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| author | Quyen, P. T. Cao, Son Van, N. T. Hong |
| author_facet | Quyen, P. T. Cao, Son Van, N. T. Hong |
| contents | This study examines the precise measurement of the largest leptonic mixing angle $θ_{23}$ through the analysis of neutrino oscillation data samples. Our findings indicate that, contrary to common understanding, the $ν_μ(\barν_μ)\rightarrow ν_{e}(\barν_{e})$ appearance samples, rather than the $ν_μ(\barν_μ)\rightarrow ν_μ(\barν_μ)$ disappearance samples, are sensitive to test the hypothesis of maximal mixing $θ_{23}=π/4$, particularly if $θ_{23}$ resides in the higher octant and $\sin^2θ_{23}<0.54$. The former serves as the primary source for determining the octant of the $θ_{23}$ mixing angle; however, the latter remains relevant if $θ_{23}$ is indeed in the lower octant with $\sin^2θ_{23}<0.42$. In a joint T2HK and DUNE analysis, utilizing only appearance sub-samples can exclude the maximal-mixing and determine the actual octant for about 60\% of the currently allowed range of the $θ_{23}$ angle. We argue that, despite the presence of parameter degeneracy, the precise measurement of $θ_{23}$ exhibits minimal dependence on other unknown factors, including the CP-violation phase and neutrino mass ordering. |
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| spellingShingle | Disentangling data contributions to the precision measurement of the largest leptonic mixing angle Quyen, P. T. Cao, Son Van, N. T. Hong High Energy Physics - Phenomenology This study examines the precise measurement of the largest leptonic mixing angle $θ_{23}$ through the analysis of neutrino oscillation data samples. Our findings indicate that, contrary to common understanding, the $ν_μ(\barν_μ)\rightarrow ν_{e}(\barν_{e})$ appearance samples, rather than the $ν_μ(\barν_μ)\rightarrow ν_μ(\barν_μ)$ disappearance samples, are sensitive to test the hypothesis of maximal mixing $θ_{23}=π/4$, particularly if $θ_{23}$ resides in the higher octant and $\sin^2θ_{23}<0.54$. The former serves as the primary source for determining the octant of the $θ_{23}$ mixing angle; however, the latter remains relevant if $θ_{23}$ is indeed in the lower octant with $\sin^2θ_{23}<0.42$. In a joint T2HK and DUNE analysis, utilizing only appearance sub-samples can exclude the maximal-mixing and determine the actual octant for about 60\% of the currently allowed range of the $θ_{23}$ angle. We argue that, despite the presence of parameter degeneracy, the precise measurement of $θ_{23}$ exhibits minimal dependence on other unknown factors, including the CP-violation phase and neutrino mass ordering. |
| title | Disentangling data contributions to the precision measurement of the largest leptonic mixing angle |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.23756 |