Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2006-12-22
Phys.Rev.D76:045004,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
27 pages, 10 figures. text and figures revised, references added, to appear in Phys. Rev. D
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.045004
The flavor conversion of supernova neutrinos can lead to observable signatures related to the unknown neutrino parameters. As one of the determinants in dictating the efficiency of resonant flavor conversion, the local density profile near the MSW resonance in a supernova environment is, however, not so well understood. In this analysis, variable power-law functions are adopted to represent the independent local density profiles near the locations of resonance. It is shown that the uncertain matter density profile in a supernova, the possible neutrino mass hierarchies, and the undetermined 1-3 mixing angle would result in six distinct scenarios in terms of the survival probabilities of $\nu_{e}$ and $\bar{\nu_{e}}$. The feasibility of probing the undetermined neutrino mass hierarchy and the 1-3 mixing angle with the supernova neutrinos is then examined using several proposed experimental observables. Given the incomplete knowledge of the supernova matter profile, the analysis is further expanded to incorporate the Earth matter effect. The possible impact due to the choice of models, which differ in the average energy and in the luminosity of neutrinos, is also addressed in the analysis.
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