Theta_13: phenomenology, present status and prospect

Abstract

The leptonic mixing angle theta_13 is currently a high-priority topic in the field of neutrino physics, with five experiments under way, searching for neutrino oscillations induced by this angle. We review the phenomenology of theta_13 and discuss the information from present global oscillation data. A description of the upcoming reactor and accelerator experiments searching for a non-zero value of theta_13 is given, and we evaluate the sensitivity reach within the next few years.

Topical review, 55 pages, 23 figures, v2: various minor improvements, references added, new section 6, matches version to appear in J. Phys. G

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