1998/08/31 by Sheldon L. Glashow, Peter J. Kernan, Lawrence M. Krauss · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(98)01449-x
published as Phys.Lett. B445 (1999) 412-418 · 4 pages, revtex, 4 ps figs: new refs added, and Super-K energy resolution function incorporated
arxiv created 1998/09/04 · openalex publication_date 1999/01/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Recent evidence for oscillations of atmospheric neutrinos at Super-Kamiokande suggest, in the simplest see-saw interpretation, neutrino masses such that `just so' vacuum oscillations can explain the solar neutrino deficit. Super-K solar neutrino data provide preliminary support for this interpretation. We describe how the just-so signal---an energy dependent seasonal variation of the event rate, might be detected within the coming years and provide general arguments constraining the sign of the variation. The expected variation at radiochemical detectors may be below present sensitivity, but a significant modulation in the 7Be signal could shed light on the physics of the solar core---including a direct measure of the solar core temperature.