Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with short baseline neutrino oscillation excesses

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo; C. E. Anderson; A. O. Bazarko; S. J. Brice; B. C. Brown; L. Bugel; J. Cao; L. Coney; J. M. Conrad; D. C. Cox; A. Curioni; R. Dharmapalan; Z. Djurcic; D. A. Finley; B. T. Fleming; R. Ford; F. G. Garcia; G. T. Garvey; J. Grange; C. Green; J. A. Green; T. L. Hart; E. Hawker; W. Huelsnitz; R. Imlay; R. A. Johnson; G. Karagiorgi; P. Kasper; T. Katori; T. Kobilarcik; I. Kourbanis; S. Koutsoliotas; E. M. Laird; S. K. Linden; J. M. Link; Y. Liu; Y. Liu; W. C. Louis; K. B.M. Mahn; W. Marsh; C. Mauger; V. T. McGary; G. McGregor; W. Metcalf; P. D. Meyers; F. Mills; G. B. Mills; J. Monroe; C. D. Moore; J. Mousseau; R. H. Nelson; P. Nienaber; J. A. Nowak; B. Osmanov; S. Ouedraogo; R. B. Patterson; Z. Pavlovic; D. Perevalov; C. C. Polly; E. Prebys; J. L. Raaf; H. Ray; B. P. Roe; A. D. Russell; V. Sandberg; R. Schirato; D. Schmitz; M. H. Shaevitz; F. C. Shoemaker; D. Smith; M. Soderberg; M. Sorel; P. Spentzouris; J. Spitz; I. Stancu; R. J. Stefanski; M. Sung; H. A. Tanaka; R. Tayloe; M. Tzanov; R. G. Van de Water; M. O. Wascko; D. H. White; M. J. Wilking; H. J. Yang; G. P. Zeller; E. D. Zimmerman

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Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with short baseline neutrino oscillation excesses

A. A. Aguilar-Arevalo, C. E. Anderson, A. O. Bazarko, S. J. Brice, B. C. Brown, L. Bugel, J. Cao, L. Coney, J. M. Conrad, D. C. Cox, A. Curioni, R. Dharmapalan, Z. Djurcic, D. A. Finley, B. T. Fleming, R. Ford, F. G. Garcia, G. T. Garvey, J. Grange, C. GreenJ. A. Green, T. L. Hart, E. Hawker, W. Huelsnitz, R. Imlay, R. A. Johnson, G. Karagiorgi, P. Kasper, T. Katori, T. Kobilarcik, I. Kourbanis, S. Koutsoliotas, E. M. Laird, S. K. Linden, J. M. Link, Y. Liu, Y. Liu, W. C. Louis, K. B.M. Mahn, W. Marsh, C. Mauger, V. T. McGary, G. McGregor, W. Metcalf, P. D. Meyers, F. Mills, G. B. Mills, J. Monroe, C. D. Moore, J. Mousseau, R. H. Nelson, P. Nienaber, J. A. Nowak, B. Osmanov, S. Ouedraogo, R. B. Patterson, Z. Pavlovic, D. Perevalov, C. C. Polly, E. Prebys, J. L. Raaf, H. Ray, B. P. Roe, A. D. Russell, V. Sandberg, R. Schirato, D. Schmitz, M. H. Shaevitz, F. C. Shoemaker, D. Smith, M. Soderberg, M. Sorel, P. Spentzouris, J. Spitz, I. Stancu, R. J. Stefanski, M. Sung, H. A. Tanaka, R. Tayloe, M. Tzanov, R. G. Van de Water, M. O. Wascko, D. H. White, M. J. Wilking, H. J. Yang, G. P. Zeller, E. D. Zimmerman

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The sidereal time dependence of MiniBooNE ν_e and ν̄e appearance data is analyzed to search for evidence of Lorentz and CPT violation. An unbinned Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test shows both the ν_e and ν̄e appearance data are compatible with the null sidereal variation hypothesis to more than 5%. Using an unbinned likelihood fit with a Lorentz-violating oscillation model derived from the Standard Model Extension (SME) to describe any excess events over background, we find that the ν_e appearance data prefer a sidereal time-independent solution, and the ν̄e appearance data slightly prefer a sidereal time-dependent solution. Limits of order 10^-20GeV are placed on combinations of SME coefficients. These limits give the best limits on certain SME coefficients for ν_μ→ν_e and ν̄μ→ν̄e oscillations. The fit values and limits of combinations of SME coefficients are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1303-1308
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	718
Issue number	4-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.12.020
State	Published - Jan 29 2013

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics

Keywords

Lorentz violation
MiniBooNE
Neutrino oscillation

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Aguilar-Arevalo, A. A., Anderson, C. E., Bazarko, A. O., Brice, S. J., Brown, B. C., Bugel, L., Cao, J., Coney, L., Conrad, J. M., Cox, D. C., Curioni, A., Dharmapalan, R., Djurcic, Z., Finley, D. A., Fleming, B. T., Ford, R., Garcia, F. G., Garvey, G. T., Grange, J., ... Zimmerman, E. D. (2013). Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with short baseline neutrino oscillation excesses. Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics, 718(4-5), 1303-1308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2012.12.020

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AU - Brown, B. C.

AU - Bugel, L.

AU - Cao, J.

AU - Coney, L.

AU - Conrad, J. M.

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AU - Koutsoliotas, S.

AU - Laird, E. M.

AU - Linden, S. K.

AU - Link, J. M.

AU - Liu, Y.

AU - Louis, W. C.

AU - Mahn, K. B.M.

AU - Marsh, W.

AU - Mauger, C.

AU - McGary, V. T.

AU - McGregor, G.

AU - Metcalf, W.

AU - Meyers, P. D.

AU - Mills, F.

AU - Mills, G. B.

AU - Monroe, J.

AU - Moore, C. D.

AU - Mousseau, J.

AU - Nelson, R. H.

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AU - Ray, H.

AU - Roe, B. P.

AU - Russell, A. D.

AU - Sandberg, V.

AU - Schirato, R.

AU - Schmitz, D.

AU - Shaevitz, M. H.

AU - Shoemaker, F. C.

AU - Smith, D.

AU - Soderberg, M.

AU - Sorel, M.

AU - Spentzouris, P.

AU - Spitz, J.

AU - Stancu, I.

AU - Stefanski, R. J.

AU - Sung, M.

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AU - Van de Water, R. G.

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AU - Wilking, M. J.

AU - Yang, H. J.

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N2 - The sidereal time dependence of MiniBooNE νe and ν̄e appearance data is analyzed to search for evidence of Lorentz and CPT violation. An unbinned Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test shows both the νe and ν̄e appearance data are compatible with the null sidereal variation hypothesis to more than 5%. Using an unbinned likelihood fit with a Lorentz-violating oscillation model derived from the Standard Model Extension (SME) to describe any excess events over background, we find that the νe appearance data prefer a sidereal time-independent solution, and the ν̄e appearance data slightly prefer a sidereal time-dependent solution. Limits of order 10-20GeV are placed on combinations of SME coefficients. These limits give the best limits on certain SME coefficients for νμ→νe and ν̄μ→ν̄e oscillations. The fit values and limits of combinations of SME coefficients are provided.

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Test of Lorentz and CPT violation with short baseline neutrino oscillation excesses

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