Earth effect in the MSW analysis of the solar neutrino experiments

Naoya Hata, Paul Langacker

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Abstract

We consider the Earth effect in the combined Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein analysis of the solar neutrino experiments including theoretical uncertainties. Using the time-averaged data, the allowed large-angle region extends to much smaller angles than when the Earth effect is ignored. However, the additional constraint from the Kamiokande II day-night data excludes the parameter space most sensitive to the Earth effect, leaving only a small large-angle region close to maximal mixing at 90% C.L. The nonadiabatic solution remains unaffected by the Earth effect and is still preferred.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2937-2940
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review D
Volume48
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - 1993

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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