NEUTRINO MASS AND THE ORIGIN OF GALACTIC MAGNETIC-FIELDS

被引:21
作者
ENQVIST, K
SEMIKOZ, V
SHUKUROV, A
SOKOLOFF, D
机构
[1] ACAD SCI TROITSK,IZMIRAN,TROITSK 142092,RUSSIA
[2] MOSCOW MV LOMONOSOV STATE UNIV,CTR COMP,MOSCOW 119899,RUSSIA
[3] MOSCOW MV LOMONOSOV STATE UNIV,DEPT PHYS,MOSCOW 119899,RUSSIA
[4] UNIV CAMBRIDGE,ISAAC NEWTON INST,CAMBRIDGE CB3 0EH,ENGLAND
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PHYSICAL REVIEW D | 1993年 / 48卷 / 10期
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10.1103/PhysRevD.48.4557
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We compare two constraints on the strength of the cosmological primordial magnetic field: the one following from the restrictions on the Dirac neutrino spin flip in the early Universe, and another one based on the galactic dynamo theory for the Milky Way (presuming that the seed magnetic field has a relic origin). Since the magnetic field facilitates transitions between left- and right-handed neutrino states, thereby affecting He-4 production at primordial nucleosynthesis, we can obtain a guaranteed upper limit on the strength of the relic magnetic field in the protogalaxy, B(c) less than or similar to 4 X 10(-9)-3 X 10(13) G, depending on the neutrino magnetic moment, if we adopt the MSW explanation of the GALLEX results. On the other hand, models of the dynamo in the Milky Way indicate that the seed magnetic field should be at least 10(-11)-10(-13) G at the protogalaxy scale L = 100 kpc. These upper and lower limiting ranges are marginally consistent provided the electron neutrino mass is below 0.3 eV. The results apply to a relic magnetic field produced in the early Universe by any causal mechanism before the nucleosynthesis.
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页码:4557 / 4561
页数:5
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