Imprints of scalar NSI on the CP-violation sensitivity using synergy among DUNE, T2HK and T2HKK

TL;DR

This paper investigates how scalar-mediated non-standard interactions (NSIs) influence neutrino oscillation measurements in upcoming long-baseline experiments, showing that combined data can better constrain NSI parameters and enhance CP-violation sensitivity.

Contribution

It introduces the impact of scalar NSIs on neutrino oscillations in LBL experiments and demonstrates how combined experimental analyses improve constraints and CP-violation sensitivity.

Findings

Scalar NSIs significantly affect oscillation probabilities and event rates.

Combined experiments improve constraints on scalar NSI parameters.

Enhanced sensitivity to CP-violation with combined experimental data.

Abstract

The Non-Standard Interactions (NSIs) are subdominant effects, often appearing in various extensions of SM, which may impact the neutrino oscillations through matter. It is important and interesting to explore the impact of NSIs in the ongoing and upcoming precise neutrino oscillations experiments. In this work, we have studied the imprints of a scalar-mediated NSI in three upcoming long-baseline (LBL) experiments (DUNE, T2HK, T2HKK). The effects of scalar NSI appears as a medium-dependent correction to the neutrino mass term. Its contribution scales linearly with matter density, making LBL experiments a suitable candidate to probe its effects. We show that the scalar NSI may significantly impact the oscillation probabilities, event rates at the detectors and the $\chi^2$-sensitivities of $\delta_{CP}$ measurements. We present the results of a combined analysis involving the LBL experiments (DUNE+T2HK, DUNE+T2HKK, DUNE+T2HK+T2HKK) which offer a better capability of constraining the scalar NSI parameters as well as an improved sensitivity towards CP-violation.