Published August 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

NSI can improve LMA predictions: neutrino decay in solar matter?

  • 1. Centro de Fisica Teorica de Particulas, Instituto Superior Tecnico Avenida Rovisco Pais, 1, 1049-001 Lisbon (Portugal)

Description

We investigate the prospects for non-standard interactions (NSI) in solar neutrino propagation and detection and find that these may solve the tension between the observed flatness of the SuperKamiokande electron spectrum and its large mixing angle (LMA) prediction which has a clear negative slope. Also the Cl rate prediction from NSI comes within 1σ of its experimental value instead of the LMA one which lies more than 2σ above. A remarkable consequence of NSI for solar neutrinos is the possibility of neutrino decay into majorons and antineutrinos whose appearance probability is calculated but found to be rather small.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.04.136

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.04.136;
arXiv
arXiv:1012.3842v2;
PII
S0920-5632(11)00375-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
217
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 350-352
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
Neutrino Oscillation Workshop
Acronym
NOW 2010
Dates
5-11 Sep 2010
Place
Otranto (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43070055
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ANTINEUTRINOS; ELECTRON SPECTRA; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PARTICLE DECAY; SOLAR NEUTRINOS; WEINBERG ANGLE
Descriptors DEC
ANTILEPTONS; ANTIMATTER; ANTIPARTICLES; DECAY; DETECTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATTER; NEUTRINOS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATIONS; SOLAR PARTICLES; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRA; STELLAR RADIATION

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