NONZERO θ13 AND NEUTRINO MASSES FROM MODIFIED NEUTRINO MIXING MATRIX

Abstract

The nonzero and relatively large θ13 have been reported by Daya Bay, T2K, MINOS and Double Chooz Collaborations. In order to accommodate the nonzero θ13, we modified the tribimaximal (TB), bimaxima (BM) and democratic (DC) neutrino mixing matrices. From three modified neutrino mixing matrices, two of them (the modified BM and DC mixing matrices) can give nonzero θ13 which is compatible with the result of the Daya Bay and T2K experiments. The modified TB neutrino mixing matrix predicts the value of θ13 which is greater than the upper bound value of the latest experimental results. By using the modified neutrino mixing matrices and imposing an additional assumption that neutrino mass matrices have two zeros texture, we then obtain the neutrino mass in normal hierarchy when (Mν)22 = (Mν)33 = 0 for the neutrino mass matrix from the modified TB neutrino mixing matrix and (Mν)11 = (Mν)13 = 0 for the neutrino mass matrix from the modified DC neutrino mixing matrix. For these two patterns of neutrino mass matrices, either the atmospheric mass squared difference or the solar mass squared difference can be obtained, but not both of them simultaneously. From four patterns of two zeros texture to be considered on the obtained neutrino mass matrix from the modified BM neutrino mixing matrix, none of them can correctly predict the neutrino mass spectrum (normal or inverted hierarchy).