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Another Look at Just-So Solar Neutrino Oscillations

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2010-01-06 v3

Abstract

We take another look at ``Just-So'' solar neutrino oscillations, characterizing them by the energy Eπ/2E_{\pi/2} at which the distance-varying angle is π/2\pi/2, instead of the usual Δm2\Delta m^2. The rising spectrum recently observed by SuperKamiokande is consistent with Eπ/2E_{\pi/2}\sim 6-9 MeV and marginally with 48 MeV. The pp neutrinos must then be reduced to one-half the standard solar model prediction, and 7^7Be neutrinos must make up a significant part of the SAGE and GALLEX gallium signal. For Eπ/2E_{\pi/2} close to 9 and 48 MeV, the 7^7Be neutrinos will also show a large seasonal variation, emphasizing the importance of direct measurements of the 7^7Be neutrinos.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9809508,
  title  = {Another Look at Just-So Solar Neutrino Oscillations},
  author = {James M. Gelb and S. P. Rosen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9809508},
  year   = {2010}
}

Comments

3 pages, 3 figures; accepted as Phys Rev D, Rapid Communication. Name change, trivial typographical changes. Remove the incorrect statement that our results are inconsistent with model-independent analyses of solar neutrino capture rates