Prospects for detecting photons produced by the decay of primordial neutrinos in the universe

T.M. Aliev, M.I. Vysotskii^a
^aRussian Federation State Scientific Center ‘A.I. Alikhanov Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics’, ul. Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya 25, Moscow, 117259, Russian Federation

Neutrinos of finite mass surviving from the big bang may undergo observable radiative decay. Recent observations place lower limits on the neutrino lifetime. The effects of galactic opacity on the photons resulting from such decays are discussed.

PACS: 98.80.Bp, 95.30.Cq, 14.60.Gh, 13.10.+q (all)
DOI: 10.1070/PU1981v024n12ABEH004759
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/1981/12/e/
Citation: Aliev T M, Vysotskii M I "Prospects for detecting photons produced by the decay of primordial neutrinos in the universe" Sov. Phys. Usp. 24 1008–1012 (1981)

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Оригинал: Алиев Т М, Высоцкий М И «О возможности регистрации фотонов от распада реликтовых нейтрино во Вселенной» УФН 135 709–716 (1981); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.0135.198112f.0709

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