z-logo
open-access-imgOpen Access
Before and After: How has the SNO NC measurement changed things?
Author(s) -
John N. Bahcall,
Concepcion Gonzalez-Garcia,
C. PeñaGaray
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of high energy physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998
H-Index - 261
eISSN - 1126-6708
pISSN - 1029-8479
DOI - 10.1088/1126-6708/2002/07/054
Subject(s) - borexino , neutrino oscillation , observable , solar neutrino , physics , asymmetry , neutrino , oscillation (cell signaling) , mixing (physics) , particle physics , sterile neutrino , solar neutrino problem , nuclear physics , chemistry , quantum mechanics , biochemistry
We present "Before and After" global oscillation solutions, as well aspredicted "Before and After" values and ranges for ten future solar neutrinoobservables (for BOREXINO, KamLAND, SNO, and a generic p-p neutrino detector).We have performed global analyses using the full SNO day-night energy spectrumand, alternatively, just the SNO CC and NC rates and the day-nightasymmetry.The ``Before'' case includes all solar neutrino data (and sometheoretical improvements) available prior to April 20, 2002 and the ``After''case includes, in addition, the new SNO data on the CC, NC, and day-nightasymmetry. The LMA solution is the only currently allowed MSW oscillationsolution at ~99% CL. The LOW solution is allowed only at more than 2.5 sigma,SMA at 3.7 sigma or 4.7 sigma (depending upon analysis strategy), and puresterile oscillations at 4.7sigma. Small mixing angles are ``out''(pure sterileis ``way out''); MSW with large mixing angles is definitely ``in''. Vacuumoscillations are allowed at 3 sigma, but not a 2 sigma. Precise maximal mixingis excluded at 3.2 sigma for MSW solutions and at 2.8 sigma for vacuumsolutions. Most of the predicted values for future observables for theBOREXINO, KamLAND, and future SNO measurements are changed only by minoramounts by the inclusion of the recent SNO data. In order to test therobustness of the allowed neutrino oscillation regions and the predictions forfuture observables, we have carried out calculations using a variety ofstrategies to analyze the SNO and other solar neutrino data.Comment: Added global analysis with full SNO day-night energy spectrum. Results essentially unchange

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.
Having issues? You can contact us here
Accelerating Research

Address

John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom