White Paper: Measuring the Neutrino Mass Hierarchy

TL;DR

This white paper reviews and evaluates the most promising experimental techniques for determining the neutrino mass hierarchy, based on existing calculations, simulations, and literature analysis.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive assessment of current experimental approaches and their potential to resolve the neutrino mass hierarchy.

Findings

Identifies promising techniques for neutrino mass hierarchy measurement

Analyzes opportunities and challenges of existing experiments

Summarizes literature-based evaluations

Abstract

This white paper is a condensation of a report by a committee appointed jointly by the Nuclear Science and Physics Divisions at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). The goal of this study was to identify the most promising technique(s) for resolving the neutrino mass hierarchy. For the most part, we have relied on calculations and simulations presented by the proponents of the various experiments. We have included evaluations of the opportunities and challenges for these experiments based on what is available already in the literature.