An analysis of cosmic neutrinos: flavor composition at source and neutrino mixing parameters

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2009.06.017zbMATH Open1196.81248arXiv0905.0259OpenAlexW2067366510MaRDI QIDQ1960076FDOQ1960076

Arman Esmaili, Y. Farzan

Publication date: 12 October 2010

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We examine the feasibility of deriving neutrino mixing parameters $delta$ and $het{a}_{13}$ from the cosmic neutrino flavor composition under the assumption that the flavor ratios of the cosmic neutrinos at the source were $$. We analyze various uncertainties that enter the derivation of $delta$ and $het{a}_{13}$ from the ratio of the shower-like to $mu$-tracks events which is the only realistic source of information on the flavor composition at neutrino telescopes such as ICECUBE. We then examine to what extent the deviation of the initial flavor ratio from $1:2:0$ can be tested by measurement of this ratio at neutrino telescopes taking into account various sources of uncertainty.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.0259

zbMATH Keywords

neutrino telescopes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Weak interaction in quantum theory (81V15) Radiative transfer in astronomy and astrophysics (85A25)

Cited In (3)

• Neutrinos from cosmic accelerators including magnetic field and flavor effects
• Quasi-classical gravity effect on neutrino oscillations in a gravitational field of a heavy astrophysical object
• Energy-independent new physics in the flavour ratios of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos

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