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Global analysis of three-flavor neutrino masses and mixings
We present a comprehensive phenomenological analysis of a vast amount of data
from neutrino flavor oscillation and non-oscillation searches, performed within
the standard scenario with three massive and mixed neutrinos, and with
particular attention to subleading effects. The detailed results discussed in
this review represent a state-of-the-art, accurate and up-to-date (as of August
2005) estimate of the three-neutrino mass-mixing parameters.Comment: Final version (including a new Appendix), to be published in
"Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics". Higher-resolution pdf file and
eps figures can be download from http://www.ba.infn.it/~now2004/PPNP_review
Supernova neutrinos: Strong coupling effects of weak interactions
In core-collapse supernovae, neutrinos and antineutrinos are initially
subject to significant self-interactions induced by weak neutral currents,
which may induce strong-coupling effects on the flavor evolution (collective
transitions). The interpretation of the effects is simplified when self-induced
collective transitions are decoupled from ordinary matter oscillations, as for
the matter density profile that we discuss. In this case, approximate
analytical tools can be used (pendulum analogy, swap of energy spectra). For
inverted neutrino mass hierarchy, the sequence of effects involves:
synchronization, bipolar oscillations, and spectral split. Our simulations
shows that the main features of these regimes are not altered when passing from
simplified (angle-averaged) treatments to full, multi-angle numerical
experiments.Comment: Proceedings of NO-VE 2008, IV International Workshop on "Neutrino
Oscillations in Venice" (Venice, Italy, April 15-18, 2008), edited by M.
Baldo Ceolin (University of Padova publication, Papergraf Editions, Padova,
Italy, 2008), pages 233-24
Updated status of Anostraca, Notostraca and Spinicaudata (Crustacea Branchiopoda) in Sicily (Italy): review and new records.
A survey on distribution, phenology and status of large branchiopod crustaceans (Branchiopoda:
Anostraca, Notostraca, Spinicaudata) in Sicily and in circum-Sicilian islands was carried out
from autumn 2000 to winter 2004/2005 with the purpose of providing an organised contribution to
the knowledge of the distribution of these crustaceans in the region. Data from literature on Sicilian
large branchiopods has been briefly reviewed, and field surveys allowed us to add new data on their
actual consistency in the area. Current Sicilian large branchiopod fauna is characterised by a low
species richness and diversity, having possibly been impoverished by the high anthropic impact
which has interested the Sicilian wetlands.
The need for further surveys directed towards getting the knowledge necessary in order to correctly
understand and manage temporary pools, the elective habitat of a rich and peculiar biota
whose large branchiopods are “flagship species”, is stressed
Atmospheric, Solar, and CHOOZ neutrinos: a global three generation analysis
We perform a global three generation analysis of the current solar and
atmospheric evidence in favor of neutrino oscillations. We also include the
negative results coming from CHOOZ to constrain the nu_e mixing. We study the
zones of mass-mixing oscillations parameters compatible with all the data. It
is shown that almost pure nu_mu nu_tau oscillations are required to
explain the atmospheric neutrino anomaly and almost pure nu_1 nu_2
oscillations to account for the solar neutrino deficit.Comment: 4 pages, talk given at 36th Rencontres de Moriond: Electroweak
Interactions and Unified Theories, Les Arcs, France, 10-17 Mar 200
Neutrino mass and mixing parameters: A short review
We present a brief review of the current status of neutrino mass and mixing
parameters, based on a comprehensive phenomenological analysis of neutrino
oscillation and non-oscillation searches, within the standard three-neutrino
mixing framework.Comment: 11 pages, including 7 figures. Presented at the 40th Rencontres de
Moriond on Electroweak Interactions and Unified Theories, La Thuile, Aosta
Valley, Italy, 5-12 Mar 200
Death related to a congenital vascular anomaly of pulmonary hamartoma type: Malpractice or tragic fatality?
In forensic pathology, apparently straightforward cases can often hide rarities that, if not correctly interpreted, can alter the results of the entire investigation, leading to misinterpretations. This occurs when the investigation is conducted to assess medical malpractice. An unexpected death, with no known apparent cause, is often linked to an underlying disease process of unclear etiological origin whose nature can, unfortunately, be properly investigated only post-mortem. This presentation shows a case study, in which it was possible to reconduct the death of a patient to a natural pathology and not to medical treatment. Here, the authors illustrate a case with a hamartoma developed in chronic inflammatory conditions (bronchiectasis) that was difficult to differentiate from lung cancer due to the inability to perform specific instrumental examinations. The hamartoma, usually benign and identifiable by standard instrumental investigations, in this case, led to the patient’s death precisely during the execution of a bronchoscopy. However, in the absence of a certain cause of death, public opinion unanimously attributes a patient’s disease to medical error. Indeed, a routine practice such as bronchoscopy should not cause death and consequently, the doctor must have made a mistake. Fortunately, the autopsy not only demonstrated the origin of the bleeding but also unveiled the reason for this, as rare congenital lung disease. Fate, one might say
Status of three-neutrino oscillation parameters, circa 2013
The standard three-neutrino (3nu) oscillation framework is being increasingly
refined by results coming from different sets of experiments, using neutrinos
from solar, atmospheric, accelerator and reactor sources. At present, each of
the known oscillation parameters [the two squared mass gaps (delta m^2, Delta
m^2) and the three mixing angles (theta_12}, theta_13, theta_23)] is dominantly
determined by a single class of experiments. Conversely, the unknown parameters
[the mass hierarchy, the theta_23 octant and the CP-violating phase delta] can
be currently constrained only through a combined analysis of various
(eventually all) classes of experiments. In the light of recent new results
coming from reactor and accelerator experiments, and of their interplay with
solar and atmospheric data, we update the estimated N-sigma ranges of the known
3nu parameters, and revisit the status of the unknown ones. Concerning the
hierarchy, no significant difference emerges between normal and inverted mass
ordering. A slight overall preference is found for theta_23 in the first octant
and for nonzero CP violation with sin delta < 0; however, for both parameters,
such preference exceeds 1 sigma only for normal hierarchy. We also discuss the
correlations and stability of the oscillation parameters within different
combinations of data sets.Comment: Updated and revised version, accepted for publication in PRD. The
analysis includes the latest (March 2014) T2K disappearance data: all the
figures and the numerical results have been updated, and parts of the text
have been revised accordingl
Testing the Isotropy of the Universe with Type Ia Supernovae
We analyze the magnitude-redshift data of type Ia supernovae included in the
Union and Union2 compilations in the framework of an anisotropic Bianchi type I
cosmological model and in the presence of a dark energy fluid with anisotropic
equation of state. We find that the amount of deviation from isotropy of the
equation of state of dark energy, the skewness \delta, and the present level of
anisotropy of the large-scale geometry of the Universe, the actual shear
\Sigma_0, are constrained in the ranges -0.16 < \delta < 0.12 and -0.012 <
\Sigma_0 < 0.012 (1\sigma C.L.) by Union2 data. Supernova data are then
compatible with a standard isotropic universe (\delta = \Sigma_0 = 0), but a
large level of anisotropy, both in the geometry of the Universe and in the
equation of state of dark energy, is allowed.Comment: 12 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables. Union2 analysis added. New references
added. To appear in Phys. Rev.
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