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Oscillation tomography of the Earth with solar neutrinos and future experiments

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2020-07-08 v2

Abstract

We study in details the Earth matter effects on the boron neutrinos from the Sun using recently developed 3D models of the Earth. The models have a number of new features of the density profiles, in particular, a substantial deviation from spherical symmetry. In this connection, we further elaborate on relevant aspects of oscillations (ϵ2\epsilon^2 corrections, adiabaticity violation, entanglement, {\it etc.}) and the attenuation effect. The night excesses of the νe\nu e- and νN\nu N- events and the Day-Night asymmetries, ANDA_{ND}, are presented in terms of the matter potential and the generalized energy resolution functions. The energy dependences of the cross-section and the flux improve the resolution, and consequently, sensitivity to remote structures of the profiles. The nadir angle (η\eta) dependences of ANDA_{ND} are computed for future detectors DUNE, THEIA, Hyper-Kamiokande, and MICA at the South pole. Perspectives of the oscillation tomography of the Earth with the boron neutrinos are discussed. Next-generation detectors will establish the integrated day-night asymmetry with high confidence level. They can give some indications of the η\eta- dependence of the effect, but will discriminate among different models at most at the (12)σ(1 - 2)\sigma level. For high-level discrimination, the MICA-scale experiments are needed. MICA can detect the ice-soil borders and perform unique tomography of Antarctica.

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@article{arxiv.2001.08030,
  title  = {Oscillation tomography of the Earth with solar neutrinos and future experiments},
  author = {Pouya Bakhti and Alexei Yu. Smirnov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.08030},
  year   = {2020}
}

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17 pages, 12 figures