Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-18-2014
Publication Title
Physical Review C
Department
Physics
Abstract
When neutrinos travel through matter with a periodic density profile, the neutrino oscillation probability can be enhanced if certain conditions are satisfied. In a two-neutrino framework, the condition for parametric resonance is known. Herein, we consider the analogous parametric resonance condition within the context of a full three-neutrino framework with two oscillation scales. For energies in the range of hundreds of MeV to a few GeV, we find that neutrino oscillation can be parametrically enhanced if two approximate relations are satisfied. The first is similar to the two-neutrino parametric resonance condition while the second involves the other oscillation scale. Treating the Earth's density as piecewise constant, we show that oscillations in this energy range can be enhanced between two- and threefold.
Volume
90
Issue
6
ISSN
0556-2813
WorldCat Link
Citation
Merfeld, Kara M, and David C. Latimer. "Parametric Enhancement of Flavor Oscillation in a Three-Neutrino Framework." Physical Review C. 90.6 (2014). Print.