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arXiv 0905.2382hep-phhep-ex
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$θ_{13}=0$和大气中微子的质量等级测定

Mass Hierarchy Determination for $θ_{13}=0$ and Atmospheric Neutrinos

Raj Gandhi, Pomita Ghoshal, Srubabati Goswami, S Uma Sankar

摘要:

本文研究了在θ_{13} = 0的极限下,用大气中微子作为源来确定中微子质量等级的可能性。在这个极限中,不存在θ_{13}驱动物质效应,对Δ_{31}和Δ_{32}的独立测量原则上可以导致等级确定。由于这两者之间的差异为Δ_{21},因此需要一种可以实现Δ_{21} L/E \gtrsim 1的实验布置。大气中微子可以满足这个条件,因为它们有很大的能量范围和基线。尽管如此,我们发现即使与T2 K或NOvA等明显协同的束流实验相结合,用大气中微子在θ_{13}=0极限下的分级决定也是不现实的。本文讨论了这种情况的原因,并在此过程中阐明了当θ_{13} = 0时,一般确定层次所必须满足的条件。

英文摘要:

We examine the possibility of determining the neutrino mass hierarchy in the limit θ_{13} = 0 using atmospheric neutrinos as the source. In this limit, in which θ_{13} driven matter effects are absent, independent measurements of Δ_{31} and Δ_{32} can, in principle, lead to hierarchy determination. Since the difference between these two is Δ_{21}, one needs an experimental arrangement where Δ_{21} L/E \gtrsim 1 can be achieved. This condition can be satisfied by atmospheric neutrinos since they have a large range of energies and baselines. In spite of this, we find that hierarchy determination in the θ_{13}=0 limit with atmospheric neutrinos is not a realistic possibility, even in conjunction with an apparently synergistic beam experiment like T2K or NOvA. We discuss the reasons for this, and also in the process clarify the conditions that must be satisfied in general for hierarchy determination if θ_{13} = 0.

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