Stringent Constraints on Cosmological Neutrino Antineutrino Asymmetries from Synchronized Flavor Transformation

Abazajian, Kevork N.; Beacom, John F.; Bell, Nicole F.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.66.013008

Stringent Constraints on Cosmological Neutrino Antineutrino Asymmetries from Synchronized Flavor Transformation

Journal Article · Fri Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 2002 · Phys.Rev.D

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.013008· OSTI ID:1874320

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We assess a mechanism which can transform neutrino-antineutrino asymmetries between flavors in the early universe, and confirm that such transformation is unavoidable in the near bi-maximal framework emerging for the neutrino mixing matrix. We show that the process is a standard Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein flavor transformation dictated by a synchronization of momentum states. We also show that flavor ``equilibration'' is a special feature of maximal mixing, and carefully examine new constraints placed on neutrino asymmetries. In particular, the big bang nucleosynthesis limit on electron neutrino degeneracy $$|\xi_e|\lesssim 0.04$$ does not apply directly to all flavors, yet confirmation of the large-mixing-angle solution to the solar neutrino problem will eliminate the possibility of degenerate big bang nucleosynthesis.

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Research Organization:: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP) (SC-25)

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11359

OSTI ID:: 1874320

Report Number(s):: FERMILAB-PUB-02-056-A; arXiv:astro-ph/0203442; oai:inspirehep.net:584488

Journal Information:: Phys.Rev.D, Journal Name: Phys.Rev.D Vol. 66

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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