172 research outputs found
Lepton Flavor Violation in Supersymmetric SO(10) Grand Unified Models
The study for lepton flavor violation combined with the neutrino oscillation
may provide more information about the lepton flavor structure of the grand
unified theory. In this paper, we study two lepton flavor violation processes,
and , in the context of supersymmetric SO(10)
grand unified models. We find the two processes are both of phenomenological
interest. In particular the latter may be important in some supersymmetric
parameter space where the former is suppressed. Thus, Z-dacay may offer another
chance for looking for lepton flavor violation.Comment: 26 pages, 10 figure
Atmospheric neutrino flux from 3-dimensional simulation
The atmospheric muon and neutrino flux have been simulated using the same
approach which successfully accounted for the recent secondary proton, electron
and positron flux measurements in orbit by the AMS experiment. For the muon
flux, a good agreement is obtained with the CAPRICE and HEAT data for altitudes
ranging from sea level up to about 38 km. The general features of the
calculated atmospheric neutrino flux are reported and discussed. The flux
obtained at the Super-Kamiokande experiment location are reported and compared
with other calculations. For low neutrino energies the flux obtained is
significantly smaller than that used in the data analysis of underground
experiment. The simulation results for the SOUDAN experiment site are also
reported.Comment: 33 pages, 27 figures, 12 tables, final version for Phys. Rev.
Measurement of a small atmospheric ratio
From an exposure of 25.5~kiloton-years of the Super-Kamiokande detector, 900
muon-like and 983 electron-like single-ring atmospheric neutrino interactions
were detected with momentum MeV/, MeV/, and
with visible energy less than 1.33 GeV. Using a detailed Monte Carlo
simulation, the ratio was measured to be , consistent with previous results from the
Kamiokande, IMB and Soudan-2 experiments, and smaller than expected from
theoretical models of atmospheric neutrino production.Comment: 14 pages with 5 figure
Calibration of Super-Kamiokande Using an Electron Linac
In order to calibrate the Super-Kamiokande experiment for solar neutrino
measurements, a linear accelerator (LINAC) for electrons was installed at the
detector. LINAC data were taken at various positions in the detector volume,
tracking the detector response in the variables relevant to solar neutrino
analysis. In particular, the absolute energy scale is now known with less than
1 percent uncertainty.Comment: 24 pages, 16 figures, Submitted to NIM
Measurement of radon concentrations at Super-Kamiokande
Radioactivity from radon is a major background for observing solar neutrinos
at Super-Kamiokande. In this paper, we describe the measurement of radon
concentrations at Super-Kamiokande, the method of radon reduction, and the
radon monitoring system. The measurement shows that the current low-energy
event rate between 5.0 MeV and 6.5 MeV implies a radon concentration in the
Super-Kamiokande water of less than 1.4 mBq/m.Comment: 11 pages, 4 figure
Constraints on neutrino oscillation parameters from the measurement of day-night solar neutrino fluxes at Super-Kamiokande
A search for day-night variations in the solar neutrino flux resulting from
neutrino oscillations has been carried out using the 504 day sample of solar
neutrino data obtained at Super-Kamiokande. The absence of a significant
day-night variation has set an absolute flux independent exclusion region in
the two neutrino oscillation parameter space.Comment: 11 pages, 3 figures, submitted to PRL, single-spacin
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