Cherenkov radiation by massless neutrinos

被引:34
作者
DOlivo, JC
Nieves, JF
Pai, PB
机构
[1] UNIV PUERTO RICO, DEPT PHYS, THEORET PHYS LAB, RIO PIEDRAS, PR 00931 USA
[2] INDIAN INST ASTROPHYS, BANGALORE 560034, KARNATAKA, INDIA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0370-2693(95)01246-X
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
Due to their weak interactions, neutrinos can polarize a medium and acquire an induced charge, We consider the Cherenkov radiation emitted by neutrinos due to their effective electromagnetic interactions as they pass through a polarizable medium. The effect exists even for massless, chiral neutrinos, where no physics beyond the standard model needs to be assumed.
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页码:178 / 184
页数:7
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