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de Salas, P.F.; Gariazzo, S.; Mena, O.; Ternes, C.A.; Tortola, M. |
Title |
Neutrino Mass Ordering From Oscillations and Beyond: 2018 Status and Future Prospects |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
Abbreviated Journal |
Front. Astron. Space Sci. |
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5 |
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36 - 50pp |
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neutrino mass ordering; neutrino oscillations; neutrinoless double beta (0v beta beta) decay; large scale structure formation; cosmic microwave Background (CMB); neutrino masses and flavor mixing |
Abstract |
The ordering of the neutrino masses is a crucial input for a deep understanding of flavor physics, and its determination may provide the key to establish the relationship among the lepton masses and mixings and their analogous properties in the quark sector. The extraction of the neutrino mass ordering is a data-driven field expected to evolve very rapidly in the next decade. In this review, we both analyse the present status and describe the physics of subsequent prospects. Firstly, the different current available tools to measure the neutrino mass ordering are described. Namely, reactor, long-baseline (accelerator and atmospheric) neutrino beams, laboratory searches for beta and neutrinoless double beta decays and observations of the cosmic background radiation and the large scale structure of the universe are carefully reviewed. Secondly, the results from an up-to-date comprehensive global fit are reported: the Bayesian analysis to the 2018 publicly available oscillation and cosmological data sets provides strong evidence for the normal neutrino mass ordering vs. the inverted scenario, with a significance of 3.5 standard deviations. This preference for the normal neutrino mass ordering is mostly due to neutrino oscillation measurements. Finally, we shall also emphasize the future perspectives for unveiling the neutrinomass ordering. In this regard, apart from describing the expectations from the aforementioned probes, we also focus on those arising from alternative and novel methods, as 21 cm cosmology, core-collapse supernova neutrinos and the direct detection of relic neutrinos. |
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[de Salas, Pablo F.; Gariazzo, Stefano; Mena, Olga; Ternes, Christoph A.; Tortola, Mariam] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Valencia, Spain, Email: omena@ific.uv.es |
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Frontiers Media Sa |
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2296-987x |
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WOS:000446788500001 |
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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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3755 |
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Bernabeu, J.; Segarra, A. |
Title |
Signatures of the genuine and matter-induced components of the CP violation asymmetry in neutrino oscillations |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2018 |
Publication |
Journal of High Energy Physics |
Abbreviated Journal |
J. High Energy Phys. |
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11 |
Issue |
11 |
Pages |
063 - 26pp |
Keywords |
CP violation; Discrete Symmetries; Neutrino Physics |
Abstract |
CP asymmetries for neutrino oscillations in matter can be disentangled into the matter-induced CPT-odd (T-invariant) component and the genuine T-odd (CPT-invariant) component. For their understanding in terms of the relevant ingredients, we develop a new perturbative expansion in both m2| without any assumptions between m2 and a, and study the subtleties of the vacuum limit in the two terms of the CP asymmetry, moving from the CPT-invariant vacuum limit a 0 to the T-invariant limit m20. In the experimental region of terrestrial accelerator neutrinos, we calculate their approximate expressions from which we prove that, at medium baselines, the CPT-odd component is small and nearly -independent, so it can be subtracted from the experimental CP asymmetry as a theoretical background, provided the hierarchy is known. At long baselines, on the other hand, we find that (i) a Hierarchy-odd term in the CPT-odd component dominates the CP asymmetry for energies above the first oscillation node, and (ii) the CPT-odd term vanishes, independent of the CP phase , at E = 0.92 GeV (L/1300 km) near the second oscillation maximum, where the T-odd term is almost maximal and proportional to sin . A measurement of the CP asymmetry in these energy regions would thus provide separate information on (i) the neutrino mass ordering, and (ii) direct evidence of genuine CP violation in the lepton sector. |
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[Bernabeu, Jose] Univ Valencia, CSIC, Dept Fis Teor, E-46100 Burjassot, Spain, Email: Jose.Bernabeu@uv.es; |
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Springer |
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1029-8479 |
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WOS:000449817300002 |
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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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3801 |
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Albiol, F.; Corbi, A.; Albiol, A. |
Title |
Densitometric Radiographic Imaging With Contour Sensors |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
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IEEE Access |
Abbreviated Journal |
IEEE Access |
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7 |
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18902-18914 |
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Conventional X-ray imaging; contour data; densitometric images; dynamic range; depth information |
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We present the technical/physical foundations of a new imaging technique that combines ordinary radiographic information (generated by conventional X-ray settings) with the patient's volume to derive densitometric images. Traditionally, these images provide quantitative information about tissues densities. In our approach, they graphically enhance either soft or bony regions. After measuring the patient's volume with contour recognition devices, the physical traversed lengths within it (as the Roentgen beam intersects the patient) are calculated and pixel-wise associated with the original radiograph (X). In order to derive this map of lengths (L), the camera equations of the X-ray system and the contour sensor are determined. The patient's surface is also translated to the point-of-view of the X-ray beam and all its entrance/exit points are sought with the help of ray-casting methods. The derived L is applied to X as a physical operation (subtraction), obtaining soft tissue-(D-S) or bone-enhanced (D'(B)) figures. In the D-S type, the contained graphical information can be linearly mapped to the average electronic density (traversed by the X-ray beam). This feature represents an interesting proof-of-concept of associating density data to radiographs, but most important, their intensity histogram is objectively compressed, i.e., the dynamic range is more shrunk (compared against the corresponding X). This leads to other advantages: improvement in the visibility of border/edge areas (high gradient), extended manual window level/width manipulations during screening, and immediate correction of underexposed X instances. In the D-B' type, high-density elements are highlighted and easier to discern. All these results can be achieved with low-energy beam exposures, saving costs and dose. Future work will deepen this clinical side of our research. In contrast with other image-based modifiers, the proposed method is grounded on the measurement of a physical entity: the span of the X-ray beam within a body while undertaking a radiographic examination. |
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[Albiol, Francisco; Corbi, Alberto] CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular, Paterna 46980, Spain, Email: kiko@ific.uv.es |
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Ieee-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers Inc |
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2169-3536 |
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WOS:000459591800001 |
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no |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3920 |
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Author |
Llosa, G. |
Title |
SiPM-based Compton cameras |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research A |
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Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A |
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926 |
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148-152 |
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Compton camera; Silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) |
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Compton cameras have been developed for almost fifty years in various fields (astronomy, medical imaging, safety and industrial inspections, etc.), employing different types of detectors. Their potential use has gained renewed interest with the emergence of high light yield scintillator crystals and silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs). This combination provides good performance and operation simplicity at an affordable cost, raising again the interest in this type of systems. SiPM-based Compton cameras are being assessed for diverse applications with promising results. |
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[Llosa, G.] UVEG, CSIC, Inst Fis Corpuscular IFIC, C Catedrat Beltran 2, E-46980 Valencia, Spain, Email: llosa@ific.uv.es |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0168-9002 |
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WOS:000461775500011 |
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no |
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yes |
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no |
Call Number |
IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3951 |
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Author |
Bruschini, R.; Gonzalez, R. |
Title |
A plausible explanation of Upsilon(10860) |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2019 |
Publication |
Physics Letters B |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Lett. B |
Volume |
791 |
Issue |
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Pages |
409-413 |
Keywords |
Quark; Meson; Potential |
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We show that a good description of the Upsilon(10860) properties, in particular the mass, the e(+) e(-) leptonic widths and the pi(+) pi(-) Upsilon(ns) (n = 1, 2, 3) production rates, can be obtained under the assumption that Upsilon(10860) is a mixing of the conventional Upsilon(5s) quark model state with the lowest P-wave hybrid state. |
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[Bruschini, R.; Gonzalez, R.] Univ Valencia, CSIC, IFIC, Dept Fis Teor, Carrer Dr Moliner 50, E-46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain, Email: roberto.bruschini@ific.uv.es; |
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Elsevier Science Bv |
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0370-2693 |
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WOS:000462321800059 |
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no |
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IFIC @ pastor @ |
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3959 |
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