Search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos with the first KATRIN data

M. Aker; D. Batzler; A. Beglarian; J. Behrens; A. Berlev; U. Besserer; B. Bieringer; F. Block; S. Bobien; B. Bornschein; L. Bornschein; M. Böttcher; T. Brunst; T. S. Caldwell; S. Chilingaryan; W. Choi; K. Debowski; M. Descher; D. Díaz Barrero; P. J. Doe; O. Dragoun; G. Drexlin; F. Edzards; K. Eitel; E. Ellinger; R. Engel; S. Enomoto; A. Felden; J. A. Formaggio; F. M. Fränkle; G. B. Franklin; F. Friedel; A. Fulst; K. Gauda; A. S. Gavin; W. Gil; F. Glück; R. Grössle; R. Gumbsheimer; V. Hannen; N. Haußmann; K. Helbing; S. Hickford; R. Hiller; D. Hillesheimer; D. Hinz; T. Höhn; T. Houdy; A. Huber; A. Jansen; C. Karl; J. Kellerer; M. Kleifges; M. Klein; C. Köhler; L. Köllenberger; A. Kopmann; M. Korzeczek; A. Kovalík; B. Krasch; H. Krause; L. La Cascio; T. Lasserre; T. L. Le; O. Lebeda; B. Lehnert; A. Lokhov; M. Machatschek; E. Malcherek; M. Mark; A. Marsteller; E. L. Martin; C. Melzer; S. Mertens; J. Mostafa; K. Müller; H. Neumann; S. Niemes; P. Oelpmann; D. S. Parno; A. W.P. Poon; J. M.L. Poyato; F. Priester; J. Ráliš; S. Ramachandran; R. G.H. Robertson; W. Rodejohann; C. Rodenbeck; M. Röllig; C. Röttele; M. Ryšavý; R. Sack; A. Saenz; R. Salomon; P. Schäfer; L. Schimpf; M. Schlösser; K. Schlösser; L. Schlüter; S. Schneidewind; M. Schrank; A. Schwemmer; M. Šefǧík; V. Sibille; D. Siegmann; M. Slezák; F. Spanier; M. Steidl; M. Sturm; H. H. Telle; L. A. Thorne; T. Thümmler; N. Titov; I. Tkachev; K. Urban; K. Valerius; D. Vénos; A. P.Vizcaya Hernández; C. Weinheimer; S. Welte; J. Wendel; M. Wetter; C. Wiesinger; J. F. Wilkerson; J. Wolf; S. Wüstling; J. Wydra; W. Xu; S. Zadoroghny; G. Zeller

doi:10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11818-y

Search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos with the first KATRIN data

M. Aker
, D. Batzler
, A. Beglarian
, J. Behrens
, A. Berlev
, U. Besserer
, B. Bieringer
, F. Block
, S. Bobien
, B. Bornschein
, L. Bornschein
, M. Böttcher
, T. Brunst
, T. S. Caldwell
, S. Chilingaryan
, W. Choi
, K. Debowski
, M. Descher
, D. Díaz Barrero
, P. J. Doe

O. Dragoun, G. Drexlin, F. Edzards, K. Eitel, E. Ellinger, R. Engel, S. Enomoto, A. Felden, J. A. Formaggio, F. M. Fränkle, G. B. Franklin, F. Friedel, A. Fulst, K. Gauda, A. S. Gavin, W. Gil, F. Glück, R. Grössle, R. Gumbsheimer, V. Hannen, N. Haußmann, K. Helbing, S. Hickford, R. Hiller, D. Hillesheimer, D. Hinz, T. Höhn, T. Houdy, A. Huber, A. Jansen, C. Karl, J. Kellerer, M. Kleifges, M. Klein, C. Köhler, L. Köllenberger, A. Kopmann, M. Korzeczek, A. Kovalík, B. Krasch, H. Krause, L. La Cascio, T. Lasserre, T. L. Le, O. Lebeda, B. Lehnert, A. Lokhov, M. Machatschek, E. Malcherek, M. Mark, A. Marsteller, E. L. Martin, C. Melzer, S. Mertens, J. Mostafa, K. Müller, H. Neumann, S. Niemes, P. Oelpmann, D. S. Parno, A. W.P. Poon, J. M.L. Poyato, F. Priester, J. Ráliš, S. Ramachandran, R. G.H. Robertson, W. Rodejohann, C. Rodenbeck, M. Röllig, C. Röttele, M. Ryšavý, R. Sack, A. Saenz, R. Salomon, P. Schäfer, L. Schimpf, M. Schlösser, K. Schlösser, L. Schlüter, S. Schneidewind, M. Schrank, A. Schwemmer, M. Šefǧík, V. Sibille, D. Siegmann, M. Slezák, F. Spanier, M. Steidl, M. Sturm, H. H. Telle, L. A. Thorne, T. Thümmler, N. Titov, I. Tkachev, K. Urban, K. Valerius, D. Vénos, A. P.Vizcaya Hernández, C. Weinheimer, S. Welte, J. Wendel, M. Wetter, C. Wiesinger, J. F. Wilkerson, J. Wolf, S. Wüstling, J. Wydra, W. Xu, S. Zadoroghny, G. Zeller

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Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
University of Münster
Humanoid Technologies Lab (H2T)
Technical University of Munich
Max-Planck-Institut für Physik
University of North Carolina
Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory
Bergische Universität Wuppertal
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
University of Washington
Nuclear Physics Institute of the Cas
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Carnegie Mellon University
University Paris-Sud
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Heidelberg University
Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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In this work we present a keV-scale sterile-neutrino search with a low-tritium-activity data set of the KATRIN experiment, acquired in a commissioning run in 2018. KATRIN performs a spectroscopic measurement of the tritium β -decay spectrum with the main goal of directly determining the effective electron anti-neutrino mass. During this commissioning phase a lower tritium activity facilitated the measurement of a wider part of the tritium spectrum and thus the search for sterile neutrinos with a mass of up to 1.6keV . We do not find a signal and set an exclusion limit on the sterile-to-active mixing amplitude of sin ²θ< 5 × 10 ^{- 4} (95 % C.L.) at a mass of 0.3 keV. This result improves current laboratory-based bounds in the sterile-neutrino mass range between 0.1 and 1.0 keV.

Original language	English
Article number	763
Journal	European Physical Journal C
Volume	83
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11818-y
State	Published - Aug 2023

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Aker, M., Batzler, D., Beglarian, A., Behrens, J., Berlev, A., Besserer, U., Bieringer, B., Block, F., Bobien, S., Bornschein, B., Bornschein, L., Böttcher, M., Brunst, T., Caldwell, T. S., Chilingaryan, S., Choi, W., Debowski, K., Descher, M., Barrero, D. D., ... Zeller, G. (2023). Search for keV-scale sterile neutrinos with the first KATRIN data. European Physical Journal C, 83(8), Article 763. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-023-11818-y

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AU - Batzler, D.

AU - Beglarian, A.

AU - Behrens, J.

AU - Berlev, A.

AU - Besserer, U.

AU - Bieringer, B.

AU - Block, F.

AU - Bobien, S.

AU - Bornschein, B.

AU - Bornschein, L.

AU - Böttcher, M.

AU - Brunst, T.

AU - Caldwell, T. S.

AU - Chilingaryan, S.

AU - Choi, W.

AU - Debowski, K.

AU - Descher, M.

AU - Barrero, D. Díaz

AU - Doe, P. J.

AU - Dragoun, O.

AU - Drexlin, G.

AU - Edzards, F.

AU - Eitel, K.

AU - Ellinger, E.

AU - Engel, R.

AU - Enomoto, S.

AU - Felden, A.

AU - Formaggio, J. A.

AU - Fränkle, F. M.

AU - Franklin, G. B.

AU - Friedel, F.

AU - Fulst, A.

AU - Gauda, K.

AU - Gavin, A. S.

AU - Gil, W.

AU - Glück, F.

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AU - Hiller, R.

AU - Hillesheimer, D.

AU - Hinz, D.

AU - Höhn, T.

AU - Houdy, T.

AU - Huber, A.

AU - Jansen, A.

AU - Karl, C.

AU - Kellerer, J.

AU - Kleifges, M.

AU - Klein, M.

AU - Köhler, C.

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AU - Kopmann, A.

AU - Korzeczek, M.

AU - Kovalík, A.

AU - Krasch, B.

AU - Krause, H.

AU - La Cascio, L.

AU - Lasserre, T.

AU - Le, T. L.

AU - Lebeda, O.

AU - Lehnert, B.

AU - Lokhov, A.

AU - Machatschek, M.

AU - Malcherek, E.

AU - Mark, M.

AU - Marsteller, A.

AU - Martin, E. L.

AU - Melzer, C.

AU - Mertens, S.

AU - Mostafa, J.

AU - Müller, K.

AU - Neumann, H.

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AU - Parno, D. S.

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AU - Poyato, J. M.L.

AU - Priester, F.

AU - Ráliš, J.

AU - Ramachandran, S.

AU - Robertson, R. G.H.

AU - Rodejohann, W.

AU - Rodenbeck, C.

AU - Röllig, M.

AU - Röttele, C.

AU - Ryšavý, M.

AU - Sack, R.

AU - Saenz, A.

AU - Salomon, R.

AU - Schäfer, P.

AU - Schimpf, L.

AU - Schlösser, M.

AU - Schlösser, K.

AU - Schlüter, L.

AU - Schneidewind, S.

AU - Schrank, M.

AU - Schwemmer, A.

AU - Šefǧík, M.

AU - Sibille, V.

AU - Siegmann, D.

AU - Slezák, M.

AU - Spanier, F.

AU - Steidl, M.

AU - Sturm, M.

AU - Telle, H. H.

AU - Thorne, L. A.

AU - Thümmler, T.

AU - Titov, N.

AU - Tkachev, I.

AU - Urban, K.

AU - Valerius, K.

AU - Vénos, D.

AU - Hernández, A. P.Vizcaya

AU - Weinheimer, C.

AU - Welte, S.

AU - Wendel, J.

AU - Wetter, M.

AU - Wiesinger, C.

AU - Wilkerson, J. F.

AU - Wolf, J.

AU - Wüstling, S.

AU - Wydra, J.

AU - Xu, W.

AU - Zadoroghny, S.

AU - Zeller, G.

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