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Neutrino Electromagnetic Properties

C. Giunti, Konstantin Kouzakov, Yufeng Li, Alexander Studenikin

2025Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science20 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Neutrinos are neutral in the Standard Model, but they have tiny charge radii generated by radiative corrections. In theories beyond the Standard Model, neutrinos can also have magnetic and electric moments and small electric charges (millicharges). We review the general theory of neutrino electromagnetic form factors, which reduce, for ultrarelativistic neutrinos and small momentum transfers, to the neutrino charges, effective charge radii, and effective magnetic moments. We discuss the phenomenology of these electromagnetic neutrino properties and review the existing experimental bounds. We also briefly review the electromagnetic processes of astrophysical neutrinos and the neutrino magnetic moment portal in the presence of sterile neutrinos.

Topics & Concepts

NeutrinoPhysicsParticle physicsMagnetic momentMeasurements of neutrino speedPhenomenology (philosophy)Sterile neutrinoElectric chargeStandard Model (mathematical formulation)Cosmic neutrino backgroundPhysics beyond the Standard ModelRadiative transferNeutrino oscillationNuclear physicsSolar neutrinoQuantum mechanicsEpistemologyGauge (firearms)PhilosophyHistoryArchaeologyNeutrino Physics ResearchAstrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaParticle accelerators and beam dynamics
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