Electromagnetic properties of Majorana neutrinos

Journal Article · Wed Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1982 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.26.3152· OSTI ID:6525186

Nieves, J F

The electromagnetic properties of Majorana Neutrinos are studied in general terms, with a careful discussion of the difference between the cases of Majorana and Dirac neutrinos. Some peculiarities associated with the Majorana character of the neutrinos are noted; for example, it is shown that for two Majorana neutrinos with the same CP parity their transition magnetic moment is of the type sigma/sub munu/..gamma../sub 5/ and not sigma/sub munu/ in contrast to the situation for the diagonal magnetic moment of Dirac neutrinos (or charged leptons). We also indicate how the electromagnetic form factors in the Majorana case can be obtained from those calculated as if the neutrinos were Dirac particles.

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico 00931
• OSTI ID: 6525186
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 26:11; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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645202* -- High Energy Physics-- Particle Interactions & Properties-Theoretical-- Electromagnetic Interactions & Properties
72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
COSMOLOGICAL MODELS
CP INVARIANCE
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC FORM FACTORS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
EQUATIONS
FERMIONS
FORM FACTORS
GAUGE INVARIANCE
INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES
LEPTONS
MAGNETIC MOMENTS
MAJORANA THEORY
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
NEUTRINOS
PARITY
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
PARTICLE PROPERTIES
WAVE EQUATIONS