Two-parameter neutrino mass matrices with two texture zeros

Author(s)
W. Grimus, P. O. Ludl
Abstract

We reanalyse Majorana-neutrino mass matrices M_nu with two texture zeros, by searching for viable hybrid textures in which the non-zero matrix elements of M_nu have simple ratios. Referring to the classification scheme of Frampton, Glashow and Marfatia, we find that the mass matrix denoted by A1 allows the ratios (M_nu)_{mu mu} : (Mnu)_{tau tau} = 1:1 and (M_nu)_{e tau} : (Mnu)_{mu tau} = 1:2. There are analogous ratios for texture A2. With these two hybrid textures, one obtains, for instance, good agreement with the data if one computes the three mixing angles in terms of the experimentally determined mass-squared differences Delta m^2_21 and Delta m^2_31. We could not find viable hybrid textures based on mass matrices different from those of cases A1 and A2.

Organisation(s)
Particle Physics
Journal
Journal of Physics G: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Volume
40
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0954-3899
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1088/0954-3899/40/5/055003
Publication date
05-2013
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
103034 Particle physics
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/c5c54fe0-3a29-4222-aca9-0ba3b6929693