Mass hierarchy determination for _13=0 and atmospheric neutrinos
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Publication:3583277
Abstract: We examine the possibility of determining the neutrino mass hierarchy in the limit heta_{13} = 0 using atmospheric neutrinos as the source. In this limit, in which heta_{13} driven matter effects are absent, independent measurements of Delta_{31} and Delta_{32} can, in principle, lead to hierarchy determination. Since the difference between these two is Delta_{21}, one needs an experimental arrangement where Delta_{21} L/E gtrsim 1 can be achieved. This condition can be satisfied by atmospheric neutrinos since they have a large range of energies and baselines. In spite of this, we find that hierarchy determination in the heta_{13}=0 limit with atmospheric neutrinos is not a realistic possibility, even in conjunction with an apparently synergistic beam experiment like T2K or NOvA. We discuss the reasons for this, and also in the process clarify the conditions that must be satisfied in general for hierarchy determination if heta_{13} = 0.
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