A new type of accessible environmental influences on neutrino oscillation

Citation
Ch. Chang et al., A new type of accessible environmental influences on neutrino oscillation, COMM TH PHY, 35(5), 2001, pp. 557-562
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
COMMUNICATIONS IN THEORETICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
02536102 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
557 - 562
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-6102(20010515)35:5<557:ANTOAE>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
Considering a new type of environment influences, we use a two-energy-level (nu (1)-nu (2)) quantum system to investigate neutrino oscillations in med ium. Besides the matter effects derived by Wolfenstein, there may exist ext ra terms due to a unitary evolution of the system between pure and mixed st ates, so the evolution equation is modified obviously. We show that the ext ra terms may play some role and induce observable effects in solar neutrino problem, especially, in the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments which are under serious consideration recently if the parameters fall into a suitable region.