Generation and Detection of a Directed Monoenergetic Neutrino Beam with Hydrogen-Like Ions
- 1 Department of Applied Physics, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
- 2 Department of Applied Physics, NYU Tandon School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Abstract
We consider two possible schemes for generation and detection of a monoenergetic directed beam of neutrinos which may have application to neutrino communication. First, we consider generation of a directed neutrino beam using electron capture beta decay in hydrogen-like ions. Next, we suggest detection of a directed neutrino beam using resonant absorption of a neutrino by a bare nucleus with the generation of a bound electron. This reaction is inverse to electron capture beta decay, and we call it “Bound State Inverse Beta Decay (BSIBD)”. We show that the recoil effect can be eliminated by an appropriate choice of velocities for the ions and bare nuclei. Finally, we consider a combination of a solid state source of a directed mono-energetic neutrino beam and its detection using BSIBD.
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