Published January 1, 2010
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Journal article
Remaining inconsistencies with solar neutrinos: Can spin flavour precession provide a clue?
Creators
- 1. Centro de Fisica Teorica das PartIculas, IST, Av. Rovisco Pais 1049-001 Lisboa (Portugal)
- 2. INFN, Lecce and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Lecce, Via Arnesano, I-73100, Lecce (Italy)
Description
A few inconsistencies remain after it has been ascertained that LMA is the dominant solution to the solar neutrino problem: why is the SuperKamiokande spectrum flat and why is the Chlorine rate prediction over two standard deviations above the data. There also remains the unanswered and important question of whether the active neutrino flux is constant or time varying. We propose a scenario involving spin flavour precession to sterile neutrinos with three active flavours that predicts a flat SuperK spectrum and a Chlorine rate prediction more consistent with data. We also argue that running the Borexino experiment during the next few years may provide a very important clue as to the possible variability of the solar neutrino flux.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/203/1/012086Additional details
Identifiers
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
- Journal Volume
- 203
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- [3 p.]
- ISSN
- 1742-6596
Conference
- Title
- 11. TAUP workshop on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
- Acronym
- TAUP 2009
- Dates
- 1-5 Jul 2009
- Place
- Rome (Italy)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 42062002
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COSMIC RAY FLUX; DATA PROCESSING; FLAVOR MODEL; FORECASTING; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; PRECESSION; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; SPECTRA; SPIN
- Descriptors DEC
- ANGULAR MOMENTUM; COMPOSITE MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRINOS; PARTICLE MODELS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PROCESSING; QUARK MODEL; RADIATION FLUX; RADIATIONS; SOLAR PARTICLES; SOLAR RADIATION; STELLAR RADIATION