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Evidence for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment

N. Agafonova , Alexander Aleksandrov , A. Anokhina , S. Aoki , A. Ariga , T. Ariga , T. Asada , D. Autiero (1) , A. Ben Dhahbi , A. Badertscher , D. Bender , A. Bertolin , C. Bozza , R. Brugnera , F. Brunet (2) , G. Brunetti , A. Buonaura , S. Buontempo , B. Buettner , L. Chaussard (1) , M. Chernyavsky , V. Chiarella , A. Chukanov , L. Consiglio , N. d'Ambrosio , G. de Lellis , M. de Serio , P. del Amo Sanchez (2) , A. Di Crescenzo , D. Di Ferdinando , N. Di Marco , S. Dmitrievski , M. Dracos (3) , D. Duchesneau (2) , S. Dusini , T. Dzhatdoev , J. Ebert , A. Ereditato , J. Favier (2) , T. Ferber , G. Ferone , R. A. Fini , T. Fukuda , G. Galati , A. Garfagnini , G. Giacomelli , C. Goellnitz , J. Goldberg , Y. Gornushkin , G. Grella , F. Grianti , M. Guler , C. Gustavino , C. Hagner , K. Hakamata , T. Hara , T. Hayakawa , M. Hierholzer , A. Hollnagel , B. Hosseini , H. Ishida , K. Ishiguro , M. Ishikawa , K. Jakovcic , C. Jollet (3) , C. Kamiscioglu , M. Kamiscioglu , T. Katsuragawa , J. Kawada , H. Kawahara , J. H. Kim , S. H. Kim , M. Kimura , N. Kitagawa , B. Klicek , K. Kodama , M. Komatsu , U. Kose , I. Kreslo , A. Lauria , J. Lenkeit , A. Ljubicic , A. Longhin , P. Loverre , A. Malgin , G. Mandrioli , J. Marteau (1) , T. Matsuo , V. Matveev , N. Mauri , E. Medinaceli , A. Meregaglia (3) , P. Migliozzi , S. Mikado , M. Miyanishi , E. Miyashita , P. Monacelli , M. C. Montesi , K. Morishima , M. T. Muciaccia , N. Naganawa , T. Naka , M. Nakamura , T. Nakano , Y. Nakatsuka , K. Niwa , S. Ogawa , N. Okateva , A. Olshevsky , T. Omura , K. Ozaki , A. Paoloni , B. D. Park , I. G. Park , A. Pastore , L. Patrizii , E. Pennacchio (1) , H. Pessard (2) , C. Pistillo , D. Podgrudkov , N. Polukhina , M. Pozzato , K. Pretzl , F. Pupilli , R. Rescigno , M. Roda , H. Rokujo , T. Roganova , G. Rosa , I. Rostovtseva , A. Rubbia , O. Ryazhskaya , O. Sato , Y. Sato , A. Schembri , W. Schmidt-Parzefal , I. Shakiryanova , T. Shchedrina , A. Sheshukov , H. Shibuya , T. Shiraishi , G. Shoziyoev , S. Simone , M. Sioli , C. Sirignano , G. Sirri , M. Spinetti , L. Stanco , N. Starkov , S. M. Stellacci , M. Stipcevic , T. Strauss , P. Strolin , K. Suzuki , S. Takahashi , M. Tenti , F. Terranova , V. Tioukov , S. Tufanli , P. Vilain , M. Vladimirov , L. Votano , J. L. Vuilleumier , G. Wilquet , B. Wonsak , C. S. Yoon , J. Yoshida , M. Yoshimoto , Y. Zaitsev , S. Zemskova , A. Zghiche (2)
N. Agafonova
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Alexander Aleksandrov
A. Anokhina
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S. Aoki
A. Ariga
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T. Ariga
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T. Asada
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A. Ben Dhahbi
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A. Badertscher
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D. Bender
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A. Bertolin
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C. Bozza
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R. Brugnera
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G. Brunetti
A. Buonaura
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S. Buontempo
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B. Buettner
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M. Chernyavsky
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V. Chiarella
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A. Chukanov
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L. Consiglio
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N. d'Ambrosio
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G. de Lellis
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M. de Serio
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A. Di Crescenzo
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D. Di Ferdinando
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N. Di Marco
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S. Dmitrievski
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M. Dracos
S. Dusini
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T. Dzhatdoev
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J. Ebert
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A. Ereditato
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T. Ferber
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G. Ferone
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R. A. Fini
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T. Fukuda
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G. Galati
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A. Garfagnini
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G. Giacomelli
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C. Goellnitz
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J. Goldberg
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Y. Gornushkin
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G. Grella
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F. Grianti
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M. Guler
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C. Gustavino
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C. Hagner
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K. Hakamata
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T. Hara
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T. Hayakawa
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M. Hierholzer
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A. Hollnagel
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B. Hosseini
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H. Ishida
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K. Ishiguro
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M. Ishikawa
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K. Jakovcic
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C. Kamiscioglu
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M. Kamiscioglu
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T. Katsuragawa
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J. Kawada
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H. Kawahara
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J. H. Kim
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S. H. Kim
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M. Kimura
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N. Kitagawa
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B. Klicek
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K. Kodama
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M. Komatsu
U. Kose
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I. Kreslo
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A. Lauria
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J. Lenkeit
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A. Ljubicic
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A. Longhin
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P. Loverre
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A. Malgin
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G. Mandrioli
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T. Matsuo
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V. Matveev
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N. Mauri
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E. Medinaceli
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P. Migliozzi
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S. Mikado
  • Function : Author
M. Miyanishi
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E. Miyashita
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P. Monacelli
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M. C. Montesi
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K. Morishima
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M. T. Muciaccia
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N. Naganawa
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T. Naka
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M. Nakamura
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T. Nakano
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Y. Nakatsuka
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K. Niwa
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S. Ogawa
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N. Okateva
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A. Olshevsky
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T. Omura
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K. Ozaki
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A. Paoloni
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B. D. Park
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I. G. Park
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A. Pastore
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L. Patrizii
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C. Pistillo
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D. Podgrudkov
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N. Polukhina
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M. Pozzato
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K. Pretzl
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F. Pupilli
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R. Rescigno
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M. Roda
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H. Rokujo
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T. Roganova
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G. Rosa
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I. Rostovtseva
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A. Rubbia
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O. Ryazhskaya
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O. Sato
  • Function : Author
Y. Sato
A. Schembri
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W. Schmidt-Parzefal
  • Function : Author
I. Shakiryanova
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T. Shchedrina
  • Function : Author
A. Sheshukov
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H. Shibuya
  • Function : Author
T. Shiraishi
  • Function : Author
G. Shoziyoev
  • Function : Author
S. Simone
  • Function : Author
M. Sioli
  • Function : Author
C. Sirignano
  • Function : Author
G. Sirri
  • Function : Author
M. Spinetti
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L. Stanco
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N. Starkov
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S. M. Stellacci
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M. Stipcevic
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T. Strauss
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P. Strolin
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K. Suzuki
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S. Takahashi
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M. Tenti
  • Function : Author
F. Terranova
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V. Tioukov
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S. Tufanli
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P. Vilain
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M. Vladimirov
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L. Votano
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J. L. Vuilleumier
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G. Wilquet
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B. Wonsak
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C. S. Yoon
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J. Yoshida
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M. Yoshimoto
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Y. Zaitsev
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S. Zemskova
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Abstract

The OPERA experiment is designed to search for $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations in appearance mode i.e. through the direct observation of the $\tau$ lepton in $\nu_{\tau}$ charged current interactions. The experiment has taken data for five years, since 2008, with the CERN Neutrino to Gran Sasso beam. Previously, two $\nu_{\tau}$ candidates with a $\tau$ decaying into hadrons were observed in a sub-sample of data of the 2008-2011 runs. Here we report the observation of a third $\nu_\tau$ candidate in the $\tau^-\to\mu^-$ decay channel coming from the analysis of a sub-sample of the 2012 run. Taking into account the estimated background, the absence of $\nu_{\mu} \rightarrow \nu_{\tau}$ oscillations is excluded at the 3.4 $\sigma$ level.

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in2p3-00926650 , version 1 (10-01-2014)

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N. Agafonova, Alexander Aleksandrov, A. Anokhina, S. Aoki, A. Ariga, et al.. Evidence for $\nu_\mu \to \nu_\tau$ appearance in the CNGS neutrino beam with the OPERA experiment. Physical Review D, 2014, 89, pp.051102(R). ⟨10.1103/PhysRevD.89.051102⟩. ⟨in2p3-00926650⟩
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