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Agarwalla, S.K.; Hernandez, P. |
| Title |
Probing the neutrino mass hierarchy with Super-Kamiokande |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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10 |
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10 |
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086 - 14pp |
| Keywords |
Neutrino Physics; Beyond Standard Model |
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We show that for recently discovered large values of theta(13), a superbeam with an average neutrino energy of similar to 5 GeV, such as those being proposed at CERN, if pointing to Super-Kamiokande (L similar or equal to 8770 km), could reveal the neutrino mass hierarchy at 5 sigma in less than two years irrespective of the true hierarchy and CP phase. The measurement relies on the near resonant matter effect in the nu(mu) -> nu(e) oscillation channel, and can be done counting the total number of appearance events with just a neutrino beam. |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar; Hernandez, Pilar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es; |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000310851600047 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1251 |
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Agarwalla, S.K.; Li, T.; Rubbia, A. |
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An incremental approach to unravel the neutrino mass hierarchy and CP violation with a long-baseline superbeam for large theta(13) |
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Journal Article |
| Year |
2012 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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05 |
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5 |
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154 - 32pp |
| Keywords |
Neutrino Physics; CP violation |
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Recent data from long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments have provided new information on theta(13), hinting that 0.01 less than or similar to sin(2) 2 theta(13) less than or similar to 0.1 at 2 sigma confidence level. In the near future, further confirmation of this result with high significance will have a crucial impact on the optimization of the future long-baseline neutrino oscillation experiments designed to probe the neutrino mass ordering and leptonic CP violation. In this context, we expound in detail the physics reach of an experimental setup where neutrinos produced in a conventional wide-band beam facility at CERN are observed in a proposed Giant Liquid Argon detector at the Pyhasalmi mine, at a distance of 2290 km. Due to the strong matter effects and the high detection efficiency at both the first and second oscillation maxima, this particular setup would have unprecedented sensitivity to the neutrino mass ordering and leptonic CP violation in the light of the emerging hints of large theta(13). With a 10 to 20 kt 'pilot' detector and just a few years of neutrino beam running, the neutrino mass hierarchy could be determined, irrespective of the true values of delta(CP) and the mass hierarchy, at 3 sigma (5 sigma) confidence level if sin(2) 2 theta(13)(true) = 0.05 (0.1). With the same exposure, we start to have 3 sigma sensitivity to CP violation if sin(2) 2 theta(13)(true) > 0.05, in particular testing maximally CP-violating scenarios at a high confidence level. After optimizing the neutrino and anti-neutrino running fractions, we study the performance of the setup as a function of the exposure, identifying three milestones to have roughly 30%, 50% and 70% coverage in delta(CP) (true) for 3 sigma CP violation discovery. For comparison, we also study the CERN to Slanic baseline of 1540 km. This work nicely demonstrates that an incremental program, staged in terms of the exposure, can achieve the desired physics goals within a realistically feasible timescale, and produce significant new results at each stage. |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar; Li, Tracey] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es; |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000305238600074 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1091 |
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Agarwalla, S.K.; Prakash, S.; Sankar, S.U. |
| Title |
Resolving the octant of theta(23) with T2K and NOvA |
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Journal Article |
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2013 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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07 |
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7 |
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131 - 24pp |
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Neutrino Physics; CP violation; Beyond Standard Model |
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Preliminary results of MINOS experiment indicate that theta(23) is not maximal. Global fits to world neutrino data suggest two nearly degenerate solutions for theta(23): one in the lower octant (LO: theta(23) < 45 degrees) and the other in the higher octant (HO: theta(23) > 45 degrees). v(mu) -> v(e) oscillations in superbeam experiments are sensitive to the octant and are capable of resolving this degeneracy. We study the prospects of this resolution by the current T2K and upcoming NOvA experiments. Because of the hierarchy-delta(CP) degeneracy and the octant delta(CP) degeneracy, the impact of hierarchy on octant resolution has to be taken into account. As in the case of hierarchy determination, there exist favorable (unfavorable) values of delta(CP) for which octant resolution is easy (challenging). However, for octant resolution the unfavorable delta(CP) values of the neutrino data are favorable for the anti-neutrino data and vice-verse. This is in contrast to the case of hierarchy determination. In this paper, we compute the combined sensitivity of T2K and NOvA to resolve the octant ambiguity. If sin(2)theta(23) – 0.41, then NOvA can rule out all the values of theta(23) in HO at 2 sigma C.L., irrespective of the hierarchy and delta(CP). Addition of T2K data improves the octant sensitivity. If T2K were to have equal neutrino and anti-neutrino runs of 2.5 years each, a 2 sigma resolution of the octant becomes possible provided sin(2) theta(23) <= 0.43 or >= 0.58 for any value of delta(CP). |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar] Inst Phys, Sainik Sch Post, Bhubaneswar 751005, Orissa, India, Email: sanjib@iopb.res.in; |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000323202900044 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1570 |
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Agarwalla, S.K.; Conrad, J.M.; Shaevitz, M.H. |
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Short-baseline neutrino oscillation waves in ultra-large liquid scintillator detectors |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Journal of High Energy Physics |
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J. High Energy Phys. |
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12 |
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12 |
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085 - 24pp |
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Neutrino Detectors and Telescopes |
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Powerful new multi-kiloton liquid scintillator neutrino detectors, including NOvA and, possibly, LENA, will come on-line within the next decade. When coupled with a modest-power decay-at-rest (DAR) neutrino source at short-baseline, these detectors can decisively address signals for neutrino oscillations at high Delta m(2). Along the greater than 50 m length of the detector, the characteristic oscillation wave will be apparent, providing powerful verification of the oscillation phenomenon. LENA can simultaneously perform (v) over bar (mu) -> (v) over bar (e) appearance and v(e) -> v(e) disappearance searches while NOvA is likely limited to v(e) disappearance. For the appearance channel, a LENA-like detector could test the LSND and MiniBooNE signal regions at > 5 sigma with a fiducial volume of 5 kt and a 10 kW neutrino source. The LENA and NOvA v(e) disappearance sensitivities are complementary to the recent reactor anomaly indicating possible (v) over bar (e) disappearance and would cover this possible oscillation signal at similar to 3 sigma. |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000298847400030 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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884 |
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Agarwalla, S.K.; Prakash, S.; Raut, S.K.; Sankar, S.U. |
| Title |
Potential of optimized NOvA for large theta(13) and combined performance with a LArTPC & T2K |
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Journal Article |
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2012 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
| Volume |
12 |
Issue |
12 |
Pages |
075 - 21pp |
| Keywords |
Neutrino Physics; CP violation |
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NO nu A experiment has reoptimized its event selection criteria in light of the recently measured moderately large value of theta(13). We study the improvement in the sensitivity to the neutrino mass hierarchy and to leptonic CP violation due to these new features. For favourable values of delta(CP), NO nu A sensitivity to mass hierarchy and leptonic CP violation is increased by 20%. Addition of 5 years of neutrino data from T2K to NO nu A more than doubles the range of delta(CP) for which the leptonic CP violation can be discovered,compared to stand alone NO nu A. But for unfavourable values of delta(CP), the combination of NO nu A and T2K are not enough to provide even a 90% C.L. hint of hierarchy discovery. Therefore,we further explore the improvement in the hierarchy and CP violation sensitivities due to the addition of a 10 kt liquid argon detector placed close to NO nu A site. The capabilities of such a detector are equivalent to those of NO nu A in all respects. We find that combined data from 10 kt liquid argon detector (3 years of nu + 3 years of (nu) over bar run), NO nu A (6 years of nu + 6 years of nu run) and T2K (5 years of nu run) can give a close to 2 sigma hint of hierarchy discovery for all values of delta(CP). With this combined data,we can achieve CP violation discovery at 95% C.L. for roughly 60% values of delta(CP). |
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[Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es; |
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1126-6708 |
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WOS:000313124000010 |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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1316 |
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