Recoilless resonant capture of antineutrinos: Basic questions and some ideas

2006

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Abstract: (IOP)
Recently, recoilless resonant capture of monoenergetic electron antineutrinos emitted in bound-state β-decay in the system3H–3He has been suggested. Taking into account solid-state effects, in particular lattice dynamics, as well as relativistic effects, basic conditions will be discussed for recoilless antineutrino events to occur. The main problems to be solved for a successful experiment include the determination of the chemical bond of3H and3He in metal matrices, the second-order Doppler shift due to zero-point motion, and homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening of the emission and absorption lines.
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  • 14.60.Pq
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