9 research outputs found
Deviation of Atmospheric Mixing from Maximal and Structure in the Leptonic Flavor Sector
I attempt to quantify how far from maximal one should expect the atmospheric
mixing angle to be given a neutrino mass-matrix that leads, at zeroth order, to
a nu_3 mass-eigenstate that is 0% nu_e, 50% nu_mu, and 50% nu_tau. This is done
by assuming that the solar mass-squared difference is induced by an
"anarchical" first order perturbation, an approach than can naturally lead to
experimentally allowed values for all oscillation parameters. In particular,
both |cos 2theta_atm| (the measure for the deviation of atmospheric mixing from
maximal) and |U_e3| are of order sqrt(Delta m^2_sol/Delta m^2_atm) in the case
of a normal neutrino mass-hierarchy, or of order Delta m^2_sol/Delta m^2_atm in
the case of an inverted one. Hence, if any of the textures analyzed here has
anything to do with reality, next-generation neutrino experiments can see a
nonzero cos 2theta_atm in the case of a normal mass-hierarchy, while in the
case of an inverted mass-hierarchy only neutrino factories should be able to
see a deviation of sin^2 2theta_atm from 1.Comment: 12 pages, no figures, references and acknowledgments adde
Extrinsic CPT Violation in Neutrino Oscillations in Matter
We investigate matter-induced (or extrinsic) CPT violation effects in
neutrino oscillations in matter. Especially, we present approximate analytical
formulas for the CPT-violating probability differences for three flavor
neutrino oscillations in matter with an arbitrary matter density profile. Note
that we assume that the CPT invariance theorem holds, which means that the CPT
violation effects arise entirely because of the presence of matter. As special
cases of matter density profiles, we consider constant and step-function matter
density profiles, which are relevant for neutrino oscillation physics in
accelerator and reactor long baseline experiments as well as neutrino
factories. Finally, the implications of extrinsic CPT violation on neutrino
oscillations in matter for several past, present, and future long baseline
experiments are estimated.Comment: 47 pages, 7 figures, RevTeX4. Final version to be published in Phys.
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The influence of Aspergillus niger transcription factors AraR and XlnR in the gene expression during growth in d-xylose, l-arabinose and steam-exploded sugarcane bagasse
Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase from Aspergillus fumigatus can Improve Enzymatic Cocktail Activity During Sugarcane Bagasse Hydrolysis
Long-baseline neutrino oscillation physics potential of the DUNE experiment: DUNE Collaboration
The sensitivity of the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) to neutrino oscillation is determined, based on a full simulation, reconstruction, and event selection of the far detector and a full simulation and parameterized analysis of the near detector. Detailed uncertainties due to the flux prediction, neutrino interaction model, and detector effects are included. DUNE will resolve the neutrino mass ordering to a precision of 5σ, for all δCP values, after 2 years of running with the nominal detector design and beam configuration. It has the potential to observe charge-parity violation in the neutrino sector to a precision of 3σ (5σ) after an exposure of 5 (10) years, for 50% of all δCP values. It will also make precise measurements of other parameters governing long-baseline neutrino oscillation, and after an exposure of 15 years will achieve a similar sensitivity to sin 22 θ13 to current reactor experiments. © 2020, The Author(s)
Brazilian Flora 2020: Leveraging the power of a collaborative scientific network
International audienceThe shortage of reliable primary taxonomic data limits the description of biological taxa and the understanding of biodiversity patterns and processes, complicating biogeographical, ecological, and evolutionary studies. This deficit creates a significant taxonomic impediment to biodiversity research and conservation planning. The taxonomic impediment and the biodiversity crisis are widely recognized, highlighting the urgent need for reliable taxonomic data. Over the past decade, numerous countries worldwide have devoted considerable effort to Target 1 of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC), which called for the preparation of a working list of all known plant species by 2010 and an online world Flora by 2020. Brazil is a megadiverse country, home to more of the world's known plant species than any other country. Despite that, Flora Brasiliensis, concluded in 1906, was the last comprehensive treatment of the Brazilian flora. The lack of accurate estimates of the number of species of algae, fungi, and plants occurring in Brazil contributes to the prevailing taxonomic impediment and delays progress towards the GSPC targets. Over the past 12 years, a legion of taxonomists motivated to meet Target 1 of the GSPC, worked together to gather and integrate knowledge on the algal, plant, and fungal diversity of Brazil. Overall, a team of about 980 taxonomists joined efforts in a highly collaborative project that used cybertaxonomy to prepare an updated Flora of Brazil, showing the power of scientific collaboration to reach ambitious goals. This paper presents an overview of the Brazilian Flora 2020 and provides taxonomic and spatial updates on the algae, fungi, and plants found in one of the world's most biodiverse countries. We further identify collection gaps and summarize future goals that extend beyond 2020. Our results show that Brazil is home to 46,975 native species of algae, fungi, and plants, of which 19,669 are endemic to the country. The data compiled to date suggests that the Atlantic Rainforest might be the most diverse Brazilian domain for all plant groups except gymnosperms, which are most diverse in the Amazon. However, scientific knowledge of Brazilian diversity is still unequally distributed, with the Atlantic Rainforest and the Cerrado being the most intensively sampled and studied biomes in the country. In times of “scientific reductionism”, with botanical and mycological sciences suffering pervasive depreciation in recent decades, the first online Flora of Brazil 2020 significantly enhanced the quality and quantity of taxonomic data available for algae, fungi, and plants from Brazil. This project also made all the information freely available online, providing a firm foundation for future research and for the management, conservation, and sustainable use of the Brazilian funga and flora