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Author 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 Type Journal Article
Year 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
Abstract 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).
Address [Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1126-6708 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000313124000010 Approved (up) no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1316
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Author Agarwalla, S.K.; Lombardi, F.; Takeuchi, T.
Title Constraining non-standard interactions of the neutrino with Borexino Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 12 Issue 12 Pages 079 - 21pp
Keywords Neutrino Physics; Solar and Atmospheric Neutrinos; Beyond Standard Model
Abstract We use the Borexino 153.6 ton.year data to place constraints on non-standard neutrino-electron interactions, taking into account the uncertainties in the Be-7 solar neutrino flux and the mixing angle theta(23), and backgrounds due to Kr-85 and Bi-210 beta-decay. We find that the bounds are comparable to existing bounds from all other experiments. Further improvement can be expected in Phase II of Borexino due to the reduction in the Kr-85 background.
Address [Agarwalla, Sanjib Kumar] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: Sanjib.Agarwalla@ific.uv.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1126-6708 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000313124000014 Approved (up) no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1317
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Author Jordan, D.; Tain, J.L.; Algora, A.; Agramunt, J.; Domingo-Pardo, C.; Gomez-Hornillos, M.B.; Caballero-Folch, R.; Cortes, G.; Cano-Ott, D.; Mendoza, E.; Bandac, I.; Bettini, A.; Fraile, L.M.; Domingo, C.
Title Measurement of the neutron background at the Canfranc Underground Laboratory LSC Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Astroparticle Physics Abbreviated Journal Astropart Phys.
Volume 42 Issue Pages 1-6
Keywords Neutron background; Underground physics; He-3 proportional counters
Abstract The energy distribution of the neutron background was measured for the first time at Hall A of the Canfranc Underground Laboratory. For this purpose we used a novel approach based on the combination of the information obtained with six large high-pressure He-3 proportional counters embedded in individual polyethylene blocks of different size. In this way not only the integral value but also the flux distribution as a function of neutron energy was determined in the range from 1 eV to 10 MeV. This information is of importance because different underground experiments show different neutron background energy dependence. The high sensitivity of the setup allowed to measure a neutron flux level which is about four orders of magnitude smaller that the neutron background at sea level. The integral value obtained is Phi(Hall A) = (3.44 +/- 0.35) x 10(-6) cm(-2) s(-1).
Address [Jordan, D.; Tain, J. L.; Algora, A.; Agramunt, J.; Domingo-Pardo, C.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: jordan@ific.uv.es
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Elsevier Science Bv Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 0927-6505 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000315371900001 Approved (up) no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1351
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Author Bazzocchi, F.; Morisi, S.; Peinado, E.; Valle, J.W.F.; Vicente, A.
Title Bilinear R-parity violation with flavor symmetry Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 01 Issue 1 Pages 033 - 16pp
Keywords Beyond Standard Model; Neutrino Physics; Supersymmetric Standard Model; Discrete and Finite Symmetries
Abstract Bilinear R-parity violation (BRPV) provides the simplest intrinsically supersymmetric neutrino mass generation scheme. While neutrino mixing parameters can be probed in high energy accelerators, they are unfortunately not predicted by the theory. Here we propose a model based on the discrete flavor symmetry Lambda(4) with a single R-parity violating parameter, leading to (i) correct Cabbibo mixing given by the Gatto-Sartori-Tonin formula, and a successful unification-like b-tau mass relation, and (ii) a correlation between the lepton mixing angles theta(13) and theta(23) in agreement with recent neutrino oscillation data, as well as a (nearly) massless neutrino, leading to absence of neutrinoless double beta decay.
Address [Bazzocchi, F.] Int Sch Adv Studies SISSA, Trieste, Italy, Email: fbazzo@sissa.it;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1126-6708 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000315583200033 Approved (up) no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1367
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Author Celis, A.; Jung, M.; Li, X.Q.; Pich, A.
Title Sensitivity to charged scalars in B -> D-(*)tau nu(tau) and B -> tau nu(tau) decays Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Journal of High Energy Physics Abbreviated Journal J. High Energy Phys.
Volume 01 Issue 1 Pages 054 - 27pp
Keywords Beyond Standard Model; B-Physics
Abstract We analyze the recent experimental evidence for an excess of tau-lepton production in several exclusive semileptonic B-meson decays in the context of two-Higgs-doublet models. These decay modes are sensitive to the exchange of charged scalars and constrain strongly their Yukawa interactions. While the usual Type-II scenario cannot accommodate the recent BaBar data, this is possible within more general models in which the charged-scalar couplings to up-type quarks are not as suppressed. Both the B -> D-(*)tau nu(tau) and the B -> tau nu(tau) data can be fitted within the framework of the Aligned Two-Higgs-Doublet Model, but the resulting parameter ranges are in conflict with the constraints from leptonic charm decays. This could indicate a departure from the family universality of the Yukawa couplings, beyond their characteristic fermion mass dependence. We discuss several new observables that are sensitive to a hypothetical charged-scalar contribution, demonstrating that they are well suited to distinguish between different scenarios of new physics in the scalar sector, and also between this group and models with different Dirac structures; their experimental study would therefore shed light on the relevance of scalar exchanges in semileptonic b -> c tau(-)(nu) over bar (tau) transitions.
Address [Celis, Alejandro; Li, Xin-Qiang; Pich, Antonio] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, E-46071 Valencia, Spain, Email: alejandro.celis@ific.uv.es;
Corporate Author Thesis
Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
Language English Summary Language Original Title
Series Editor Series Title Abbreviated Series Title
Series Volume Series Issue Edition
ISSN 1126-6708 ISBN Medium
Area Expedition Conference
Notes WOS:000315583200054 Approved (up) no
Is ISI yes International Collaboration yes
Call Number IFIC @ pastor @ Serial 1368
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