Test of non-standard neutrino properties with the BOREXINO source experiments
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We calculate the event rates induced by high-intensity radioactive sources of νe ( 51Cr) and of ν̄e ( 90Sr), to be located near the BOREXINO detector. Calculations are performed both in the standard case and assuming non-standard properties of neutrinos, including flavor oscillations, neutrino electromagnetic interactions, and deviations from the standard vector and axial couplings in the νe-e interaction. It is shown that, in some cases, the current limits on non-standard neutrino properties can be significantly improved. PACS number(s): 13.15.+g; 14.60.Pq; 14.60.St; 25.30.Pt; 95.55.Vj Typeset using REVTEX email: [email protected] email: [email protected] email: [email protected]
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