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Nomad Collaboration
Search for nu(mu) -> nu(e) oscillations in the NOMAD experiment
We present the results of a search for nu(mu) --> nu(e) oscillations in the NOMAD experiment at CERN. The experiment looked for the appearance of nu(e) in a predominantly nu(mu) wide-band neutrino beam at the CERN SPS. No evidence for oscillations was found. The 90% confidence limits obtained are Deltam(2) < 0.4 eV(2) for maximal mixing and sin(2) (20) < 1.4 x 10(-3) for large Deltam(2). This result excludes the LSND allowed region of oscillation parameters with Deltam(2) greater than or similar to 10 eV(2).
Measurement of the Lambda polarization in nu(mu) charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment
The Lambda polarization in upsilon (mu) charged current interactions has been measured in the NOMAD experiment. The event sample (8087 reconstructed Lambda 's) is more than an order of magnitude larger than that of previous bubble chamber experiments, while the quality of event reconstruction is comparable. We observe negative polarization along the W-boson direction which is enhanced in the target fragmentation region: P-x(x(F) 0) = -0.09 +/- 0.06(stat) +/- 0.03(sys). These results provide a test of different models describing the nucleon spin composition and the spin transfer mechanisms. A significant transverse polarization tin the direction orthogonal to the Lambda production plane! has…
A study of backward going protons and negative pions in Numu CC interactions with the NOMAD detector
Backward proton and π− production has been studied in νμCC interactions with carbon nuclei. Detailed analyses of the momentum distributions, of the production rates, and of the general features of events with a backward going particle, have been carried out in order to understand the mechanism producing these particles. The backward proton data have been compared with the predictions of the reinteraction and the short range correlation models.
Measurement of the Antilambda Polarisation in Nu(mu) Charged Current Interactions in the NOMAD Experiment
We present a measurement of the polarization of Antilambda hyperons produced in nu_mu charged current interactions. The full data sample from the NOMAD experiment has been analyzed using the same V0 identification procedure and analysis method reported in a previous paper for the case of Lambda hyperons. The Antilambda polarization has been measured for the first time in a neutrino experiment. The polarization vector is found to be compatible with zero.
A precise measurement of the muon neutrino nucleon inclusive charged current cross section off an isoscalar target in the energy range 2.5<E<40 GeV by NOMAD
We present a measurement of the muon neutrino-nucleon inclusive charged current cross section, off an isoscalar target, in the neutrino energy range 2.5 <= E-v <= 40 GeV. The significance of this measurement is its precision, +/- 4% in 2.5 <= E-v <= 10 GeV, and +/- 2.6% in 10 <= E-v <= 40 GeV regions, where significant uncertainties in previous experiments still exist, and its importance to the current and proposed long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.
Final NOMAD results on nu(mu) -> nu(tau) and nu(e) -> nu(tau) oscillations including a new search for nu(tau) appearance using hadronic tau decays
Results from the v, appearance search in a neutrino beam using the full NOMAD data sample are reported. A new analysis unifies all the hadronic tau decays, significantly improving the overall sensitivity of the experiment to oscillations. The 'blind analysis' of all topologies yields no evidence for an oscillation signal. In the two-family oscillation scenario, this sets a 90% CL allowed region in the sin(2)2 theta (mu tau)-Deltam(2) plane which includes sin(2)2 theta (mu tau) nu (tau) oscillation hypothesis results in sin(2) 2 theta (l tau) < 1.5 x 10(-2) at large Deltam(2) and Deltam(2) < 5.9 eV(2)/c(4) at sin(2) 2 theta (l tau) = 1. We also derive limits on effective couplings of the tau…
Precision measurement of scaled momentum, charge multiplicity, and thrust in nu N-mu and (nu)over-bar(mu)N interactions
We report the first precision measurements of the scaled momentum, the charge multiplicity, and the thrust of hadronic jets in the Breit frame in Deep Inelastic Scattering nu(mu)N and charged cur rent events over the Q(2) range from 1 to 100 GeV2. The neutrino data, obtained in the NOMAD experiment at the CERN SPS, extend the Q(2)-evolution of these parameters by two orders of magnitude, and with commensurate precision, when compared to those reported by the ep and e(+)e(-) experiments
A more sensitive search for nu(mu) -> nu(tau) oscillations in NOMAD
With additional data and improved algorithms, we have enhanced the sensitivity of our appearance search for nu(mu) --> nu(tau) oscillations in the NOMAD detector in the CERN-SPS wide-band neutrino beam. The search uses kinematic criteria to identify nu(tau) charged current interactions followed by decay of the tau(-) to one of several decay modes. Our 'blind'' analyses of deep-inelastic scattering data taken in 1996 and 1997, combined with consistent reanalyses of previously reported 1995 data, yield no oscillation signal. For the two-family oscillation scenario, we present the contour outlining a 90% C.L. confidence region in the sin(2)2 theta(mu tau) - Delta m(2) plane. At large Delta m(2…
Limit on nu(e) -> nu(tau) oscillations from the NOMAD experiment
In the context of a two-flavour approximation we reinterpret the published NOMAD limit on νμ→ντ oscillations in terms of νe→ντ oscillations. At 90% C.L. we obtain Full-size image (<1 K) for large Δm2, while for sin22θeτ=1 the confidence region includes Δm2<11 eV2/c4.
"Table 16" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected PT**2 distributions.
"Table 14" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected Z distributions for LAMDBA production in two Feynman Xregions.
"Table 3" of "Inclusive production of rho(770)0, f0(980) and f2(1270) mesons in nu/mu charged current interactions."
The error includes statistical and systematic error.
"Table 1" of "A Precise Measurement of the Muon Neutrino-NucleonInclusive Charged Current Cross-Section off an IsoscalarTarget in the Energy Range\boldmath{$2.5 < E_\nu < 40$}~GeV by NOMAD"
Inclusive muon-neutrino charged current cross section.
"Table 13" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected Z distributions for K0S production in two Feynman X regions.
"Table 2" of "Study of D*+ production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Distribution in transverse momentum.
"Table 2" of "Measurement of the Antilambda polarization in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Lambdabar polarization in regions of the Bjorken scaling variable X.
"Table 12" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected Z distributions.
"Table 11" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected Feynman X distributions.
"Table 5" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields as a function the Bjorken X variable.
"Table 19" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected PT**2 distributions for LAMBDABAR production in two Feynman X regions. Note: this data does not appear in the paper.
"Table 1" of "Study of D*+ production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Distribution in Feynman X.
"Table 1" of "Inclusive production of rho(770)0, f0(980) and f2(1270) mesons in nu/mu charged current interactions."
The error includes statistical and systematic error.
"Table 9" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Ratios of measured yields for K0S/LAMBDA and LAMBDABAR/LAMBDA as a functionof Q**2.
"Table 4" of "Study of D*+ production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Mean values of the various variables.
"Table 1" of "Precision measurement of scaled momentum, charge multiplicity and thrust in nu/mu N and anti-nu/mu N interactions."
Average neutrino energy. Peak postion of distribution on log(1/z) is presented.
"Table 1" of "Limit on nu/e --> nu/tau oscillations from the NOMAD experiment."
Average energy.
"Table 3" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields as a function of W**2.
"Table 2" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields as a function of E, the neutrino energy.
"Table 1" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields of the neutral strange particles measured in this analysis.The second line (marked *) is a recalculation taking into account contributions from both primary and secondary V0. The values for K0 are the K0S rates multipl ied by 2.
"Table 20" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected mean PT**2 versus Feynman X distributions.
"Table 6" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields as a function the Bjorken Y variable. Note: this data was not in the paper.
"Table 15" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected Z distributions for LAMDBABAR production in two Feynman X regions.
"Table 3" of "Study of D*+ production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Distribution in fractional energy Z.
"Table 2" of "Inclusive production of rho(770)0, f0(980) and f2(1270) mesons in nu/mu charged current interactions."
The error includes statistical and systematic error.
"Table 1" of "Measurement of the Antilambda polarization in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Lambdabar polarization in regions of Feynman X (XL).
"Table 17" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected PT**2 distributions for K0S production in two Feynman X regions. Note: this data does not appear in the paper.
"Table 4" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Measured yields as a function of Q**2.
"Table 7" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Ratios of measured yields for K0S/LAMBDA and LAMBDA/LAMBDABAR as a functionof E, the neutrino energy.
"Table 5" of "Study of D*+ production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Total yield of charged D* mesons per CC events.
"Table 18" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Efficiency corrected PT**2 distributions for LAMBDA production in two Feynman X regions. Note: this data does not appear in the paper.
"Table 10" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Ratios of measured yields for K0S/LAMBDA and LAMBDABAR/LAMBDA as a functionof the Bjorken X variable.
"Table 8" of "A study of strange particle production in nu/mu charged current interactions in the NOMAD experiment."
Ratios of measured yields for K0S/LAMBDA and LAMBDABAR/LAMBDA as a functionof W**2.