Can OPERA help in constraining neutrino non-standard interactions?

摘要

We study how much the unique ability of the OPERA experiment to directly detect v, can help in probing new, non-standard contact interactions of the third family of neutrinos. We perform a combined analysis of future, high-statistics MINOS and OPERA data. For the case of non-standard interactions in nu mu to nu(e) transitions we also include the impact of possible Double Chooz data. In all cases we find that the nu(tau) sample of OPERA is too small to be statistically significant, even if one doubles the nominal exposure of OPERA to 9 x 10(19) pot. OPERA's real benefit for this measurement lies in its very high neutrino energy and hence very different LIE compared to MINOS. (c) 2008 Published by Elsevier B.V.