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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Weak Interactions and Solar Neutrinos: Testing the Oscillation Hypothesis
Jose W.f. Vallesubject
PhysicsParticle physicsPhysics::Instrumentation and DetectorsAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaSolar neutrinoHigh Energy Physics::PhenomenologySolar neutrino problemWeak interactionLepton numberNuclear physicsR-parityHigh Energy Physics::ExperimentNeutrinoNeutrino oscillationMajorondescription
Various proposals for understanding the reduced solar neutrino flux in terms of non-standard neutrino propagation properties are briefly reviewed in the context of weak interaction theory. Emphasis is given to neutrino oscillation models which may be tested experimentally, despite the small mass parameter involved. Spontaneous lepton number (and R parity) breaking in supergravity — the supersymmetric doublet Majoron model — solves the solar neutrino problem through matter-enhanced neutrino oscillations. The spectrum of supersymmetric particles is restricted in a way that will be probed by high energy collider experiments. In addition, low energy processes associated with the existence of the Majoron may signal the existence of an otherwise undetectably small neutrino mass.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-01-01 |