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H. Okazawa
Researcher at Niigata University
Publications - 41
Citations - 8582
H. Okazawa is an academic researcher from Niigata University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Neutrino & Neutrino detector. The author has an hindex of 21, co-authored 23 publications receiving 8306 citations.
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Evidence for oscillation of atmospheric neutrinos
Y. Fukuda,T. Hayakawa,E. Ichihara,Kunio Inoue,K. Ishihara,H. Ishino,Yoshitaka Itow,Takaaki Kajita,J. Kameda,S. Kasuga,Ken-ichiro Kobayashi,Yohei Kobayashi,Yusuke Koshio,M. Miura,Masayuki Nakahata,S. Nakayama,A. Okada,Ko Okumura,N. Sakurai,Masato Shiozawa,Yoshihiro Suzuki,Y. Takeuchi,Y. Totsuka,Shinya Yamada,M. Earl,Alec Habig,E. Kearns,M. D. Messier,Kate Scholberg,J. L. Stone,Lawrence Sulak,C. W. Walter,M. Goldhaber,T. Barszczxak,D. Casper,W. Gajewski,P. G. Halverson,J. Hsu,W. R. Kropp,L. R. Price,Frederick Reines,Michael B. Smy,Henry W. Sobel,Mark R. Vagins,K. S. Ganezer,W. E. Keig,R. W. Ellsworth,S. Tasaka,J. W. Flanagan,A. Kibayashi,John G. Learned,S. Matsuno,V. J. Stenger,D. Takemori,T. Ishii,Junichi Kanzaki,T. Kobayashi,S. Mine,K. Nakamura,K. Nishikawa,Yuichi Oyama,A. Sakai,Makoto Sakuda,Osamu Sasaki,S. Echigo,M. Kohama,A. T. Suzuki,Todd Haines,Todd Haines,E. Blaufuss,B. K. Kim,R. Sanford,R. Svoboda,M. L. Chen,Z. Conner,Z. Conner,J. A. Goodman,G. W. Sullivan,J. Hill,C. K. Jung,K. Martens,C. Mauger,C. McGrew,E. Sharkey,B. Viren,C. Yanagisawa,W. Doki,Kazumasa Miyano,H. Okazawa,C. Saji,M. Takahata,Y. Nagashima,M. Takita,Takashi Yamaguchi,Minoru Yoshida,Soo-Bong Kim,M. Etoh,K. Fujita,Akira Hasegawa,Takehisa Hasegawa,S. Hatakeyama,T. Iwamoto,M. Koga,Tomoyuki Maruyama,Hiroshi Ogawa,J. Shirai,A. Suzuki,F. Tsushima,Masatoshi Koshiba,M. Nemoto,Kyoshi Nishijima,T. Futagami,Y. Hayato,Y. Kanaya,K. Kaneyuki,Y. Watanabe,D. Kielczewska,D. Kielczewska,R. A. Doyle,J. S. George,A. L. Stachyra,L. Wai,L. Wai,R. J. Wilkes,K. K. Young +124 more
Abstract: We present an analysis of atmospheric neutrino data from a 33.0 kton yr (535-day) exposure of the Super-Kamiokande detector. The data exhibit a zenith angle dependent deficit of muon neutrinos which is inconsistent with expectations based on calculations of the atmospheric neutrino flux. Experimental biases and uncertainties in the prediction of neutrino fluxes and cross sections are unable to explain our observation. The data are consistent, however, with two-flavor ${\ensuremath{
u}}_{\ensuremath{\mu}}\ensuremath{\leftrightarrow}{\ensuremath{
u}}_{\ensuremath{\tau}}$ oscillations with ${sin}^{2}2\ensuremath{\theta}g0.82$ and $5\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{10}^{\ensuremath{-}4}l\ensuremath{\Delta}{m}^{2}l6\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}1{0}^{\ensuremath{-}3}\mathrm{eV}{}^{2}$ at 90% confidence level.
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Measurements of the solar neutrino flux from Super-Kamiokande's first 300 days
Y. Fukuda,T. Hayakawa,E. Ichihara,Kunio Inoue,K. Ishihara,H. Ishino,Yoshitaka Itow,Takaaki Kajita,J. Kameda,S. Kasuga,K. Kobayashi,Yohei Kobayashi,Yusuke Koshio,K. Martens,M. Miura,Masayuki Nakahata,S. Nakayama,A. Okada,M. Oketa,Ko Okumura,M. Ota,N. Sakurai,Masato Shiozawa,Yasunari Suzuki,Y. Takeuchi,Y. Totsuka,Shinya Yamada,M. Earl,Alec Habig,J. T. Hong,E. Kearns,S. B. Kim,S. B. Kim,M. Masuzawa,M. D. Messier,Kate Scholberg,J. L. Stone,L. R. Sulak,C. W. Walter,M. Goldhaber,T. Barszczak,W. Gajewski,P. G. Halverson,J. Hsu,W. R. Kropp,L. R. Price,Frederick Reines,H. W. Sobel,Mark R. Vagins,K. S. Ganezer,W. E. Keig,R. W. Ellsworth,S. Tasaka,J. W. Flanagan,A. Kibayashi,John G. Learned,S. Matsuno,V. J. Stenger,D. Takemori,T. Ishii,Junichi Kanzaki,T. Kobayashi,K. Nakamura,K. Nishikawa,Yuichi Oyama,A. Sakai,Makoto Sakuda,Osamu Sasaki,S. Echigo,M. Kohama,A. T. Suzuki,Todd Haines,Todd Haines,E. Blaufuss,R. Sanford,R. Svoboda,M. L. Chen,Z. Conner,Z. Conner,J. A. Goodman,G. W. Sullivan,Masaki Mori,Masaki Mori,J. Hill,C. K. Jung,C. Mauger,C. McGrew,E. Sharkey,B. Viren,C. Yanagisawa,W. Doki,T. Ishizuka,T. Ishizuka,Y. Kitaguchi,H. Koga,Kazumasa Miyano,H. Okazawa,C. Saji,M. Takahata,A. Kusano,Y. Nagashima,M. Takita,T. Yamaguchi,Minoru Yoshida,M. Etoh,K. Fujita,Akira Hasegawa,Takehisa Hasegawa,S. Hatakeyama,T. Iwamoto,T. Kinebuchi,M. Koga,T. Maruyama,Hiroshi Ogawa,A. Suzuki,F. Tsushima,Masatoshi Koshiba,M. Nemoto,Kyoshi Nishijima,T. Futagami,Y. Hayato,Y. Kanaya,K. Kaneyuki,Y. Watanabe,D. Kielczewska,D. Kielczewska,R. A. Doyle,J. S. George,A. L. Stachyra,L. Wai,J. Wilkes,K. K. Young +131 more
TL;DR: The first results of the solar neutrino flux measurement from Super-Kamiokande are presented in this article, where the results are obtained from data taken between 31 May 1996, and 23 June 1997.
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Solar Neutrino Data Covering Solar Cycle 22.
Y. Fukuda,T. Hayakawa,Kunio Inoue,K. Ishihara,H. Ishino,S. Joukou,Takaaki Kajita,S. Kasuga,Yusuke Koshio,T. Kumita,T. Kumita,K. Matsumoto,Masayuki Nakahata,K. Nakamura,Ko Okumura,Akito Sakai,Masato Shiozawa,J. Suzuki,Yasunari Suzuki,T. Tomoeda,Y. Totsuka,K. S. Hirata,K. Kihara,Yuichi Oyama,M. Koshiba,K. Nishijima,T. Horiuchi,K. Fujita,S. Hatakeyama,M. Koga,T. Maruyama,A. Suzuki,Masaki Mori,T. Kajimura,T. Suda,A. T. Suzuki,T. Ishizuka,Kazumasa Miyano,H. Okazawa,T. Hara,Y. Nagashima,M. Takita,T. Yamaguchi,Y. Hayato,K. Kaneyuki,Takayuki Suzuki,Y. Takeuchi,Y. Takeuchi,Toru Tanimori,S. Tasaka,E. Ichihara,S. Miyamoto,K. Nishikawa +52 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors presented results from 1036 days of solar neutrino data accumulated in the upgraded Kamiokande detector (KAMIOKande III) and showed that no strong correlation of the solar NE flux with the sunspot numbers was found within experimental errors.
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Tau neutrinos favored over sterile neutrinos in atmospheric muon neutrino oscillations.
S. Fukuda,Y. Fukuda,M. Ishitsuka,Yoshitaka Itow,Takaaki Kajita,J. Kameda,K. Kaneyuki,K. Kobayashi,Yusuke Koshio,M. Miura,S. Moriyama,Masayuki Nakahata,S. Nakayama,Y. Obayashi,A. Okada,Ko Okumura,N. Sakurai,Masato Shiozawa,Yoshihiro Suzuki,H. Takeuchi,Y. Takeuchi,T. Toshito,Y. Totsuka,Shoichi Yamada,M. Earl,Alec Habig,Alec Habig,E. Kearns,M. D. Messier,Kate Scholberg,J. L. Stone,L. R. Sulak,C. W. Walter,M. Goldhaber,T. Barszczak,David William Casper,W. Gajewski,W. R. Kropp,S. Mine,L. R. Price,M. B. Smy,Henry W. Sobel,M. R. Vagins,K. S. Ganezer,W. E. Keig,R. W. Ellsworth,S. Tasaka,A. Kibayashi,John G. Learned,S. Matsuno,D. Takemori,Y. Hayato,T. Ishii,Takashi Kobayashi,Koji Nakamura,Y. Oyama,A. Sakai,Makoto Sakuda,Osamu Sasaki,M. Kohama,Atsumu Suzuki,T. Inagaki,K. Nishikawa,Todd Haines,Todd Haines,E. Blaufuss,B. K. Kim,R. Sanford,R. Svoboda,M. L. Chen,J. A. Goodman,G. Guillian,G. W. Sullivan,J. Hill,C. K. Jung,K. Martens,Magdalena Malek,C. Mauger,C. McGrew,E. Sharkey,B. Viren,C. Yanagisawa,M. Kirisawa,S. Inaba,C. Mitsuda,K. Miyano,H. Okazawa,C. Saji,M. Takahashi,M. Takahata,Y. Nagashima,K. Nitta,M. Takita,Minoru Yoshida,Soo-Bong Kim,T. Ishizuka,M. Etoh,Y. Gando,Takehisa Hasegawa,Kunio Inoue,K. Ishihara,T. Maruyama,J. Shirai,A. Suzuki,Masatoshi Koshiba,Y. Hatakeyama,Y. Ichikawa,M. Koike,Kyoshi Nishijima,H. Fujiyasu,Hirokazu Ishino,M. Morii,Y. Watanabe,U. Golebiewska,D. Kielczewska,D. Kielczewska,S. C. Boyd,A. L. Stachyra,R. J. Wilkes,K. K. Young +119 more
TL;DR: Using data recorded in 1100 live days of the Super-Kamiokande detector, three complementary data samples are used to study the difference in zenith angle distribution due to neutral currents and matter effects and find no evidence favoring sterile neutrinos, and reject the hypothesis at the 99% confidence level.
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Atmospheric vμ ve ratio in the multi-GeV energy range
Y. Fukuda,T. Hayakawa,Kunio Inoue,Takanori Ishida,S. Joukou,Takaaki Kajita,S. Kasuga,Yusuke Koshio,T. Kumita,Kunio Matsumoto,Masayuki Nakahata,K. Nakamura,Akito Sakai,Masato Shiozawa,J. Suzuki,Yasunari Suzuki,Y. Totsuka,K. S. Hirata,K. Kihara,Masaki Mori,Yuichi Oyama,A. T. Suzuki,M. Yamada,M. Koshiba,K. Nishijima,T. Kajimura,T. Suda,Atsumu Suzuki,T. Ishizuka,M. Koga,Kazumasa Miyano,H. Miyata,H. Okazawa,H. Takei,T. Hara,N. Kishi,Y. Nagashima,M. Takita,A. Yoshimoto,Y. Hayato,K. Kaneyuki,Y. Takeuchi,Toru Tanimori,Shigeki Tasaka,K. Nishikawa,E. W. Beier,E. D. Frank,W. Frati,Soo-Bong Kim,A.K. Mann,F. M. Newcomer,R. Van Berg,Weiya Zhang +52 more
TL;DR: In this article, the Kamiokande detector was used to study the atmospheric (v μ + v μ ) (v e + v e ) ratio in the multi-GeV energy range.