Long-wavelength vacuum neutrino oscillations and the solar-neutrino deficit

Journal Article · Mon Dec 17 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Physical Review Letters; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.65.3084· OSTI ID:5757165

Barger, V; Phillips, R J.N.; Whisnant, K ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (USA) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon (United Kingdom) Physics Department, Iowa State University, IA (USA) Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, IA (USA)

Vacuum neutrino oscillations with very long wavelengths, comparable to the radius of the Earth's orbit, can simultaneously explain both the Homestake and Kamiokande-II solar-neutrino counting rates. They imply approximately a 50% reduction in the {nu}{sub {ital e}} flux from the {ital p}-{ital p} process, and seasonal variations in the {nu}-{ital e} scattering rates for {sup 7}Be and {ital pep} neutrinos, which distinguish this scenario from alternative explanations.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-82
• OSTI ID: 5757165
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 65:26; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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