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Title: Stimulated neutrino transformation through turbulence

Abstract

We derive an analytical solution for the flavor evolution of a neutrino through a turbulent density profile which is found to accurately predict the amplitude and transition wavelength of numerical solutions on a case-by-case basis. The evolution is seen to strongly depend upon those Fourier modes in the turbulence which are approximately the same as the splitting between neutrino eigenvalues. Transitions are strongly enhanced by those Fourier modes in the turbulence which are approximately the same as the splitting between neutrino eigenvalues. Lastly, we also find a suppression of transitions due to the long wavelength modes when the ratio of their amplitude and the wavenumber is of order, or greater than, the first root of the Bessel function J0.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
OSTI Identifier:
1325207
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0006417
Resource Type:
Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 89; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 1550-7998
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; neutrinos; turbulence

Citation Formats

Patton, Kelly M., Kneller, James P., and McLaughlin, Gail C. Stimulated neutrino transformation through turbulence. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.89.073022.
Patton, Kelly M., Kneller, James P., & McLaughlin, Gail C. Stimulated neutrino transformation through turbulence. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.073022
Patton, Kelly M., Kneller, James P., and McLaughlin, Gail C. 2014. "Stimulated neutrino transformation through turbulence". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.89.073022. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1325207.
@article{osti_1325207,
title = {Stimulated neutrino transformation through turbulence},
author = {Patton, Kelly M. and Kneller, James P. and McLaughlin, Gail C.},
abstractNote = {We derive an analytical solution for the flavor evolution of a neutrino through a turbulent density profile which is found to accurately predict the amplitude and transition wavelength of numerical solutions on a case-by-case basis. The evolution is seen to strongly depend upon those Fourier modes in the turbulence which are approximately the same as the splitting between neutrino eigenvalues. Transitions are strongly enhanced by those Fourier modes in the turbulence which are approximately the same as the splitting between neutrino eigenvalues. Lastly, we also find a suppression of transitions due to the long wavelength modes when the ratio of their amplitude and the wavenumber is of order, or greater than, the first root of the Bessel function J0.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevD.89.073022},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1325207}, journal = {Physical Review. D, Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology},
issn = {1550-7998},
number = 7,
volume = 89,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Wed Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}

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