摘要
Considering a new type of environment influences,we use a two-energy-level (v1-v2) quantum system to investigate neutrino oscillations in medium.Besides the matter effects derived by Wolfenstein,there may exist extra terms due to a unitary evolution of the system between pure and mixed states,so the evolution equation is modified obviously.We show that the extra terms may play some role and induce observable effects in solar neutrino problem, especially,in the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments which are under serious consideration recently,if the parameters fall into a suitable region.
Considering a new type of environment influences, we use a two-energy-level quantum system to investigate neutrino oscillations in medium. Besides the matter effects derived by Wolfenstein, there may exist extra terms due to a unitary evolution of the system between pure and mixed states, so the evolution equation is modified obviously. We show that the extra terms may play some role and induce observable effects in solar neutrino problem, especially, in the long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments which are under serious consideration recently, if the parameters fall into a suitable region.
基金
国家自然科学基金
关键词
中微子
中微子振荡
环境效应
neutrino oscillation
pure and mixed states
extra medium effects