Neutrino Oscillation Calculator

Calculate neutrino flavor oscillation probabilities

About Neutrino Oscillations

Neutrino oscillations occur because mass eigenstates differ from flavor eigenstates. A neutrino created in one flavor can be detected as another flavor after propagation.

Two-Flavor Formula:

P(να→νβ) = sin²(2θ) × sin²(1.27 × Δm² × L/E)

Current Best-Fit Parameters:

  • |Δm²₃₂| ≈ 2.5 × 10⁝³ eV² (atmospheric)
  • Δm²₂₁ ≈ 7.5 × 10⁝⁾ eV² (solar)
  • sin²(2θ₁₂) ≈ 0.85, sin²(2θ₂₃) ≈ 1, sin²(2θ₁₃) ≈ 0.09

Major Experiments:

  • T2K, NOvA: Long-baseline accelerator
  • Daya Bay, JUNO: Reactor neutrinos
  • Super-K, IceCube: Atmospheric