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Parameter Limits for Neutrino Oscillation with Decoherence in KamLAND

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-06-28 v3

Abstract

In the framework of quantum open systems we analyze data from KamLAND by using a model that considers neutrino oscillation in a three-family approximation with the inclusion of the decoherence effect. Using a χ2\chi^2 test we find new limits for the decoherence parameter which we call γ\gamma, considering the most recent data by KamLAND. Assuming an energy dependence of the type γ=γ0(E/E0)n \gamma = \gamma_0 \left( E/E_0 \right) ^n, in 95 \% C.L. the limits found are 3.7×1024GeV3.7 \times 10^{-24} GeV for n=1 n=-1, 6.8×1022GeV6.8 \times 10^{-22} GeV for n=0 n=0, and 1.5×1019GeV1.5 \times 10^{-19} GeV for n=1 n=1 on the energy dependence.

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@article{arxiv.1603.04126,
  title  = {Parameter Limits for Neutrino Oscillation with Decoherence in KamLAND},
  author = {G. Balieiro Gomes and M. M. Guzzo and P. C. de Holanda and R. L. N. Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.04126},
  year   = {2017}
}
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