Constraining neutrino decays with CMBR data

被引:17
作者
Hannestad, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Aarhus Univ, Inst Phys & Astron, Theoret Astrophys Ctr, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
关键词
neutrino decay; cosmology; theory; cosmic microwave background;
D O I
10.1016/S0370-2693(98)00504-8
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
The decay of massive neutrinos to final states containing only invisible particles is pearly constrained experimentally. In this letter we describe the constraints that can be put on neutrino mass and lifetime using CMBR measurements. We find that very tight lifetime limits on neutrinos in the mass range 10 eV - 100 keV can be derived using CMBR data from upcoming satellite measurements. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:363 / 367
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