Limits on the Neutrino Magnetic Moment Using Super-Kamiokande Solar Neutrino Data

Abstract

Existence of non-zero neutrino magnetic moment would mean new physics beyond the standard model. A search for the neutrino magnetic moment has been conducted using the high statistic solar neutrino data from Super-Kamiokande-I. This is done by looking for the distortion to the observed energy spectrum of recoil electrons. A non-zero neutrino magnetic moment would cause an increase of event rates at lower energies. The search found no clear signal of neutrino magnetic moment. A limit on the neutrino magnetic moment has been obtained at 3.6 × 10-10μB at 90% C.L. by fitting to the Super-Kamiokande day-night spectra. The effects of neutrino oscillation have been included in the analysis. Including results from other neutrino experiments limiting the oscillation region, a limit of 1.1 × 10-10μB at 90% C.L. was obtained.