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It is known that there is a phenomenon called "parameter degeneracy" in neutrino oscillation measurement of lepton mixing parameters; A set of the oscillation probabilities, e.g., P(nu_mu --> nu_e) and its CP-conjugate P(bar{nu}_mu -->…
In the presence of non-standard neutrino interactions (NSI), a degeneracy exists in neutrino oscillation data, which involves the flipping of the octant of the mixing angle ${\theta_{12}}$ and the type of the neutrino mass ordering. In this…
We simultaneously investigate source, detector and matter non-standard neutrino interactions at the proposed DUNE experiment. Our analysis is performed using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo exploring the full parameter space. We find that the…
In the context of neutrino factories, we review the solution of the degeneracies in the neutrino oscillation parameters. In particular, we have set limits to $\sin^2 2\theta_{13}$ in order to accomplish the unambiguous determination of…
The decay of neutrino mass eigenstates leads to a change of the conversion and survival probability of neutrino flavor eigenstates. Remarkably, we find that the neutrino decay provides an enhancement of the expected tau appearance signal…
The hypothesis of the decay of neutrino mass eigenstates leads to a substantial modification of the appearance and disappearance probabilities of flavor eigenstates. We investigate the impact on the standard oscillation scenario caused by…
NuMI Off-axis $\nu_e$ Appearance (NOvA) experiment is an ongoing long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment. The primary channels of interest are the $\nu_e$, $\bar{\nu}_e$ appearance, $\nu_\mu$, $\bar{\nu}_\mu$ disappearance channels…
It is shown that eightfold degeneracy in neutrino oscillations is easily seen by plotting constant probabilities in the $(\sin^22\theta_{13}, 1/s^2_{23})$ plane. Using this plot, we discuss how an additional long baseline measurement…
We discuss how the CP violating phase $\delta$ and the mixing angle $\theta_{23}$ can be measured precisely in an environment where there are strong correlations between them. This is achieved by paying special attention to the mutual roles…
In neutrino oscillation with non-standard interactions (NSI) the system is enriched with CP violation caused by phases due to NSI in addition to the standard lepton Kobayashi-Maskawa phase \delta. In this paper we show that it is possible…
The first hint of the neutrino mass hierarchy is believed to come from the long-baseline experiment NO$\nu$A. Recent results from the NO$\nu$A shows a mild preference towards the CP phase $\delta_{13} = -90^\circ$ and normal hierarchy.…
In this article, we study the effect of invisible neutrino decay of the third neutrino state for accelerator neutrino experiments at two different baselines, 1300 km with a liquid argon time projection chamber (LArTPC) detector (similar to…
We perform a comprehensive study of the ability of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) to answer outstanding questions in the neutrino sector. We consider the sensitivities to the mass hierarchy, the octant of \theta_{23} and to…
The measurement of the mixing angle \theta_{13}, sign of \Delta m^2_{13} and the CP or T violating phase \delta is fraught with ambiguities in neutrino oscillation. In this paper we give an analytic treatment of the paramater degeneracies…
There are three parameter degeneracies inherent in the three--neutrino analysis of long--baseline neutrino experiments. We develop a systematic method for determining whether or not a set of measurements in neutrino oscillation appearance…
Degeneracies of the neutrino oscillation parameters are explained using the $\sin^22\theta_{13}$--$s^2_{23}$ plane. Measurements of $\sin^22\theta_{13}$ by reactor experiments are free from the parameter degeneracies which occur in…
The NuMI Off-Axis $\nu_{e}$ Appearance (NO$\nu$A) is the currently running leading long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiment, whose main physics goal is to explore the current issues in the neutrino sector, such as determination of the…
We explore the complementarity between LHC searches and neutrino experiments in probing neutrino non-standard interactions. Our study spans the theoretical frameworks of effective field theory, simplified model and an illustrative UV…
Using an algebraic formulation, we explore two well-known degeneracies involving the mass-squared differences for three-neutrino oscillations assuming CP symmetry is conserved. For vacuum oscillation, we derive the expression for the mixing…
One of the primary objectives of Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) is to discover the leptonic CP violation and to identify it's source. In this context, we study the impact of non-standard neutrino interactions (NSIs) on…