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Title: Distorted neutrino oscillations from time varying cosmic fields

Journal Article · · Physical Review. D.

Cold, ultralight ($$\ll$$ eV) bosonic fields can induce fast temporal variation in neutrino couplings, thereby distorting neutrino oscillations. In this paper, we exploit this effect to introduce a novel probe of neutrino time variation and dark matter at long-baseline experiments. We study several representative observables and find that current and future experiments, including DUNE and JUNO, are sensitive to a wide range of model parameters over many decades in mass reach and time-variation periodicity.

Research Organization:
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0012567; AC02-07CH11359
OSTI ID:
1433280
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1433864
Report Number(s):
FERMILAB-PUB-17-136-PPD; MIT-CTP-4908; arXiv:1705.06740; PRVDAQ; 075017
Journal Information:
Physical Review. D., Journal Name: Physical Review. D. Vol. 97 Journal Issue: 7; ISSN 2470-0010
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 43 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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