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Neutrino mass spectroscopy using Er$^{3+}$ ions placed at inversion center of host crystals

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2019-11-01 v1 Materials Science High Energy Physics - Experiment Atomic Physics

Abstract

We propose neutrino mass spectroscopy using Er3+^{3+}:Cs2_2NaYF6_6 or :Y2_2O3_3 crystal placed in hollow of a Bragg fiber as a target system. Unknown neutrino parameters and properties such as the lightest neutrino mass, Majorana/Dirac distinction, and CP violating phases can be explored by measuring scattered photons (γ\gamma) along the excitation (and fiber) axis by varying Raman trigger (γ0\gamma_0) directions, in Er3+^{3+} de-excitation process from e|e\rangle state to g|g\rangle state; e,e+γ0g+γ+νiνˉj|e\rangle \,, | e\rangle + \gamma_0 \rightarrow | g\rangle + \gamma + \nu_i\bar{\nu}_j, νi,i=1,2,3\nu_i\,, i = 1, 2,3 being a mass-resolved neutrino state. Rates and required level of QED background rejection are calculated using measured data of the target system.

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@article{arxiv.1910.14318,
  title  = {Neutrino mass spectroscopy using Er$^{3+}$ ions placed at inversion center of host crystals},
  author = {H. Hara and N. Sasao and A. Yoshimi and M. Yoshimura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.14318},
  year   = {2019}
}

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12 pages, 8 figures