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We find exact analytical expressions for mixing angles in matter in the context of three generation neutrino oscillations in matter to discuss the role of resonances in this phenomenon. We show that some knowledge from conventional two…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 V. M. Aquino , J. Bellandi , M. M. Guzzo

Experiments seeking to detect radio emission stemming from neutrino interactions will soon reach sensitivities that bring a detection within reach. Since experiments like RNO-G or the future IceCube-Gen2 target more than an order of…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-11-17 Lilly Pyras , Christian Glaser , Steffen Hallmann , Anna Nelles

We consider neutrinos with varying masses which arise in scenarios relating neutrino masses to the dark energy density in the universe. We point out that the neutrino mass variation can lead to level crossing and thus a cosmo MSW effect,…

Astrophysics · Physics 2008-11-26 Pham Quang Hung , Heinrich Päs

Pioneering atmospheric muon neutrino experiments have demonstrated the near-maximal magnitude of the flavor mixing angle $\theta_{23}$. But the precise value of the deviation $D \equiv 1/2 - \sin^2 \theta_{23}$ from maximality (if nonzero)…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-11 Sandhya Choubey , Probir Roy

The characteristic features of the neutrino oscillation length resonance, taking place in the $\nu_2 \to \nu_{e}$ and $\nu_{\mu} \to \nu_{e}$ ($\nu_e \to \nu_{\mu (\tau)}$) transitions in the Earth of the solar and atmospheric neutrinos…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 S. T. Petcov

We present an exact analytic solution to the neutrino evolution equation in matter with periodic step-function density profile and discuss in detail the parametric resonance of neutrino oscillations that can occur in such a system. Solar…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2008-11-26 E. Kh. Akhmedov

We point out that the measurement of the $L/E$ distribution of atmospheric neutrino events with sufficient resolution in order to observe the characteristic modulations of neutrino oscillations would provide a unique way to test the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Mannocchi , L. Periale , P. Picchi , F. Pietropaolo , S. Ragazzi , A. Rubbia

We examine the physics capabilities of known flavor neutrino beams from intense muon sources. We find that long-baseline neutrino experiments based on such beams can provide precise measurements of neutrino oscillation mass and mixing…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-09-25 V. Barger , S. Geer , K. Whisnant

The recent observation of neutrino oscillations with atmospheric and solar neutrinos, implying that neutrinos are not massless, is a discovery of paramount importance for particle physics and particle astrophysics. This invited lecture…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-08-23 N. Schmitz

Neutrino oscillation experiments provide a unique tool for probing neutrino-matter interactions, especially those involving the tau neutrino. We describe the sensitivity of the present atmospheric neutrino data to these interactions in the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Alexander Friedland , Cecilia Lunardini , Michele Maltoni

Positive evidence for neutrino oscillations is mounting from the solar and atmospheric neutrino anomalies and the LSND experiment. Accordingly, the neutrino mass differences appear to lie in the sub-eV range and at least some of the mixing…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 G. Raffelt

We consider the ``standard'' spectrum of the active neutrinos (characterized by strong mass hierarchy and small mixing) with additional sterile neutrino, $\nu_s$. The sterile neutrino mixes strongly with the muon neutrino, so that…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-07-19 Q. Y. Liu , A. Yu. Smirnov

In this paper, we investigate the effects of random fluctuations of the Earth matter density for long baselines on the neutrino oscillation transition probabilities. We especially identify relevant parameters characterizing the matter…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-11-07 Bjorn Jacobsson , Tommy Ohlsson , Hakan Snellman , Walter Winter

New atmospheric neutrino results from Super-Kamiokande are presented. Results from Kamiokande on upward going muons are also presented. All these data, together with the Kamiokande atmospheric neutrino data give evidence for neutrino…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 Takaaki Kajita

The atmospheric neutrino beam simultaneously spans a range of pathlengths from ten to ten thousand kilometers, which correspond respectively to downward- and upward-going neutrinos. As with any neutrino oscillation experiment, also in this…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2011-05-12 Thomas K. Gaisser

In this paper we first give a short overview of the MACRO detector, which was operational at the Gran Sasso Laboratory from 1989 till 2000. Then we present and discuss the results on atmospheric neutrino oscillations, concerning medium (~4…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2019-08-14 G. Giacomelli , M. Giorgini

The effects of oscillations of atmospheric muon neutrinos are observed in the 5.90 fiducial kiloton-year exposure of the Soudan 2 detector. An unbinned maximum likelihood analysis of the neutrino L/E distribution has been carried out using…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2012-08-27 The Soudan 2 Collaboration

Our tightest upper limit on the sum of neutrino mass eigenvalues $M_\nu$ comes from cosmological observations that will improve substantially in the near future, enabling a detection. The combination of the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2015-10-28 Zhen Pan , Lloyd Knox

The implications of the deficit of solar neutrinos are discussed. If all of the experiments are taken literally the relative suppressions render an astrophysical explanation unlikely. Allowing MSW conversions, the data simultaneously…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Paul Langacker

The precision and discovery potential of a neutrino factory based on muon storage rings is studied. For three-family neutrino oscillations, we analyse how to measure or severely constraint the angle $\theta_{13}$, CP violation, MSW effects…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-31 A. Cervera , A. Donini , M. B. Gavela , J. J. Gomez Cadenas , P. Hernandez , O. Mena , S. Rigolin