Comprehensive analysis of solar, atmospheric, accelerator, and reactor neutrino experiments in a hierarchical three-generation scheme

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Abstract
We consider the possible evidence of neutrino oscillations by analyzing simultaneously, in a well-defined hierarchical three-generation scheme, all the solar and atmospheric neutrino data (except for upward-going muons) together with the constraints imposed by accelerator and reactor neutrino experiments. The analysis includes the Earth regeneration effect on solar neutrinos and the present theoretical uncertainties on solar and atmospheric neutrino fluxes. We find solutions and combined bounds in the parameter space of the neutrino masses and mixing angles, which are compatible with the whole set of experimental data and with our hierarchical assumption. We also discuss possible refinements of the analysis and the perspectives offered by the next generation of neutrino oscillation experiments.