20 research outputs found
Solar neutrinos: global analysis and implications for SNO
We present a global analysis of all the available solar neutrino data
treating consistently the 8B and hep neutrino fluxes as free parameters. The
analysis reveals at 99.7% C.L. eight currently-allowed discrete regions in
two-neutrino oscillation space, five regions corresponding to active neutrinos
and three corresponding to sterile neutrinos. Most of the allowed solutions are
robust with respect to changes in the analysis procedure, but the traditional
vacuum solution is fragile. The globally-permitted range of the 8B neutrino
flux, 0.45 to 1.95 in units of the BP2000 flux, is comparable to the 3 sigma
range allowed by the standard solar model. We discuss the implications for SNO
of a low mass, Delta m^2 ~ 6 times 10^{-12} eV^2, vacuum oscillation solution,
previously found by Raghavan, and by Krastev and Petcov, but absent in recent
analyses that included Super-Kamiokande data. For the SNO experiment, we
present refined predictions for the charged-current rate and the ratio of the
neutral-current rate to charged-current rate. The predicted charged-current
rate can be clearly distinguished from the no-oscillation rate only for the LMA
solution. The predicted ratio of the neutral-current rate to charged-current
rate is distinguishable from the no-oscillation ratio for the LMA, SMA, LOW,
and VAC solutions for active neutrinos.Comment: viewgraphs and related material at http://www.sns.ias.ed
Cubic Mass Relation in Electroweak Theory
In the 331 model, lepton number may be explicitly broken by trilinear scalar
self couplings. This leads to neutrino masses proportional to the cube of the
corresponding charged lepton mass, with consequences for solar neutrinos and
for hot dark matter.Comment: 12 pages (3 figures appended to RevTeX file), IFP-465-UN
What will the first year of SNO show?
The ratio of the measured to the predicted standard model CC event rates in
SNO will be 0.47 if no oscillations occur. The best-fit active oscillation
predictions for the CC ratio are: 0.35-39 (MSW) and 0.38-42 (vacuum) (all for a
5 MeV energy threshold), typically about 20% less than the no-oscillation
expectation. We calculate the predicted ratios for six active and sterile
neutrino oscillation solutions allowed at 99% CL and determine the dependence
of the ratios on energy threshold. If the high-energy anomaly observed by
SuperKamiokande is due to an enhanced hep flux, MSW active solutions predict
that out of a total of 5000 CC events above 5 MeV in SNO between 49 and 54
events will be observed above 13 MeV whereas only 19 events are expected for
no-oscillations and a nominal standard hep flux.Comment: Phys Lett accepted. Editorial corrections. Related material and
viewgraphs at http://www.sns.ias.edu/~jn
Do hep neutrinos affect the solar neutrino energy spectrum?
If the low energy cross section for 3He + p goes to 4He + e + nu_e, the `hep'
reaction, is > 20 times larger than the best (but uncertain) theoretical
estimates, then this reaction could significantly influence the electron energy
spectrum produced by solar neutrino interactions and measured in the
SuperKamiokande, SNO, and ICARUS experiments. We compare predicted energy
spectra for different assumed hep fluxes and different neutrino oscillation
scenarios with the observed SuperKamiokande spectrum. The spectra with enhanced
hep contributions provide better fits to the SuperKamiokande data.Comment: Accepted Phyics Letters B. Related information at
http://www.sns.ias.edu/~jnb . LaTeX file. 12 pages including 2 figures. Typo
in Table 2 correcte
Correlations of Solar Neutrino Observables for SNO
Neutrino oscillation scenarios predict correlations, and zones of avoidance,
among measurable quantities such as spectral energy distortions, total fluxes,
time dependences, and flavor content. The comparison of observed and predicted
correlations will enhance the diagnostic power of solar neutrino experiments. A
general test of all presently-allowed (two neutrino) oscillation solutions is
that future measurements must yield values outside the predicted zones of
avoidance. To illustrate the discriminatory power of the simultaneous analysis
of multiple observables, we map currently allowed regions of neutrino masses
and mixing angles onto planes of quantities measurable with the Sudbury
Neutrino Observatory (SNO). We calculate the correlations that are predicted by
vacuum and MSW (active and sterile) neutrino oscillation solutions that are
globally consistent with all available neutrino data. We derive approximate
analytic expressions for the dependence of individual observables and specific
correlations upon neutrino oscillations parameters. We also discuss the
prospects for identifying the correct oscillation solution using multiple SNO
observables.Comment: Accepted Phys Rev D. Included new figure. Related material
http://www.sns.ias.edu/~jn