Neutrino Mass Ordering and Its Implications

How will we first measure the
Neutrino Mass Ordering?
João Coelho
IJCLab - Orsay
12 February 2021
12 Feb 2021
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Mostly based on…
12 Feb 2021
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What’s all this about NMO?
12 Feb 2021
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What about atmospherics?
12 Feb 2021
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 Huge effect for mantle-crossing neutrinos
What about atmospherics?
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What to expect before DUNE?
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 NOvA dominates from LBL, but T2K plays important role
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A closer look at NMO in vacuum
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A closer look at NMO in vacuum
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A closer look at NMO in vacuum
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 NMO can be determined by oscillation frequency
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A closer look at NMO in vacuum
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 NMO can be determined by oscillation frequency
 However… energy resolution and…
A closer look at NMO in vacuum
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What’s the lesson here?
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Delve into the world of neutrino mass ordering, from the methods of measurement to the significance of Normal versus Inverted Ordering. Discover how determining the mass hierarchy impacts our understanding of physical interactions, cosmology, decay processes, and more. Uncover the latest updates on NMO status and the implications for LBL e appearance. Dive deep into the complexities of atmospheric neutrinos and the intricate realities of neutrino research with key insights from recent studies and experiments.

  • Neutrino Mass Ordering
  • Normal vs Inverted
  • Particle Physics
  • Cosmology Research
  • NMO Status

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  1. How will we first measure the Neutrino Mass Ordering? Jo o Coelho IJCLab - Orsay 12 February 2021 12 Feb 2021 1

  2. Mostly based on https://inspirehep.net/literature/1813376 12 Feb 2021 2

  3. Whats all this about NMO? Normal Ordering Inverted Ordering Which one is it? Neutrino mass implies new physical interactions Determining the mass hierarchy rules out ~ of the models of mass generation Also important consequences for cosmology, 0 decay, super-nova astronomy, earth tomography, etc. 12 Feb 2021 3

  4. Whats the status of NMO? New SK data will push this down to ~2.5 2.7 nu-fit.org 1.6 12 Feb 2021 4

  5. How do we know this? H0 V e Matter e 12 Feb 2021 5

  6. Tilted Oscillations Heff = H0 - V Heff = H0 + V 12 Feb 2021 6

  7. Resonances 23 ORCA JUNO 12 DUNE 13 NOvA T2K 12 Feb 2021 7

  8. Effect on LBL e appearace NOvA T2K 12 Feb 2021 8

  9. Effect on LBL e appearace Joint view 12 Feb 2021 9

  10. How come NuFIT says Normal? Inverted Ordering Normal Ordering 1.2 nu-fit.org Preference flips! More on that later 1.6 12 Feb 2021 10

  11. What about atmospherics? Huge effect for mantle-crossing neutrinos core mantle 12 Feb 2021 11

  12. What about atmospherics? But reality is a lot more complicated Exposure: 364.8 kton-years (~16 years) Super-Kamiokande 1.8 Y. Nakajima Neutrino 2020 12 Feb 2021 12

  13. What to expect before DUNE? Super-K gets diminishing returns after 25 years running NOvA dominates from LBL, but T2K plays important role Combined 5 potential, but not in current preferred region Max 2: NOvA ~ 23 units, T2K ~ 3 units, SK ~ 3 units Preferred Preferred 12 Feb 2021 13

  14. What about the near future? ORCA ~ 2.5 4.5 (Depending on true ordering) JUNO ~ 3 3 years D. Samtleben Neutrino 2020 CERN Courier At face value, if the true ordering is inverted, not 5 2: NOvA+T2K ~ 0 units, SK ~ 3 units?, JUNO ~ 9 units, ORCA ~ 6-9 units Total ~ 20 units (4.5 ) 12 Feb 2021 14

  15. A closer look at NMO in vacuum NMO 12 Feb 2021 15

  16. A closer look at NMO in vacuum (A.U.) 12 Feb 2021 16

  17. A closer look at NMO in vacuum Normal Ordering Inverted Ordering Slower More than one turn to reach maximum Faster Less than one turn to reach maximum 12 Feb 2021 17

  18. A closer look at NMO in vacuum NMO can be determined by oscillation frequency However 12 Feb 2021 18

  19. A closer look at NMO in vacuum NMO can be determined by oscillation frequency However energy resolution and 12 Feb 2021 19

  20. A closer look at NMO in vacuum NMO can be determined by oscillation frequency However energy resolution and unknown freq. scale 12 Feb 2021 20

  21. e synergy Mixing structure leads to different effective frequencies e 12 Feb 2021 21

  22. How much do we stand to gain? Synergy between JUNO and LBL can add 10 40 units of 2 Exploits extra data from LBL disappearance to probe NMO Effect highly dependent on precision of LBL on m232 Hard Doable Easy? 12 Feb 2021 22

  23. And its not just LBL either Synergies between JUNO and ORCA, for example, can add even more boosting to the NMO determination (~40 units of 2) N. Chau Neutrino 2020 12 Feb 2021 23

  24. Whats the lesson here? No single experiment is likely to reach 5 on NMO by 2028 The disapp. channel may provide the extra boost needed LBL and atmospheric experiment should keep in mind the importance of m232 resolution in their future planning 5 12 Feb 2021 24

  25. Thank you! 12 Feb 2021 25

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