Relic Antineutrino Capture on 163-Ho decaying Nuclei
Maurizio Lusignoli, Marco Vignati
TL;DR
This paper proposes using the electron capture decay of 163-Ho to directly observe the cosmic antineutrino background, highlighting experimental requirements for such a measurement.
Contribution
It introduces the idea of detecting the cosmic antineutrino background via 163-Ho decay, expanding the potential applications of this isotope beyond neutrino mass measurement.
Findings
Potential for direct detection of cosmic antineutrinos.
Discussion of experimental challenges and requirements.
Reinforcement of 163-Ho's suitability for neutrino-related measurements.
Abstract
The electron capture decay of the isotope 163-Ho 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 paper 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 requests for an experiment aiming to obtain this result.
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