Constraining neutrino magnetic moment with solar and reactor neutrino data

Abstract

We use solar neutrino data to derive stringent bounds on Majorana neutrino transition moments (TMs). Such moments, if present, would contribute to the neutrino-electron scattering cross section and hence alter the signal observed in Super-Kamiokande. Using the latest solar neutrino data, combined with the results of the reactor experiment KamLAND, we perform a simultaneous fit of the oscillation parameters and TMs. Furthermore, we include data from the reactor experiments Rovno, TEXONO and MUNU in our analysis, improving significantly the current constraints on TMs. A comparison with previous works shows that our bounds are the strongest and most general results presented up to now. Finally, we perform a simulation of the future Borexino experiment and show that it will improve the bounds from today's data by order of magnitude.

12 pages, LaTeX file using JHEP3, 4 figures and 1 table included. Talk presented at the International Workshop on Astroparticle and High Energy Physics (AHEP-2003), Valencia, Spain, 14-18 October 2003