Nonadiabatic neutrino oscillations in matter

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1989 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.39.1930· OSTI ID:6189071

Kuo, T K; Pantaleone, J

We examine the classical survival probability for neutrino propagation through matter of arbitrary density distributions. It is shown that the level-crossing probability can be calculated approximately for any density distribution by Landau's method. Exact solutions are discussed and new results are presented for a 1/r density distribution. From an examination of the exact solutions, we present an ansatz for generalizing Landau's method to a correct treatment of the extreme nonadiabatic limit. Our two-flavor results easily generalize to three flavors.

• Research Organization: Physics Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
• OSTI ID: 6189071
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 39:7; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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