Equivalence between Gaussian averaged neutrino oscillations and neutrino decoherence

Abstract

In this paper, we show that a Gaussian averaged neutrino oscillation model is equivalent to a neutrino decoherence model. Without loss of generality, the analysis is performed with two neutrino flavors. We also estimate the damping (or decoherence) parameter for atmospheric neutrinos and compare it to earlier obtained results.

Comments: 9 pages, RevTeX. Final version to be published in Physics Letters B