The electron capture decay of the isotope Ho-163 has been proposed since a long time as a candidate for measuring the electron neutrino mass and recently the interest on this idea has been renewed. In this Letter we note that a direct observation of the cosmic antineutrino background could be made using a target made of this isotope. We further discuss the requirements for an experiment aiming to obtain this result. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Relic antineutrino capture on Ho-163 decaying nuclei / Lusignoli, Maurizio; Vignati, Marco. - In: PHYSICS LETTERS. SECTION B. - ISSN 0370-2693. - 697:(2011), pp. 11-14. [10.1016/j.physletb.2011.01.047]
Relic antineutrino capture on Ho-163 decaying nuclei
LUSIGNOLI, Maurizio;VIGNATI, Marco
2011
Abstract
The electron capture decay of the isotope Ho-163 has been proposed since a long time as a candidate for measuring the electron neutrino mass and recently the interest on this idea has been renewed. In this Letter we note that a direct observation of the cosmic antineutrino background could be made using a target made of this isotope. We further discuss the requirements for an experiment aiming to obtain this result. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
