Methods and stability tests associated with the sterile neutrino search using improved high-energy ν μ event reconstruction in IceCube
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: We provide supporting details for the search for a 3 + 1 sterile neutrino using data collected over 10.7 years at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. The analysis uses atmospheric muon-flavored neutrinos from 0.5 to 100 TeV that traverse Earth to reach the IceCube detector and finds a best-fit point at sin 2 ( 2 θ 24 ) = 0.16 and Δ m 41 2 = 3.5 eV 2 with a goodness-of-fit p value of 12% and consistency with the null hypothesis of no oscillations to sterile neutrinos with a p value of 3.1%. Several improvements were made over past analyses, which are reviewed in this article, including upgrades to the reconstruction and the study of sources of systematic uncertainty. We provide details of the fit quality and discuss stability tests that split the data for separate samples, comparing results. We find that the fits are consistent between split datasets. Published by the American Physical Society 2024
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Institutions: Loyola University Chicago, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, University of Canterbury, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Université Libre de Bruxelles, University of Copenhagen, TU Dortmund University, University of Delaware, Marquette University, Harvard University, University of Utah, RWTH Aachen University, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, University of California System, Technical University of Munich, The Ohio State University, Ruhr University Bochum, Uppsala University, University of Rochester, University of Maryland, College Park, University of Padua, University of Kansas, University of Alabama, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Georgia Institute of Technology, The University of Adelaide, Drexel University, University of Nevada, Reno, Stony Brook University, Sungkyunkwan University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pennsylvania State University, UCLouvain, University of Münster, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, University of Wuppertal, Chiba University, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Stockholm University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Michigan State University, Chung-Ang University, Queen's University, Queens University, Clark Atlanta University, The University of Texas at Arlington, University of Alberta, University of Geneva, Columbia University, Yale University, Mercer University, Mercer University Health Sciences Center, Ghent University, University of Alaska Anchorage, University of Oxford, University of Wisconsin System
Language: English
Topic: Neutrino Physics Research
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Google, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Nvidia, Harvard University, Michigan State University, Villum Fonden, University of Maryland, Polarforskningssekretariatet, University of Texas at Arlington, Marquette University, Compute Canada, Western Canada Research Grid, National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center, Canada Foundation for Innovation, European Commission, National Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Fonds De La Recherche Scientifique - FNRS, Belgian Federal Science Policy Office, Carlsbergfondet, Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, National Research Foundation of Korea, Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse, Vetenskapsrådet, RWTH Aachen University, Chiba University, Helmholtz Alliance for Astroparticle Physics, Alliance de recherche numérique du Canada, College of Engineering, Michigan State University, Physics Division, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Australian Research Council, Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Marsden Fund, Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Office of Polar Programs, Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, Office of Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research, H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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