Reply to 'Corrections to the HARP-CDP Analysis of the LSND Neutrino Oscillation Backgrounds'
A. Bolshakova, I. Boyko, G. Chelkov, D. Dedovitch, A. Elagin, D., Emelyanov, M. Gostkin, A. Guskov, Z. Kroumchtein, Y. Nefedov, K. Nikolaev, A., Zhemchugov, F. Dydak, J. Wotschack, A. De Min, V. Ammosov, V. Gapienko, V., Koreshev, A. Semak, Y. Sviridov, E. Usenko, V. Zaets
TL;DR
This paper defends previous analysis of the LSND neutrino anomaly, arguing that the significance is lower than claimed and that alleged errors in recent reanalyses do not exist.
Contribution
It clarifies the statistical significance of the LSND anomaly and refutes claims of errors in recent background analyses.
Findings
LSND anomaly significance is not greater than 2.3 sigma
Recent corrections claims are unfounded
Supports original background analysis conclusions
Abstract
The alleged mistakes in recent papers that reanalyze the backgrounds to the 'LSND anomaly' do not exist. We maintain our conclusion that the significance of the 'LSND anomaly' is not 3.8 sigma but not larger than 2.3 sigma.
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TopicsNeutrino Physics Research · Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies