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<p>We derive the neutrino oscillation probability in vacuum using scattering theory methods developed earlier in the context of collider physics [1–3]. It is computed from Feynman diagrams that combine neutrino production and detection processes into a single quantum amplitude. Initial-state particles in the neutrino source and the detector are treated as wave packets. In contrast to many other approaches, we work with transition probabilities, rather than the amplitude itself, and do not specify the form of the wave packets to arrive at the neutrino oscillation formula. Our approach offers a simple and transparent framework to discuss decoherence effects in neutrino oscillations, as well as the effects of the finite lifetime of the neutrino source. The latter are particularly relevant for oscillation experiments using neutrinos from pion decays in flight.</p>

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Neutrino oscillations and scattering theory

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    2025年7月2日

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  • Ilian Dobrev,
  • Kirill Melnikov,
  • Thomas Schwetz

摘要

We derive the neutrino oscillation probability in vacuum using scattering theory methods developed earlier in the context of collider physics [1–3]. It is computed from Feynman diagrams that combine neutrino production and detection processes into a single quantum amplitude. Initial-state particles in the neutrino source and the detector are treated as wave packets. In contrast to many other approaches, we work with transition probabilities, rather than the amplitude itself, and do not specify the form of the wave packets to arrive at the neutrino oscillation formula. Our approach offers a simple and transparent framework to discuss decoherence effects in neutrino oscillations, as well as the effects of the finite lifetime of the neutrino source. The latter are particularly relevant for oscillation experiments using neutrinos from pion decays in flight.