Implications of the First JUNO Results for Dirac Neutrino Texture Zeros

TL;DR

This paper examines how recent JUNO neutrino oscillation data constrain the possible texture zeros in the Dirac neutrino mass matrix, significantly narrowing down viable models.

Contribution

It systematically analyzes two-zero texture structures in light of JUNO results, identifying which textures remain compatible with the new precise measurements.

Findings

Textures C is strongly disfavored by JUNO data.

Textures A2 and A1 remain compatible with current measurements.

JUNO results significantly constrain Dirac neutrino mass matrix models.

Abstract

Motivated by the first oscillation results from JUNO, we study the phenomenological viability of texture zeros in the Dirac neutrino mass matrix. The improved precision on the solar mixing angle $\sin^2{\theta_{12}}$ and the solar mass-squared difference $\Delta m_{21}^2$ provide a stringent probe for scrutinizing predictive texture zero frameworks. We perform a systematic scan of the allowed parameter space for two-zero textures, identifying sharp correlations among oscillation observables arising from the reduced parameter space. Our analysis reveals that current JUNO measurements impose stringent constraints on the viable texture structures. In particular, although textures $C$, $A_2$, and $A_1$ were previously viable, current JUNO data strongly disfavor $C$, leaving only textures $A_2$ and $A_1$ compatible with the data. These findings underscore the remarkable sensitivity of Dirac texture zero scenarios to the solar sector.