Galactic neutrino communication
Creators
- 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.2008.11.057Additional 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
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2008 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.