Abstract
We argue that an effective flavor discrimination in neutrino telescopes is the key to probe the flavor ratios of astrophysical neutrinos at the source and flavor transition mechanisms of these neutrinos during their propagations from the source to the Earth. We first discuss how well one can reconstruct the flavor ratios of astrophysical neutrinos at the source. We then discuss how to probe flavor transition mechanisms of propagating astrophysical neutrinos. In this regard, we propose a model independent parametrization for neutrino flavor transitions, with the neutrino oscillation as a special case.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Proceedings of Science |
Volume | 120 |
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State | Published - 1 Jan 2010 |
Event | 35th International Conference of High Energy Physics, ICHEP 2010 - Paris, France Duration: 22 Jul 2010 → 28 Jul 2010 |