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Title: Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos

Abstract

As a neutrino passes through turbulent matter, large amplitude transitions between its eigenstates can occur. These transitions can be modeled as like those of an irradiated polarized atom and we investigate this connection both analytically and numerically. We find a simple theory that makes use of the Rotating Wave Approximation can make predictions for the amplitudes and wavelengths of the transitions that agree very well with those from the numerical solutions.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. Department of Physics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22306112
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1604; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: PPC 2013: 7. international conference on interconnections between particle physics and cosmology, Lead-Deadwood, SD (United States), 24 Jun - 6 Jul 2013; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; AMPLITUDES; APPROXIMATIONS; ATOMS; EIGENSTATES; FORECASTING; IRRADIATION; NEUTRINOS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION

Citation Formats

Kneller, J. P., McLaughlin, G. C., and Patton, K. M. Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4883432.
Kneller, J. P., McLaughlin, G. C., & Patton, K. M. Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4883432
Kneller, J. P., McLaughlin, G. C., and Patton, K. M. 2014. "Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4883432.
@article{osti_22306112,
title = {Turbulence and its effects upon neutrinos},
author = {Kneller, J. P. and McLaughlin, G. C. and Patton, K. M.},
abstractNote = {As a neutrino passes through turbulent matter, large amplitude transitions between its eigenstates can occur. These transitions can be modeled as like those of an irradiated polarized atom and we investigate this connection both analytically and numerically. We find a simple theory that makes use of the Rotating Wave Approximation can make predictions for the amplitudes and wavelengths of the transitions that agree very well with those from the numerical solutions.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4883432},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22306112}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1604,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Tue Jun 24 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}