, K.; Enomoto, S.; Furuno, K.; Ichimura, K.; Ikeda, H.; Inoue, K.; Ishihara, K.; Iwamoto, T.; Kawashima, T.; Kishimoto, Y.; Koga, M.; Koseki, Y.; Maeda, T.; Mitsui, T.; Motoki, M.; Nakajima, K.; Ogawa, H.; Owada, K.; Ricol, J. S.; Shimizu, I.; Shirai, J.; Suekane, F.; Suzuki, A.; Tada, K.; Tajima, O.; Tamae, K.; Tsuda, Y.; Watanabe, H.; Busenitz, J.; Classen, T.; Djurcic, Z.; Keefer, G.; McKinny, K.; Mei, D. M.; Piepke, A.; Yakushev, E.; Berger, B. E.; Chan, Y. D.; Decowski, M. P.; Dwyer, D. A.; Freedman, S. J.; Fu, Y.; Fujikawa, B. K.; Goldman, J.; Gray, F.; Heeger, K. M.; Lesko, K. T.; Luk, K. B.; Murayama, H.; Poon, A. W.P.; Steiner, H. M.; Winslow, L. A.; Horton-Smith, G. A.; Mauger, C.; McKeown, R. D.; Vogel, P.; Lane, C. E.; Miletic, T.; Gorham, P. W.; Guillian, G.; Learned, J. G.; Maricic, J.; Matsuno, S.; Pakvasa, S.; Dazeley, S.; Hatakeyama, S.; Rojas, A.; Svoboda, R.; Dieterle, B. D.; Detwiler, J.; Gratta, G.; Ishii, K.; Tolich, N.; Uchida, Y.; Batygov, M.; Bugg, W.; Efremenko, Y.; Kamyshkov, Y.; Kozlov, A.; Nakamura, Y.; Gould, C. R.; Karwowski, H. J.; Markoff, D. M.; Messimore, J. A.; Nakamura, K.; Rohm, R. M.; Tornow, W.; Wendell, R.; Young, A. R.; Chen, M. J.; Wang, Y. F.; Piquemal, F.

In: Physical review letters, Vol. 94, No. 8, 081801, 04.03.2005.

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Araki, T, Eguchi, K, Enomoto, S, Furuno, K, Ichimura, K , Ikeda, H , Inoue, K, Ishihara, K, Iwamoto, T, Kawashima, T, Kishimoto, Y , Koga, M, Koseki, Y, Maeda, T, Mitsui, T , Motoki, M, Nakajima, K, Ogawa, H, Owada, K, Ricol, JS, Shimizu, I, Shirai, J, Suekane, F, Suzuki, A, Tada, K, Tajima, O, Tamae, K, Tsuda, Y, Watanabe, H, Busenitz, J, Classen, T, Djurcic, Z, Keefer, G, McKinny, K, Mei, DM, Piepke, A, Yakushev, E, Berger, BE, Chan, YD, Decowski, MP, Dwyer, DA, Freedman, SJ, Fu, Y, Fujikawa, BK, Goldman, J, Gray, F, Heeger, KM, Lesko, KT, Luk, KB, Murayama, H, Poon, AWP, Steiner, HM, Winslow, LA, Horton-Smith, GA, Mauger, C, McKeown, RD, Vogel, P, Lane, CE, Miletic, T, Gorham, PW, Guillian, G, Learned, JG, Maricic, J, Matsuno, S, Pakvasa, S, Dazeley, S, Hatakeyama, S, Rojas, A, Svoboda, R, Dieterle, BD, Detwiler, J, Gratta, G, Ishii, K, Tolich, N, Uchida, Y, Batygov, M, Bugg, W, Efremenko, Y, Kamyshkov, Y, Kozlov, A, Nakamura, Y, Gould, CR, Karwowski, HJ, Markoff, DM, Messimore, JA, Nakamura, K, Rohm, RM, Tornow, W, Wendell, R, Young, AR, Chen, MJ, Wang, YF & Piquemal, F 2005, 'Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND: Evidence of spectral distortion', Physical review letters, vol. 94, no. 8, 081801. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.081801

Araki, T. ; Eguchi, K. ; Enomoto, S. ; Furuno, K. ; Ichimura, K. ; Ikeda, H. ; Inoue, K. ; Ishihara, K. ; Iwamoto, T. ; Kawashima, T. ; Kishimoto, Y. ; Koga, M. ; Koseki, Y. ; Maeda, T. ; Mitsui, T. ; Motoki, M. ; Nakajima, K. ; Ogawa, H. ; Owada, K. ; Ricol, J. S. ; Shimizu, I. ; Shirai, J. ; Suekane, F. ; Suzuki, A. ; Tada, K. ; Tajima, O. ; Tamae, K. ; Tsuda, Y. ; Watanabe, H. ; Busenitz, J. ; Classen, T. ; Djurcic, Z. ; Keefer, G. ; McKinny, K. ; Mei, D. M. ; Piepke, A. ; Yakushev, E. ; Berger, B. E. ; Chan, Y. D. ; Decowski, M. P. ; Dwyer, D. A. ; Freedman, S. J. ; Fu, Y. ; Fujikawa, B. K. ; Goldman, J. ; Gray, F. ; Heeger, K. M. ; Lesko, K. T. ; Luk, K. B. ; Murayama, H. ; Poon, A. W.P. ; Steiner, H. M. ; Winslow, L. A. ; Horton-Smith, G. A. ; Mauger, C. ; McKeown, R. D. ; Vogel, P. ; Lane, C. E. ; Miletic, T. ; Gorham, P. W. ; Guillian, G. ; Learned, J. G. ; Maricic, J. ; Matsuno, S. ; Pakvasa, S. ; Dazeley, S. ; Hatakeyama, S. ; Rojas, A. ; Svoboda, R. ; Dieterle, B. D. ; Detwiler, J. ; Gratta, G. ; Ishii, K. ; Tolich, N. ; Uchida, Y. ; Batygov, M. ; Bugg, W. ; Efremenko, Y. ; Kamyshkov, Y. ; Kozlov, A. ; Nakamura, Y. ; Gould, C. R. ; Karwowski, H. J. ; Markoff, D. M. ; Messimore, J. A. ; Nakamura, K. ; Rohm, R. M. ; Tornow, W. ; Wendell, R. ; Young, A. R. ; Chen, M. J. ; Wang, Y. F. ; Piquemal, F. / Measurement of neutrino oscillation with KamLAND : Evidence of spectral distortion. In: Physical review letters. 2005 ; Vol. 94, No. 8.

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