Conference Proceedings
Model independent naturalness bounds on magnetic moments of majorana neutrinos
M Gorchtein, NF Bell, MJ Ramsey-Musolf, P Vogel, P Wang
Aip Conference Proceedings | AMER INST PHYSICS | Published : 2007
DOI: 10.1063/1.2735181
Abstract
We analyze the implications of neutrino masses for the magnitude of neutrino magnetic moments. By considering electroweak radiative corrections to the neutrino mass, we derive modelindependent naturalness upper bounds on neutrino magnetic moments, generated by physics above the electroweak scale. For Majorana neutrinos, these bounds are weaker than present experimental limits if μν if generated by new physics at ∼1 TeV, and surpass current experimental sensitivity only for new physics scales > 10 - 100 TeV. The discovery of a neutrino magnetic moment near present limits would thus signify that neutrinos are Majorana particles. © 2007 American Institute of Physics.
Grants
Awarded by U.S. DOE
Funding Acknowledgements
We thank Vincenzo Cirigliano, Concha Gonzalez-Garcia, and Mark Wise for illuminating conversations. This work was supported in part under U.S. DOE contracts DEFG02-05ER41361 and DE-FG03-92ER40701.