Bounds on neutrino mixing with exotic singlet neutrinos

We examine the effects of mixing induced non-diagonal light-heavy neutrino weak neutral currents on the amplitude for the process (with a=e, μ or τ). By imposing constraint that the amplitude should not exceed the perturbative unitarity limit at high energy , we obtain bounds on light-heavy neutrino mixing parameter sin² where is the mixing angle. In the case of one heavy neutrino (mass mξ) or mass degenerate heavy neutrinos, for Λ=1 TeV, no bound is obtained for mξ<0.50 TeV. However, sin² ≤3.8 × 10⁻⁶ for mξ=5 TeV and sin ≤6.0 × 10⁻⁸ for mξ=10 TeV. For Λ=∞, no constraint is obtained for mξ<0.99 TeV and sin² ≤3.8 × 10⁻² (for mξ=5 TeV) and sin² ≤9.6 × 10⁻³ (for mξ=10 TeV).     

Quantum Mechanics of Neutrino Oscillations

We present a simple but general treatment of neutrino oscillations in the framework of quantum mechanics, using plane waves and intuitive wave packet principles when necessary. We attempt to clarify some confusing statements that have recently appeared in the literature.     

Antineutrino science by KamLAND

KamLAND measured the $\bar{\nu }$_e’s flux from distant nuclear reactors, and found fewer events than expected from standard assumptions about $\bar{\nu }$_e propagation at the 99.998% confidence level (C.L.). The observed energy spectrum disagrees with the expected spectral shape at 99.6% C.L., and prefers the distortion from neutrino oscillation effects. A two-flavor oscillation analysis of the data from KamLAND and solar neutrino experiments with CPT invariance, yields Δm2=7.9−0.5+0.6×10−5 eV² and tan2θ=0.40−0.07+0.10. All solutions to the solar neutrino problem except for the large mixing angle (LMA) region are excluded. KamLAND succeeded in detecting geoneutrinos produced by the decays of ²³⁸U and ²³²Th within the Earth. The total observed number of 4.5 to 54.2, assuming a Th/U mass concentration ratio of 3.9 is consistent with 19 predicted by geophysical models. This detection allows better estimation of the abundances and distributions of radioactive elements in the Earth, and of the Earth’s overall heat budget.     

Atmospheric neutrinos and discovery of neutrino oscillations

Neutrino oscillation was discovered through studies of neutrinos produced by cosmic-ray interactions in the atmosphere. These neutrinos are called atmospheric neutrinos. They are produced as decay products in hadronic showers resulting from collisions of cosmic rays with nuclei in the atmosphere. Electron-neutrinos and muon-neutrinos are produced mainly by the decay chain of charged pions to muons to electrons. Atmospheric neutrino experiments observed zenith-angle and energy dependent deficit of muon-neutrino events. Neutrino oscillations between muon-neutrinos and tau-neutrinos explain these data well. Neutrino oscillations imply that neutrinos have small but non-zero masses. The small neutrino masses have profound implications to our understanding of elementary particle physics and the Universe. This article discusses the experimental discovery of neutrino oscillations.     

Solar neutrino oscillation phenomenology

This article summarises the status of the solar neutrino oscillation phenomenology at the end of 2002 in the light of the SNO and KamLAND results. We first present the allowed areas obtained from global solar analysis and demonstrate the preference of the solar data towards the large-mixing-angle (LMA) MSW solution. A clear confirmation in favour of the LMA solution comes from the KamLAND reactor neutrino data. The KamLAND spectral data in conjunction with the global solar data further narrows down the allowed LMA region and splits it into two allowed zones a low Δm ² region (low-LMA) and high Δm ² region (high-LMA). We demonstrate through a projected analysis that with an exposure of 3 kton-year (kTy) KamLAND can remove this ambiguity.     

Muon与Tau中微子的运动学有效质量及其不可探测性

利用最新的WMAP观测数据推导出电子、Muon和Tau中微子的运动学有效质量的一般上限:e2+μ2+τ2=m12+m22+m32<0.5eV2,或α<0.71eV(其中α=e,μ,τ)。考虑现有中微子振荡的实验数据,进一步得到e<0.24eV以及μ≈τ<0.24eV. 因此有效质量_μ和_τ太小而无法被探测.     

Experimental and phenomenological status of neutrino anomalies

The current status of neutrino anomalies is summarized; the KamLAND experiment is described and the recent results of KamLAND presented.     

2002年诺贝尔物理奖的启示

本文论述2002年诺贝尔物理奖获得者,R.Davis在探测太阳中微子丢失的成就;M.Koshiba在证实存在太阳中微子丢失,探测超新星中微子和大气μ中微子丢失以及证明μ中微子振荡的成就。此外,本文还叙述2002年诺贝尔物理奖给我们的启示。     

中微子物理

近十几年来积累的数据表明,有相当数量的太阳中微子流在从太阳到地球探测器的漫长旅程中丢失了。最新的大气中微子实验结果指出,宇宙射线引起的大气中νμ与νｅ的比例不是原有理论预言的２：１,而是接近１：１,而且发现从上而下的νμ数目比从下而上的多,νｅ的数量却基本不变,这两种现象可能是源于中微子振荡或其他的机制,然而这些机制并没有包含在２０世纪的最成功的理论－最小标准模型中。换言之,要合理解释反观测到的中     

Neutrino anomaly and ν-nucleus interactions

A review of various calculations of the inclusive quasi-elastic reactions and pion production processes in neutrino reactions for various nuclei at intermediate energies relevant to solar, atmospheric and accelerator neutrinos is presented     

Solving Solar Neutrino Puzzle via LMA MSW Conversion

We analyze the existing solar neutrino experiment data and show the allowed regions. The result from SNO‘s salt phase itself restricts quite a lot the allowed region‘s area. Reactor neutrinos play an important role in determining oscillation parameters. KamLAND gives decisive conclusion on the solution to the solar neutrino puzzle, in particular, the spectral distortion in the 766.3 Ty KamLAND data gives another new improvement in the constraint of solar MSW-LMA solutions. We confirm that at 99. 73% C.L. the high-LMA solution is excluded.     

2002年诺贝尔物理奖的启示

本文论述2002年诺贝尔物理奖获得者，R．Davis在探测太阳中微子丢失的成就；M．Koshiba在证实存在太阳中微子丢失，探测超新星中微子和大气μ中微子丢失以及证明μ中微子振荡的成就。此外，本文还叙述2002年诺贝尔物理奖给我们的启示。     

Solving Solar Neutrino Puzzle via LMA MSW Conversion

We analyze the existing solar neutrino experiment data and show the allowed regions. The result from SNO＇s salt phase itself restricts quite a lot the allowed region＇s area. Reactor neutrinos play an important role in determining oscillation parameters. KamLAND gives decisive conclusion on the solution to the solar neutrino puzzle, in particular, the spectral distortion in the 766.3 Ty KamLAND data gives another new improvement in the constraint of solar MSW-LMA solutions. We confirm that at 99.73% C.L. the high-LMA solution is excluded.     

探索中微子之谜:回顾与展望

中微子的静质量是２０世纪末物理学中一个有待解决的重要问题,它在粒子物理学、宇宙学和天体物理学中占有重要的地位。文章首先评述了太阳中微子实验、大气中微子实验、超新星中微子实验和加速器中微子实验的历史、现状和发展。多年来的实验显示,中微子具有不为零的静质量,可以通过 不同的味之间转换。至少有两个理论描述了中微子振荡,即真空振荡机制和ＭＳＷ机制,文章讨论了这两个理论及其实验判据。最后,介绍了测量中微子静     

中微子振荡与中微子的静止质量

简要回顾了中微子的发现过程,论述了中微子的基本性质及三种不同类型的中微子,讨论了中微子振荡的最新实验结果及其与中微子静止质量的关系,指出了中微子的静止质量在物理学与天文学中的重要性以及确定中微子的静止质量有待进一步解决的问题。     

Distinguishable RGE Running Effects Between Dirac Neutrinos and Majorana Neutrinos with Vanishing Majorana CP-Violating Phases

In a novel parametrization of neutrino mixing and in the approximation of τ-lepton dominance, we show that the one-loop renormalization-group equations （RGEs） of Dirac neutrinos are different from those of Majorana neutrinos even if two Majorana CP-violating phases vanish. As the latter can keep vanishing from the electroweak scale to the typical seesaw scale, it makes sense to distinguish between the RGE running effects of neutrino mixing parameters in Dirac and Majorana cases. The differences are found to be quite large in the minimal supersymmetric standard model with sizable tan β, provided the masses of three neutrinos are nearly degenerate or have an inverted hierarchy.     

中微子振荡实验——超出标准模型的实验检验（Ⅰ）

文章总结了中微子振荡实验在历史和现状,介绍了几个太阳中微子丢失实验的结果和几个大气μ中微子丢失实验结果,这些结果表明存在中微子振荡,即中微子具有质量,它是超出标准模型的信号,文章还介绍了21世纪初研究中微子振荡和若干重要实验,噬基线中微子振荡实验以及建造μ子贮存环来产生高能电子中微子束进行中微子振荡的实验以及测量中微子振荡时的CP破坏的设想。     

Distinguishable RGE Running Effects Between Dirac Neutrinos and Majorana Neutrinos with Vanishing Majorana CP-Violating Phases

In a novel parametrization of neutrino mixing and in the approximation of т-lepton dominance, we show that the one-loop renormalization-group equations (RGEs) of Dirac neutrinos are different from those of Majorana neutrinos even if two Majorana CP-violating phases vanish. As the latter can keep vanishing from the electroweak scale to the typical seesaw scale, it makes sense to distinguish between the RGE running effects of neutrino mixing parameters in Dirac and Majorana cases. The differences are found to be quite large in the minimal supersymmetric standard model with sizable tanβ, provided the masses of three neutrinos are nearly degenerate or have an inverted hierarchy.