A compact analytical approximation for a light sterile neutrino oscillation in matter
arXiv:1906.03781 · doi:10.1088/1674-1137/33/S2/005
Abstract
The existence of light sterile neutrinos is a long standing question for particle physics. Several experimental ``anomalies'' could be explained by introducing ~eV mass scaled light sterile neutrinos. Many experiments are actively hunting for such light sterile neutrinos through neutrino oscillation. For long baseline experiments, matter effect needs to be treated carefully for precise neutrino oscillation probability calculation. However, it is usually time-consuming or analytical complexity. In this manuscript we adopt the Jacobi-like method to diagonalize the Hermitian Hamiltonian matrix and derive analytically simplified neutrino oscillation probabilities for 3 (active) + 1 (sterile)-neutrino mixing for a constant matter density. These approximations can reach quite high numerical accuracy while keeping its analytical simplicity and fast computing speed. It would be useful for the current and future long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments.
arXiv comment35 pages, 11 figures, submit to Chinese Physics C
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