Can we measure $\theta_{23}$ octant in 3+1 scheme?
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2017-04-25 v1 High Energy Physics - Experiment
Instrumentation and Detectors
Abstract
Current 3 global fits predict two degenerate solutions for : one lies in lower octant (), and the other belongs to higher octant (). Here, we study how the measurement of octant would be affected in the upcoming Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) if there exist a light eV-scale sterile neutrino. We show that in 3+1 scheme, a new interference term in oscillation probability can spoil the chances of measuring octant completely.
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@article{arxiv.1704.07151,
title = {Can we measure $\theta_{23}$ octant in 3+1 scheme?},
author = {Sanjib Kumar Agarwalla and Sabya Sachi Chatterjee and Antonio Palazzo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1704.07151},
year = {2017}
}
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4 pages, 2 figures, Contribution to the proceedings of XXII DAE-BRNS High Energy Physics Symposium 2016, University of Delhi, Delhi, India, 12-16 December, 2016