This thesis focuses on the role of upcoming neutrino oscillation experiments for the search for beyond-the-Standard-Model physics in the neutrino sector. Specically, I focus on the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and Hyper-Kamiokande neutrino experiment, and the experimental sensitivity to non-standard neutrino interactions, sterile neutrinos, incorrect signals of CP-violation, differences between neutrino and antineutrino oscillation parameters, and the effect of changing matter density profiles along the neutrino propagation path. Additionally, I explore more concrete beyond-the-Standard-Model scenarios inspired by the existence of neutrino masses, including a scenario that explains the dark matter puzzle, and a Standard Model extension to include scalar fields that couple predominantly to neutrinos.

Last modified

• 11/19/2019

Creator

• Kevin James Kelly

DOI

• https://doi.org/10.21985/n2-bh0s-ys31

Subject

• Physics and Astronomy

Keyword

• Neutrinos
• Particle Physics

Date created

• 2018-01-01

Resource type

• Dissertation

Rights statement

• In Copyright