Experimental study of trimuon events in neutrino charged-current interactions: CHORUS Collaboration

A. Kayis-Topaksu; G. Onengüt; R. van Dantzig; M. de Jong; J. Konijn; O. Melzer; R. G.C. Oldeman; E. Pesen; C. A.F.J. van der Poel; J. L. Visschers; M. Güler; U. Köse; M. Serin-Zeyrek; S. Kama; R. Sever; P. Tolun; M. T. Zeyrek; M. G. Catanesi; M. de Serio; M. Ieva; M. T. Muciaccia; E. Radicioni; S. Simone; A. Bülte; K. Winter; B. van de Vyver; P. Vilain; G. Wilquet; B. Saitta; E. di Capua; S. Ogawa; H. Shibuya; A. Artamonov; J. Brunner; M. Chizhov; D. Cussans; M. Doucet; J. P. Fabre; I. R. Hristova; T. Kawamura; D. Kolev; M. Litmaath; H. Meinhard; J. Panman; I. M. Papadopoulos; S. Ricciardi; A. Rozanov; D. Saltzberg; R. Tsenov; J. W.E. Uiterwijk; P. Zucchelli; J. Goldberg; M. Chikawa; E. Arik; J. S. Song; C. S. Yoon; K. Kodama; N. Ushida; S. Aoki; T. Hara; T. Delbar; D. Favart; G. Grégoire; S. Kalinin; I. Makhlyoueva; P. Gorbunov; V. Khovansky; V. Shamanov; I. Tsukerman; N. Bruski; D. Frekers; D. Rondeshagen; T. Wolff; K. Hoshino; J. Kawada; M. Komatsu; M. Miyanishi; M. Nakamura; T. Nakano; K. Narita; K. Niu; K. Niwa; N. Nonaka; O. Sato; T. Toshito; S. Buontempo; A. G. Cocco; N. D'Ambrosio; G. de Lellis; G. de Rosa; F. di Capua; A. Ereditato; G. Fiorillo; A. Marotta; M. Messina; P. Migliozzi; C. Pistillo; R. Santorelli; L. Scotto Lavina; P. Strolin; V. Tioukov; K. Nakamura; T. Okusawa; U. Dore; P. F. Loverre; L. Ludovici; A. Maslennikov; P. Righini; G. Rosa; R. Santacesaria; A. Satta; F. R. Spada; E. Barbuto; C. Bozza; G. Grella; G. Romano; C. Sirignano; S. Sorrentino; Y. Sato; I. Tezuka

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Experimental study of trimuon events in neutrino charged-current interactions: CHORUS Collaboration

A. Kayis-Topaksu, G. Onengüt, R. van Dantzig, M. de Jong, J. Konijn, O. Melzer, R. G.C. Oldeman, E. Pesen, C. A.F.J. van der Poel, J. L. Visschers, M. Güler, U. Köse, M. Serin-Zeyrek, S. Kama, R. Sever, P. Tolun, M. T. Zeyrek, M. G. Catanesi, M. de Serio, M. IevaM. T. Muciaccia, E. Radicioni, S. Simone, A. Bülte, K. Winter, B. van de Vyver, P. Vilain, G. Wilquet, B. Saitta, E. di Capua, S. Ogawa, H. Shibuya, A. Artamonov, J. Brunner, M. Chizhov, D. Cussans, M. Doucet, J. P. Fabre, I. R. Hristova, T. Kawamura, D. Kolev, M. Litmaath, H. Meinhard, J. Panman, I. M. Papadopoulos, S. Ricciardi, A. Rozanov, D. Saltzberg, R. Tsenov, J. W.E. Uiterwijk, P. Zucchelli, J. Goldberg, M. Chikawa, E. Arik, J. S. Song, C. S. Yoon, K. Kodama, N. Ushida, S. Aoki, T. Hara, T. Delbar, D. Favart, G. Grégoire, S. Kalinin, I. Makhlyoueva, P. Gorbunov, V. Khovansky, V. Shamanov, I. Tsukerman, N. Bruski, D. Frekers, D. Rondeshagen, T. Wolff, K. Hoshino, J. Kawada, M. Komatsu, M. Miyanishi, M. Nakamura, T. Nakano, K. Narita, K. Niu, K. Niwa, N. Nonaka, O. Sato, T. Toshito, S. Buontempo, A. G. Cocco, N. D'Ambrosio, G. de Lellis, G. de Rosa, F. di Capua, A. Ereditato, G. Fiorillo, A. Marotta, M. Messina, P. Migliozzi, C. Pistillo, R. Santorelli, L. Scotto Lavina, P. Strolin, V. Tioukov, K. Nakamura, T. Okusawa, U. Dore, P. F. Loverre, L. Ludovici, A. Maslennikov, P. Righini, G. Rosa, R. Santacesaria, A. Satta, F. R. Spada, E. Barbuto, C. Bozza, G. Grella, G. Romano, C. Sirignano, S. Sorrentino, Y. Sato, I. Tezuka

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This Letter reports on a study of trimuon events induced by neutrino interactions in the CHORUS calorimeter exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band ν_μ beam. Among the multimuon events produced in the calorimeter, 42 μ^-μ^-μ⁺ events were selected and their kinematical properties investigated. In the past, several groups collected a sample of about one hundred events of this type but their source was largely unknown. Taking advantage of experimental data presently available on the production and muonic branching ratios of light neutral mesons and resonances, we make absolute predictions for the expected rates in our experiment. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations described in this article show that more than half of the trimuon events can be attributed to this source. Muons from π^- and K^- decays in charm dimuon events are responsible for an additional ≈25% contribution to the total μ^-μ^-μ⁺ rate. The remaining 25% of events are likely to come from the internal bremsstrahlung of virtual photons into a muon pair. Associated-charm production with subsequent decays of both charmed particles into muons is a negligible source of trimuon events.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	44-53
Number of pages	10
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	596
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.06.081
State	Published - Aug 19 2004
Externally published	Yes

Funding

We gratefully acknowledge the help and support of the neutrino-beam staff and of the numerous technical collaborators who contributed to the detector construction and operation. The experiment has been made possible by grants from the Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires and the Interuniversitair Instituut voor Kernwetenschappen (Belgium); the Israel Science Foundation (grant 328/94) and the Technion Vice President Fund for the Promotion of Research (Israel); CERN (Geneva, Switzerland); the German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (Germany); the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics (Moscow, Russia); the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (Italy); the Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Japan); the Korea Research Foundation Grant KRF-2003-005-C00014 (Republic of Korea); the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter FOM and the National Scientific Research Organisation NWO (The Netherlands); and the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Turkey). We gratefully acknowledge their support.

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German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
Institut Interuniversitaire des Sciences Nucléaires
Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
Interuniversitair Instituut voor Kernwetenschappen
National Scientific Research Organisation NWO
Technion Vice President Fund for the Promotion of Research
CERN
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter
National Research Foundation of Korea	KRF-2003-005-C00014
Israel Science Foundation	328/94
Instituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu
Promotion and Mutual Aid Corporation for Private Schools of Japan

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Kayis-Topaksu, A., Onengüt, G., van Dantzig, R., de Jong, M., Konijn, J., Melzer, O., Oldeman, R. G. C., Pesen, E., van der Poel, C. A. F. J., Visschers, J. L., Güler, M., Köse, U., Serin-Zeyrek, M., Kama, S., Sever, R., Tolun, P., Zeyrek, M. T., Catanesi, M. G., de Serio, M., ... Tezuka, I. (2004). Experimental study of trimuon events in neutrino charged-current interactions: CHORUS Collaboration. Physics Letters B, 596(1-2), 44-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2004.06.081

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T1 - Experimental study of trimuon events in neutrino charged-current interactions

T2 - CHORUS Collaboration

AU - Kayis-Topaksu, A.

AU - Onengüt, G.

AU - van Dantzig, R.

AU - de Jong, M.

AU - Konijn, J.

AU - Melzer, O.

AU - Oldeman, R. G.C.

AU - Pesen, E.

AU - van der Poel, C. A.F.J.

AU - Visschers, J. L.

AU - Güler, M.

AU - Köse, U.

AU - Serin-Zeyrek, M.

AU - Kama, S.

AU - Sever, R.

AU - Tolun, P.

AU - Zeyrek, M. T.

AU - Catanesi, M. G.

AU - de Serio, M.

AU - Ieva, M.

AU - Muciaccia, M. T.

AU - Radicioni, E.

AU - Simone, S.

AU - Bülte, A.

AU - Winter, K.

AU - van de Vyver, B.

AU - Vilain, P.

AU - Wilquet, G.

AU - Saitta, B.

AU - di Capua, E.

AU - Ogawa, S.

AU - Shibuya, H.

AU - Artamonov, A.

AU - Brunner, J.

AU - Chizhov, M.

AU - Cussans, D.

AU - Doucet, M.

AU - Fabre, J. P.

AU - Hristova, I. R.

AU - Kawamura, T.

AU - Kolev, D.

AU - Litmaath, M.

AU - Meinhard, H.

AU - Panman, J.

AU - Papadopoulos, I. M.

AU - Ricciardi, S.

AU - Rozanov, A.

AU - Saltzberg, D.

AU - Tsenov, R.

AU - Uiterwijk, J. W.E.

AU - Zucchelli, P.

AU - Goldberg, J.

AU - Chikawa, M.

AU - Arik, E.

AU - Song, J. S.

AU - Yoon, C. S.

AU - Kodama, K.

AU - Ushida, N.

AU - Aoki, S.

AU - Hara, T.

AU - Delbar, T.

AU - Favart, D.

AU - Grégoire, G.

AU - Kalinin, S.

AU - Makhlyoueva, I.

AU - Gorbunov, P.

AU - Khovansky, V.

AU - Shamanov, V.

AU - Tsukerman, I.

AU - Bruski, N.

AU - Frekers, D.

AU - Rondeshagen, D.

AU - Wolff, T.

AU - Hoshino, K.

AU - Kawada, J.

AU - Komatsu, M.

AU - Miyanishi, M.

AU - Nakamura, M.

AU - Nakano, T.

AU - Narita, K.

AU - Niu, K.

AU - Niwa, K.

AU - Nonaka, N.

AU - Sato, O.

AU - Toshito, T.

AU - Buontempo, S.

AU - Cocco, A. G.

AU - D'Ambrosio, N.

AU - de Lellis, G.

AU - de Rosa, G.

AU - di Capua, F.

AU - Ereditato, A.

AU - Fiorillo, G.

AU - Marotta, A.

AU - Messina, M.

AU - Migliozzi, P.

AU - Pistillo, C.

AU - Santorelli, R.

AU - Scotto Lavina, L.

AU - Strolin, P.

AU - Tioukov, V.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Okusawa, T.

AU - Dore, U.

AU - Loverre, P. F.

AU - Ludovici, L.

AU - Maslennikov, A.

AU - Righini, P.

AU - Rosa, G.

AU - Santacesaria, R.

AU - Satta, A.

AU - Spada, F. R.

AU - Barbuto, E.

AU - Bozza, C.

AU - Grella, G.

AU - Romano, G.

AU - Sirignano, C.

AU - Sorrentino, S.

AU - Sato, Y.

AU - Tezuka, I.

PY - 2004/8/19

Y1 - 2004/8/19

N2 - This Letter reports on a study of trimuon events induced by neutrino interactions in the CHORUS calorimeter exposed to the CERN SPS wide-band νμ beam. Among the multimuon events produced in the calorimeter, 42 μ-μ-μ+ events were selected and their kinematical properties investigated. In the past, several groups collected a sample of about one hundred events of this type but their source was largely unknown. Taking advantage of experimental data presently available on the production and muonic branching ratios of light neutral mesons and resonances, we make absolute predictions for the expected rates in our experiment. Detailed Monte Carlo simulations described in this article show that more than half of the trimuon events can be attributed to this source. Muons from π- and K- decays in charm dimuon events are responsible for an additional ≈25% contribution to the total μ-μ-μ+ rate. The remaining 25% of events are likely to come from the internal bremsstrahlung of virtual photons into a muon pair. Associated-charm production with subsequent decays of both charmed particles into muons is a negligible source of trimuon events.

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