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Breaking Eight-fold Degeneracies in Neutrino CP Violation, Mixing, and Mass Hierarchy
We identify three independent two-fold parameter degeneracies (\delta,
\theta_{13}), sgn(\delta m^2_{31}) and (\theta_{23}, \pi/2-\theta_{23})
inherent in the usual three-neutrino analysis of long-baseline neutrino
experiments, which can lead to as much as an eight-fold degeneracy in the
determination of the oscillation parameters. We discuss the implications these
degeneracies have for detecting CP violation and present criteria for breaking
them. A superbeam facility with a baseline at least as long as the distance
between Fermilab and Homestake (1290 km) and a narrow band beam with energy
tuned so that the measurements are performed at the first oscillation peak can
resolve all the ambiguities other than the (\theta_{23}, \pi/2-\theta_{23})
ambiguity (which can be resolved at a neutrino factory) and a residual (\delta,
\pi-\delta) ambiguity. However, whether or not CP violation occurs in the
neutrino sector can be ascertained independently of the latter two ambiguities.
The (\delta,\pi-\delta) ambiguity can be eliminated by performing a second
measurement to which only the \cos\delta terms contribute. The hierarchy of
mass eigenstates can be determined at other oscillation peaks only in the most
optimistic conditions, making it necessary to use the first oscillation
maximum. We show that the degeneracies may severely compromise the ability of
the proposed SuperJHF-HyperKamiokande experiment to establish CP violation. In
our calculations we use approximate analytic expressions for oscillation
probabilitites that agree with numerical solutions with a realistic Earth
density profile.Comment: Revtex (singlespaced), 35 pages, 15 postscript figures, uses
psfig.st
Hadronic Phases and Isospin Amplitudes in and Decays
Hadronic phase in and channels are calculated a la
Regge. At the D mass one finds and in good agreement with the CLEO data while at the B
mass these angles are predicted to be, respectively, and .
With the hadronic phase taken into account, a quark
diagram decomposition of the isospin invariant amplitudes in
decays fits the data provided the exchange diagram contribution is about 1/3 of
the tree level one.Comment: 10pages,late
Matter profile effect in neutrino factory
We point out that the matter profile effect --- the effect of matter density
fluctuation on the baseline --- is very important to estimate the parameters in
a neutrino factory with a very long baseline. To make it clear, we propose the
method of the Fourier series expansion of the matter profile. By using this
method, we can take account of both the matter profile effect and its
ambiguity. For very long baseline experiment, such as L=7332km, in the analysis
of the oscillation phenomena we need to introduce a new parameter ---
the Fourier coefficient of the matter profile --- as a theoretical parameter to
deal with the matter profile effects.Comment: 21 pages, 15 figure
Final State Interaction Phases in Decay Amplitudes
A simple Regge pole model for scattering explains the large between isospin amplitudes which is observed at the D meson mass
(). It predicts
at the B mass. Implications for () decays and extensions of the
model to other two-body decay channels are briefly discussed.Comment: 8pages,late
Measuring Higgs boson couplings at the LHC
For an intermediate mass Higgs boson with SM-like couplings the LHC allows
observation of a variety of decay channels in production by gluon fusion and
weak boson fusion. Cross section ratios provide measurements of various ratios
of Higgs couplings, with accuracies of order 15% for 100 fb^{-1} of data in
each of the two LHC experiments. For Higgs masses above 120 GeV, minimal
assumptions on the Higgs sector allow for an indirect measurement of the total
Higgs boson width with an accuracy of 10 to 20%, and of the H-->WW partial
width with an accuracy of about 10%.Comment: 25 pages, Revtex, 1 figur
Supersymmetry with Grand Unification
Supersymmetry (SUSY) has many well known attractions, especially in the
context of Grand Unified Theories (GUTs). SUSY stabilizes scalar mass
corrections (the hierarchy problem), greatly reduces the number of free
parameters, facilitates gauge coupling unification, and provides a plausible
candidate for cosmological dark matter. In this conference report we survey
some recent examples of progress in SUSY-GUT applications.Comment: Talk V. Barger at the Workshop on Physics at Current Accelerators and
the Supercollider, Argonne, June 1993, 15 pages + 12 PS figures included
(uuencoded), (correct author list in header) MAD/PH/78
Effects of Universal Extra Dimensions on Higgs signals at LHC
A major focus at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be Higgs boson studies
and it would be an interesting prospect to simultaneously probe for physics
beyond the Standard Model (SM) in the Higgs signals. In this work we show as to
what extent, the effects of Universal Extra Dimension (UED) can be isolated at
the LHC through the Higgs signals. By doing a detailed study of the different
uncertainties involved in the measurement of the rates for the process pp --> h
--> gamma gamma we estimate the extent to which these uncertainties can mask
the effects of the contributions coming from UED.Comment: 13 pages, LateX, Title changed, text and figures modified. Version to
appear in IJMP
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