Author:
Bouet R.,Busto J.,Cecchini V.,Cerna C.,Charpentier P.,Dastgheibi-Fard A.,Druillole F.,Jollet C.,Hellmuth P.,Katsioulas I.,Knights P.,Giomataris I.,Gros M.,Lautridou P.,Meregaglia A.,Navick X.F.,Neep T.,Nikolopoulos K.,Perrot F.,Piquemal F.,Roche M.,Thomas B.,Ward R.
Abstract
Abstract
The measurement of neutrino magnetic moment larger than
10-19
μB
would be a clear signature of physics beyond the
standard model other than the existence of massive Dirac
neutrinos. The use of a spherical proportional counter detector
filled with gas at 40 bar located near a nuclear reactor would be a
simple way to perform such a measurement exploiting the developments
made on such a technology for the search of dark matter and
neutrinoless double beta decay. Different targets can be used just
by replacing the gas: xenon, CF4 and argon were compared and the
sensitivity in one year of data taking could reach the level of
4.3 × 10-12
μB
, 6.5 × 10-12
μB
, and
8.5 × 10-12
μB
, respectively.
Subject
Mathematical Physics,Instrumentation