A search for energy deposition by neutrinos in matter

A. Castera (1) , J. Dumarchez (1) , C. Lachaud (1) , F. Vannucci (1)

1 LPNHE - Laboratoire de Physique Nucléaire et de Hautes Énergies

An exploratory search for an anomalous energy deposition by neutrinos in a germanium crystal was performed in the CERN high energy neutrino beam. No signal was found and a limit is set at a level of about 10^-12 of the normal dE/dx for a minimum ionizing particle.

Domaines: Physique des Hautes Energies - Expérience [hep-ex]

A. Castera, J. Dumarchez, C. Lachaud, F. Vannucci. A search for energy deposition by neutrinos in matter. Physics Letters B, 1999, 452, pp.150-154. ⟨in2p3-00014907⟩