Abstract
AbstractUsing PREM as a reference model for the Earth density distribution we investigate the sensitivity of ORCA detector to deviations of the Earth (i) outer core (OC) density, (ii) inner core (IC) density, (iii) total core density, and (iv) mantle density, from their respective PREM densities. The analysis is performed by studying the effects of the Earth matter on the oscillations of atmospheric $$\nu _{\mu }$$
ν
μ
, $$\nu _e$$
ν
e
, $${\bar{\nu }}_\mu $$
ν
¯
μ
and $${\bar{\nu }}_e$$
ν
¯
e
. We present results which illustrate the dependence of the ORCA sensitivity to the OC, IC, core and mantle densities on the type of systematic uncertainties used in the analysis, on the value of the atmospheric neutrino mixing angle $$\theta _{23}$$
θ
23
, on whether the Earth mass constraint is implemented or not, and on the way it is implemented, and on the type – with normal ordering (NO) or inverted ordering (IO) – of the light neutrino mass spectrum. We show, in particular, that in the “most favorable” NO case of implemented Earth mass constraint, “minimal” systematic errors and $$\sin ^2\theta _{23}=0.58$$
sin
2
θ
23
=
0.58
, ORCA can determine, e.g., the OC (mantle) density at $$3\sigma $$
3
σ
C.L. after 10 years of operation with an uncertainty of (− 18%)/+ 15% (of (− 6%)/+ 8%). In the “most disfavorable” NO case of “conservative” systematic errors and $$\sin ^2\theta _{23}=0.42$$
sin
2
θ
23
=
0.42
, the uncertainty on OC (mantle) density reads (− 43%)/+ 39% ((− 17%/+ 20%), while for for $$\sin ^2\theta _{23} = 0.50$$
sin
2
θ
23
=
0.50
and 0.58 it is noticeably smaller: (− 37)%/+ 30% and (− 30%)/+ 24% ((− 13%)/+ 16% and (− 11%/+ 14%)). We find also that the sensitivity of ORCA to the OC, core and mantle densities is significantly worse for IO neutrino mass spectrum.
Funder
U.S. Department of Energy
European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme
World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI Initiative, MEXT), Japan
Italian INFN program on Theoretical Astroparticle Physics
GVA Grant, Spain
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous),Engineering (miscellaneous)
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