XENON1T signal from transition neutrino magnetic moments

The recent puzzling results of the XENON1T collaboration at few keV electronic recoils could be due to the scattering of solar neutrinos endowed with finite Majorana transition magnetic moments (TMMs). Within such general formalism, we find that the observed excess in the XENON1T data agrees well wi...

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Published in:Physics letters. B 2020-09, Vol.808, p.135685, Article 135685
Main Authors: Miranda, O.G., Papoulias, D.K., Tórtola, M., Valle, J.W.F.
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Language:English
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Summary:The recent puzzling results of the XENON1T collaboration at few keV electronic recoils could be due to the scattering of solar neutrinos endowed with finite Majorana transition magnetic moments (TMMs). Within such general formalism, we find that the observed excess in the XENON1T data agrees well with this interpretation. The required TMM strengths lie within the limits set by current experiments, such as Borexino, specially when one takes into account a possible tritium contamination.
ISSN:0370-2693
1873-2445
DOI:10.1016/j.physletb.2020.135685