Statistical Issues on the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy with $Δχ^{2}$
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| contents | The Neutrino Mass Hierarchy Determination ($ν$ MHD) is one of the main goals of the major current and future neutrino experiments. The statistical analysis usually proceeds from a standard method, a single dimensional estimator $(1D-Δχ^{2})$ that shows some draw-backs and concerns, together with a debatable strategy. The draw-backs and considerations of the standard method will be explianed through the following three main issues. First issue is the limited power of the standard method. The $Δχ^{2}$ estimator provides us with different results when different simulation procedures were used. Second issue, when $χ^{2}_{min(NH)}$ and $χ^{2}_{min(IH)}$ are drawn in a $2D$ map, their strong positive correlation manifests $χ^{2}$ as a bi-dimensional instead of single dimensional estimator. The overlapping between the $χ^{2}$ distributions of the two hypotheses leads to the experiment sensitivity reduction. Third issue is the robustness of the standard method. When the JUNO sensitivity is obtained using different procedures, $Δχ^{2}$ as one dimensional and $χ^{2}$ as two dimensional estimator, the experimental sensitivity varies with the different values of the atmospheric mass, the input parameter. We computed the oscillation of $\vert\overline{Δχ^{2}} \vert$ with the input parameter values, $\vertΔm^{2} \vert_{input}$. The MH significance using the standard method, $Δχ^{2}$, strongly depends on the values of the parameter $\vertΔm^{2} \vert_{input}$. Consequently, the experiment sensitivity depends on the precision of the atmospheric mass. This evaluation of the standard method confirms the draw-backs. |
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| spellingShingle | Statistical Issues on the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy with $Δχ^{2}$ Sawy, Fatma Stanco, Luca High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability The Neutrino Mass Hierarchy Determination ($ν$ MHD) is one of the main goals of the major current and future neutrino experiments. The statistical analysis usually proceeds from a standard method, a single dimensional estimator $(1D-Δχ^{2})$ that shows some draw-backs and concerns, together with a debatable strategy. The draw-backs and considerations of the standard method will be explianed through the following three main issues. First issue is the limited power of the standard method. The $Δχ^{2}$ estimator provides us with different results when different simulation procedures were used. Second issue, when $χ^{2}_{min(NH)}$ and $χ^{2}_{min(IH)}$ are drawn in a $2D$ map, their strong positive correlation manifests $χ^{2}$ as a bi-dimensional instead of single dimensional estimator. The overlapping between the $χ^{2}$ distributions of the two hypotheses leads to the experiment sensitivity reduction. Third issue is the robustness of the standard method. When the JUNO sensitivity is obtained using different procedures, $Δχ^{2}$ as one dimensional and $χ^{2}$ as two dimensional estimator, the experimental sensitivity varies with the different values of the atmospheric mass, the input parameter. We computed the oscillation of $\vert\overline{Δχ^{2}} \vert$ with the input parameter values, $\vertΔm^{2} \vert_{input}$. The MH significance using the standard method, $Δχ^{2}$, strongly depends on the values of the parameter $\vertΔm^{2} \vert_{input}$. Consequently, the experiment sensitivity depends on the precision of the atmospheric mass. This evaluation of the standard method confirms the draw-backs. |
| title | Statistical Issues on the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy with $Δχ^{2}$ |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Experiment High Energy Physics - Phenomenology Data Analysis, Statistics and Probability |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.01814 |