The stability of the MSW solution to the solar neutrino problem with respect to random matter density perturbations
Abstract
We present a generalization of the resonant neutrino conversion in matter, including a random component in the matter density profile. The study is focused on the effect of such matter perturbations upon both large and small mixing angle MSW solutions to the solar neutrino problem. This is carried out both for the active-active as well as active-sterile conversion channels. We find that the small mixing MSW solution is much more stable (especially in ) than the large mixing solution. Future solar neutrino experiments, such as Borexino, could probe solar matter density noise at the few percent level.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9605427,
title = {The stability of the MSW solution to the solar neutrino problem with respect to random matter density perturbations},
author = {A. Rossi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9605427},
year = {2007}
}
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latex file, 10 pages, including 8 postscript figures, Talk given at ``XXXIst Les Rencontres de Moriond- Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories'', Les Arcs, France - March 16-23, 1996