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Search for an eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Using Improved High-Energy ν_{μ} Event Reconstruction in IceCube
Physical review letters, v 133(20), 201804
15 Nov 2024
PMID: 39626708
Abstract
This Letter presents the result of a 3+1 sterile neutrino search using 10.7 yr of IceCube data. We analyze atmospheric muon neutrinos that traverse the Earth with energies ranging from 0.5 to 100 TeV, incorporating significant improvements in modeling neutrino flux and detector response compared to earlier studies. Notably, for the first time, we categorize data into starting and throughgoing events, distinguishing neutrino interactions with vertices inside or outside the instrumented volume, to improve energy resolution. The best-fit point for a 3+1 model is found to be at sin^{2}(2θ_{24})=0.16 and Δm_{41}^{2}=3.5 eV^{2}, which agrees with previous iterations of this Letter. The result is consistent with the null hypothesis of no sterile neutrinos with a p value of 3.1%.This Letter presents the result of a 3+1 sterile neutrino search using 10.7 yr of IceCube data. We analyze atmospheric muon neutrinos that traverse the Earth with energies ranging from 0.5 to 100 TeV, incorporating significant improvements in modeling neutrino flux and detector response compared to earlier studies. Notably, for the first time, we categorize data into starting and throughgoing events, distinguishing neutrino interactions with vertices inside or outside the instrumented volume, to improve energy resolution. The best-fit point for a 3+1 model is found to be at sin^{2}(2θ_{24})=0.16 and Δm_{41}^{2}=3.5 eV^{2}, which agrees with previous iterations of this Letter. The result is consistent with the null hypothesis of no sterile neutrinos with a p value of 3.1%.
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- Search for an eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Using Improved High-Energy ν_{μ} Event Reconstruction in IceCube
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- R Abbasi - Loyola University ChicagoM Ackermann - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYJ Adams - University of CanterburyS K Agarwalla - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ A Aguilar - Université Libre de BruxellesM Ahlers - University of CopenhagenJ M Alameddine - TU Dortmund UniversityN M Amin - University of DelawareK Andeen - Marquette UniversityC Argüelles - Harvard UniversityY Ashida - University of UtahS Athanasiadou - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYL Ausborm - RWTH Aachen UniversityS N Axani - University of DelawareX Bai - South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyA Balagopal VM Baricevic - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS W Barwick - University of California SystemS Bash - Technical University of MunichV Basu - University of Wisconsin–MadisonR Bay - University of California SystemJ J Beatty - The Ohio State UniversityJ Becker TjusJ Beise - Uppsala UniversityC Bellenghi - Technical University of MunichC Benning - RWTH Aachen UniversityS BenZvi - University of RochesterD Berley - University of Maryland, College ParkE Bernardini - University of PaduaD Z Besson - University of KansasE Blaufuss - University of Maryland, College ParkL Bloom - University of AlabamaS Blot - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYF Bontempo - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJ Y Book MotzkinC Boscolo MeneguoloS Böser - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzO Botner - Uppsala UniversityJ Böttcher - RWTH Aachen UniversityJ Braun - University of Wisconsin–MadisonB Brinson - Georgia Institute of TechnologyJ Brostean-Kaiser - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYL Brusa - RWTH Aachen UniversityR T Burley - The University of AdelaideD Butterfield - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM A Campana - Drexel UniversityI Caracas - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzK Carloni - Harvard UniversityJ CarpioS Chattopadhyay - University of Wisconsin–MadisonN ChauZ Chen - Stony Brook UniversityD Chirkin - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS Choi - Sungkyunkwan UniversityB A Clark - University of Maryland, College ParkA Coleman - Uppsala UniversityG H Collin - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA Connolly - The Ohio State UniversityJ M Conrad - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyP Coppin - Vrije Universiteit BrusselR Corley - University of UtahP Correa - Vrije Universiteit BrusselD F Cowen - Pennsylvania State UniversityP Dave - Georgia Institute of TechnologyC De Clercq - Vrije Universiteit BrusselJ J DeLaunay - University of AlabamaD Delgado - Harvard UniversityS Deng - RWTH Aachen UniversityA Desai - University of Wisconsin–MadisonP Desiati - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK D de Vries - Vrije Universiteit BrusselG de Wasseige - UCLouvainA Diaz - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ C Díaz-VélezP Dierichs - RWTH Aachen UniversityM Dittmer - University of MünsterA Domi - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergL Draper - University of UtahH Dujmovic - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Dutta - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzM A DuVernois - University of Wisconsin–MadisonT Ehrhardt - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzL Eidenschink - Technical University of MunichA Eimer - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergP Eller - Technical University of MunichE Ellinger - University of WuppertalS El Mentawi - RWTH Aachen UniversityD Elsässer - TU Dortmund UniversityR Engel - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyH Erpenbeck - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ Evans - University of Maryland, College ParkP A Evenson - University of DelawareK L Fan - University of Maryland, College ParkK Fang - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Farrag - Chiba UniversityA R Fazely - Institute of Management Business and LawA FedynitchN Feigl - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinS Fiedlschuster - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergC Finley - Stockholm UniversityL Fischer - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYD Fox - Pennsylvania State UniversityA Franckowiak - Ruhr University BochumS Fukami - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYP Fürst - RWTH Aachen UniversityJ Gallagher - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE Ganster - RWTH Aachen UniversityA Garcia - Harvard UniversityM Garcia - University of DelawareG Garg - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE Genton - UCLouvainL Gerhardt - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryA Ghadimi - University of AlabamaC Girard-Carillo - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzC Glaser - Uppsala UniversityT Glüsenkamp - Uppsala UniversityJ G Gonzalez - University of DelawareS Goswami - University of Nevada, RenoA Granados - Michigan State UniversityD Grant - Michigan State UniversityS J Gray - University of Maryland, College ParkO Gries - RWTH Aachen UniversityS Griffin - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS Griswold - University of RochesterK M Groth - University of CopenhagenC Günther - RWTH Aachen UniversityP Gutjahr - TU Dortmund UniversityC Ha - Chung-Ang UniversityC Haack - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergA Hallgren - Uppsala UniversityL Halve - RWTH Aachen UniversityF Halzen - University of Wisconsin–MadisonH Hamdaoui - Stony Brook UniversityM Ha MinhM Handt - RWTH Aachen UniversityK Hanson - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ Hardin - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA A Harnisch - Michigan State UniversityP Hatch - Queen's UniversityA Haungs - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJ Häußler - RWTH Aachen UniversityK Helbing - University of WuppertalJ Hellrung - Ruhr University BochumJ Hermannsgabner - RWTH Aachen UniversityL Heuermann - RWTH Aachen UniversityN Heyer - Uppsala UniversityS Hickford - University of WuppertalA Hidvegi - Stockholm UniversityC Hill - Chiba UniversityG C Hill - The University of AdelaideK D Hoffman - University of Maryland, College ParkS Hori - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Hoshina - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM Hostert - Harvard UniversityW Hou - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyT Huber - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyK Hultqvist - Stockholm UniversityM Hünnefeld - TU Dortmund UniversityR Hussain - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Hymon - TU Dortmund UniversityA Ishihara - Chiba UniversityW Iwakiri - Chiba UniversityM Jacquart - University of Wisconsin–MadisonO Janik - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergM Jansson - Stockholm UniversityG S Japaridze - Clark Atlanta UniversityM Jeong - University of UtahM Jin - Harvard UniversityB J P Jones - The University of Texas at ArlingtonN Kamp - Harvard UniversityD Kang - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyW Kang - Sungkyunkwan UniversityX Kang - Drexel UniversityA Kappes - University of MünsterD Kappesser - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzL Kardum - TU Dortmund UniversityT Karg - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYM Karl - Technical University of MunichA Karle - University of Wisconsin–MadisonA Katil - University of AlbertaU Katz - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergM Kauer - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ L Kelley - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM Khanal - University of UtahA Khatee ZathulA Kheirandish - University of Nevada, RenoJ Kiryluk - Stony Brook UniversityS R Klein - University of California SystemA Kochocki - Michigan State UniversityR Koirala - University of DelawareH Kolanoski - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinT Kontrimas - Technical University of MunichL Köpke - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzC Kopper - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergD J Koskinen - University of CopenhagenP Koundal - University of DelawareM Kovacevich - Drexel UniversityM Kowalski - Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinT Kozynets - University of CopenhagenJ Krishnamoorthi - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Kruiswijk - UCLouvainE Krupczak - Michigan State UniversityA Kumar - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYE Kun - Ruhr University BochumN Kurahashi - Drexel UniversityN Lad - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYC Lagunas GualdaM Lamoureux - UCLouvainM J Larson - University of Maryland, College ParkS Latseva - RWTH Aachen UniversityF Lauber - University of WuppertalJ P Lazar - UCLouvainJ W Lee - Sungkyunkwan UniversityK Leonard DeHoltonA Leszczyńska - University of DelawareJ Liao - Georgia Institute of TechnologyM Lincetto - Ruhr University BochumY T Liu - Pennsylvania State UniversityM Liubarska - University of AlbertaE Lohfink - Johannes Gutenberg University MainzC Love - Drexel UniversityC J Lozano MariscalL Lu - University of Wisconsin–MadisonF Lucarelli - University of GenevaW Luszczak - The Ohio State UniversityY Lyu - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryJ Madsen - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE Magnus - Vrije Universiteit BrusselK B M Mahn - Michigan State UniversityY Makino - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE Manao - Technical University of MunichS Mancina - University of Wisconsin–MadisonW Marie SainteI C Mariş - Université Libre de BruxellesS Marka - Columbia UniversityZ Marka - Columbia UniversityM Marsee - University of AlabamaI Martinez-Soler - Harvard UniversityR Maruyama - Yale UniversityF Mayhew - Michigan State UniversityF McNally - Mercer University Health Sciences CenterJ V Mead - University of CopenhagenK Meagher - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS Mechbal - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA Medina - The Ohio State UniversityM Meier - Chiba UniversityY Merckx - Vrije Universiteit BrusselL Merten - Ruhr University BochumJ Micallef - Michigan State UniversityJ Mitchell - Southern UniversityT Montaruli - University of GenevaR W Moore - University of AlbertaY Morii - Chiba UniversityR Morse - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM Moulai - University of Wisconsin–MadisonT Mukherjee - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyR Naab - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR Nagai - Chiba UniversityM Nakos - University of Wisconsin–MadisonU Naumann - University of WuppertalJ Necker - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYA Negi - The University of Texas at ArlingtonL Neste - Stockholm UniversityM Neumann - University of MünsterH Niederhausen - Michigan State UniversityM U Nisa - Michigan State UniversityK Noda - Chiba UniversityA Noell - RWTH Aachen UniversityA Novikov - University of DelawareA Obertacke PollmannV O'Dell - University of Wisconsin–MadisonB OeyenA Olivas - University of Maryland, College ParkR Orsoe - Technical University of MunichJ Osborn - University of Wisconsin–MadisonE O'SullivanH Pandya - University of DelawareN Park - 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Université Libre de BruxellesN Schmeisser - University of WuppertalT Schmidt - University of Maryland, College ParkJ Schneider - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergF G Schröder - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyL Schumacher - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergS Sclafani - University of Maryland, College ParkD Seckel - University of DelawareM SeikhM Seo - Sungkyunkwan UniversityS SeunarineP Sevle MyhrR Shah - Drexel UniversityS Shefali - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyN Shimizu - Chiba UniversityM SilvaB Skrzypek - University of California SystemB Smithers - The University of Texas at ArlingtonR Snihur - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ Soedingrekso - TU Dortmund UniversityA Søgaard - University of CopenhagenD Soldin - University of UtahP Soldin - RWTH Aachen UniversityG Sommani - Ruhr University BochumC Spannfellner - Technical University of MunichG M SpiczakC Spiering - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYC Sponsler - Harvard UniversityM Stamatikos - The Ohio State UniversityT Stanev - University of DelawareT Stezelberger - Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryT Stürwald - University of WuppertalT Stuttard - University of CopenhagenG W Sullivan - University of Maryland, College ParkI Taboada - Georgia Institute of TechnologyS Ter-AntonyanA Terliuk - Technical University of MunichM Thiesmeyer - RWTH Aachen UniversityW G Thompson - Harvard UniversityJ Thwaites - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS Tilav - University of DelawareK Tollefson - Michigan State UniversityC Tönnis - Sungkyunkwan UniversityS Toscano - Université Libre de BruxellesD Tosi - University of Wisconsin–MadisonA Trettin - Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYR Turcotte - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJ P Twagirayezu - Michigan State UniversityM A Unland ElorrietaA K Upadhyay - University of Wisconsin–MadisonK Upshaw - Institute of Management Business and LawA Vaidyanathan - Marquette UniversityN Valtonen-Mattila - Uppsala UniversityJ Vandenbroucke - University of Wisconsin–MadisonN van Eijndhoven - Vrije Universiteit BrusselD Vannerom - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyJ van SantenJ Vara - University of MünsterJ Veitch-Michaelis - University of Wisconsin–MadisonM Venugopal - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyM Vereecken - UCLouvainS Verpoest - University of DelawareD Veske - Columbia UniversityA Vijai - University of Maryland, College ParkC Walck - Stockholm UniversityA Wang - Georgia Institute of TechnologyC Weaver - Michigan State UniversityP Weigel - Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyA Weindl - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyJ Weldert - Pennsylvania State UniversityA Y Wen - Harvard UniversityC Wendt - University of Wisconsin–MadisonJ Werthebach - TU Dortmund UniversityM Weyrauch - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyN Whitehorn - Michigan State UniversityC H Wiebusch - RWTH Aachen UniversityD R Williams - University of AlabamaL Witthaus - TU Dortmund UniversityA Wolf - RWTH Aachen UniversityM Wolf - Technical University of MunichG Wrede - Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergX W Xu - Southern UniversityJ P Yanez - University of AlbertaE Yildizci - University of Wisconsin–MadisonS Yoshida - Chiba UniversityR Young - University of KansasS Yu - University of UtahT Yuan - University of Wisconsin–MadisonZ Zhang - Stony Brook UniversityP Zhelnin - Harvard UniversityP Zilberman - University of Wisconsin–MadisonIceCube CollaborationM Zimmerman - University of Wisconsin–Madison
- Publication Details
- Physical review letters, v 133(20), 201804
- Publisher
- American Physical Society
- Number of pages
- 10
- Grant note
- University of Texas at Arlington groupsUSA-U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs, U.S. National Science Foundation-Physics Division, U.S. National Science Foundation-EPSCoR, U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, Wisconsin Alumni Research FoCenter for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) at the University of Wisconsin-MadisonAdvanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support (ACCESS)Astroparticle physics computational facility at Marquette UniversityNVIDIA CorporationGoogle Cloud PlatformFWO Odysseus and Big Science programmesBelgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo)Germany-Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP), Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz AssociationSweden-Swedish Research CouncilSwedish Polar Research SecretariatKnut and Alice Wallenberg FoundationEuropean Union-EGI Advanced Computing for researchAustralia-Australian Research CouncilDigital Research Alliance of CanadaDenmark-Villum FondenCarlsberg FoundationEuropean CommissionNew Zealand-Marsden FundSwitzerland-Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
The IceCube Collaboration acknowledges the significant contributions to this manuscript from the Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of Texas at Arlington groups. We acknowledge the support from the following agencies: USA-U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Polar Programs, U.S. National Science Foundation-Physics Division, U.S. National Science Foundation-EPSCoR, U.S. National Science Foundation-Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Center for High Throughput Computing (CHTC) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Open Science Grid (OSG), Partnership to Advance Throughput Computing (PATh), Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Coordination Ecosystem: Services and Support (ACCESS), Frontera computing project at the Texas Advanced Computing Center, U.S. Department of Energy-National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, Particle astrophysics research computing center at the University of Maryland, Institute for Cyber-Enabled Research at Michigan State University, Astroparticle physics computational facility at Marquette University, NVIDIA Corporation, and Google Cloud Platform; Belgium-Funds for Scientific Research (FRS-FNRS and FWO), FWO Odysseus and Big Science programmes, and Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (Belspo); Germany-Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF), Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics (HAP), Initiative and Networking Fund of the Helmholtz Association, Deutsches Elektronen Synchrotron (DESY), and High Performance Computing cluster of the RWTH Aachen; Sweden-Swedish Research Council, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat, Swedish National Infrastructure for Computing (SNIC), and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation; European Union-EGI Advanced Computing for research, and Horizon 2020 Marie SklodowskaCurie Actions; Australia-Australian Research Council; Canada-Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Calcul Quebec, Compute Ontario, Canada Foundation for Innovation, WestGrid, and Digital Research Alliance of Canada; Denmark-Villum Fonden, Carlsberg Foundation, and European Commission; New Zealand-Marsden Fund; Japan-Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) and Institute for Global Prominent Research (IGPR) of Chiba University; Korea-National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Switzerland-Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Physics
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001382585800001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85209399784
- Other Identifier
- 991021985095104721
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