nu_e Disappearance in MiniBooNE

Carlo Giunti; Marco Laveder

RECORD

nu_e Disappearance in MiniBooNE

Carlo Giunti, Marco Laveder

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 31 Jul 2007

abstract compiled · 2026-09-23 · no language-model review

The authors' main claim The anomalous excess of low-energy nu_e events measured in the MiniBooNE experiment is explained through a renormalization of the absolute neutrino flux and a simultaneous disappearance of the nu_e's in the beam, which is compatible with that indicated by the results of Gallium radioactive source experiments.

how it is stated · asserted 0.93 read the record →

Comment (0) Read on arXiv ↗

Cite ▾

Claim paper

The compiled record

The paper's own sentences, arranged. Each label is drawn from a closed vocabulary; the number beside it is the probability the classifier gave that label. Numbers in the tables are the authors', checked by code. No sentence in this record was written by a model.

Open the compiled record

Compiled by classifier-1.13-20260917 via OpenRouter, question bank abstract-p1-20260923, 2026-09-23: 1 request, 3,285 input tokens, $0.0001 reported.

What the abstract itself states, as probabilities: claims first 0.03 · states limitation 0.13 · human participants 0.02 · controlled comparison 0.16 · randomized assignment 0.01 · states quantitative result 0.99 · compares with prior results 0.96 · mentions code or data availability 0.02.

The abstract, sentence by sentence

arXiv listing abstract v3. Results and the main claim are underlined; show every role.

The anomalous excess of low-energy nu_e events measured in the MiniBooNE experiment is explained through a renormalization of the absolute neutrino flux and a simultaneous disappearance of the nu_e's in the beam, which is compatible with that indicated by the results of Gallium radioactive source experiments. We present the results of the fit of MiniBooNE data (P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.64 +0.08 -0.07) and the combined fit of MiniBooNE data and the nu_e disappearance measured in the Gallium radioactive source experiments, which gives P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.82 +- 0.04. We show that our interpretation of the data is also compatible with an old indication in favor of nu_e disappearance found from the analysis of the results of beam-dump experiments, leading to P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.80 +0.03 -0.04.

background contribution method result interpretation main claim

What the classifier reports for each sentence. The number is the probability it gave the label.
#	sentence	role	the authors' own work	states the main conclusion	strength
s0	The anomalous excess of low-energy nu_e events measured in the MiniBooNE experiment is explained through a renormalization of the absolute neutrino flux and a simultaneous disappearance of the nu_e's in the beam, which is compatible with that indicated by the results of Gallium radioactive source experiments.	interpretation 0.84	0.53	0.84	asserted 0.93
s1	We present the results of the fit of MiniBooNE data (P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.64 +0.08 -0.07) and the combined fit of MiniBooNE data and the nu_e disappearance measured in the Gallium radioactive source experiments, which gives P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.82 +- 0.04.	result 0.98	0.93	0.30	asserted 1.00
s2	We show that our interpretation of the data is also compatible with an old indication in favor of nu_e disappearance found from the analysis of the results of beam-dump experiments, leading to P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.80 +0.03 -0.04.	result 0.73	0.55	0.11	asserted 0.85

What kind of paper the classifier reports this is: empirical study 0.46 · evidence from analysis of existing data 1.00.

What was examined, and what was not

sources read

arXiv listing abstract v3

not examined

full text
figures and tables
references and citing sentences
relations to other papers

levels run

P abstract

not run

S sections
T body sentences
C citations
R cross-paper relations

Every quoted sentence on this record is the authors'. Every label is from Pith's closed vocabulary, with the probability shown beside it. Every number in the measurements table is the authors', checked by code. Record as JSON

The paper

Original abstract

The anomalous excess of low-energy nu_e events measured in the MiniBooNE experiment is explained through a renormalization of the absolute neutrino flux and a simultaneous disappearance of the nu_e's in the beam, which is compatible with that indicated by the results of Gallium radioactive source experiments. We present the results of the fit of MiniBooNE data (P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.64 +0.08 -0.07) and the combined fit of MiniBooNE data and the nu_e disappearance measured in the Gallium radioactive source experiments, which gives P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.82 +- 0.04. We show that our interpretation of the data is also compatible with an old indication in favor of nu_e disappearance found from the analysis of the results of beam-dump experiments, leading to P(nu_e->nu_e) = 0.80 +0.03 -0.04.

Human review

How Pith checks papers → · Full audit of this paper →

References

Forward citations

Cited by 6 Pith papers

Reviewed papers in the Pith corpus that reference this work. Sorted by Pith novelty score. Full citation record

Limits on nu_e and anti-nu_e disappearance from Gallium and reactor experiments
hep-ph 2007-11 conditional novelty 5.0 of 10

Combined fits to Gallium source and Bugey/Chooz reactor data give a weak, mutually compatible hint of electron neutrino disappearance with sin-squared-two-theta between 0.02 and 0.08 and delta-m-squared near 1.8 eV sq...
Implications of 3+1 Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations
hep-ph 2011-11 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

Adding KARMEN and LSND neutrino-carbon scattering to a 3+1 sterile-neutrino global fit lowers the preferred mass splitting to about 1 eV and yields beta-decay and double-beta mass ranges of 0.1-0.7 eV and 0.01-0.1 eV.
Status of 3+1 Neutrino Mixing
hep-ph 2011-09 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

Adding updated MiniBooNE antineutrino and new MINOS neutral-current data to a global 3+1 sterile-neutrino fit yields a best point near 5.6 eV squared, with appearance and disappearance data only marginally compatible ...
3+1 and 3+2 Sterile Neutrino Fits
hep-ph 2011-07 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

Global fits of short-baseline neutrino data favor eV-scale sterile neutrinos but fail a parameter goodness-of-fit test at the 10^-6 to 10^-4 level.
Statistical Significance of the Gallium Anomaly
hep-ph 2010-06 conditional novelty 4.0 of 10

Accounting for the uncertainty in the neutrino detection cross section, the Gallium radioactive-source deficit stands at about 3.0 sigma, and a short-baseline oscillation fit is favored over no oscillations at about 2...

Show 1 more citing papers

Light sterile neutrinos
hep-ph 2015-07 conditional novelty 3.0 of 10

A review of eV-scale sterile neutrinos argues that reactor, Gallium, and LSND anomalies can be fit by 3+1 short-baseline oscillations, while acknowledging appearance-disappearance and cosmological tensions.

How the literature uses it

23 arXiv papers cite this in 41 sentences

Each citing sentence is taken from the citing paper's LaTeX source and typed by Pith's classifier. A label appears at probability 0.8 or more (0.95 for support), a contest at 0.7 or more; the quoted words are the citing authors'. How each label was checked · JSON

Papers citing it · 28 sentences without a confident label

Builds on it 1 paper

In this paper we update the analysis presented in Ref. [ref] of MiniBooNE neutrino events by considering the new data in Ref. [ref] (Section [ref]).

VSBL Electron Neutrino Disappearance · Introduction · 0.80

Uses its data or values 3 papers

Since the weighted average, [ref] [equation] is smaller than unity by more than $2σ$, it can be interpreted as an indication of the disappearance of electron neutrinos due to neutrino oscillations [ref] .

Limits on nu_e and anti-nu_e disappearance from Gallium and reactor experiments · Gallium · 0.81
* The data of Gallium radioactive source experiments (GALLEX [ref] and SAGE [ref] ) which indicate a $ν_e$ disappearance (the Gallium neutrino anomaly [ref] ).

Implications of 3+1 Short-Baseline Neutrino Oscillations · Introduction · 0.93
We present global analyses of all these data without and with the data of Gallium radioactive source experiments (GALLEX [ref] and SAGE [ref] ) which indicate a $ν_e$ disappearance (the Gallium neutrino anomaly [ref] ).

Status of 3+1 Neutrino Mixing · Global 3+1 Fits · 0.96

Compares with it 1 paper

The recent affirmative result of the BEST experiment [ref] is consistent with the region in ($sin^22θ_14$, $Δm^2_41$) which was suggested by Ref. [ref] , although most of the BEST region is disfavored by the reactor experiments except Neutrino-4.

Neutrino oscillation phenomenology and impact of Professor Masatoshi Koshiba · $ν_e→ν_e$ channel · 0.88

Cites it as support 2 papers

The explanation of the Gallium radioactive source experiments anomaly and the MiniBooNE low-energy anomaly through active-sterile neutrino oscillations requires the disappearance of electron neutrinos into sterile states [ref] .

Matter Effects in Active-Sterile Solar Neutrino Oscillations · Introduction · 0.96
This feature makes it difficult to explain the excess by a mis-modelling of the beam without exotic effects [ref] .

MiniBooNE Neutrino Oscillation Search Results and Predicted Background Events · MiniBooNE 2020 Oscillation results · 0.96

Cites it as background 4 papers

The GALLEX and SAGE radioactive source experiments revealed a disappearance of electron neutrinos with energy $E$ of the order of 1 MeV at a distance $L$ of the order of 1 m which could be due to short-baseline oscillations [ref] .

Short-BaseLine Electron Neutrino Disappearance · Introduction · 0.82
Here we consider the electron neutrino disappearance explanation of the Gallium radioactive source experiments anomaly [ref] (another interesting explanation through quantum decoherence in neutrino oscillations has been proposed in Ref. [ref] ).

Short-Baseline Electron Neutrino Disappearance, Tritium Beta Decay and Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay · Gallium Radioactive Source Experiments · 0.84
In the following, we consider the possibility of electron neutrino disappearance due to short-baseline oscillations [ref] (another explanation based on quantum decoherence in neutrino oscillations has been proposed in Ref. [ref] ).

Statistical Significance of the Gallium Anomaly · Introduction · 0.82

What it cites · 32 sentences without a confident label

Uses data or values from 6 papers

In order to obtain a robust upper bound we calculated the Bayesian $3σ$ upper limit on $m_β$ from $(m_β^(exp))^2 = -0.6 ±2.2 ±2.1$ measured in the Mainz experiment [ref] : [equation] From Eqs. ([ref]), ([ref]) and ([ref]) we finally obtain $m_4 ≲18 eV$.

Final Results from phase II of the Mainz Neutrino Mass Search in Tritium $\beta$ Decay · Introduction · 1.00
This is compatible with the observation of solar and reactor neutrino oscillations due to the squared-mass difference $Δm^2_SOL = ( 7.59 ±0.21 ) ×10^-5 eV^2$ [ref] and the observation of atmospheric and accelerator neutrino oscillations due to the squared-mass difference $Δm^2_ATM = ( 2.74 ^+0.44_-0.26 ×10^-3 ) ×10^-3 eV^2$ [ref] if there are at least four massive neutrinos (see Refs. [ref] ).

Neutrino masses and mixings and... · Introduction · 0.86
This is compatible with the observation of solar and reactor neutrino oscillations due to the squared-mass difference $Δm^2_SOL = ( 7.59 ±0.21 ) ×10^-5 eV^2$ [ref] and the observation of atmospheric and accelerator neutrino oscillations due to the squared-mass difference $Δm^2_ATM = ( 2.74 ^+0.44_-0.26 ×10^-3 ) ×10^-3 eV^2$ [ref] if there are at least four massive neutrinos (see Refs. [ref] ).

Neutrino Masses and Mixing: Evidence and Implications · Introduction · 0.86

Compares with 5 papers

If massive neutrinos are Majorana particles the amplitude of neutrinoless double-$β$ decay is proportional to the effective Majorana mass [equation] From Eqs. ([ref]) and ([ref]) we obtain [equation] If the contributions to $m_2β$ of the other neutrino masses is much smaller, $m_2β ≃|U_e4|^2 m_4$ is constrained in the range ([ref]), which is compatible with the most stringent bounds obtained in the Heidelberg-Moscow [ref] and IGEX [ref] experiments ($m_2β ≲0.3 - 1.0 eV$; see Ref. [ref] ), with the recent CUORICINO measurement [ref] ($m_2β ≲0.19 - 0.68 eV$) and with the alleged[ This measurement is controversial [ref] .

Results from a search for the $0\nu\beta\beta$-decay of $^{130}Te$ · Introduction · 0.84
If massive neutrinos are Majorana particles the amplitude of neutrinoless double-$β$ decay is proportional to the effective Majorana mass [equation] From Eqs. ([ref]) and ([ref]) we obtain [equation] If the contributions to $m_2β$ of the other neutrino masses is much smaller, $m_2β ≃|U_e4|^2 m_4$ is constrained in the range ([ref]), which is compatible with the most stringent bounds obtained in the Heidelberg-Moscow [ref] and IGEX [ref] experiments ($m_2β ≲0.3 - 1.0 eV$; see Ref. [ref] ), with the recent CUORICINO measurement [ref] ($m_2β ≲0.19 - 0.68 eV$) and with the alleged[ This measurement is controversial [ref] .

Comment on "Evidence for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay" · Introduction · 0.84
If massive neutrinos are Majorana particles the amplitude of neutrinoless double-$β$ decay is proportional to the effective Majorana mass [equation] From Eqs. ([ref]) and ([ref]) we obtain [equation] If the contributions to $m_2β$ of the other neutrino masses is much smaller, $m_2β ≃|U_e4|^2 m_4$ is constrained in the range ([ref]), which is compatible with the most stringent bounds obtained in the Heidelberg-Moscow [ref] and IGEX [ref] experiments ($m_2β ≲0.3 - 1.0 eV$; see Ref. [ref] ), with the recent CUORICINO measurement [ref] ($m_2β ≲0.19 - 0.68 eV$) and with the alleged[ This measurement is controversial [ref] .

The Igex 76ge Neutrinoless Double-Beta Decay Experiment: Prospects for Next Generation Experiments · Introduction · 0.84

Cites as background 21 papers

Possibilities to reconcile the LSND and MiniBooNE data through 3+1 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , 3+2 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , neutrino decay [ref] , extra-dimensions [ref] , mass-varying neutrinos [ref] , a new light gauge boson [ref] , and Lorentz-violation [ref] have been discussed in the literature.

Sterile neutrino oscillations after first MiniBooNE results · Introduction · 0.98
Possibilities to reconcile the LSND and MiniBooNE data through 3+1 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , 3+2 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , neutrino decay [ref] , extra-dimensions [ref] , mass-varying neutrinos [ref] , a new light gauge boson [ref] , and Lorentz-violation [ref] have been discussed in the literature.

MiniBooNE Results and Neutrino Schemes with 2 sterile Neutrinos: Possible Mass Orderings and Observables related to Neutrino Masses · Introduction · 0.98
Possibilities to reconcile the LSND and MiniBooNE data through 3+1 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , 3+2 four-neutrino mixing [ref] , neutrino decay [ref] , extra-dimensions [ref] , mass-varying neutrinos [ref] , a new light gauge boson [ref] , and Lorentz-violation [ref] have been discussed in the literature.

Neutrino decay as a possible interpretation to the MiniBooNE observation with unparticle scenario · Introduction · 0.98

Discussion

Know something about this paper? Leave a comment, or highlight any passage above to comment on it.