Model of four light neutrinos in the light of all present data
- 1 November 1995
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 52 (9) , R4780-R4783
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.52.r4780
Abstract
Motivated by existing and recent data on possible neutrino oscillations, we propose a model of four light neutrinos ($\nu_e, \nu_\mu, \nu_\tau$, and a singlet $\nu_S$) with a pattern of masses and mixing derivable from a $Z_5$ discrete symmetry and the seesaw mechanism. Atmospheric neutrino oscillations occur between $\nu_\mu$ and $\nu_\tau$ as pseudo-Dirac partners; whereas solar neutrino oscillations occur between $\nu_e$ and $\nu_S$, a linear combination of which is massless. Additional oscillations may occur between $\nu_e$ and $\nu_\mu$ to account for the recent observation of the LSND (Liquid Scintillator Neutrino Detector) experiment.Comment: Title changed, new (penultimate) paragraph added, Ref.[7] expanded, 12 pages, no figur
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