Identifying neutrinos and antineutrinos in neutral-current scattering reactions

Abstract

We study neutrino-induced nucleon knockout from nuclei. Expressions for the induced polarization are derived within the framework of the independent-nucleon model and the non-relativistic plane-wave approximation. Large dissimilarities in the nucleon polarization asymmetries are observed between neutrino- and antineutrino-induced processes. These asymmetries represent a potential way to distinguish between neutrinos and antineutrinos in neutral-current neutrino-scattering on nuclei. We discuss astrophysical applications of these polarization asymmetries. Our findings are illustrated for neutrino scattering on ${}^{16}$O and ${}^{208}$Pb.

arXiv comment5 pages, 5 figures, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett

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