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Probing non-standard interaction of neutrinos with IceCube and DeepCore
A bstractWe consider effects of the Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) on oscillations of the high energy atmospheric neutrinos. The νμ-oscillograms are constructed and their dependence on the NSI strength parameters ϵαβ studied. We computed the zenith angle distributions of the νμ-events in the presence of NSI in different energy regions. The distributions are confronted with the IceCube-79 (high energy sample) and the DeepCore (low energy sample) data and constraints on the strength parameters |ϵμτ|≲ 6 × 10−3 and |ϵμμ − ϵττ| ≲ 3 × 10−2 (90% C.L.) have been obtained. Future measurements of the zenith angle distributions by DeepCore in several energy bins will allow to improve the bounds by factor 2–3. We discuss the signatures of NSI in the zenith angle and energy distributions of events which allow to discriminate them from the effects of sterile neutrinos.
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Multiple spectral splits of supernova neutrinos.
Collective oscillations of supernova neutrinos swap the spectra f(nu(e))(E) and f(nu[over ](e))(E) with those of another flavor in certain energy intervals bounded by sharp spectral splits. This phenomenon is far more general than previously appreciated: typically one finds one or more swaps and accompanying splits in the nu and nu[over ] channels for both inverted and normal neutrino mass hierarchies. Depending on an instability condition, swaps develop around spectral crossings (energies where f(nu(e))=f(nu(x)), f(nu[over ](e))=f(nu[over ](x)) as well as E-->infinity where all fluxes vanish), and the widths of swaps are determined by the spectra and fluxes. Washout by multiangle decoherence varies across the spectrum and splits can survive as sharp spectral features.
119540272
Self-induced spectral splits in supernova neutrino fluxes
In the dense-neutrino region above the neutrino sphere of a supernova (r < or approx. 400 km), neutrino-neutrino refraction causes collective flavor transformations. They can lead to 'spectral splits' where an energy E{sub split} splits the transformed spectrum sharply into parts of almost pure but different flavors. Unless there is an ordinary MSW resonance in the dense-neutrino region, E{sub split} is determined by flavor-lepton number conservation alone. Spectral splits are created by an adiabatic transition between regions of large and small neutrino density. We solve the equations of motion in the adiabatic limit explicitly and provide analytic expressions for a generic example.
59164737
Recent developments in neutrino phenomenology
The first phase of studies of the neutrino mass and mixing is essentially over. The outcome is the discovery of non-zero neutrino mass and determination of the dominant structure of the lepton mixing matrix. In some sense this phase was very simple, and nature was very collaborative with us: Two main effects - the vacuum oscillations and the adiabatic conversion in matter (the MSW-effect) - provide complete interpretation of the experimental results. Furthermore, with the present accuracy of measurements the $3\nu-$mixing analysis is essentially reduced to the $2\nu$ consideration. I will present a concise and comprehensive description of this first phase. The topics include: (i) the concept of neutrino mixing in vacuum and matter; (ii) physics of the oscillations and adiabatic conversion; (iii) the experimental evidences of the flavor transformations and determination of the oscillation parameters. Some implications of the obtained results are discussed. Comments are given on the next phase of the field that will be much more involved.
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Solar neutrinos: Theoretical aspects
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Pontecorvo's original oscillations revisited
Abstract We show that a left-handed neutrino ν L can oscillate into its CPT -conjugate state ν R with maximal amplitude, in direct analogy with K 0 − K 0 oscillations. Peculiarities of such oscillations under different conditions are studied.
120793699
Quark masses from low-energy moments of heavy-quark current correlators
We present an update of the determination of charm- and bottom-quark masses from the lowenergy expansion of the vacuum polarization function in combination with experimental data for R(s). This analysis leads to the most precise determination of th e masses of the charm and bottom quarks: mc(3 GeV) = 986(13) MeV, mb(mb) = 4163(16) MeV.
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BOUNDS ON SCALAR LEPTOQUARK MASSES FROM S, T, U PARAMETERS IN THE MINIMAL FOUR-COLOR QUARK-LEPTON SYMMETRY MODEL
Abstract The contributions into radiative correction parameters S , T , U from the scalar leptoquarks are calculated in the minimal gauge model with the four-color quark-lepton symmetry. It is shown that the contributions into T and U from the scalar leptoquark doublets are not positive definite. Using the current experimental data on S , T , U the bounds on the scalar leptoquark masses are obtained. In particular, the existence of the relatively light scalar leptoquark with electric charge 2/3 is shown to be compatible with the current experimental data on S , T , U .
17035129
CHIRAL COLOR SYMMETRY AND POSSIBLE G′-BOSON EFFECTS AT THE TEVATRON AND LHC
A gauge model with chiral color symmetry is considered and possible effects of the color G′-boson octet predicted by this symmetry are investigated in dependence on two free parameters, the mixing angle θG and G′ mass mG′. The allowed region in the mG'–θG plane is found from the Tevatron data on the cross section and forward–backward asymmetry of the production. The mass limits for the G′-boson are shown to be stronger than those for the axigluon. A possible effect of the G′-boson on the production at the LHC is discussed and the mass limits providing for the G′-boson evidence at the LHC are estimated in dependence on θG.
2085821
Applying Mellin-Barnes technique and Gröbner bases to the three-loop static potential
The Mellin‐Barnes technique to evaluate master integrals and the algorithm called FIRE to solve IBP relations with the help of Grobner bases are briefly revie wed. In FIRE, an extension of the classical Buchberger algorithm to construct Grobner ba ses is combined with the well-known Laporta algorithm. It is explained how both techniques are used when evaluating the three-loop correction to the static QCD quark potential. First results are presented: the coefficients of n 3 and n 2 , where nl is the number of light quarks.
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ON A POSSIBLE MANIFESTATION OF THE FOUR-COLOR SYMMETRY Z' BOSON IN μ+μ- EVENTS AT THE LHC
The cross section of the μ+μ- pair production in pp-collisions at the LHC is calculated with account of the Z' boson induced by the minimal four-color quark–lepton symmetry (MQLS). The μ+μ- invariant mass spectrum with account of the MQLS Z' boson is analyzed in dependence on the Z' mass. The mass region for the MQLS Z' boson observable at the LHC is found in dependence on the significance and on the integrated luminosity.