Constraints on $θ_{13}$ from A Three-Flavor Oscillation Analysis of Reactor Antineutrinos at KamLAND

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2010-09-24

arxiv.org/abs/1009.4771v3

Phys.Rev.D83:052002,2011

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Experiment

10 pages, 7 figures. Version as published in PRD. The dChi2-map and prompt energy spectrum for this analysis are available at

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevD.83.052002

We present new constraints on the neutrino oscillation parameters $/textyen Delta m^{2}_{21}$, $/textyen theta_{12}$, and $/textyen theta_{13}$ from a three-flavor analysis of solar and KamLAND data. The KamLAND data set includes data acquired following a radiopurity upgrade and amounts to a total exposure of $3.49 \textyen times 10^{32}$ target-proton-year. Under the assumption of {\textyen it CPT} invariance, a two-flavor analysis (/textyen mbox{$\textyen theta_{13} = 0$}) of the KamLAND and solar data yields the best-fit values $\textyen tan^{2} \textyen theta_{12} = 0.444^{+0.036}_{-0.030}$ and $\textyen Delta m^{2}_{21} = 7.50^{+0.19}_{-0.20} \textyen times 10^{-5} ~ {\textyen rm eV}^{2}$; a three-flavor analysis with $\textyen theta_{13}$ as a free parameter yields the best-fit values $\textyen tan^{2} \textyen theta_{12} = 0.452^{+0.035}_{-0.033}$, $\textyen Delta m^{2}_{21} = 7.50^{+0.19}_{-0.20} \textyen times 10^{-5} ~ {\textyen rm eV}^{2}$, and $\textyen sin^{2} \textyen theta_{13} = 0.020^{+0.016}_{-0.016}$. This $\textyen theta_{13}$ interval is consistent with other recent work combining the CHOOZ, atmospheric and long-baseline accelerator experiments. We also present a new global $\textyen theta_{13}$ analysis, incorporating the CHOOZ, atmospheric and accelerator data, which indicates $\textyen sin^{2} \textyen theta_{13} = 0.009^{+0.013}_{-0.007}$. A nonzero value is suggested, but only at the 79\textyen% C.L.

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