Testing the three massive neutrino paradigm: Constraints on Neutrino Properties and Interactions from Recent Experimental Data

Neutrino physics offers unique insights into phenomena beyond the Standard Model (BSM). This thesis presents phenomenological investigations organized around three pillars: consolidation of the three-flavor oscillation paradigm, exploration of new physics viability, and precise determination of solar neutrino fluxes. The theoretical framework introduces massive neutrinos, leptonic mixing, and flavor transitions, followed by experimental results emphasizing Borexino and NOvA data analyses. The first pillar establishes the three-flavor framework through global analysis of solar, atmospheric, reactor, and accelerator data, providing updated determinations of mixing angles ($θ_{12}$, $θ_{13}$, $θ_{23}$) and mass-squared differences ($Δm^2_{21}$, $Δm^2_{31}$), while quantifying ambiguities in mass ordering and $θ_{23}$ octant. The second pillar investigates Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) with electrons and quarks, combining Borexino data with COHERENT's CE$ν$NS measurements to establish bounds on propagation and detection couplings, excluding viable NSI parameter regions including potential LMA-D solutions. The third pillar advances solar neutrino physics through precision flux determinations, integrating pp-chain and CNO-cycle measurements. Results show preference for high-metallicity Standard Solar Models and incompatibility between $3+1$ mixing parameters favored by Gallium experiments and solar observations. This synthesis guides future experiments toward resolving mass ordering, CP violation, and dark sector interactions.

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Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona)
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2025-06-12
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Testing the three massive neutrino paradigm: Constraints on Neutrino Properties and Interactions from Recent Experimental Data

João Paulo Pinheiro
Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona)
Neutrino Physics Research
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Testing the three massive neutrino paradigm: Constraints on Neutrino Properties and Interactions from Recent Experimental Data

João Paulo Pinheiro
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Neutrino physics offers unique insights into phenomena beyond the Standard Model (BSM). This thesis presents phenomenological investigations organized around three pillars: consolidation of the three-flavor oscillation paradigm, exploration of new physics viability, and precise determination of solar neutrino fluxes. The theoretical framework introduces massive neutrinos, leptonic mixing, and flavor transitions, followed by experimental results emphasizing Borexino and NOvA data analyses. The first pillar establishes the three-flavor framework through global analysis of solar, atmospheric, reactor, and accelerator data, providing updated determinations of mixing angles ($θ_{12}$, $θ_{13}$, $θ_{23}$) and mass-squared differences ($Δm^2_{21}$, $Δm^2_{31}$), while quantifying ambiguities in mass ordering and $θ_{23}$ octant. The second pillar investigates Non-Standard Interactions (NSI) with electrons and quarks, combining Borexino data with COHERENT's CE$ν$NS measurements to establish bounds on propagation and detection couplings, excluding viable NSI parameter regions including potential LMA-D solutions. The third pillar advances solar neutrino physics through precision flux determinations, integrating pp-chain and CNO-cycle measurements. Results show preference for high-metallicity Standard Solar Models and incompatibility between $3+1$ mixing parameters favored by Gallium experiments and solar observations. This synthesis guides future experiments toward resolving mass ordering, CP violation, and dark sector interactions.

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