Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
1999-01-27
Phys.Lett. B444 (1999) 358
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
13 pages, 1 figure, revised for publication in Phys. Lett. B
Scientific paper
10.1016/S0370-2693(98)01419-1
A solution for the neutrino mass and mixing pattern is proposed which is compatible with all available experimental data on neutrino oscillations. This solution involves Majorana neutrinos of the pseudo-Dirac type, i.e. m_Majorana << m_Dirac. The solar and atmospheric neutrino observations are mainly explained as nu_e - nu_e^S and nu_mu - nu_mu^S oscillations, where S indicates the sterile (``righthanded'') partner of each neutrino generation, while the LSND result is interpreted in terms of standard nu_mu - nu_e oscillations. The resulting constraints on nu_mu - nu_tau and nu_tau - nu_tau^S oscillations are also discussed. This solution leaves room for a hierarchical mass and mixing scheme with a nu_tau mass in the few eV range, as favoured by some dark matter scenarios. The apparent conflict with standard Big Bang nucleosynthesis is addressed and the implications for current and future experiments are discussed. It is argued that both short and long baseline accelerator neutrino experiments are needed in order to decide between this solution and other oscillation scenarios.
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