Exploring the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos at a short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment

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Main Authors: Cao, Guo-Fu, Chen, Xin, Delgadillo, Luis A., Gonchar, Maxim, Li, Yu-Feng, Zavadskyi, Vitalii
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author Cao, Guo-Fu
Chen, Xin
Delgadillo, Luis A.
Gonchar, Maxim
Li, Yu-Feng
Zavadskyi, Vitalii
author_facet Cao, Guo-Fu
Chen, Xin
Delgadillo, Luis A.
Gonchar, Maxim
Li, Yu-Feng
Zavadskyi, Vitalii
contents Upcoming and present reactor neutrino experiments represent an appealing tool to probe fundamental properties in the neutrino sector. In this paper, we study the physics potential to determine the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos via electron--neutrino elastic scattering (E$ν$ES) at a short-baseline neutrino experiment. We evaluate the sensitivity to the weak mixing angle, $\sin^2θ_W$, employing antineutrinos from a nuclear reactor source. Furthermore, from the sensitivity to $\sin^2 θ_W$, we obtain bounds on the neutrino charge radius. We also present the projected sensitivity to the effective neutrino magnetic moment, $μ_ν$. Compared with other reactor neutrino measurements, this experimental configuration may set competitive limits on the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos.
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spellingShingle Exploring the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos at a short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment
Cao, Guo-Fu
Chen, Xin
Delgadillo, Luis A.
Gonchar, Maxim
Li, Yu-Feng
Zavadskyi, Vitalii
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
Upcoming and present reactor neutrino experiments represent an appealing tool to probe fundamental properties in the neutrino sector. In this paper, we study the physics potential to determine the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos via electron--neutrino elastic scattering (E$ν$ES) at a short-baseline neutrino experiment. We evaluate the sensitivity to the weak mixing angle, $\sin^2θ_W$, employing antineutrinos from a nuclear reactor source. Furthermore, from the sensitivity to $\sin^2 θ_W$, we obtain bounds on the neutrino charge radius. We also present the projected sensitivity to the effective neutrino magnetic moment, $μ_ν$. Compared with other reactor neutrino measurements, this experimental configuration may set competitive limits on the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos.
title Exploring the electromagnetic properties of neutrinos at a short-baseline reactor neutrino experiment
topic High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
High Energy Physics - Experiment
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.20061