Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2008-10-15
JHEP 0812:106,2008
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
16 pages,6 figures
Scientific paper
10.1088/1126-6708/2008/12/106
A simple closed-form analytic expression for the probability of two-flavour neutrino oscillations in a matter with an arbitrary density profile is derived. Our formula is based on a perturbative expansion and allows an easy calculation of higher order corrections. The expansion parameter is small when the density changes relatively slowly along the neutrino path and/or neutrino energy is not very close to the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein (MSW) resonance energy. Our approximation is not equivalent to the adiabatic approximation and actually goes beyond it. We demonstrate the validity of our results using a few model density profiles, including the PREM density profile of the Earth. It is shown that by combining the results obtained from the expansions valid below and above the MSW resonance one can obtain a very good description of neutrino oscillations in matter in the entire energy range, including the resonance region.
Akhmedov Eugene Kh.
Niro Viviana
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