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arxiv: 2107.14296 · v1 · pith:K7P36J6Inew · submitted 2021-07-29 · ✦ hep-ex · hep-ph

Search for neutrino non-standard interactions with ANTARES and KM3NeT-ORCA

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keywords neutrinoantaresinteractionsnon-standarddetectorkm3netneutrinosnsis
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Non-standard interactions (NSIs) in the propagation of neutrinos in matter can lead to significant deviations in neutrino oscillations expected within the standard 3-neutrino framework. These additional interactions would result in an anomalous flux of neutrinos observable at neutrino telescopes. The ANTARES detector and its next-generation successor, KM3NeT, located in the abyss of the Mediterranean Sea, have the potential to measure sub-dominant effects in neutrino oscillations, coming from non-standard neutrino interactions. In this contribution, a likelihood-based search for NSIs with 10 years of atmospheric muon-neutrino data recorded with ANTARES is reported and sensitivity projections for KM3NeT/ORCA, based on realistic detector simulations, are shown. The bounds obtained with ANTARES in the NSI $\mu - \tau$ sector constitute the most stringent limits up to date.

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