Search for CP violation at a neutrino factory in a four-neutrino model

Anna Kalliomäki, Jukka Maalampi, Morimitsu Tanimoto
1999 Physics Letters B  
The CP violation effects in long baseline neutrino oscillations are studied in the framework of a four-neutrino model (three active neutrinos and one sterile neutrino). It is assumed that neutrino masses are devided into two nearly degenerate pairs, as indicated by the oscillation data. Approximative analytic expressions are derived for the probability differences Δ P_≡ P(ν_α→ν_β)- P(ν̅_α→ν̅_β) taking into account the CP violation effect of the Earth's crust. The matter effect is found to be
more » ... ll compared with the genuine CP violation term, in contrast with the three-neutrino model.
doi:10.1016/s0370-2693(99)01252-6 fatcat:kqvw4mhcunae5gzoirkbgf6epi