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Distinguishing between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos with two-particle interferometry

Nuclear Theory 2007-05-23 v3 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

Two-particle interferometry, a second-order interference effect, is explored as another possible tool to distinguish between massive Dirac and Majorana neutrinos. A simple theoretical framework is discussed in the context of several gedanken experiments. The method can in principle provide both the mass scale and the quantum nature of the neutrino for a certain class of incoherent left-handed source currents.

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@article{arxiv.nucl-th/0510069,
  title  = {Distinguishing between Dirac and Majorana neutrinos with two-particle interferometry},
  author = {Thomas D. Gutierrez},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nucl-th/0510069},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

4 pages, 1 table, submitted to PRL; changes to introduction and added discussion