Neutrino oscillations in matter

Journal Article · Mon May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1978 · Phys. Rev., D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.17.2369· OSTI ID:7085678

Wolfenstein, L

The effect of coherent forward scattering must be taken into account when considering the oscillations of neutrinos traveling through matter. In particular, for the case of massless neutrinos for which vacuum oscillations cannot occur, oscillations can occur in matter if the neutral current has an off-diagonal piece connecting different neutrino types. Applications discussed are solar neutrinos and a proposed experiment involving transmission of neutrinos through 1 000 km of rock.

• Research Organization: Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213
• OSTI ID: 7085678
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev., D; (United States), Vol. 17:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
NEUTRINO-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
COHERENT SCATTERING
NEUTRINOS
TRANSMISSION
CHARGED-CURRENT INTERACTIONS
HAMILTONIANS
NEUTRAL-CURRENT INTERACTIONS
NEUTRAL-PARTICLE TRANSPORT
NUCLEAR MATTER
OSCILLATIONS
SOLAR RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
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LEPTON-HADRON INTERACTIONS
LEPTON-NUCLEON INTERACTIONS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
MATTER
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QUANTUM OPERATORS
RADIATION TRANSPORT
RADIATIONS
SCATTERING
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