IceCube DeepCore's sensitivity to Non-Standard neutrino Interactions in the Earth

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Authors: Samyak Jain, Veronika Palušová, Thomas Ehrhardt, S. Böser, Francis L. Halzen
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Abstract

Neutrino oscillations continue to provide one of the most promising avenues for uncovering physics beyond the Standard Model. In particular, beyond-standard-model neutrino matter interactions may perturb neutrino oscillations in matter, leading to an observable signal in long baseline oscillation experiments. Moreover, such interactions can be a possible explanation of the rising tension between T2K and NOvA's $δ_{\text{CP}}$ measurements. We examine IceCube DeepCore's sensitivity to these Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) by employing a model-independent NSI parameterization, and examine IceCube DeepCore's ability to comment on NSI being the cause of the T2K-NOvA $δ_{\text{CP}}$ tension.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Neutrino Physics Research Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
29 January 2026
Document type
Preprint