Contained [nu] events observed in Soudan 2

Atmospheric [nu][sub [mu]] and [nu][sub e] are created in cosmic ray interactions in the atmosphere, and can be detected in underground detectors. The Kamiokande and IMB water Cerenkov detectors have found fewer [nu][sub [mu]] interactions (relative to [nu][sub e]) than are expected. Results are usually expressed by the ratio: R[triple bond]([nu][sub [mu]]/[nu][sub [mu]]) measured ([nu][sub [mu]]/[nu][sub e]) predicted with R found to be less than 1. The Soudan 2 detector is an iron calorimeter, which has different systematic effects than the water Cerenkov counters. Results from the Frejus and NUSEX calorimeters do not suggest a deficit of [nu][sub [mu]]'s in iron, implying that perhaps there is a systematic effect in Cerenkov detectors or some unexpected nuclear effect. Here we report on a preliminary analysis of 0.5 kton-year of data in Soudan 2. We are presently analyzing our second 0.5 kt-year of data, and will present new results at the meeting.