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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Agarwalla SK, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Alameddine JM, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Athanasiadou S, Axani SN, Bai X, Balagopal VA, Baricevic M, Barwick SW, Basu V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benning C, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bontempo F, Book JY, Boscolo Meneguolo C, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Braun J, Brinson B, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Butterfield D, Campana MA, Carloni K, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chattopadhyay S, Chau N, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi S, Clark BA, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Connolly A, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado D, Deng S, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Domi A, Dujmovic H, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Ellinger E, El Mentawi S, Elsässer D, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fang K, Farrag K, Fazely AR, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Gray SJ, Gries O, Griffin S, Griswold S, Groth KM, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Hamdaoui H, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Hatch P, Haungs A, Helbing K, Hellrung J, Henningsen F, Heuermann L, Heyer N, Hickford S, Hidvegi A, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hori S, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacquart M, Janik O, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kelley JL, Khatee Zathul A, Kheirandish A, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krishnamoorthi J, Kruiswijk K, Krupczak E, Kumar A, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lamoureux M, Larson MJ, Latseva S, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard DeHolton K, Leszczyńska A, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Love C, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lucarelli F, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Manao E, Mancina S, Marie Sainte W, Mariş IC, Marka S, Marka Z, Marsee M, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, Mayhew F, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Merckx Y, Merten L, Micallef J, Mitchell J, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morii Y, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Nakos M, Naumann U, Necker J, Negi A, Neumann M, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Noell A, Novikov A, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, O'Dell V, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, Orsoe R, Osborn J, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Pontén A, Popovych Y, Prado Rodriguez M, Pries B, Procter-Murphy R, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Rawlins K, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Riedel B, Rifaie A, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Rodan S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ruohan L, Ryckbosch D, Safa I, Saffer J, Salazar-Gallegos D, Sampathkumar P, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Savelberg J, Savina P, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schlickmann L, Schlüter B, Schlüter F, Schmeisser N, Schmidt T, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seikh M, Seunarine S, Shah R, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Søgaard A, Soldin D, Soldin P, Sommani G, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thiesmeyer M, Thompson WG, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tung CF, Turcotte R, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Upadhyay AK, Upshaw K, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Vara J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Venugopal M, Vereecken M, Verpoest S, Veske D, Vijai A, Walck C, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weldert J, Wen AY, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Witthaus L, Wolf A, Wolf M, Wrede G, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Young R, Yu F, Yu S, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P, Zilberman P, Zimmerman M. Observation of Seven Astrophysical Tau Neutrino Candidates with IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2024; 132:151001. [PMID: 38682982 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.132.151001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/01/2024]
Abstract
We report on a measurement of astrophysical tau neutrinos with 9.7 yr of IceCube data. Using convolutional neural networks trained on images derived from simulated events, seven candidate ν_{τ} events were found with visible energies ranging from roughly 20 TeV to 1 PeV and a median expected parent ν_{τ} energy of about 200 TeV. Considering backgrounds from astrophysical and atmospheric neutrinos, and muons from π^{±}/K^{±} decays in atmospheric air showers, we obtain a total estimated background of about 0.5 events, dominated by non-ν_{τ} astrophysical neutrinos. Thus, we rule out the absence of astrophysical ν_{τ} at the 5σ level. The measured astrophysical ν_{τ} flux is consistent with expectations based on previously published IceCube astrophysical neutrino flux measurements and neutrino oscillations.
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Affiliation(s)
- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
| | - M Ackermann
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - J Adams
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - S K Agarwalla
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - J A Aguilar
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - M Ahlers
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - J M Alameddine
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - N M Amin
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - K Andeen
- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Argüelles
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - Y Ashida
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
| | - S Athanasiadou
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
| | - S N Axani
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - X Bai
- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
| | - V A Balagopal
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - M Baricevic
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - S W Barwick
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
| | - V Basu
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - R Bay
- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - J J Beatty
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - J Beise
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - C Bellenghi
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - C Benning
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
| | - E Blaufuss
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - J Y Book
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - C Boscolo Meneguolo
- Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia Galileo Galilei, Università Degli Studi di Padova, 35122 Padova PD, Italy
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - E Bourbeau
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - E G Carnie-Bronca
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - N Chau
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - C Chen
- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - S Choi
- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - L Classen
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Coleman
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - A Connolly
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
| | - C De Clercq
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - S Deng
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - K Deoskar
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - P Desiati
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - K D de Vries
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology-CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - M Dittmer
- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Domi
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - H Dujmovic
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - T Ehrhardt
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Eller
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
| | - S El Mentawi
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - D Elsässer
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - R Engel
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - J Evans
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - P A Evenson
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - K L Fan
- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - K Fang
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - K Farrag
- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
| | - A R Fazely
- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
| | - N Feigl
- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
| | - S Fiedlschuster
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - A T Fienberg
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - C Finley
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - A Franckowiak
- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
| | - A Fritz
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
| | - P Fürst
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - J Gallagher
- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - E Ganster
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - A Garcia
- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
| | - A Ghadimi
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
| | - C Glaser
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - T Glauch
- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
| | - T Glüsenkamp
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - J G Gonzalez
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - S Goswami
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
| | - O Gries
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - S Griffin
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - S Griswold
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - C Günther
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - P Gutjahr
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - C Haack
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
| | - L Halve
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - F Halzen
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - H Hamdaoui
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - O Janik
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - M Jansson
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates St., Science Hall Rm 108, Box 19059, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Platanenallee 6, 15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Zhou Z, Dai A, Yan Y, Jin Y, Zou D, Xu X, Xiang L, Guo L, Xiang L, Jiang F, Zhao Z, Zou J. Accurately predicting the risk of unfavorable outcomes after endovascular coil therapy in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage: an interpretable machine learning model. Neurol Sci 2024; 45:679-691. [PMID: 37624541 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-023-07003-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite endovascular coiling as a valid modality in treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH), there is a risk of poor prognosis. However, the clinical utility of previously proposed early prediction tools remains limited. We aimed to develop a clinically generalizable machine learning (ML) models for accurately predicting unfavorable outcomes in aSAH patients after endovascular coiling. METHODS Functional outcomes at 6 months after endovascular coiling were assessed via the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) and unfavorable outcomes were defined as mRS 3-6. Five ML algorithms (logistic regression, random forest, support vector machine, deep neural network, and extreme gradient boosting) were used for model development. The area under precision-recall curve (AUPRC) and receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) was used as main indices of model evaluation. SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method was applied to interpret the best-performing ML model. RESULTS A total of 371 patients were eventually included into this study, and 85.4% of them had favorable outcomes. Among the five models, the DNN model had a better performance with AUPRC of 0.645 (AUROC of 0.905). Postoperative GCS score, size of aneurysm, and age were the top three powerful predictors. The further analysis of five random cases presented the good interpretability of the DNN model. CONCLUSION Interpretable clinical prediction models based on different ML algorithms have been successfully constructed and validated, which would serve as reliable tools in optimizing the treatment decision-making of aSAH. Our DNN model had better performance to predict the unfavorable outcomes at 6 months in aSAH patients compared with Yan's nomogram model.
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- Zhou Zhou
- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
- School of Basic Medicine and Clinical Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China
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- Office of Clinical Trials, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital (People's Hospital of Hunan Province), Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Athanasiadou S, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barwick SW, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Tjus JB, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Book JY, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Connolly A, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, López DD, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Minh MH, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krupczak E, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Gualda CL, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Mariscal CJL, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McHale S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Merckx Y, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morik K, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyen LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren D, Pollmann AO, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, de Los Heros CP, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Rodriguez MP, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Cantu DR, Safa I, Saffer J, Salazar-Gallegos D, Sampathkumar P, Herrera SES, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Sogaard A, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stokstad B, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Elorrieta MAU, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Wolf M, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Observation of high-energy neutrinos from the Galactic plane. Science 2023; 380:1338-1343. [PMID: 37384687 DOI: 10.1126/science.adc9818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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The origin of high-energy cosmic rays, atomic nuclei that continuously impact Earth's atmosphere, is unknown. Because of deflection by interstellar magnetic fields, cosmic rays produced within the Milky Way arrive at Earth from random directions. However, cosmic rays interact with matter near their sources and during propagation, which produces high-energy neutrinos. We searched for neutrino emission using machine learning techniques applied to 10 years of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. By comparing diffuse emission models to a background-only hypothesis, we identified neutrino emission from the Galactic plane at the 4.5σ level of significance. The signal is consistent with diffuse emission of neutrinos from the Milky Way but could also arise from a population of unresolved point sources.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL 60660, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
- Università di Padova, I-35131 Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst Elementary Particles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei, 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX 76019, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2E1 Canada
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Beise J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Book JY, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado López D, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goehlke N, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoshina K, Hou W, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Kochocki A, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Krupczak E, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McCarthy S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Mukherjee T, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyễn LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sampathkumar P, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Willey N, Williams DR, Wolf M, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Search for Unstable Sterile Neutrinos with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:151801. [PMID: 36269964 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.151801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
We present a search for an unstable sterile neutrino by looking for a resonant signal in eight years of atmospheric ν_{μ} data collected from 2011 to 2019 at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Both the (stable) three-neutrino and the 3+1 sterile neutrino models are disfavored relative to the unstable sterile neutrino model, though with p values of 2.8% and 0.81%, respectively, we do not observe evidence for 3+1 neutrinos with neutrino decay. The best-fit parameters for the sterile neutrino with decay model from this study are Δm_{41}^{2}=6.7_{-2.5}^{+3.9} eV^{2}, sin^{2}2θ_{24}=0.33_{-0.17}^{+0.20}, and g^{2}=2.5π±1.5π, where g is the decay-mediating coupling. The preferred regions of the 3+1+decay model from short-baseline oscillation searches are excluded at 90% C.L.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
| | - J A Aguilar
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - M Ahlers
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - M Ahrens
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - J M Alameddine
- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
| | - A A Alves
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
| | - N M Amin
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
| | - K Andeen
- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - T Anderson
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
| | - Y Ashida
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - X Bai
- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology - CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - T Ehrhardt
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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Li WK, Chen YC, Xu XW, Wang X, Gao X. Human-Guided Functional Connectivity Network Estimation for Chronic Tinnitus Identification: A Modularity View. IEEE J Biomed Health Inform 2022; 26:4849-4858. [PMID: 35830394 DOI: 10.1109/jbhi.2022.3190277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The functional connectivity network (FCN) has been used to achieve several remarkable advancements in the diagnosis of neuro-degenerative disorders. Therefore, it is imperative to accurately estimate biologically meaningful FCNs. Several efforts have been dedicated to this purpose by encoding biological priors. However, owing to the high complexity of the human brain, the estimation of an 'ideal' FCN remains an open problem. To the best of our knowledge, almost all existing studies lack the integration of domain expert knowledge, which limits their performance. In this study, we focused on incorporating domain expert knowledge into the FCN estimation from a modularity perspective. To achieve this, we presented a human-guided modular representation (MR) FCN estimation framework. Specifically, we designed an adversarial low-rank constraint to describe the module structure of FCNs under the guidance of domain expert knowledge (i.e., a predefined participant index). The chronic tinnitus (TIN) identification task based on the estimated FCNs was conducted to examine the proposed MR methods. Remarkably, MR significantly outperformed the baseline and state-of-the-art(SOTA) methods, achieving an accuracy of 92.11%. Moreover, post-hoc analysis revealed that the FCNs estimated by the proposed MR could highlight more biologically meaningful connections, which is beneficial for exploring the underlying mechanisms of TIN and diagnosing early TIN.
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Guan DX, Wu J, Zhang J, Guo S, Yu FH, Zhou J, Wang GL, Xu XW. [Clinical features and risk factors for early relapse of pediatric ulcerative colitis]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:660-665. [PMID: 35768353 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20220401-00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the clinical features of pediatric ulcerative colitis (UC) and analyze the risk factors of disease relapse. Methods: The clinical data of 79 children with UC diagnosed in Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2016 to February 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. They were divided into early relapse group and non-early relapse group according to the clinical relapse within 12 months after diagnosis. T-test, rank sum test, χ2 test or Fisher's exact test were used to compare the variables between the 2 groups, including the clinical features, laboratory examination results and treatments. The Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of early relapse. The cumulative relapse rate during follow-up was calculated by Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Among the 79 UC children, 46 were males and 33 were females, and the age of onset was 10.6 (6.4, 12.7) years. The children were mainly characterized by extensive disease (E3) and pancolitis (E4) (51/79, 65%), moderate to severe activity (48/79, 61%) and moderate to severe inflammation of colonic mucosa (71/79, 90%). Thirty-eight (48%) patients had atypical phenotype and 17 (22%) had extraintestinal manifestations. The follow-up period was 43.9 (22.8, 61.3) months, and of the 41 patients rechecked with colonoscopy, 7 (17%) had disease progression. According to Kaplan-Meier analysis, the cumulative relapse rate of the 79 cases at 3 months, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years after diagnosis were 27% (21/79), 47% (37/79), 57% (45/79) and 73% (53/73), respectively. There were 45 children (57%) in early relapse group and 34 (43%) in non-early relapse group. In early relapse group, hemoglobin and mucosal healing rate were both significantly lower (105 (87, 122) vs. 120 (104, 131) g/L, 28% (7/25) vs. 7/9, Z=-2.38, χ²=4.87, both P<0.05). The rate of steroid-dependent, E3 and step-up therapy during the induction period were all significantly higher than those in non-early relapse group (11/19 vs. 1/12, 24% (11/45) vs. 6% (2/34), 29% (13/45) vs. 6% (2/34), χ²=5.67, 4.85, 6.66, all P<0.05). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that extraintestinal manifestations (OR=4.33, 95%CI 1.05-17.83), E3 (OR=8.27, 95%CI 1.47-46.46) and step-up therapy during the induction period (OR=5.58, 95%CI 1.01-30.77) were independent risk factors for early relapse. Conclusions: Pediatric UC is usually extensive and severe, with atypical phenotype, a high rate of relapse and a risk of disease progression. Extraintestinal manifestations, E3 and step-up therapy during the induction period are independent risk factors for early relapse.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alameddine JM, Alispach C, Alves AA, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Bellenghi C, Benda S, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brinson B, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Browne S, Burgman A, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Delgado López D, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Dvorak E, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Günther C, Gutjahr P, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, Hymon K, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jin M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Kardum L, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Martinez-Soler I, Maruyama R, McCarthy S, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyễn LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieper S, Pittermann M, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Price PB, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rack-Helleis J, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rechav Z, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Shimizu N, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Thwaites J, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Veitch-Michaelis J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Wang W, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wolf M, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yildizci E, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zhelnin P. Strong Constraints on Neutrino Nonstandard Interactions from TeV-Scale ν_{μ} Disappearance at IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 129:011804. [PMID: 35841552 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.129.011804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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We report a search for nonstandard neutrino interactions (NSI) using eight years of TeV-scale atmospheric muon neutrino data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. By reconstructing incident energies and zenith angles for atmospheric neutrino events, this analysis presents unified confidence intervals for the NSI parameter ε_{μτ}. The best-fit value is consistent with no NSI at a p value of 25.2%. With a 90% confidence interval of -0.0041≤ε_{μτ}≤0.0031 along the real axis and similar strength in the complex plane, this result is the strongest constraint on any NSI parameter from any oscillation channel to date.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Centre for Cosmology, Particle Physics and Phenomenology-CP3, Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica, Taipei 11529, Taiwan
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and The International Center for Hadron Astrophysics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Liu MQ, Liu WS, Li Z, Zhuo QF, Ji SR, Xu WY, Shi YH, Yu XJ, Xu XW. [Minimally invasive enucleation for benign and low-grade malignant pancreatic tumors: an analysis of 60 cases]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:674-679. [PMID: 35775260 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20211219-00612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the safety and feasibility of minimally invasive pancreatic tumor enucleation. Methods: The clinicopathological data of 60 patients with minimally invasive pancreatic tumor enucleation admitted to the Department of Pancreatic Surgery of Fudan University Cancer Center from November 2019 to August 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. There were 17 males and 43 females,with age of (50.0±13.2)years(range: 23 to 73 years). Tumors were located in the head of pancreas in 40 cases(66.7%),neck and tail of pancreas in 20 cases(33.3%). Patients were divided into robotic group(n=25) and laparoscopic group(n=35) according to surgical methods. The measurement data were compared by t-test or Mann-Whitney U test, and the categorical data were compared by χ2 test or Fisher exact probability method. The influencing factors of postoperative pancreatic fistula were analyzed by univariate and multivariate Logistic regression. Results: All patients successfully completed tumor enucleation without conversion to laparotomy. The operation time was (183.5±67.3)minutes(range:90 to 410 minutes). Twelve patients(20.0%) underwent stent placement and pancreatic duct repair during operation. The removal time of abdominal drainage tube after operation was (24.7±22.9)days(range:2 to 113 days). The tumor diameter in the robotic group was larger than that in the laparoscopic group((3.5±0.9)cm vs. (2.9±0.7)cm,t=-2.825,P=0.006). The incidences of postoperative biochemical fistula and grade B pancreatic fistula were 20.0%,22.9% and 36.0%,51.4%,respectively(χ²=2.289,P=0.318). There were no grade C pancreatic fistula,lymphatic fistula,biliary fistula,delayed gastric emptying,secondary operation and perioperative death in both groups. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed on the occurrence of clinically related pancreatic fistula(above grade B). The results showed that the increase of body mass index(OR=1.285,95%CI:1.053 to 1.569,P=0.014),the larger diameter of the tumor(OR=3.703,95%CI:1.465 to 9.360,P=0.006) and intraoperative pancreatic duct repair(OR=7.889,95%CI:1.471 to 42.296,P=0.016) were independent risk factors,whereas robotic surgery(OR=0.168,95%CI:0.036 to 0.796,P=0.025) was a protective factor. No case of pancreatin dependent dyspepsia and new onset diabetes mellitus was observed. Conclusions: Minimally invasive tumor enucleation is feasible in the treatment of benign and low-grade pancreatic tumors. The incidence of pancreatic fistula is high in the short term after operation,but serious complications are rare. The robot assisted system can reduce the risk of postoperative pancreatic fistula and has more advantages in dealing with larger diameter tumors because of clearer surgical vision and more accurate operation.
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- M Q Liu
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery,Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute,Fudan University,Shanghai 200032,China
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Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alispach C, Alves AA, Amin NM, An R, Andeen K, Anderson T, Anton G, Argüelles C, Ashida Y, Axani S, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, Bellenghi C, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boddenberg M, Bontempo F, Borowka J, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bradascio F, Braun J, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Browne S, Burgman A, Burley RT, Busse RS, Campana MA, Carnie-Bronca EG, Chen C, Chen Z, Chirkin D, Choi K, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dappen C, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Dharani S, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dittmer M, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Dvorak E, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Erpenbeck H, Evans J, Evenson PA, Fan KL, Fazely AR, Feigl N, Fiedlschuster S, Fienberg AT, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer L, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Fürst P, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garcia A, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghadimi A, Glaser C, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Gonzalez JG, Goswami S, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griswold S, Gündüz M, Günther C, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Ha Minh M, Hanson K, Hardin J, Harnisch AA, Haungs A, Hauser S, Hebecker D, Helbing K, Henningsen F, Hettinger EC, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill C, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jones BJP, Kang D, Kang W, Kang X, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kin K, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Kontrimas T, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kovacevich M, Kowalski M, Kozynets T, Kun E, Kurahashi N, Lad N, Lagunas Gualda C, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Lee JW, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Lincetto M, Liu QR, Liubarska M, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Maruyama R, Mase K, McElroy T, McNally F, Mead JV, Meagher K, Mechbal S, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Micallef J, Mockler D, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Naab R, Nagai R, Naumann U, Necker J, Nguyễn LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Oeyen B, Olivas A, O'Sullivan E, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Paul L, Pérez de Los Heros C, Peters L, Peterson J, Philippen S, Pieloth D, Pieper S, Pittermann M, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Price PB, Pries B, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rehman A, Reichherzer P, Reimann R, Renzi G, Resconi E, Reusch S, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Roberts EJ, Robertson S, Roellinghoff G, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Saffer J, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Scharf M, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schindler S, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Schwefer G, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Sharma A, Shefali S, Silva M, Skrzypek B, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Spannfellner C, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Tilav S, Tischbein F, Tollefson K, Tomankova L, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Twagirayezu JP, Ty B, Unland Elorrieta MA, Valtonen-Mattila N, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Verpoest S, Walck C, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weigel P, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Weyrauch M, Whitehorn N, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wolf M, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Yanez JP, Yoshida S, Yu S, Yuan T, Zhang Z. Search for Relativistic Magnetic Monopoles with Eight Years of IceCube Data. Phys Rev Lett 2022; 128:051101. [PMID: 35179913 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.128.051101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
We present an all-sky 90% confidence level upper limit on the cosmic flux of relativistic magnetic monopoles using 2886 days of IceCube data. The analysis was optimized for monopole speeds between 0.750c and 0.995c, without any explicit restriction on the monopole mass. We constrain the flux of relativistic cosmic magnetic monopoles to a level below 2.0×10^{-19} cm^{-2} s^{-1} sr^{-1} over the majority of the targeted speed range. This result constitutes the most strict upper limit to date for magnetic monopoles with β≳0.8 and up to β∼0.995 and fills the gap between existing limits on the cosmic flux of nonrelativistic and ultrarelativistic magnetic monopoles.
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- R Abbasi
- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Engineering Physics, and Astronomy, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Astroparticle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute of Experimental Particle Physics, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Laboratory for Particle Physics and Cosmology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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Zhuo QF, Liu MQ, Li Z, Liu WS, Shi YH, Xu WY, Ji SR, Xu XW, Yu XJ. [Effect of laparoscopic surgery for pancreatic cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2022; 60:134-139. [PMID: 35012272 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112139-20210823-00389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer. Methods: Clinical data of 8 patients underwent laparoscopic surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer at Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center from September 2019 to June 2020 were reviewed retrospectively. There were 5 males and 3 females,aged from 47 to 72 years old. All patients underwent abdominal enhanced CT and PET-CT before operation to accurately evaluate the tumor stage and exclude distant metastasis. Results: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with AG regimen(gemcitabine 1 000 mg/m2 and albumin bound paclitaxel 125 mg/m2) was received for 2 to 6 cycles before surgery. All 8 patients successfully completed the operation,including 5 cases of pancreaticoduodenectomy,2 cases of radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy(RAMPS),and 1 case of total pancreatectomy. No conversion to laparotomy or laparoscopic assisted surgery. The operation time was 240 to 450 minutes,the blood loss was 100 to 500 ml,the postoperative length of stay was 10 to 16 days. During the follow-up period up to December 31, 2020, there was 1 case suffered grade B pancreatic leakage and abdominal infection. The numbers of resected lymph nodes were 9 to 31. All patients received R0 resection. The follow-up times were 4.5 to 9.5 months. One patient underwent RAMPS was diagnosed as liver metastasis after 2 months of the operation,and the other 7 patients still survived without tumor recurrence. Conclusion: Minimally invasive surgery of pancreatic cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is safe and feasible in experienced pancreatic minimally invasive centers.
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- Q F Zhuo
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center;Department of Oncology,Shanghai Medical College,Fudan University;Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute;Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Li JH, Deng J, Chen CH, Fang F, Xu XW. [Ketogenic parenteral nutrition in a case of developmental and epileptic encephalopathy caused by GABRB2 gene variation]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2021; 59:1092-1094. [PMID: 34856672 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112140-20210606-00487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- J H Li
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045,China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045,China
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Ji SR, Xu XW, Yu XJ. [Advances in basic and translational research in neuroendocrine neoplasms]. Zhonghua Wei Chang Wai Ke Za Zhi 2021; 24:867-874. [PMID: 34674461 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn.441530-20210705-00261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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With the development of diagnostic techniques and the improvement of people's living standards, the detection rate of neuroendocrine tumor has been increasing and people are paying more and more attention to it. With multiple treatment modalities, the clinical research progress of neuroendocrine tumor is remarkable. However, due to the tumor heterogeneity, metastasis and recurrence of neuroendocrine tumor remains a difficult problem for clinicians. The efficacy of neuroendocrine tumor still needs to be improved. Therefore, the biological behavior of neuroendocrine tumor needs to be further studied. In recent years, with the development of molecular biology, the basic and transformation research of neuroendocrine tumor has made some progress. In this paper, we focus on the hot topics of neuroendocrine tumor, such as multiomics (copy number variation, genomics, transcriptomics), tumor microenvironment (immune microenvironment, tumor microvasculature, tumor-associated fibroblasts, etc.), preclinical research model construction (cell lines, organoids, patient derived xenograft models, genetically engineered mice), etc. Specifically, the related clinical transformation significance will be elaborated.
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- S R Ji
- Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Center for Neuroendocrine Tumors, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Pancreatic Surgery, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Hu M, Chen XJ, Ren LJ, Huang JQ, Xu XW. [A cross-sectional investigation on the current status and influencing factors of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients]. Zhonghua Shao Shang Za Zhi 2021; 37:575-581. [PMID: 34139829 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501120-20200618-00313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Objective: To investigate the current status and influencing factors of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients. Methods: A single center cross-sectional research method was conducted. A total of 170 adult burn patients, meeting the inclusion criteria, were admitted to the Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns of the West China Hospital of Sichuan University from October 2018 to December 2019. On admission, the self-made general information questionnaire was used to investigate the gender, age, education level, marital status, payment method of medical expenses, injury factors, and total burn area of patients. One month after admission or before discharge, the presence and degree of kinesiophobia of patients were evaluated by the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK), their pain degrees (results averaged) at the time of burn, debridement and dressing change, after burn operation, and at rest were evaluated by the Visual Analogue Scale, their social support levels were evaluated by the Social Support Revalued Scale, and their degrees of anxiety and depression were evaluated by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. According to the TSK score, the patients with score >37 points were included into kinesiophobia group, and the patients with score ≤37 points were included into non-kinesiophobia group. The general information of patients in the two groups, as well as the pain score, social support level score, anxiety score, and depression score mentioned above, were recorded. Data of patients between the two groups were statistically analyzed with unifactor analysis including chi-square test, independent sample t test, and Mann-Whitney U test. The factors with statistically significant differences in unifactor analysis were used as variables for multivariate logistic regression analysis to screen out the independent influencing factors of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients. Results: Questionnaires and scales of 170 patients were collected, and the recovery rate was 100%. The data of two patients complicated with cranial fracture aggravation were removed, and 168 valid data were obtained, with the effective rate of 98.82%. Among the 168 patients, 88 were male (52.38%) and 80 were female (47.62%), aged from 18 to 71 (41±6) years. Most of the patients had secondary school education or below, were married, and with no out-of-pocket medical expenses. The main factors of injury were flame and hydrothermal fluid, and the total burn area was 2%-75% ((28±5)%) total body surface area. The TSK score was (41±5) points, the pain score was 4.0 (2.6, 7.0) points, the social support level score was (40±5) points, the anxiety score was 8.5 (7.0, 13.0) points, and the depression score was 9.5 (6.5, 12.0) points. A total of 98 patients had kinesiophobia, and the incidence of kinesiophobia was 58.33%. There were no statistically significant differences in gender, age, educational level, marital status, or injury factors of patients between kinesiophobia group and non-kinesiophobia group (P>0.05). The percentage of out-of-pocket expenses, total burn area, pain score, anxiety score, and depression score of patients in kinesiophobia group were significantly higher than those in non-kinesiophobia group (χ2=6.402, t=2.39, Z=-8.05, -6.68, -7.89, P<0.05 or P<0.01), and the social support level score of patients in kinesiophobia group was significantly lower than that in non-kinesiophobia group (t=5.22, P<0.01). The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that total burn area, pain score, social support level score, anxiety score, and depression score were the independent influencing factors for the development of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients (odds ratio=0.79, 1.45, 0.78, 1.15, 1.17, 95% confidence interval=0.80-0.92, 1.24-1.74, 0.65-0.91, 1.06-1.29, 1.03-1.24, P<0.01). Conclusions: The incidence of kinesiophobia in adult burn patients is high, and the degree of kinesiophobia is mainly affected by total burn area, pain, social support level, anxiety and depression degrees, and so on. Thus these factors should be taken into consideration when designing interventions to reduce the incidence and degree of kinesiophobia.
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- M Hu
- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China
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Li DH, Liu XY, Huang C, Deng CN, Zhang JL, Xu XW, Xu LB. Pathological Analysis and Endoscopic Characteristics of Colorectal Laterally Spreading Tumors. Cancer Manag Res 2021; 13:1137-1144. [PMID: 33603459 PMCID: PMC7881785 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s286039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective This study aims to analyze the endoscopic and pathological characteristics of colorectal laterally spreading tumors (LSTs) to assist malignant risk stratification to inform selection of the appropriate treatment strategy. Methods Patients with colorectal LST were selected as retrospective study objects. Characteristics, including endoscopic findings and the most common site of LSTs of different diameters and histological types, were analyzed. The risk factors for malignancy in colorectal LST were explored by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results LSTs with diameters of ≥20 mm were found mainly in the rectum and mainly with granular-mixed (G-M) morphology (36% and 44.6%, respectively; p < 0.05), while LSTs with diameters of <20 mm were found mainly in the ascending colon and mainly with granular-homogenous (G-H) morphology (40.9% and 46.2%, respectively; p < 0.05). Adenoma was the main histological type in patients with tumors of all diameters. However, the cancerization rate of LSTs was 31% in patients with tumor diameter ≥20 mm, while there was no invasive cancer in patients with tumor diameter < 20 mm. In the low-grade dysphasia (adenoma) group, most of the lesions were located in the ascending colon and most had the morphology LST-G-H (35.8% and 39.2%, respectively; p < 0.05). In the cancerization group, most of the lesions were located in the rectum, with the morphology LST-G-M (51.6% and 67.2%, respectively; p < 0.05), and the diameter was larger than that of the adenoma group (33.84 ± 17.99 mm vs 21.68 ± 8.99 mm). Conclusion The rectum was the most common site for an LST with a diameter ≥20 mm and cancerization, of which the morphology was mainly LST-G-M (endoscopic submucosal dissection is the preferred treatment for this type of LST). LST malignancy was found to be correlated with lesion diameter, location, and morphological appearance.
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- Da-Huan Li
- Department of the Digestive Endoscopy, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Digestive Endoscopy, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Emergency, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Digestive Endoscopy, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Digestive Endoscopy, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of the Digestive Endoscopy, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550000, People's Republic of China
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Aartsen MG, Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alispach C, Amin NM, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Argüelles C, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Bagherpour H, Bai X, Balagopal A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Basu V, Baum V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bohm C, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bourbeau J, Bradascio F, Braun J, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burgman A, Buscher J, Busse RS, Carver T, Chen C, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Choi S, Clark BA, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, De Ridder S, Desai A, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Dharani S, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, DuVernois MA, Dvorak E, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Felde J, Fienberg AT, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griffith Z, Griswold S, Günder M, Gündüz M, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hardin J, Haungs A, Hauser S, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Heix P, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Henningsen F, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jones BJP, Jonske F, Joppe R, Kang D, Kang W, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kellermann M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kim J, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Koundal P, Kowalski M, Krings K, Krückl G, Kulacz N, Kurahashi N, Kyriacou A, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Li Y, Liu QR, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Ludwig A, Lünemann J, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mallik P, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Maruyama R, Mase K, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Merz J, Meures T, Micallef J, Mockler D, Momenté G, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Muth P, Nagai R, Naumann U, Neer G, Nguyen LV, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Olivas A, O'Murchadha A, O'Sullivan E, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Parker GK, Paudel EN, Peiffer P, Pérez de Los Heros C, Philippen S, Pieloth D, Pieper S, Pinat E, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Popovych Y, Porcelli A, Prado Rodriguez M, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rauch L, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rehman A, Reimann R, Relethford B, Renschler M, Renzi G, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk Cantu D, Safa I, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Scharf M, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shefali S, Silva M, Smithers B, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strotjohann NL, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tilav S, Tollefson K, Tomankova L, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Ty B, Unger E, Unland Elorrieta MA, Usner M, Vandenbroucke J, Van Driessche W, van Eijk D, van Eijndhoven N, Vannerom D, van Santen J, Verpoest S, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wills L, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Wulff J, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Yuan T, Zhang Z, Zöcklein M. eV-Scale Sterile Neutrino Search Using Eight Years of Atmospheric Muon Neutrino Data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:141801. [PMID: 33064514 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.141801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The results of a 3+1 sterile neutrino search using eight years of data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory are presented. A total of 305 735 muon neutrino events are analyzed in reconstructed energy-zenith space to test for signatures of a matter-enhanced oscillation that would occur given a sterile neutrino state with a mass-squared differences between 0.01 and 100 eV^{2}. The best-fit point is found to be at sin^{2}(2θ_{24})=0.10 and Δm_{41}^{2}=4.5 eV^{2}, which is consistent with the no sterile neutrino hypothesis with a p value of 8.0%.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60660, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates Street, Science Hall Room 108, Box 19059, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Lousiana 70813, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Basic Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Texas at Arlington, 502 Yates Street, Science Hall Room 108, Box 19059, Arlington, Texas 76019, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Lousiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E1, Canada
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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Aartsen MG, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alispach C, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Argüelles C, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Backes P, Bagherpour H, Bai X, Balagopal V A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Baum V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bohm C, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bourbeau J, Bradascio F, Braun J, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burgman A, Buscher J, Busse RS, Carver T, Chen C, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Choi S, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, Dvorak E, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Grant D, Grégoire T, Griffith Z, Griswold S, Günder M, Gündüz M, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Hanson K, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Heix P, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Henningsen F, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jansson M, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jero K, Jones BJP, Jonske F, Joppe R, Kang D, Kang W, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kim J, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Krückl G, Kulacz N, Kurahashi N, Kyriacou A, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Leonard K, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leszczyńska A, Leuermann M, Liu QR, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Lünemann J, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mallik P, Mallot K, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Maruyama R, Mase K, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Merino G, Meures T, Micallef J, Mockler D, Momenté G, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Muth P, Nagai R, Naumann U, Neer G, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Olivas A, O'Murchadha A, O'Sullivan E, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Peiffer P, Pérez de Los Heros C, Philippen S, Pieloth D, Pieper S, Pinat E, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Porcelli A, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rauch L, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Rehman A, Reimann R, Relethford B, Renschler M, Renzi G, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk D, Safa I, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shefali S, Silva M, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strotjohann NL, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tilav S, Tollefson K, Tomankova L, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Ty B, Unger E, Unland Elorrieta MA, Usner M, Vandenbroucke J, Van Driessche W, van Eijk D, van Eijndhoven N, van Santen J, Verpoest S, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Wandkowsky N, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wills L, Wolf M, Wood J, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Yuan T, Zöcklein M. Characteristics of the Diffuse Astrophysical Electron and Tau Neutrino Flux with Six Years of IceCube High Energy Cascade Data. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 125:121104. [PMID: 33016752 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.125.121104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
We report on the first measurement of the astrophysical neutrino flux using particle showers (cascades) in IceCube data from 2010-2015. Assuming standard oscillations, the astrophysical neutrinos in this dedicated cascade sample are dominated (∼90%) by electron and tau flavors. The flux, observed in the sensitive energy range from 16 TeV to 2.6 PeV, is consistent with a single power-law model as expected from Fermi-type acceleration of high energy particles at astrophysical sources. We find the flux spectral index to be γ=2.53±0.07 and a flux normalization for each neutrino flavor of ϕ_{astro}=1.66_{-0.27}^{+0.25} at E_{0}=100 TeV, in agreement with IceCube's complementary muon neutrino results and with all-neutrino flavor fit results. In the measured energy range we reject spectral indices γ≤2.28 at ≥3σ significance level. Because of high neutrino energy resolution and low atmospheric neutrino backgrounds, this analysis provides the most detailed characterization of the neutrino flux at energies below ∼100 TeV compared to previous IceCube results. Results from fits assuming more complex neutrino flux models suggest a flux softening at high energies and a flux hardening at low energies (p value ≥0.06). The sizable and smooth flux measured below ∼100 TeV remains a puzzle. In order to not violate the isotropic diffuse gamma-ray background as measured by the Fermi Large Area Telescope, it suggests the existence of astrophysical neutrino sources characterized by dense environments which are opaque to gamma rays.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - M Ahlers
- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
| | - M Ahrens
- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
| | - C Alispach
- Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
| | - K Andeen
- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
| | - T Anderson
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - I Ansseau
- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
| | - G Anton
- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
| | - C Argüelles
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - J Auffenberg
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
| | - S Axani
- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
| | - P Backes
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
| | | | - V Baum
- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | | | - J Braun
- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
| | - J Buscher
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Département de Physique Nucléaire et Corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- SNOLAB, 1039 Regional Road 24, Creighton Mine 9, Lively, Ontario, Canada P3Y 1N2
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
| | - A Coleman
- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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Wu TZ, Liang X, Li JQ, Li T, Yang LL, Li J, Xin JJ, Jiang J, Shi DY, Ren KK, Hao SR, Jin LF, Ye P, Huang JR, Xu XW, Gao ZL, Duan ZP, Han T, Wang YM, Wang BJ, Gan JH, Fen TT, Pan C, Chen YP, Huang Y, Xie Q, Lin SM, Chen X, Xin SJ, Li LJ, Li J. [Establishment of clinical features and prognostic scoring model in early-stage hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic liver failure]. Zhonghua Gan Zang Bing Za Zhi 2020; 28:441-445. [PMID: 32403883 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn501113-20200316-00116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
Objective: To explore the clinical characteristics and establish a corresponding prognostic scoring model in patients with early-stage clinical features of hepatitis B-induced acute-on-chronic liver failure (HBV-ACLF). Methods: Clinical characteristics of 725 cases with hepatitis B-related acute-on-chronic hepatic dysfunction (HBV-ACHD) were retrospectively analyzed using Chinese group on the study of severe hepatitis B (COSSH). The independent risk factors associated with 90-day prognosis to establish a prognostic scoring model was analyzed by multivariate Cox regression, and was validated by 500 internal and 390 external HBV-ACHD patients. Results: Among 725 cases with HBV-ACHD, 76.8% were male, 96.8% had cirrhosis base,66.5% had complications of ascites, 4.1% had coagulation failure in respect to organ failure, and 9.2% had 90-day mortality rate. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that TBil, WBC and ALP were the best predictors of 90-day mortality rate in HBV-ACHD patients. The established scoring model was COSS-HACHADs = 0.75 × ln(WBC) + 0.57 × ln(TBil)-0.94 × ln(ALP) +10. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) of subjects was significantly higher than MELD, MELD-Na, CTP and CLIF-C ADs(P < 0.05). An analysis of 500 and 390 cases of internal random selection group and external group had similar verified results. Conclusion: HBV-ACHD patients are a group of people with decompensated cirrhosis combined with small number of organ failure, and the 90-day mortality rate is 9.2%. COSSH-ACHDs have a higher predictive effect on HBV-ACHD patients' 90-day prognosis, and thus provide evidence-based medicine for early clinical diagnosis and treatment.
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- T Z Wu
- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510000, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Beijing YouAn Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Tianjin Third Central Hospital, Tianjin 300170, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Hospital Affiliated To AMU, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, Union Hospital affiliated to Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Affilated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Disease, The First Affilated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Mengchao Hepatobiliary Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350005, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, The First Affilated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325000, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Xiangya Hospital Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Liver and Infectious Diseases, First Affilated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, China
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310058, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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- Department of liver and Infectious Diseases, The Fifth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100039, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, Collaborative National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China; Precision Medicine Center, Taizhou Central Hospital, Taizhou University Medical School, Taizhou 318000, China
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Aartsen MG, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Alispach C, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Argüelles C, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Backes P, Bagherpour H, Bai X, Balagopal A, Barbano A, Barwick SW, Bastian B, Baum V, Baur S, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker KH, Becker Tjus J, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bohm C, Börner M, Böser S, Botner O, Böttcher J, Bourbeau E, Bourbeau J, Bradascio F, Braun J, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burgman A, Buscher J, Busse RS, Carver T, Chen C, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Choi S, Clark K, Classen L, Coleman A, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dave P, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Diaz A, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dujmovic H, Dunkman M, Dvorak E, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eller P, Engel R, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fox D, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Garrappa S, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Grant D, Griffith Z, Griswold S, Günder M, Gündüz M, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halliday R, Halve L, Halzen F, Hanson K, Haungs A, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Heix P, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Henningsen F, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huber T, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jero K, Jones BJP, Jonske F, Joppe R, Kang D, Kang W, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karl M, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kim J, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Krückl G, Kulacz N, Kurahashi N, Kyriacou A, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lazar JP, Leonard K, Leszczyńska A, Leuermann M, Liu QR, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lucarelli F, Lünemann J, Luszczak W, Lyu Y, Ma WY, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mallik P, Mallot K, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Maruyama R, Mase K, Matis HS, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Medina A, Meier M, Meighen-Berger S, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Micallef J, Mockler D, Momenté G, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Morse R, Moulai M, Muth P, Nagai R, Naumann U, Neer G, Niederhausen H, Nisa MU, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Oehler M, Olivas A, O'Murchadha A, O'Sullivan E, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Park N, Peiffer P, Pérez de Los Heros C, Philippen S, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Porcelli A, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Raissi A, Rameez M, Rauch L, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Reimann R, Relethford B, Renschler M, Renzi G, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk D, Safa I, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schieler H, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schröder FG, Schumacher L, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shefali S, Silva M, Snihur R, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stein R, Steinmüller P, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strotjohann NL, Stürwald T, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Taboada I, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tilav S, Tollefson K, Tomankova L, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Trettin A, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turcotte R, Turley CF, Ty B, Unger E, Unland Elorrieta MA, Usner M, Vandenbroucke J, Van Driessche W, van Eijk D, van Eijndhoven N, Vanheule S, van Santen J, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Wandkowsky N, Watson TB, Weaver C, Weindl A, Weiss MJ, Weldert J, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wills L, Wolf M, Wood J, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Yuan T, Zöcklein M. Time-Integrated Neutrino Source Searches with 10 Years of IceCube Data. Phys Rev Lett 2020; 124:051103. [PMID: 32083934 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.124.051103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
This Letter presents the results from pointlike neutrino source searches using ten years of IceCube data collected between April 6, 2008 and July 10, 2018. We evaluate the significance of an astrophysical signal from a pointlike source looking for an excess of clustered neutrino events with energies typically above ∼1 TeV among the background of atmospheric muons and neutrinos. We perform a full-sky scan, a search within a selected source catalog, a catalog population study, and three stacked Galactic catalog searches. The most significant point in the northern hemisphere from scanning the sky is coincident with the Seyfert II galaxy NGC 1068, which was included in the source catalog search. The excess at the coordinates of NGC 1068 is inconsistent with background expectations at the level of 2.9σ after accounting for statistical trials from the entire catalog. The combination of this result along with excesses observed at the coordinates of three other sources, including TXS 0506+056, suggests that, collectively, correlations with sources in the northern catalog are inconsistent with background at 3.3σ significance. The southern catalog is consistent with background. These results, all based on searches for a cumulative neutrino signal integrated over the 10 years of available data, motivate further study of these and similar sources, including time-dependent analyses, multimessenger correlations, and the possibility of stronger evidence with coming upgrades to the detector.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Korea
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- SNOLAB, 1039 Regional Road 24, Creighton Mine 9, Lively, Ontario, Canada P3Y 1N2
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institut für Kernphysik, D-76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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Xu XW, Wang PJ. [Pay attention to the research of artificial intelligence in central nervous system imaging]. Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi 2020; 100:161-164. [PMID: 32008279 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0376-2491.2020.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- X W Xu
- Department of Medical Imaging, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Tongji Hospital of Tongji University, Shanghai 200065, China
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Liu J, Xu YC, Sun ZL, Gao Q, Dong ZJ, Xu XW, Gong LF. [Genetic characterization of influenza A virus and assessment of vaccine efficacy in Yantai from 2014 to 2017]. Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 53:840-842. [PMID: 31378046 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2019.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, the swabs were collected among patients with an influenza-like illness (ILI) admitted to 2 sentinel surveillance hospitals of Yantai from April 2014 to August 2017. All specimen were cultured and identified by hemagglutination inhibition assay. Complete sequences of Hemagglutinin (HA) of influenza A were amplified, sequenced and analyzed using molecular and phylogenetic methods. The potential vaccine efficacy were calculated using Pepitope model. The results showed that the antigenicity of A (H3N2) had changed greatly. 8 strains of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 belonged to subclade 6B.1 and 14 strains clustered in 6B.2. 12 strains of influenza A (H3N2) fell into subgroup 3C.3a and 33 strains clustered in 3C.2a. Several residues at antigen sites and potential glycosylation sites had changed in influenza A strains. Vaccine efficacy of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 in 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 seasons were 77.29% and 79.11% of that of a perfect match with vaccine strain, meanwhile vaccine efficacy of influenza A (H3N2) in 2014/2015, 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 were-5.18%, 16.97% and 42.05% separately. In conclusion, the influenza A virus circulated in Yantai from 2014 to 2017 presented continual genetic variation. The recommended vaccine strains still afforded protection against influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 strains and provided suboptimal protection against influenza A (H3N2) strains.
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- J Liu
- Microbiology laboratory Yantai Center for Disease Prevention and Control, Yantai 264003, China
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Qin XM, Guo H, Mei TL, Pan YF, Xu XW. [Preliminary evaluation of endoscopic selective varices devascularization in children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 57:526-531. [PMID: 31269552 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To investigate the effect of the endoscopic selective varices devascularization (ESVD) for the esophageal gastric varices bleeding (EGVB) in children. Methods: The clinical data of the patients diagnosed with EGVB and treated with ESVD from January 2018 to March 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The effects, safety and complications of ESVD were evaluated. Results: There were five patients (including 2 males and 3 females, age ranged from 4 to 7 years) in the study. No rebleeding was found at the first follow-up on one week post operation. Three patients were treated with the endo-therapy at the twice follow-up (3 months after surgery): 2 patients had ESVD again and 1 patient had resection under endoscopy due to stenosis caused by surgical scar. After the second procedure, there was no rebleeding but one patient had abdominal pain caused by mesenteric thrombosis, cured with low molecular weight heparin. Conclusion: The ESVD for EGVB is safe and effective, but the long-term curative effect should be further studied.
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- X M Qin
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Beijing 100045, China
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Xu XW, Zhang RC, Mou YP, Qian ZY, Huang CJ, Zhu QC, Jin WW, Zhou YC. [Laparoscopic radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy for left-sided pancreatic adenocarcinoma: analysis of 12 cases]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2019. [PMID: 29534416 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2018.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy(Lap-RAMPS) for left-sided pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Methods: Clinical data of total 12 patients underwent Lap-RAMPS for left-sided pancreatic adenocarcinoma at Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital from March 2016 to August 2017 were reviewed retrospectively.There were 7 male patients and 5 female patients, with median age of 60.5 years old(47-68 years old). Abdominal enhanced CT, pancreatic MRI, PET-CT were performed on all patients to evaluate the lesion and exclude metastasis.Follow-up were done with out-patient clinic or telephone consultancy until October 2017. Results: All patients underwent pure Lap-RAMPS.The medium operative time was 250 minutes(180-445 minutes), and the blood loss was 150 ml(50-500 ml). The medium first flatus time and diet resumption time were 3.0 days(1-5 days) and 3.5 days(1-7 days) respectively.The medium postoperative hospital stay was 9 days(4-18 days). Morbidity occurred in 8 patients with gastric empty delay(n=1), bleeding(n=1), fluid collection(n=3). There was no mortality.The medium overall number of retrived lymph nodes was 15.6 and the positive rate was 41.7%. The R0 rate was 100%.The medium follow-up was 10 months.One patient was diagnosed as liver metastasis after 8 months and accepted chemotherapy.One patient died after 14 months for tumor recurrence and metastasis.Others survived without tumor recurrence or metasitasis. Conclusion: Lap-RAMPS is safe and feasible with accepted oncological outcomes for selected left side pancreatic adenocarcinoma under skilled hands.
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- X W Xu
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Han XX, Guan DX, Zhou J, Yu FH, Wang GL, Mei TL, Guo S, Fu LB, Zhang J, Shen HQ, Xu XW. [Clinical analysis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis in 71 children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2019; 56:500-504. [PMID: 29996182 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summarize the clinical data including manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) in children. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in 71 patients with pathologically proven EGE at Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2008 to January 2017. Their clinical manifestations, laboratory and imaging examinations, endoscopic findings, histopathological examinations, and treatment were collected and analyzed. Results: Among 71 EGE cases, 47 (66%) cases were male and 24 (34%) cases were female, and the median age was 9.2 (0.2-16.5) years old. The main clinical manifestations included abdominal pain (76%, 54/71), vomiting (68%, 48/71), anorexia (54%, 38/71), weight loss (38%, 27/71), and diarrhea (37%, 26/71). There were 27 cases (38%) with a history of allergic diseases or family history. The median absolute value of eosinophil in peripheral blood of the 71 patients was 0.4 (0-36.8)×10(9)/L, and 27 cases (38%) showed an increase in eosinophil counts. Serum IgE was measured in 52 patients (104.3 (3.4- 3 000.0)×10(3) U/L), and 30 patients (58%) showed an increase in serum IgE. A large number of eosinophils ((41.0±8.5)/HP) were found in 3 patients' ascites. The endoscopic examination of upper gastrointestinal tract revealed hyperemic edema in 62 cases (87%), plaque in 44 cases (62%), erosion in 17 cases (24%) and ulceration in 16 cases (23%). Histopathologically, in 8 cases (11%) the disease involved both stomach and duodeneum, in 21 cases (30%) involved stomach only, and in 37 cases (52%) involved duodeneum only. In addition, in 6 cases (8%) the disease involved esophagus and in 10 cases (14%) involved colorectum. Microscopically, eosinophil counts averaged 67/HP, 33/HP, 40/HP and 38/HP in esophageal, gastric, duodenal and colorectal mucosa respectively. A total of 34 cases were treated with glucocorticoid, and all these patients had alleviation of symptoms, which occurred within 14.9 days on average, but EGE recurred in 11 cases (32%). Conclusions: The clinical symptoms and endoscopic findings of EGE are diverse and nonspecific. Histopathological examination of gastrointestinal mucosa is particularly important for the diagnosis. Glucocorticoid treatment is effective, but the patients with EGE are prone to relapse.
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- X X Han
- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, Faculty of Digestive Diseases, Capital Medical University, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100045, China
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Dong RX, Du XD, Yang JG, Wang XL, Wu TC, Xu XW, Zhu HL. Analysis of Late Positive Component of Event-related Potentials by Face Expression Images in Traumatic Brain Injury Patients with Mood Disorders. Fa Yi Xue Za Zhi 2019; 34:640-643. [PMID: 30896103 DOI: 10.12116/j.issn.1004-5619.2018.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To explore the application of event-related potentials （ERP） by positive, negative, and neutral face expression images in the evaluation of mood disorders in brain traumatic patients. METHODS ERP was tested by face expression images in 24 patients mainly with anxiety and depression symptoms （depression group） and 19 patients mainly with hostile and suspicion symptoms （hostile group）, respectively. The findings were compared with those of the control group. RESULTS There were no significant differences, between the depression group and the hostile group, on latencies and amplitudes of late positive potential （LPP） induced by the three types of face expression images, except the amplitude induced by negative face expression image. Compared with the control group, the latencies were extended and the amplitudes were lower in both depression and hostile groups. Within each group, the difference of latencies induced by the three images was not significant. The amplitudes induced by negative face expression image was higher than those induced by positive and neutral face expression images, with significant differences in the hostile group and the control group （P<0.05） but not in the depression group. CONCLUSIONS Changes in latencies and amplitudes of LPP could be an objective indicator in the evaluation of mood disorders of brain traumatic patients. The LPP induced by negative face expression images could be more meaningful for patients mainly with anxiety and depression symptoms.
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Suzhou Psychiatric Hospital, Suzhou 215008, Jiangsu Province, China
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Aartsen MG, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Al Samarai I, Altmann D, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Argüelles C, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Backes P, Bagherpour H, Bai X, Barbano A, Barron JP, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Becker KH, BenZvi S, Berley D, Bernardini E, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bohm C, Börner M, Bos F, Böser S, Botner O, Bourbeau E, Bourbeau J, Bradascio F, Braun J, Brenzke M, Bretz HP, Bron S, Brostean-Kaiser J, Burgman A, Busse RS, Carver T, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Clark K, Classen L, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Coppin P, Correa P, Cowen DF, Cross R, Dave P, Day M, de André JPAM, De Clercq C, DeLaunay JJ, Dembinski H, Deoskar K, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, di Lorenzo V, Dujmovic H, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Dvorak E, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Eller P, Evans PA, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fritz A, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Ganster E, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Giang W, Glauch T, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Gonzalez JG, Grant D, Griffith Z, Haack C, Hallgren A, Halve L, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Hoinka T, Hokanson-Fasig B, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Hultqvist K, Hünnefeld M, Hussain R, In S, Iovine N, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jero K, Jones BJP, Kalaczynski P, Kang W, Kappes A, Kappesser D, Karg T, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kim J, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koschinsky JP, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Kroll M, Krückl G, Kunwar S, Kurahashi N, Kyriacou A, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Leonard K, Leuermann M, Liu QR, Lohfink E, Lozano Mariscal CJ, Lu L, Lünemann J, Luszczak W, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Makino Y, Mancina S, Mariş IC, Maruyama R, Mase K, Maunu R, Meagher K, Medici M, Meier M, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Miarecki S, Micallef J, Momenté G, Montaruli T, Moore RW, Moulai M, Nagai R, Nahnhauer R, Nakarmi P, Naumann U, Neer G, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Olivas A, O'Murchadha A, Osborne JP, O'Sullivan E, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Peiffer P, Pepper JA, Pérez de Los Heros C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Pizzuto A, Plum M, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Raab C, Rameez M, Rauch L, Rawlins K, Rea IC, Reimann R, Relethford B, Renzi G, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk D, Safa I, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schaufel M, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schneider A, Schneider J, Schöneberg S, Schumacher L, Sclafani S, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Soedingrekso J, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stachurska J, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stasik A, Stein R, Stettner J, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strotjohann NL, Stuttard T, Sullivan GW, Sutherland M, Taboada I, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Tönnis C, Toscano S, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Tung CF, Turcati A, Turley CF, Ty B, Unger E, Unland Elorrieta MA, Usner M, Vandenbroucke J, Van Driessche W, van Eijk D, van Eijndhoven N, Vanheule S, van Santen J, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Wandler FD, Wandkowsky N, Watson TB, Waza A, Weaver C, Weiss MJ, Wendt C, Werthebach J, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wills L, Wolf M, Wood J, Wood TR, Woolsey E, Woschnagg K, Wrede G, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Yuan T. Constraints on Minute-Scale Transient Astrophysical Neutrino Sources. Phys Rev Lett 2019; 122:051102. [PMID: 30822017 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.122.051102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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High-energy neutrino emission has been predicted for several short-lived astrophysical transients including gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), core-collapse supernovae with choked jets, and neutron star mergers. IceCube's optical and x-ray follow-up program searches for such transient sources by looking for two or more muon neutrino candidates in directional coincidence and arriving within 100 s. The measured rate of neutrino alerts is consistent with the expected rate of chance coincidences of atmospheric background events and no likely electromagnetic counterparts have been identified in Swift follow-up observations. Here, we calculate generic bounds on the neutrino flux of short-lived transient sources. Assuming an E^{-2.5} neutrino spectrum, we find that the neutrino flux of rare sources, like long gamma-ray bursts, is constrained to <5% of the detected astrophysical flux and the energy released in neutrinos (100 GeV to 10 PeV) by a median bright GRB-like source is <10^{52.5} erg. For a harder E^{-2.13} neutrino spectrum up to 30% of the flux could be produced by GRBs and the allowed median source energy is <10^{52} erg. A hypothetical population of transient sources has to be more common than 10^{-5} Mpc^{-3} yr^{-1} (5×10^{-8} Mpc^{-3} yr^{-1} for the E^{-2.13} spectrum) to account for the complete astrophysical neutrino flux.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- SNOLAB, 1039 Regional Road 24, Creighton Mine 9, Lively, Ontario, Canada P3Y 1N2
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Han MX, Xu XW, Lu SQ, Zhang GX. Effect of olprinone on ischemia-reperfusion induced myocardial injury in rats. Biomed Pharmacother 2019; 111:1005-1012. [PMID: 30841413 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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AIMS This study investigated the effect of olprinone on ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) induced cardiac injury, and the underlying mechanism. MAIN METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats were subjected to a 30-min coronary arterial occlusion followed by 24 h reperfusion. After the start of reperfusion, rats were respectively treated with olprinone in three different dosages (0.2, 0.6, 2 mg/kg, intraperitoneal injection, i.p./12 h). Twenty-four hours later, a mean arterial pressure (MAP) heart function analysis system was used to monitor hemodynamic parameters; TTC staining method was used to detect the myocardial infarct size; 24-hour mortality of rats was recorded; western blot was used to detect the protein expressions of Caspase-3, Bax, Bcl-2, Beclin-1 and LC3-II/LC3-I. RESULTS Cardiac function in I/R group was lower than that in sham group (dp/dt max: 1348.29 ± 266.01 vs. 3333.73 ± 1258.03, -dp/dt max: 1163.23 ± 588.18 vs. 3198.93 ± 1416.00, P < 0.05), which was significantly improved by treatment with high dosage of olprinone (dp/dt max: 1348.29±266.01 vs. 2022.43±493.39, -dp/dt max: 1163.23±588.18 vs. 1784.50±418.92, P < 0.05). The percentage of myocardial infarct size in medium and high dosages of olprinone group was lower than that in I/R group (42.67 ± 2.94, 22.33 ± 3.63 vs. 63.67 ± 5.86, P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in mortality among each group within 24 h. Compared with sham group, the expression of Caspase-3 was significantly up-regulated in I/R group (3.44±0.47-fold of sham, P < 0.05), which was inhibited by medium dosage of olprinone treatment (2.00±0.52-fold of sham, P < 0.05 vs. I/R group); also, expression of Bax was increased compared with sham group (4.06±0.25-fold of sham, P < 0.05), which was markedly inhibited by all dosages of olprinone treatment (low: 2.16±0.61-fold, medium: 2.74±0.66-fold, high 1.65±0.55-fold, P < 0.05 vs. I/R group). Expression of Bcl-2 was increased after I/R (1.17±0.06-fold, P < 0.05), which was further elevated in all dosages of olprinone treatment (low: 1.62 ± 0.13-fold, medium: 1.46 ± 0.13-fold, high: 1.82 ± 0.39-fold, P < 0.05 vs. I/R group). In addition, compared with sham group, the expression of Beclin-1 was up-regulated to 1.44±0.05-fold of sham in I/R group (P < 0.05), which was further increased in low and medium dosages of olprinone group (low: 2.46±0.44-fold, medium: 2.80±0.75-fold, P < 0.05 vs. I/R group). Moreover, expression of LC3-II was elevated in low dosage of olprinone treated group (low: 4.50±0.47-fold, P < 0.05 vs. I/R group). CONCLUSIONS Olprinone improves the cardiac function in response to myocardial I/R injury by regulation of anti-apoptotic, pro-apoptotic. In addition, autophagic signal pathways may also play a role in olprinone's therapeutic effect.
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- Meng-Xiao Han
- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, 215123, PR China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 188 Shi-Zi Road, Suzhou, 215006, PR China; Department of Emergency, Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou, PR China
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- Department of Emergency, The First Affiliated Hospital, Soochow University, 188 Shi-Zi Road, Suzhou, 215006, PR China.
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- Department of Physiology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Ren-Ai Road, Dushu Lake Campus, Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, 215123, PR China.
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Jin WW, Lu C, Mou YP, Xu XW, Zhang RC, Zhou YC, Qian ZY, Huang CJ. [Strategy in management of adjacent organ lesion during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2018; 56:522-527. [PMID: 30032534 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2018.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To evaluate the safety and feasible of adjacent organ resection during laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy(LPD), and summary the surgical strategies. Methods: Clinical data of 15 adjacent organ resections combined with LPD from March 2013 to September 2017 were reviewed.There were 10 male and 5 female patients aging from 20 to 86 years, and the body mass index ranged from 19.6 to 34.5 kg/m(2).Two patients had previous abdominal surgical history.Two patients underwent preoperative chemotherapy. Results: The resected adjacent organs included liver(n=4), stomach(n=3), colon(n=6), right kidney with embolectomy and vasoplastic of inferior vena cava(n=1), and spleen artery aneurysms(n=1). The operative time ranged from 280 to 450 minutes, and the blood loss ranged from 100 to 450 ml.The total complication rate was 5/15 and no one died in 90 days after surgery.The postoperative hospital stay ranged from 10 to 42 days with medium 18 days.The pathology included adenocarcinoma of stomach and duodenum(n=1), gastric cancer invading pancreas or duodenum(n=2), ampullary adenocarcinoma with left hepatolithiasis(n=1), ampullary adenocarcinoma with a benign lesion in left liver(n=1), ampullary adenocarcinoma with single liver metastasis(n=1), ampullary adenocarcinoma(n=1), pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm with splenic artery aneurysms(n=1), pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm with colon cancer(n=1), distal common bile duct adenocarcinoma involving righ hepatic duct(n=1), pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasm invading inferior vena cava and right renal vein(n=1), duodenal adnocarcinoma(n=1), duodenal ewing's sarcoma(n=1), duodenal intesititialoma(n=2). The follow-up was from 3 to 40 months with the medium survival of 17.5 months. Conclusions: The oncological outcomes of PD combined with adjacent organ resection is acceptable.Surgical treatment for those patients with periampullary neoplasma and adjacent organ lesions should be aggressive.
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- W W Jin
- Department of Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Surgery, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Yu LB, Tu YT, Huang JW, Zhang YN, Zheng GQ, Xu XW, Wang JW, Xiao JQ, Christiani DC, Xia ZL. Hypermethylation of CpG islands is associated with increasing chromosomal damage in chinese lead-exposed workers. Environ Mol Mutagen 2018; 59:549-556. [PMID: 29761860 DOI: 10.1002/em.22194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Lead is a widely existing environmental pollutant with potential carcinogenicity. To investigate the association of blood lead level (B-Pb) with potential chromosomal damage and cancer, we analyzed micronucleus (MN) frequency of peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBLs) and the methylation status of six human tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) post lead exposure. In the study, 147 lead-exposed workers were divided into two groups according to their B-Pb P50 value, with other 50 lead-unexposed workers as a control group. The cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) assay was performed to detect chromosomal damage of PBLs of both lead-exposed and -unexposed workers. The methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP-PCR) was further used to examine the methylation status of six TSGs (GSTP1, hMLH1, MGMT, p14, p15, and p16). Results showed that MN frequencies of high B-Pb workers 8.1 ± 3.1‰ and low B-Pb workers 5.7 ± 2.3‰ were significantly higher than that of control group 2.8 ± 1.9‰ (P < 0.01), while the MN frequency of high B-Pb workers was also higher than that of the low B-Pb workers (P < 0.01). The MN frequency in PBLs of lead-exposed group with the methylated TSGs was significantly higher than that in PBLs with the unmethylated TSGs (P < 0.05). Notably, the CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) correlated with chromosome damage (P < 0.05). Additionally, workers with high B-Pb had higher chromosome damage than those with low B-Pb (P < 0.05). Taken altogether, the results suggest that lead-exposed workers with CIMP positive and high B-Pb have a higher risk of being vulnerable to tumorigenesis. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 59:549-556, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Waterfront Medical Service/Valley Health System P.O. Box 1378, Ridgewood, NJ 07451
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- Department of Environmental Health and Epidemiology, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115
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- Department of Occupational Health and Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, and Key laboratory of Public Health and Safety of Ministry of Education of China, 138 Yixueyuan Road, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Luo L, Liu SQ, Xu XW, Xu J, Zhao JL. Four new MOFs based on an imidazole-containing ligand and multicarboxylates: syntheses, structures and sorption properties. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce01448e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Four new coordination complexes based on M(ii)-L layer structures with different 3D frameworks and topologies have been successfully tuned by auxiliary dicarboxylates.
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- Li Luo
- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Bioengineering
- Suzhou University of Science and Technology
- Suzhou 215009
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Environment Monitoring and Pollution Control
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology
- Nanjing 210044
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- Institute of Biomedical & Health Engineering
- Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Shenzhen 518055
- China
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Guo S, Song L, Guan DX, Mei TL, Zhou J, Yu FH, Wang GL, Zhang J, Shen HQ, Xu XW. [Clinical analysis of intestinal lymphangiectasia in 47 children]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:937-941. [PMID: 29262475 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Objective: To analyze the clinical manifestations, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of intestinal lymphangiectasia (IL) in children in order to improve the skills of diagnosis and treatment of IL. Method: Clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, gastroscopic findings, histopathological examinations and lymphatic radionuclide imaging assessments were analyzed retrospectively among 47 IL patients who were hospitalized in the Gastroenterology Department of Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University from June 2007 to December 2015. All patients were followed up by telephone. According to the various causes, the patients were divided into the primary intestinal lymphangiectasia (PIL) group and secondary IL group, and their clinical manifestations were compared by t test, Rank sum test or Chi-square test. Result: In 47 IL patients, there were 38 children (81%) younger than 3 years old. There were 43 PIL patients (91%) and 4 secondary IL patients (9%). Between PIL and secondary IL, there were statistical differences in serum albumin (t=-3.950, P<0.005) , globulin(t=-2.850, P=0.007), age of onset(U=27.000, P=0.024), age at diagnosis(U=29.000, P=0.030) and course of disease(U=26.500, P=0.023), whereas there were no statistical differences in lymphocyte count, IgG, lymphatic radionuclide imaging, histopathology and gender(all P>0.05). Edema (44 cases, 94%), diarrhea (42 cases, 89%), accompanied with infection (35 cases, 74%) and ascites (30 cases, 64%) were the main clinical manifestations. In 47 IL patients, 45 patients were done gastroscopy and histopathological examinations, and there were 31 patients' histopathological examinations(69%) were positive. Forty patients were done lymphatic radionuclide imaging, and there was evidence of protein losing from gut via lymphatic radionuclide imaging in 39 patients(98%). Among 47 patients, 35 patients (74%) were followed up, 32 patients had good prognosis, 2 patient failed to show evidence of improvement, 1 patient died and no patient experienced a relapse till the end of the follow-up. In 35 patients, 28 patients were treated with medium chain triglycerides (MCT) dietary therapy, 26 patients showed improvement in symptoms, and 2 patients had no improvement. Among 35 patients with follow-up, there were 6 patients received surgical treatment, and their symptoms were improved. Conclusion: PIL are the majority of IL in children younger than 3 years old. The main clinical manifestations are edema, diarrhea, accompanied with infection and ascites. For the patients without the evidence of lymphangiectasia from duodenum histopathological examination, further consideration of lymphatic radionuclide imaging, clinical manifestations, and laboratory studies are needed to make a final diagnosis. MCT dietary therapy is the cornerstone of IL medical management.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing 100045, China
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We report a case of port-site metastasis after laparoscopic surgery for early stage uterine carcinosarcoma (UCS) and review the related literature. A 53-year-old woman with suspected uterine malignance underwent a total laparoscopic hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, infra-colic omentectomy, and pelvic lymphadenectomy resulting pathologically in a stage IA UCS. Twelve months later she developed a palpable abdominal-wall mass at the trocar site without other synchronous metastases. A mass resection was performed and it was pathologically diagnosed with port-site metastasis of UCS. When performing surgery for UCS, specimens should be carefully removed in case small pieces of the occult disseminated metastatic tissues are trapped between the outer surface of the trocar sleeve and the abdominal wall incisional canal. Despite the low incidence, a laparotomy might be considered rather than laparoscopy to prevent port-site metastasis and more gynecological oncology clinical practices might be relevant to the management of port-site metastasis.
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- Zhen Tan
- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
- PLA Center of General Surgery, Chengdu Military General Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Graduates Management Unit, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Changhai Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Objective: To learn the colonization of Clostridium difficile in local healthy children and to investigate the colonization rate and toxin types of Clostridium difficile at different ages. Method: From September 2014 to January 2015 in a case observational study, healthy children's fecal specimens from the health care department of Beijing Children's Hospital were collected. The children were divided into four groups according to age: <1 year old(n=53), 1-<3 years old(n=50), 3-<6 years old(n=50) and 6-<14 years old(n=50) respectively. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was used to detect Clostridium difficile toxin genes including tcdA, tcdB, binary toxin CDT (cdtA and cdtB), and toxin regulatory genes including tcdC, tcdD and tcdE. And then the positive samples were sequenced. Measurement data were compared by using t test and rank sum test, while, enumeration data were compared using chi-square test. Result: Fifteen (7.4%) specimens were positive for Clostridium difficile toxin genes in 203 stool specimens. Of the 15 positive specimens, eight(53.3%) were tcdA(+) tcdB(-)(A(+) B(-)), four were A(+) B(+) , 3(20.0%) were A(-)B(+) , the binary toxin-positive specimens were not detected. TcdC, tcdD, tcdE positive specimens were 8, 6 and 11, respectively. Gene mutations were not found in positive samples by DNA sequencing. In the 15 positive samples, four (7.5%) specimens were in <1 year old group; four (8.0%) specimens were in 1-<3 years old group; one(2.0%) specimen was in 3-<6 years old group; and 6(12.0%) specimens were in 6-<14 years old group. The colonization rate had no significance in different age groups. Conclusion: The colonization rate of Clostridium difficile in healthy children was 7.4%. And toxigenic Clostridium difficile can be detected in all age groups.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital; Faculty of Digestive Diseases, Capital Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100045, China
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Feng NN, Fang Y, Zhang YN, Xu XW, Li Y, Wang JW, Li YL, Brandt-Rauf P, Xia ZL. Analysis of microRNA expression and micronuclei frequency in workers exposed to vinyl chloride monomer in China. Epigenomics 2017; 9:1093-1104. [PMID: 28749179 DOI: 10.2217/epi-2017-0028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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AIM To identify differently expressed miRNAs associated with vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and micronuclei (MN) frequency. METHOD In discovery stage, we used microarray to detect miRNAs expression in peripheral blood lymphocytes between six low and six high VCM-exposed workers grouped by medium cumulative exposure dose. Then we validated four miRNAs using real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) and detected the micronuclei frequencies using cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay in 94 VCM-exposed workers and 53 healthy control subjects. RESULTS & CONCLUSION We found eight miRNAs significantly downregulated and seven miRNAs upregulated (|Fold Change| >2; p < 0.05) in the high-exposure group through microarray. We validate that miR-222-3p, miR-146a-5p and miR-151a-5p were downregulated, while miR-22-3p was upregulated in VCM-exposed group (all p < 0.01). Furthermore, we found that expression of miR-22-3p was upregulated in the high micronuclei (MN) frequency subjects. In conclusion, our study suggested that these four miRNAs could be biomarkers of VCM exposure, and moreover miR-22-3p was correlated with MN frequency.
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- Nan-Nan Feng
- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Hongqiao International Institute of Medicine, Shanghai Tongren Hospital & Faculty of Public Health, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Occupational Health & Toxicology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, & Key Laboratory of Public Health & Safety of Ministry of Education of China, Shanghai, 200032, China
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Wang GL, Zhao CN, Zhou J, Yu FH, Shen HQ, Zhang J, Zhao SY, Xu XW. [Clinical analysis of 11 children with pancreatic cystic fibrosis]. Zhonghua Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:373-376. [PMID: 28482390 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0578-1310.2017.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To increase the recognition of pancreatic cystic fibrosis (PCF) in children and facilitate diagnosing and treatment of this rare entity. Method: This is a retrospective analysis of children who presented to Beijing Children's Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University from January 2010 to December 2015. We describe their clinical features, laboratory testing and management. Result: Eleven children were diagnosed with PCF by genetic testing or sweat chloride test during these 5 years, including 4 boys and 7 girls. Their age ranged from 0.5-14.3 (mean 9.0±3.9) years. Family history was positive in 3 children. Significant clinical findings on presentation were: malnutrition 6, including 2 cases of mild, moderate and severe malnutrition each; diarrhea 4 (yellow mushy or watery stool with frequency ranging from 2-5 times a day), including 1 case of acute diarrhea and 3 of chronic diarrhea, 3 of them had steatorrhea; abdominal pain 3. All of them had pancreatic lesions shown by abdominal ultrasound. Blood tests showed 6 cases had elevated serum amylase and lipase. The main treatment was pancreatic replacement therapy and nutritional support. Conclusion: PCF is rare in children. Malnutrition, diarrhea and abdominal pain are the main clinical manifestations. Treatment is mostly pancreatic enzymes replacement and supportive care.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Children's Hospital; Faculty of Digestive Diseases, Capital Medical University; National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing 100045, China
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Xu XW, Huang Y, Wang J, Zhang XL, Liang FM, Luo R. [Effect of obesity on pulmonary function in asthmatic children of different age groups]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 19:519-523. [PMID: 28506341 PMCID: PMC7389131 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2017.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of obesity on pulmonary function in newly diagnosed asthmatic children of different age groups. METHODS Two hundred and ninety-four children with newly diagnosed asthma were classified into preschool-age (<6 years) and school-age (6 to 12.5 years) groups. They were then classified into obese, overweight, and normal-weight subgroups based on their body mass index (BMI). All the children underwent pulmonary function tests, including large airway function tests [forced vital capacity (FVC%) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1%)] and small airway function tests [maximal expiratory flow at 25% of vital capacity (MEF25%), maximal expiratory flow at 50% of vital capacity (MEF50%), and maximal expiratory flow at 75% of vital capacity (MEF75%)]. RESULTS The school-age group showed lower FEV1%, MEF25%, and MEF50% than the preschool-age group (P<0.05) after adjustment for sex and BMI. The normal-weight children in the school-age group had lower FEV1%, MEF25%, and MEF50% compared with their counterparts in the preschool-age group (P<0.05). The overweight children in the school-age group showed lower FVC% and MEF50% than those in the preschool-age group. However, all the pulmonary function parameters showed no significant differences between the obese children in the preschool-age and school-age groups. In the preschool-age group, FVC%, FEV1%, and MEF75% of the obese children were lower than those of the normal-weight children. In the school-age group, only FVC% and FEV1% showed differences between the obese and normal-weight children (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The effect of obesity on the pulmonary function varies with age in children with asthma, and the effect is more obvious in those of preschool age.
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- Xiao-Wen Xu
- Respiratory Center, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
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Jin WW, Xu XW, Mou YP, Zhou YC, Zhang RC, Yan JF, Zhou JY, Huang CJ, Lu C. [Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a report of 233 cases by a single team]. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017; 55:354-358. [PMID: 28464575 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5815.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Objective: To summary the experience of 233 cases of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) performed by a single surgical team. Methods: Data of patients undergoing LPD from September 2012 to October 2016 were reviewed. There were 145 males and 88 females with the mean age of(60.3±13.0)years old, ranging from 19 to 92 years old, and the mean body mass index of (22.8±3.5)kg/m(2,) ranging from 16.3 to 36.8 kg/m(2). There were 195 patients with clinical manifestation and 54 patients who had the history of abdominal surgery. Results: LPD were performed on 233 patients by same surgical team consecutively. The mean operative time was(368.0±57.4)minutes. Mean blood loss was(203.8±138.6)ml. The postoperative morbidity rate was 33.5%, with 6.9% of grade B or C pancreatic fistula and 9.9% of bleeding. The reoperation rate was 5.6%. The mortality during 30 days after operation was 0.9%. Mean postoperative hospital stay was (18.1±11.2)days. Mean tumor size was (3.9±2.4)cm, and the mean number of lymph nodes harvested was 21.3±11.9.One hundred and sixty-three patients were diagnosed as malignant tumor, including pancreatic adenocarcinoma(n=84), cholangiocarcinoma(n=17), ampullary adenocarcinoma(n=55), duodenal adenocarcinoma(n=5), gastric cancer(n=1)and duel cancer (n=1) located in distal stomach and duodenum. Conclusion: The key point to make laparoscopic pancreaticduodenectomy a routine safe procedure is to operate the procedure under skilled hands in selected patients via suitable surgical approaches.
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- W W Jin
- Department of Gastro-entero-pancreatic, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Xu XW, Huang Y, Wang J, Zhang XL, Liang FM, Luo R. [Effect of obesity on pulmonary function in asthmatic children of different age groups]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2017; 19:519-523. [PMID: 28506341 PMCID: PMC7389131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 03/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To study the effect of obesity on pulmonary function in newly diagnosed asthmatic children of different age groups. METHODS Two hundred and ninety-four children with newly diagnosed asthma were classified into preschool-age (<6 years) and school-age (6 to 12.5 years) groups. They were then classified into obese, overweight, and normal-weight subgroups based on their body mass index (BMI). All the children underwent pulmonary function tests, including large airway function tests [forced vital capacity (FVC%) and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1%)] and small airway function tests [maximal expiratory flow at 25% of vital capacity (MEF25%), maximal expiratory flow at 50% of vital capacity (MEF50%), and maximal expiratory flow at 75% of vital capacity (MEF75%)]. RESULTS The school-age group showed lower FEV1%, MEF25%, and MEF50% than the preschool-age group (P<0.05) after adjustment for sex and BMI. The normal-weight children in the school-age group had lower FEV1%, MEF25%, and MEF50% compared with their counterparts in the preschool-age group (P<0.05). The overweight children in the school-age group showed lower FVC% and MEF50% than those in the preschool-age group. However, all the pulmonary function parameters showed no significant differences between the obese children in the preschool-age and school-age groups. In the preschool-age group, FVC%, FEV1%, and MEF75% of the obese children were lower than those of the normal-weight children. In the school-age group, only FVC% and FEV1% showed differences between the obese and normal-weight children (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS The effect of obesity on the pulmonary function varies with age in children with asthma, and the effect is more obvious in those of preschool age.
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- Xiao-Wen Xu
- Respiratory Center, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/ Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics/China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders, Chongqing 400014, China.
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Jiang H, Zheng LH, Yang JH, Xu XW, Li J. [Primary extraskeletal osteosarcoma of thoracic cavity with lung metastasis: report of a case]. Zhonghua Bing Li Xue Za Zhi 2017; 46:126-127. [PMID: 28173679 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0529-5807.2017.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aartsen MG, Abraham K, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Altmann D, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Archinger M, Argüelles C, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Bai X, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Becker KH, BenZvi S, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bernhard A, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Bissok M, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Bohm C, Börner M, Bos F, Bose D, Böser S, Botner O, Braun J, Brayeur L, Bretz HP, Burgman A, Carver T, Casier M, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Clark K, Classen L, Coenders S, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Cowen DF, Cross R, Day M, de André JPAM, De Clercq C, Del Pino Rosendo E, Dembinski H, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, di Lorenzo V, Dujmovic H, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Eller P, Euler S, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Feintzeig J, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Flis S, Fösig CC, Franckowiak A, Friedman E, Fuchs T, Gaisser TK, Gallagher J, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Giang W, Gladstone L, Glagla M, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Golup G, Gonzalez JG, Grant D, Griffith Z, Haack C, Haj Ismail A, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hansen E, Hansmann B, Hansmann T, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Holzapfel K, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Hultqvist K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jero K, Jones BJP, Jurkovic M, Kappes A, Karg T, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kemp J, Kheirandish A, Kim M, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Kohnen G, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Konietz R, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Kroll M, Krückl G, Krüger C, Kunnen J, Kunwar S, Kurahashi N, Kuwabara T, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lauber F, Lennarz D, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leuermann M, Leuner J, Lu L, Lünemann J, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Mancina S, Mandelartz M, Maruyama R, Mase K, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Meier M, Meli A, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Miarecki S, Mohrmann L, Montaruli T, Moulai M, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Neer G, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Olivas A, O'Murchadha A, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Penek Ö, Pepper JA, Pérez de Los Heros C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Quinnan M, Raab C, Rädel L, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Reimann R, Relethford B, Relich M, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk D, Sabbatini L, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schimp M, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schoenen S, Schöneberg S, Schumacher L, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stahlberg M, Stanev T, Stasik A, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Ström R, Strotjohann NL, Sullivan GW, Sutherland M, Taavola H, Taboada I, Tatar J, Tenholt F, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tešić G, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Toscano S, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Turcati A, Unger E, Usner M, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vanheule S, van Rossem M, van Santen J, Veenkamp J, Vehring M, Voge M, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wallraff M, Wandkowsky N, Weaver C, Weiss MJ, Wendt C, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Wickmann S, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wills L, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woolsey E, Woschnagg K, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zoll M. Constraints on Ultrahigh-Energy Cosmic-Ray Sources from a Search for Neutrinos above 10 PeV with IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:241101. [PMID: 28009216 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.241101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report constraints on the sources of ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) above 10^{9} GeV, based on an analysis of seven years of IceCube data. This analysis efficiently selects very high- energy neutrino-induced events which have deposited energies from 5×10^{5} GeV to above 10^{11} GeV. Two neutrino-induced events with an estimated deposited energy of (2.6±0.3)×10^{6} GeV, the highest neutrino energy observed so far, and (7.7±2.0)×10^{5} GeV were detected. The atmospheric background-only hypothesis of detecting these events is rejected at 3.6σ. The hypothesis that the observed events are of cosmogenic origin is also rejected at >99% CL because of the limited deposited energy and the nonobservation of events at higher energy, while their observation is consistent with an astrophysical origin. Our limits on cosmogenic neutrino fluxes disfavor the UHECR sources having a cosmological evolution stronger than the star formation rate, e.g., active galactic nuclei and γ-ray bursts, assuming proton-dominated UHECRs. Constraints on UHECR sources including mixed and heavy UHECR compositions are obtained for models of neutrino production within UHECR sources. Our limit disfavors a significant part of parameter space for active galactic nuclei and new-born pulsar models. These limits on the ultrahigh-energy neutrino flux models are the most stringent to date.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800 Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, south Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), 115409, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A7
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WIsconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Institute for Global Prominent Research, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institut für Kernphysik, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany
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- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Aartsen MG, Abraham K, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Altmann D, Andeen K, Anderson T, Ansseau I, Anton G, Archinger M, Argüelles C, Arlen TC, Auffenberg J, Axani S, Bai X, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Becker KH, BenZvi S, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bernhard A, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Blaufuss E, Blot S, Boersma DJ, Bohm C, Börner M, Bos F, Bose D, Böser S, Botner O, Braun J, Brayeur L, Bretz HP, Burgman A, Casey J, Casier M, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Clark K, Classen L, Coenders S, Collin GH, Conrad JM, Cowen DF, Cruz Silva AH, Daughhetee J, Davis JC, Day M, de André JPAM, De Clercq C, Del Pino Rosendo E, Dembinski H, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, di Lorenzo V, Dujmovic H, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Euler S, Evenson PA, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Feintzeig J, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Flis S, Fösig CC, Fuchs T, Gaisser TK, Gaior R, Gallagher J, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Giang W, Gladstone L, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Golup G, Gonzalez JG, Góra D, Grant D, Griffith Z, Haj Ismail A, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hansen E, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Holzapfel K, Homeier A, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huelsnitz W, Hultqvist K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Japaridze GS, Jeong M, Jero K, Jones BJP, Jurkovic M, Kappes A, Karg T, Karle A, Katz U, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kim M, Kintscher T, Kiryluk J, Kittler T, Klein SR, Kohnen G, Koirala R, Kolanoski H, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Kroll M, Krückl G, Krüger C, Kunnen J, Kunwar S, Kurahashi N, Kuwabara T, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lennarz D, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leuermann M, Lu L, Lünemann J, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Mancina S, Mandelartz M, Maruyama R, Mase K, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Meier M, Meli A, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Miarecki S, Middell E, Mohrmann L, Montaruli T, Moulai M, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Neer G, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke Pollmann A, Olivas A, Omairat A, O'Murchadha A, Palczewski T, Pandya H, Pankova DV, Pepper JA, Pérez de Los Heros C, Pfendner C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Posselt J, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Quinnan M, Raab C, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Relich M, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ryckbosch D, Rysewyk D, Sabbatini L, Salvado J, Sanchez Herrera SE, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Sarkar S, Satalecka K, Schlunder P, Schmidt T, Schöneberg S, Schönwald A, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Soldin D, Song M, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stasik A, Steuer A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Ström R, Strotjohann NL, Sullivan GW, Sutherland M, Taavola H, Taboada I, Tatar J, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tešić G, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Toscano S, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Turcati A, Unger E, Usner M, Vallecorsa S, Vandenbroucke J, van Eijndhoven N, Vanheule S, van Rossem M, van Santen J, Veenkamp J, Voge M, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallace A, Wandkowsky N, Weaver C, Wendt C, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Wiebe K, Wille L, Williams DR, Wills L, Wissing H, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woolsey E, Woschnagg K, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zoll M. Searches for Sterile Neutrinos with the IceCube Detector. Phys Rev Lett 2016; 117:071801. [PMID: 27563950 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.117.071801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The IceCube neutrino telescope at the South Pole has measured the atmospheric muon neutrino spectrum as a function of zenith angle and energy in the approximate 320 GeV to 20 TeV range, to search for the oscillation signatures of light sterile neutrinos. No evidence for anomalous ν_{μ} or ν[over ¯]_{μ} disappearance is observed in either of two independently developed analyses, each using one year of atmospheric neutrino data. New exclusion limits are placed on the parameter space of the 3+1 model, in which muon antineutrinos experience a strong Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein-resonant oscillation. The exclusion limits extend to sin^{2}2θ_{24}≤0.02 at Δm^{2}∼0.3 eV^{2} at the 90% confidence level. The allowed region from global analysis of appearance experiments, including LSND and MiniBooNE, is excluded at approximately the 99% confidence level for the global best-fit value of |U_{e4}|^{2}.
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- M G Aartsen
- Department of Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA
| | - T Anderson
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Science Faculty CP230, Université Libre de Bruxelles, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik & Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, USA
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- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Moscow 115409, Russia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Physik-department, Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Chen C, Li DW, Wang Q, Xu XW, Ma YZ, Li Z, Zou WL. [The cost effectiveness analysis of minimally invasive surgery and conservative treatment in elderly osteoporotic spinal fracture]. Zhongguo Gu Shang 2016; 29:614-618. [PMID: 29232778 DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-0034.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost effectiveness of conservative treatment, percutaneous vertebroplasty(PVP)and percutaneous kyphoplasty(PKP)for elderly osteoporotic vertebral compression fracture(OVCF). METHODS The clinical data of 152 patients with osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures, collected in the orthopedic department of 309th Hospital of PLA from October 2013 to July 2014, was retrospectively analyzed. According to the therapeutic methods, the patients who met the inclusion criteria were divided into conservative treatment group (51 cases), percutaneous vertebroplasty group (50 cases) and percutaneous kyphoplasty group(51 cases). The average medical cost (C) in hospital period and 1 year after discharging, and the treatment effect (E) according to standard of "cure" (VAS score less than or equal to 2) or "improvement" (VAS score was 3 to 8) was recorded. Then the C/E value indicated the cost effectiveness in different standards. RESULTS The average hospitalization days of the PVP and PKP group was 3 to 5 days with an average of(3.4±0.6) days. The conservative group was 12 to 15 days with an average of (14.0±0.6) days. During the hospitalization period, the cost effectiveness of the conservative group, PVP group and PKP group were RMB 1 253.88, 935.75, 983.99 yuan, respectively, according to the standard of "cure". The PVP group was superior to the PKP group and the latter was superior to the conservative group. If "improvement" was used as the standard of evaluation, the results were RMB 97.80, 449.16, 501.84 yuan, respectively, suggesting that the conservative group was better than the PVP group and the latter was better than the PKP group. After hospital discharge, the cost effectiveness of the conservative group, PVP group and PKP group were RMB 3 834.05, 1 878.41 and 1 916.11 yuan, respectively, according to the standard of "cure". The PVP group was superior to the PKP group and the latter exceeded the conservative group. CONCLUSIONS The study showed that the PVP was the best choice at the evaluation criterion of "cure", while taking "improvement" as the evaluation criterion, the conservative treatment was the best one. Either way, the PVP was the best choice after hospital discharge.
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- Department of Orthopaedics, the 309th Hospital of China People's Liberation Army, Beijing 100091, China;
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Luo D, Li Y, Xu XW, Du QG. Lasing from organic quasicrystal fabricated by seven- and nine-beam interference. Opt Express 2016; 24:12330-12335. [PMID: 27410148 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.012330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We demonstrate mirrorless lasers based on all organic nanostructure fabricated by seven- and nine-beam interference using low contrast material, holographic polymer dispersed liquid crystals (H-PDLC). A finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation is used to study the transmission of quasicrystal. The wavelengths of lasing peak are determined by both of local structure of quasicrystal that the pumping light experienced as well as the photoluminescence of laser dye doped. Features of mirrorless laser from quasicrystal based on H-PDLC include directional light source, low threshold, simple fabrication process, low cost and tunability. These properties make H-PDLC photonic quasicrystal promising for a new type of all organic miniature lasers.
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Wang J, Huang Y, Zhang XL, Huang X, Xu XW, Liang FM. [An analysis of skin prick test reactivity to dust mite in overweight and normal weight children with allergic asthma before and after specific immunotherapy]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2016; 18:329-334. [PMID: 27097578 PMCID: PMC7390070 DOI: 10.7499/j.issn.1008-8830.2016.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study the skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to house dust mite allergens in overweight and normal weight children with allergic asthma before and after standard subcutaneous specific immunotherapy. METHODS Two hundred and fifteen children with allergic asthma who had positive SPT responses to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (DP) and Dermatophagoides farinae (DF) were enrolled. According to the weight index, they were classified into overweight (n=63) and normal weight groups (n=152). Skin indices (SI) to DP and DF were compared between the two groups at 6 months and 1 year after standard subcutaneous specific immunotherapy. RESULTS The overweight group had a significantly larger histamine wheal diameter than the normal weight group after controlling the variation in testing time (P<0.05). After controlling the variation in weights, there were significant differences in the SIs to DP and DF before specific immunotherapy and at 6 months and 1 year after specific immunotherapy. At 6 months and 1 year after specific immunotherapy, the SIs to DP and DF were significantly reduced in both groups (P<0.05), and the overweight group had greater decreases in the SIs to DP and DF than the normal weight group. CONCLUSIONS The overweight children with allergic asthma have stronger responses to histamine than the normal weight patients. Specific immunotherapy can reduce the reactivity to dust mite allergens in children with allergic asthma. Within one year after specific immunotherapy, the overweight children with allergic asthma have a significantly greater decrease in the reactivity to dust mite allergens than the normal weight patients.
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Respiration, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders/China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing 400014, China.
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Wang J, Huang Y, Zhang XL, Huang X, Xu XW, Liang FM. [An analysis of skin prick test reactivity to dust mite in overweight and normal weight children with allergic asthma before and after specific immunotherapy]. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2016; 18:329-34. [PMID: 27097578 PMCID: PMC7390070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 03/30/2024]
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OBJECTIVE To study the skin prick test (SPT) reactivity to house dust mite allergens in overweight and normal weight children with allergic asthma before and after standard subcutaneous specific immunotherapy. METHODS Two hundred and fifteen children with allergic asthma who had positive SPT responses to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (DP) and Dermatophagoides farinae (DF) were enrolled. According to the weight index, they were classified into overweight (n=63) and normal weight groups (n=152). Skin indices (SI) to DP and DF were compared between the two groups at 6 months and 1 year after standard subcutaneous specific immunotherapy. RESULTS The overweight group had a significantly larger histamine wheal diameter than the normal weight group after controlling the variation in testing time (P<0.05). After controlling the variation in weights, there were significant differences in the SIs to DP and DF before specific immunotherapy and at 6 months and 1 year after specific immunotherapy. At 6 months and 1 year after specific immunotherapy, the SIs to DP and DF were significantly reduced in both groups (P<0.05), and the overweight group had greater decreases in the SIs to DP and DF than the normal weight group. CONCLUSIONS The overweight children with allergic asthma have stronger responses to histamine than the normal weight patients. Specific immunotherapy can reduce the reactivity to dust mite allergens in children with allergic asthma. Within one year after specific immunotherapy, the overweight children with allergic asthma have a significantly greater decrease in the reactivity to dust mite allergens than the normal weight patients.
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Respiration, Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University/Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Child Development and Disorders/China International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Child Development and Critical Disorders/Chongqing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Chongqing 400014, China.
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Du XD, Zhang GY, Yang Y, Li Z, Pan W, Yin GZ, Dong RX, Gai HJ, Ye G, Yang JG, Yuan Y, Pan NR, Li WQ, Xu XW, Chen XS. Follow-up of N400 in the Rehabilitation of First-episode Schizophrenia. Chin Med J (Engl) 2016; 128:2215-9. [PMID: 26265616 PMCID: PMC4717989 DOI: 10.4103/0366-6999.162499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The N400 component of event-related potentials (ERP) has recently drawn widespread attention at home and abroad. This study was to explore the relationship between N400 changes and risperidone treatment and rehabilitation infirst-episode schizophrenia (FES). METHODS ERP component N400 was recorded by Guangzhou Runjie WJ-1 ERP instruments, in 58 FES before and 6 months, 15 months after risperidone treatment, and in 62 normal controls. The patients' syndromes were assessed by Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS). And the stimuli are Chinese sentences with matching (congruent) or mismatching (incongruent) ending words. RESULTS N400 latencies were prolonged, and amplitudes were decreased in Cz, Pz, Fz, C3, C4, in FES compared with in NC, before treatment. The prolonged N400 latencies and decreased amplitudes were negatively correlated with the patients' positive scale and total scale of PANSS. There are significant differences of N400 amplitudes and latencies in 6 months and 15 months follow-up after treatment. Before treatment, 6 months and 15 months after treatment, N400 latencies are 446 ± 35 ms, 440 ± 37 ms, 414 ± 31 ms (F = 9.72, P < 0.01) in incongruent situation; N400 amplitudes are 5.2 ± 4.6 μV, 5.7 ± 4.8 μV, 7.3 ± 5.0 μV (F = 2.06, P > 0.05) in congruent situation, and 8.5 ± 5.9 μV, 10.1 ± 5.0 μV, 11.9 ± 7.0 μV (F = 3.697, P < 0.05) in incongruent situation. CONCLUSIONS N400 could be used to predict the effects of treatment of schizophrenia to some degree. The linguistic and cognitive impairment in schizophrenia can be improved by antipsychotic drugs.
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- Department of Electrophysiology, Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai JiaoTong University, Shanghai 200030, China
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Xu XW, Zhang XW, Luo D, Dai HT. Low voltage polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal reflective display by doping ferroelectric nanoparticles. Opt Express 2015; 23:32267-32273. [PMID: 26699017 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.032267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Low driving voltage is achieved in full color reflective display based on polymer-stabilized blue phase liquid crystal (PS-PBLC), by doping a small amount of ferroelectric nanoparticles. Both reflectance spectra of PS-PBLC with and without BaTiO₃ ferroelectric nanoparticles are studied under different applied external voltages. Superior to PS-PBLC without ferroelectric nanoparticles, the vertical driving electric fields of PS-PBLC with 0.4 wt.% BaTiO₃ ferroelectric nanoparticles are dramatically reduced by more than 70% for red, green and blue cells. The proposed approach would accelerate the practical application of full color PS-BPLC reflective display.
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Aartsen MG, Abraham K, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Altmann D, Anderson T, Archinger M, Arguelles C, Arlen TC, Auffenberg J, Bai X, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Tjus JB, Becker KH, Beiser E, BenZvi S, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bernhard A, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Bissok M, Blaufuss E, Blumenthal J, Boersma DJ, Bohm C, Börner M, Bos F, Bose D, Böser S, Botner O, Braun J, Brayeur L, Bretz HP, Brown AM, Buzinsky N, Casey J, Casier M, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Christy B, Clark K, Classen L, Coenders S, Cowen DF, Silva AHC, Daughhetee J, Davis JC, Day M, de André JPAM, De Clercq C, Dembinski H, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de Wasseige G, de With M, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Eagan R, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Euler S, Evenson PA, Fadiran O, Fahey S, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feintzeig J, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer-Wasels T, Flis S, Fuchs T, Glagla M, Gaisser TK, Gaior R, Gallagher J, Gerhardt L, Ghorbani K, Gier D, Gladstone L, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Golup G, Gonzalez JG, Goodman JA, Góra D, Grant D, Gretskov P, Groh JC, Groß A, Ha C, Haack C, Ismail AH, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hansmann B, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hellwig D, Hickford S, Hignight J, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Holzapfe K, Homeier A, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huber M, Huelsnitz W, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, In S, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Japaridze GS, Jero K, Jurkovic M, Kaminsky B, Kappes A, Karg T, Karle A, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kemp J, Kheirandish A, Kiryluk J, Kläs J, Klein SR, Kohnen G, Kolanoski H, Konietz R, Koob A, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Krings K, Kroll G, Kroll M, Kunnen J, Kurahashi N, Kuwabara T, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larson MJ, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leuermann M, Leuner J, Lünemann J, Madsen J, Maggi G, Mahn KBM, Maruyama R, Mase K, Matis HS, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Meli A, Menne T, Merino G, Meures T, Miarecki S, Middell E, Middlemas E, Miller J, Mohrmann L, Montaruli T, Morse R, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke A, Olivas A, Omairat A, O'Murchadha A, Palczewski T, Paul L, Pepper JA, de Los Heros CP, Pfendner C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Posselt J, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Pütz J, Quinnan M, Rädel L, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Redl P, Reimann R, Relich M, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Richter S, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ruzybayev B, Ryckbosch D, Saba SM, Sabbatini L, Sander HG, Sandrock A, Sandroos J, Sarkar S, Schatto K, Scheriau F, Schimp M, Schmidt T, Schmitz M, Schoenen S, Schöneberg S, Schönwald A, Schukraft A, Schulte L, Seckel D, Seunarine S, Shanidze R, Smith MWE, Soldin D, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stahlberg M, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stanisha NA, Stasik A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strahler EA, Ström R, Strotjohann NL, Sullivan GW, Sutherland M, Taavola H, Taboada I, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tešić G, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Unger E, Usner M, Vallecorsa S, van Eijndhoven N, Vandenbroucke J, van Santen J, Vanheule S, Veenkamp J, Vehring M, Voge M, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallraff M, Wandkowsky N, Weaver C, Wendt C, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wichary C, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Wille L, Williams DR, Wissing H, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zarzhitsky P, Zoll M. Evidence for Astrophysical Muon Neutrinos from the Northern Sky with IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 115:081102. [PMID: 26340177 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.081102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Results from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory have recently provided compelling evidence for the existence of a high energy astrophysical neutrino flux utilizing a dominantly Southern Hemisphere data set consisting primarily of ν(e) and ν(τ) charged-current and neutral-current (cascade) neutrino interactions. In the analysis presented here, a data sample of approximately 35,000 muon neutrinos from the Northern sky is extracted from data taken during 659.5 days of live time recorded between May 2010 and May 2012. While this sample is composed primarily of neutrinos produced by cosmic ray interactions in Earth's atmosphere, the highest energy events are inconsistent with a hypothesis of solely terrestrial origin at 3.7σ significance. These neutrinos can, however, be explained by an astrophysical flux per neutrino flavor at a level of Φ(E(ν))=9.9(-3.4)(+3.9)×10(-19) GeV(-1) cm(-2) sr(-1) s(-1)(E(ν)/100 TeV(-2), consistent with IceCube's Southern-Hemisphere-dominated result. Additionally, a fit for an astrophysical flux with an arbitrary spectral index is performed. We find a spectral index of 2.2(-0.2)(+0.2), which is also in good agreement with the Southern Hemisphere result.
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2E1
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A7
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik and Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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Aartsen MG, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M, Ahrens M, Altmann D, Anderson T, Arguelles C, Arlen TC, Auffenberg J, Bai X, Barwick SW, Baum V, Bay R, Beatty JJ, Becker Tjus J, Becker KH, BenZvi S, Berghaus P, Berley D, Bernardini E, Bernhard A, Besson DZ, Binder G, Bindig D, Bissok M, Blaufuss E, Blumenthal J, Boersma DJ, Bohm C, Bos F, Bose D, Böser S, Botner O, Brayeur L, Bretz HP, Brown AM, Buzinsky N, Casey J, Casier M, Cheung E, Chirkin D, Christov A, Christy B, Clark K, Classen L, Clevermann F, Coenders S, Cowen DF, Cruz Silva AH, Daughhetee J, Davis JC, Day M, de André JPAM, De Clercq C, Dembinski H, De Ridder S, Desiati P, de Vries KD, de With M, DeYoung T, Díaz-Vélez JC, Dumm JP, Dunkman M, Eagan R, Eberhardt B, Ehrhardt T, Eichmann B, Eisch J, Euler S, Evenson PA, Fadiran O, Fazely AR, Fedynitch A, Feintzeig J, Felde J, Filimonov K, Finley C, Fischer-Wasels T, Flis S, Frantzen K, Fuchs T, Gaisser TK, Gaior R, Gallagher J, Gerhardt L, Gier D, Gladstone L, Glüsenkamp T, Goldschmidt A, Golup G, Gonzalez JG, Goodman JA, Góra D, Grant D, Gretskov P, Groh JC, Groß A, Ha C, Haack C, Haj Ismail A, Hallen P, Hallgren A, Halzen F, Hanson K, Hebecker D, Heereman D, Heinen D, Helbing K, Hellauer R, Hellwig D, Hickford S, Hill GC, Hoffman KD, Hoffmann R, Homeier A, Hoshina K, Huang F, Huelsnitz W, Hulth PO, Hultqvist K, Ishihara A, Jacobi E, Jacobsen J, Japaridze GS, Jero K, Jurkovic M, Kaminsky B, Kappes A, Karg T, Karle A, Kauer M, Keivani A, Kelley JL, Kheirandish A, Kiryluk J, Kläs J, Klein SR, Köhne JH, Kohnen G, Kolanoski H, Koob A, Köpke L, Kopper C, Kopper S, Koskinen DJ, Kowalski M, Kriesten A, Krings K, Kroll G, Kroll M, Kunnen J, Kurahashi N, Kuwabara T, Labare M, Lanfranchi JL, Larsen DT, Larson MJ, Lesiak-Bzdak M, Leuermann M, Lünemann J, Madsen J, Maggi G, Maruyama R, Mase K, Matis HS, Maunu R, McNally F, Meagher K, Medici M, Meli A, Meures T, Miarecki S, Middell E, Middlemas E, Milke N, Miller J, Mohrmann L, Montaruli T, Morse R, Nahnhauer R, Naumann U, Niederhausen H, Nowicki SC, Nygren DR, Obertacke A, Olivas A, Omairat A, O'Murchadha A, Palczewski T, Paul L, Penek Ö, Pepper JA, Pérez de los Heros C, Pfendner C, Pieloth D, Pinat E, Posselt J, Price PB, Przybylski GT, Pütz J, Quinnan M, Rädel L, Rameez M, Rawlins K, Redl P, Rees I, Reimann R, Relich M, Resconi E, Rhode W, Richman M, Riedel B, Robertson S, Rodrigues JP, Rongen M, Rott C, Ruhe T, Ruzybayev B, Ryckbosch D, Saba SM, Sander HG, Sandroos J, Santander M, Sarkar S, Schatto K, Scheriau F, Schmidt T, Schmitz M, Schoenen S, Schöneberg S, Schönwald A, Schukraft A, Schulte L, Schulz O, Seckel D, Sestayo Y, Seunarine S, Shanidze R, Smith MWE, Soldin D, Spiczak GM, Spiering C, Stamatikos M, Stanev T, Stanisha NA, Stasik A, Stezelberger T, Stokstad RG, Stößl A, Strahler EA, Ström R, Strotjohann NL, Sullivan GW, Taavola H, Taboada I, Tamburro A, Ter-Antonyan S, Terliuk A, Tešić G, Tilav S, Toale PA, Tobin MN, Tosi D, Tselengidou M, Unger E, Usner M, Vallecorsa S, van Eijndhoven N, Vandenbroucke J, van Santen J, Vanheule S, Vehring M, Voge M, Vraeghe M, Walck C, Wallraff M, Weaver C, Wellons M, Wendt C, Westerhoff S, Whelan BJ, Whitehorn N, Wichary C, Wiebe K, Wiebusch CH, Williams DR, Wissing H, Wolf M, Wood TR, Woschnagg K, Xu DL, Xu XW, Xu Y, Yanez JP, Yodh G, Yoshida S, Zarzhitsky P, Ziemann J, Zoll M. Flavor Ratio of Astrophysical Neutrinos above 35 TeV in IceCube. Phys Rev Lett 2015; 114:171102. [PMID: 25978221 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.171102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
Abstract
A diffuse flux of astrophysical neutrinos above 100 TeV has been observed at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Here we extend this analysis to probe the astrophysical flux down to 35 TeV and analyze its flavor composition by classifying events as showers or tracks. Taking advantage of lower atmospheric backgrounds for showerlike events, we obtain a shower-biased sample containing 129 showers and 8 tracks collected in three years from 2010 to 2013. We demonstrate consistency with the (fe:fμ:fτ)⊕≈(1:1:1)⊕ flavor ratio at Earth commonly expected from the averaged oscillations of neutrinos produced by pion decay in distant astrophysical sources. Limits are placed on nonstandard flavor compositions that cannot be produced by averaged neutrino oscillations but could arise in exotic physics scenarios. A maximally tracklike composition of (0:1:0)⊕ is excluded at 3.3σ, and a purely showerlike composition of (1:0:0)⊕ is excluded at 2.3σ.
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- M G Aartsen
- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
| | - T C Arlen
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
| | - J Auffenberg
- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Physics Department, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
- Department of Astronomy, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Private Bag 4800, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 1A7
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- School of Physics and Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, USA
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Southern University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813, USA
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- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Bartol Research Institute and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- School of Chemistry and Physics, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Physikalisches Institut, Universität Bonn, Nussallee 12, D-53115 Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Oskar Klein Centre and Department of Physics, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- CTSPS, Clark-Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Erlangen Centre for Astroparticle Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Université de Mons, 7000 Mons, Belgium
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institut für Physik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, D-12489 Berlin, Germany
- DESY, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Technische Universität München, D-85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Drexel University, 3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, River Falls, Wisconsin 54022, USA
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
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- Department of Physics, Chiba University, Chiba 263-8522, Japan
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Gent, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Département de physique nucléaire et corpusculaire, Université de Genève, CH-1211 Genève, Switzerland
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- Department of Physics and Wisconsin IceCube Particle Astrophysics Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794-3800, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E1
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- III. Physikalisches Institut, RWTH Aachen University, D-52056 Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, Uppsala University, Box 516, S-75120 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Physics and Center for Cosmology and Astro-Particle Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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- Department of Physics, TU Dortmund University, D-44221 Dortmund, Germany
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Physics, University of Wuppertal, D-42119 Wuppertal, Germany
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- Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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