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Design of Majorana neutrino mass spectroscopy experiments

Research Project

Project/Area Number 17H02895
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Research Field Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
Research InstitutionOkayama University

Principal Investigator

Yoshimura Motohiko  岡山大学, 異分野基礎科学研究所, 教授 (70108447)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 田中 実  大阪大学, 理学研究科, 助教 (70273729)
齋藤 晋  東京工業大学, 理学院, 教授 (00262254)
Project Period (FY) 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2020)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,350,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥6,500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,500,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥5,850,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,350,000)
Keywordsマヨラナ粒子 / ニュートリノ質量絶対値 / ランタノイドイオン / SQUID / パリティ非保存 / CP対称性の破れ / 物質・反物質不均衡 / ニュートリノ対生成 / マヨラナニュートリノ / ニュートリノ質量 / CP 日保存 / 宇宙の物質・反物質不均衡 / ニュートリノ / CP対称性の破れ / 宇宙背景ニュートリノ / ランタノイド結晶 / 暗黒物質 / アクシオン / 磁気共鳴 / Er / フラーレン / ニュートリノ質量混合 / 中性子ビーム / 素粒子論 / 素粒子実験 / 原子・分子物理 / ナノチューブ・フラーレン / 宇宙物理
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Magnetizaion generated at radiative neutrino pair emission was found to be the best experimental method to explore still unknown neutrino property and quantity, namely determination of neutrino mass type, Majorana or Dirac type, and absolute masses of three neutrinos. Atomic de-excitation from laser-excited lanthanoid ions doped in host crystals gives a favorable situation in terms of angular distribution shape and magnitude of generated magnetic field. Detailed study was carried out for trivalent Er ion doped in host crystals such as YLF. A new calculation method beyond the infinite size limit of target system has been developed with success, yielding quantitative numerical results. In order to achieve measurable rates, one needs a high degree of coherence within participating ions, which was confirmed by detailed numerical study based on four-level optical Bloch equation.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

ニュートリノは宇宙初期から大量に存在し、宇宙の物質・反物質不均衡の謎を解く鍵であるにも拘わらず、その根幹になるマヨラナ性すら実験で証明されていない不思議な、依然として謎の多い基本粒子である。著者らは15年以上前から、将来のニュートリノ研究の中心は原子核を標的とした振動実験等ではなく、原子・分子・イオンが最重要である、ことを指摘し、実験原理の研究を遂行してきた。ようやく必要なイオン標的数を確保したうえで物性的手法で測定する方法を提案することができた。この方法を実証することにより、宇宙背景ニュートリノの測定も視野に入り、宇宙開闢1秒後に迫れる筋道を得たことにより、学術をこえた社会的意義に到達した。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2020 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • 2018 Annual Research Report
  • 2017 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (21 results)

All 2020 2019 2018 2017 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (3 results) Journal Article (10 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 10 results,  Open Access: 8 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Invited: 7 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] Padova University(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Padova University(イタリア)

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] マルメ大学(スウェーデン)

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] QED background against atomic neutrino process with initial spatial phase2020

    • Author(s)
      M.Tanaka, K. Tsumura, N. Sasao, and M. Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      Euro.Phys.J.Plus

      Volume: 135 Pages: 283-295

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Testing unitarity of the 3 _ 3 neutrino mixing matrix in an atomic system2020

    • Author(s)
      Guo-Yuan Huang, Noboru Sasao, Zhi-Zhong Xing, and Motohiko Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Modern Physics A

      Volume: 35 Issue: 01 Pages: 50004-50004

    • DOI

      10.1142/s0217751x20500049

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report 2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Relativistic effects in the search for new intra-atomic force with isotope shifts2020

    • Author(s)
      Tanaka Minoru、Yamamoto Yasuhiro
    • Journal Title

      Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics

      Volume: 2020 Issue: 10

    • DOI

      10.1093/ptep/ptaa121

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] QED background against atomic neutrino process with initial spatial phase2020

    • Author(s)
      1.Minoru Tanaka, Koji Tsumura, Noboru Sasao, Satoshi Uetake, Motohiko Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal Plus

      Volume: 135 Pages: 1-12

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] 原子からニュートリノを引き出せるか――コヒーレンスの新奇な応用2019

    • Author(s)
      田中実、笹尾昇、吉村太彦
    • Journal Title

      日本物理学会誌

      Volume: 74 Pages: 548-553

    • NAID

      130007793040

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Macro-coherent radiative emission of neutrino pair between parity-even atomic states2019

    • Author(s)
      M. Tashiro, B. P. Das , J. Ekman, P. Jönsson, N. Sasao, M. Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      Eur. Phys. J. C

      Volume: 79 Pages: 907-907

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Raman stimulated neutrino pair emission2019

    • Author(s)
      Hideaki Hara, Motohiko Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      The European Physical Journal C

      Volume: 79 Issue: 8 Pages: 684-684

    • DOI

      10.1140/epjc/s10052-019-7148-y

    • NAID

      120006768492

    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] A new method of creating high intensity neutron source2017

    • Author(s)
      T. Masuda, A. Yoshimi and M. Yoshimura
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Modern Physics E

      Volume: 26, No. 11 Pages: 0076-0089

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Toward background-free RENP using a photonic crystal waveguide2017

    • Author(s)
      Minoru Tanaka, Koji Tsumura, Noboru Sasao, and MotohikoYoshimura
    • Journal Title

      Prog. Theor. Exp. Phys.

      Volume: 2017 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-18

    • DOI

      10.1093/ptep/ptx035

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Probing new intra-atomic force with isotope shifts2017

    • Author(s)
      Kyoko Mikami, Minoru Tanaka, Yasuhiro Yamamoto
    • Journal Title

      Eur. Phys. J.

      Volume: C77. Pages: 896-907

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Neutrino mass spectroscopy using atoms/ions (SPAN)2020

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      Trento workshop on determination of neutrino mass
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Elusive particle search using atoms/ions2020

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoahimura
    • Organizer
      Muenchen workshop on axions
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Neutrino mass spectroscopy using atoms/ions (SPAN)2020

    • Author(s)
      Motohiko Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      Neutrino Mass Workshop at Trento< Italy
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Galactic axion search using lanthanoid ions (RAX)2020

    • Author(s)
      Motohiko Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      Axion workshop at Technical University of Muenchen
    • Related Report
      2018 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] New method of galactic axion detection2018

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      10th international workshop on FPUA (Fundamental Physics using Atoms), January 8-9, 2018, Nagoya University
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Neutrino mass spectroscopy2017

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      "Particle Physics in the Year of 25th Anniversary of Lomonosov Conferences", (Moscow State University, August 24-30, 2017)
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] New method of galactic axion detection2017

    • Author(s)
      M. Yoshimura
    • Organizer
      International workshop on "Axion physics and dark matter cosmology", 20-21 December 2017, Osaka University
    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Funded Workshop] International workshop on "Axion physics and dark matter cosmology", 20-21 December 2017, Osaka University2017

    • Related Report
      2017 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2017-04-28   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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