TY - JOUR
T1 - Searches for invisible neutrino decay with KM3NeT/ORCA6
AU - KM3NeT Collaboration
AU - Carretero, V.
AU - Aiello, S.
AU - Albert, A.
AU - Alves Garre, S.
AU - Aly, Z.
AU - Ambrosone, A.
AU - Ameli, F.
AU - Andre, M.
AU - Androutsou, E.
AU - Anguita, M.
AU - Aphecetche, L.
AU - Ardid, M.
AU - Ardid, S.
AU - Atmani, H.
AU - Aublin, J.
AU - Bailly-Salins, L.
AU - Bardačová, Z.
AU - Baret, B.
AU - Bariego-Quintana, A.
AU - Basegmez du Pree, S.
AU - Becherini, Y.
AU - Bendahman, M.
AU - Benfenati, F.
AU - Benhassi, M.
AU - Benoit, D. M.
AU - Berbee, E.
AU - Bertin, V.
AU - Biagi, S.
AU - Boettcher, M.
AU - Bonanno, D.
AU - Boumaaza, J.
AU - Bouta, M.
AU - Bouwhuis, M.
AU - Bozza, C.
AU - Bozza, R. M.
AU - Brânzaş, H.
AU - Bretaudeau, F.
AU - Bruijn, R.
AU - Brunner, J.
AU - Bruno, R.
AU - Buis, E.
AU - Buompane, R.
AU - Busto, J.
AU - Caiffi, B.
AU - Calvo, D.
AU - Campion, S.
AU - Capone, A.
AU - Carenini, F.
AU - Carretero, V.
AU - Razzaque, S.
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PY - 2024/9/27
Y1 - 2024/9/27
N2 - In the era of precision measurements of the neutrino oscillation parameters, upcoming neutrino experiments will also be sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model. ORCA is an atmospheric neutrino detector currently being built at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, that will measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters with high precision and probe new physics at GeV energies. The final ORCA configuration of 115 string-like vertical detection units will be able to probe several theories beyond the Standard Model in neutrino physics. In this work, a three-flavour neutrino oscillation scenario in which the third neutrino mass state, ν3, decays into an undetectable state, e.g., a sterile neutrino, is investigated with the first configuration of ORCA with six detection lines, ORCA6. A refined high-purity neutrino sample corresponding to 433 kton-years of data taking has been analysed and optimised for the search of this phenomenon. This contribution presents the bounds obtained in the decay parameter, α3 = m3/τ3, and future sensitivity perspectives with ten years of data taking with the future ORCA configuration of 115 detection units.
AB - In the era of precision measurements of the neutrino oscillation parameters, upcoming neutrino experiments will also be sensitive to physics beyond the Standard Model. ORCA is an atmospheric neutrino detector currently being built at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea, that will measure atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters with high precision and probe new physics at GeV energies. The final ORCA configuration of 115 string-like vertical detection units will be able to probe several theories beyond the Standard Model in neutrino physics. In this work, a three-flavour neutrino oscillation scenario in which the third neutrino mass state, ν3, decays into an undetectable state, e.g., a sterile neutrino, is investigated with the first configuration of ORCA with six detection lines, ORCA6. A refined high-purity neutrino sample corresponding to 433 kton-years of data taking has been analysed and optimised for the search of this phenomenon. This contribution presents the bounds obtained in the decay parameter, α3 = m3/τ3, and future sensitivity perspectives with ten years of data taking with the future ORCA configuration of 115 detection units.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85212264870
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85212264870
SN - 1824-8039
VL - 444
JO - Proceedings of Science
JF - Proceedings of Science
M1 - 997
T2 - 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023
Y2 - 26 July 2023 through 3 August 2023
ER -