Transition probability of perturbative form for nu_mu -> nu_e oscillations in matter of constant density
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2013-01-01 v3
Abstract
We give a convenient expression for the appearance probability P(nu_mu -> nu_e) describing neutrino oscillations in matter of constant density, derived using textbook quantum mechanics stratagems. Our formulation retains the clarity of an expansion in alpha = Delta m_{21}^2/Delta m_{31}^2 exhibited by the popular Cervera et al. formula [Nucl. Phys. B 579, 17 (2000)] while enabling more accurate evaluation of oscillations over terrestrial baselines.
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@article{arxiv.1204.6338,
title = {Transition probability of perturbative form for nu_mu -> nu_e oscillations in matter of constant density},
author = {W. Anthony Mann and Tomas Kafka and Jacob Schneps and Ozgur Altinok},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.6338},
year = {2013}
}
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9 pages, 3 figures