Cornering (quasi) degenerate neutrinos with cosmology
dc.contributor.author | Lattanzi, Massimiliano | |
dc.contributor.author | Gerbino, Martina | |
dc.contributor.author | Freese, Katherine | |
dc.contributor.author | Kane, Gordon | |
dc.contributor.author | Valle, José W. F. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-08-10T17:30:35Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-08-10T17:30:35Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-10-30 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of High Energy Physics. 2020 Oct 30;2020(10):213 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2020)213 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/173297 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Abstract In light of the improved sensitivities of cosmological observations, we examine the status of quasi-degenerate neutrino mass scenarios. Within the simplest extension of the standard cosmological model with massive neutrinos, we find that quasi-degenerate neutrinos are severely constrained by present cosmological data and neutrino oscillation experiments. We find that Planck 2018 observations of cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies disfavour quasi-degenerate neutrino masses at 2.4 Gaussian σ’s, while adding baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO) data brings the rejection to 5.9σ’s. The highest statistical significance with which one would be able to rule out quasi-degeneracy would arise if the sum of neutrino masses is ∑mv = 60 meV (the minimum allowed by neutrino oscillation experiments); indeed a sensitivity of 15 meV, as expected from a combination of future cosmological probes, would further improve the rejection level up to 17σ. We discuss the robustness of these projections with respect to assumptions on the underlying cosmological model, and also compare them with bounds from β decay endpoint and neutrinoless double beta decay studies. | |
dc.title | Cornering (quasi) degenerate neutrinos with cosmology | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/173297/1/13130_2020_Article_14115.pdf | |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/5028 | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | The Author(s) | |
dc.date.updated | 2022-08-10T17:30:31Z | |
dc.owningcollname | Interdisciplinary and Peer-Reviewed |
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