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Title: Resonant enhancement of flavor-changing neutrino interactions

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10145526

The resonant amplification of neutrino oscillations in the presence of flavor-changing neutrino interactions with matter is analyzed. It is shown that a significant {mu}-flavor conversion can take place even in the absence of neutrino mixing in vacuum. To account for the solar neutrino deficit, the strength of the new interactions should be {approximately} 10{sup {minus}2}G{sub F} and the resulting neutrino suppression and spectrum is similar to that in the ordinary MSW effect. I discuss some extensions of the standard model where these interactions can be present, taking into account the experimental constraints that arise mainly from the induced leptonic rare decays.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Lab., Batavia, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH03000
OSTI ID:
10145526
Report Number(s):
FNAL/C-91/295-A; CONF-9109182-2; ON: DE92013020; CNN: Grant NAGW-1340
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2. international workshop on theoretical and phenomenological aspects of underground physics,Toledo (Spain),9-13 Sep 1991; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English