Title
Testing quantum decoherence at DUNE
Date Issued
22 July 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
American Physical Society
Abstract
We address some theoretical issues of the quantum decoherence phenomenon within the neutrino oscillation framework and carry out various tests the under DUNE simulated experimental environment. On the theoretical side, we provide a general expression for an invariant decoherence matrix under a quantum basis rotation. On the simulated experimental side, considering a rotation-invariant and noninvariant decoherence matrix, we study the impact on the fitting of the standard oscillation parameters, the sensitivity in the mass hierarchy, and the CP violation, combining the neutrino and antineutrino mode and all available neutrino oscillation probabilities channels. Furthermore, a sensitivity for the decoherence parameter of the order 10-24 GeV at 3σ is obtained for our best case. We also note that a degeneracy between the decoherence parameter and the CP violation phase remains, even though our analysis includes neutrino/antineutrino mode and all probabilities channels.
Volume
100
Issue
1
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85070337614
Source
Physical Review D
ISSN of the container
24700010
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