Dynamical Zero in Antineutrino_e -- Electron Scattering and the Neutrino Magnetic Moment

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dc.creatorBernabeu, J.
dc.creatorPapavassiliou, J.
dc.creatorPassera, M.
dc.date2004-12-13
dc.date2005-05-05
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dc.descriptionThe Standard Model differential cross section for $\barν_e-e^-$ elastic scattering vanishes exactly, at lowest order, for forward electrons and incident $\barν_e$ energy close to the rest energy of the electron. This dynamical zero is not induced by a fundamental symmetry of the Lagrangian but by a destructive interference between the left- and right-handed chiral couplings of the electron in the charged and neutral current amplitudes. We show that lowest order analyses based on this favorable kinematic configuration are only mildly affected by the inclusion of the $O(α)$ radiative corrections in the $\barν_e-e^-$ differential cross section, thus providing an excellent opportunity for the search of ``new physics''. In the light of these results, we discuss possible methods to improve the upper limits on the neutrino magnetic moment by selecting recoil electrons contained in a forward narrow cone. We conclude that, in spite of the obvious loss in statistics, one may have a better signal for small angular cones.
dc.description13 pages, 3 figures. V2: one figure and comments added. Published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0412165
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0412165
dc.identifierPhys.Lett.B613:162-169,2005
dc.identifierdoi:10.1016/j.physletb.2005.03.055
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/177769
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleDynamical Zero in Antineutrino_e -- Electron Scattering and the Neutrino Magnetic Moment
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