Efficient atmospheric, solar, and supernova neutrino propagation through the Earth

Algorithms for computing neutrino oscillation probabilities in sharply varying matter potentials such as the Earth are becoming increasingly important. As the next generation of experiments, DUNE and HyperK as well as the IceCube upgrade and KM3NeT, come online, the computational cost for atmospheric and solar neutrinos will continue to increase. To address these issues, we expand upon our previous algorithm for long-baseline calculations to efficiently handle probabilities through the Earth for atmospheric, nighttime solar, and supernova neutrinos. The algorithm is fast, flexible, and accurate. It can handle arbitrary Earth models with two different schemes for varying density profiles. We also provide a ++ implementation of the code called uast-arth along with a detailed user manual. The code intelligently keeps track of repeated calculations and only recalculates what is needed on each successive call which can also help provide significant speed-ups.

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Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
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2026-02-23
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https://doi.org/10.1103/jgw1-lnrl
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Neutrino Physics Research
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Efficient atmospheric, solar, and supernova neutrino propagation through the Earth

Stephen Parke, Peter B. Denton
Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
Neutrino Physics Research
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Efficient atmospheric, solar, and supernova neutrino propagation through the Earth

Stephen Parke, Peter B. Denton
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Abstract

Algorithms for computing neutrino oscillation probabilities in sharply varying matter potentials such as the Earth are becoming increasingly important. As the next generation of experiments, DUNE and HyperK as well as the IceCube upgrade and KM3NeT, come online, the computational cost for atmospheric and solar neutrinos will continue to increase. To address these issues, we expand upon our previous algorithm for long-baseline calculations to efficiently handle probabilities through the Earth for atmospheric, nighttime solar, and supernova neutrinos. The algorithm is fast, flexible, and accurate. It can handle arbitrary Earth models with two different schemes for varying density profiles. We also provide a ++ implementation of the code called uast-arth along with a detailed user manual. The code intelligently keeps track of repeated calculations and only recalculates what is needed on each successive call which can also help provide significant speed-ups.

Physical review. D/Physical review. D.Vol. 113(5)
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (US), Brookhaven National Laboratory (US)
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, High Energy Physics
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Neutrino Physics Research
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