Published January 12, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Galactic neutrino communication

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, 2505 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822 (United States)
  • 2. Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 (United States)

Description

We examine the possibility to employ neutrinos to communicate within the galaxy. We discuss various issues associated with transmission and reception, and suggest that the resonant neutrino energy near 6.3 PeV may be most appropriate. In one scheme we propose to make Z deg. particles in an overtaking e+-e- collider such that the resulting decay neutrinos are near the W- resonance on electrons in the laboratory. Information is encoded via time structure of the beam. In another scheme we propose to use a 30 PeV pion accelerator to create neutrino or anti-neutrino beams. The latter encodes information via the beam CP state as well as timing. Moreover the latter beam requires far less power, and can be accomplished with presently foreseeable technology. Such signals from an advanced civilization, should they exist, will be eminently detectable in existing neutrino detectors

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.057

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.physletb.2008.11.057;
arXiv
arXiv:0805.2429v3;
PII
S0370-2693(08)01423-8;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physics Letters. Section B
Journal Volume
671
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 15-19
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBAJ

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
40050426
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COMMUNICATIONS; COSMOLOGICAL MODELS; ELECTRONS; GALAXIES; NEUTRINO BEAMS; NEUTRINOS; PARTICLE DECAY; PEV RANGE; PIONS; SIGNALS
Descriptors DEC
BEAMS; BOSONS; DECAY; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; HADRONS; LEPTON BEAMS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MESONS; PARTICLE BEAMS; PSEUDOSCALAR MESONS

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Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.