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Constraining neutrino charges at beam experiments
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Constraining neutrino charges at beam experiments

Jack D. Shergold and Martin Spinrath
Physical review. D, Vol.112(7), 073006
17/10/2025

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Astronomy & Astrophysics Physical Sciences Physics Physics, Particles & Fields Science & Technology
We propose a new method to constrain neutrino charges at neutrino beam experiments. Uncharged in the Standard Model, evidence for a neutrino electric charge would be a smoking gun for new physics, shedding light on the Dirac or Majorana nature of neutrinos, and giving insight into the origin of charge quantization. We find that using the most sensitive magnetometers available, existing beam experiments could constrain neutrino charges |q(nu)|less than or similar to 10(-13), in units of the electron charge, while future upgrades could strengthen these bounds significantly. We also discuss electromagnetic dipole moments and show that our proposal is highly sensitive to new long-range forces.
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https://doi.org/10.1103/rnd5-jfvhView
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