On the possibility of sourcing a mono-energetic $\bar{\nu}_{e}$ long baseline beta beam from bound beta decay

Abstract

In this paper, the possibility of using fully stripped ions that can decay through bound beta decay to complement electron capture long baseline neutrino oscillation experiments is qualitatively analysed. The disadvantages of such a source are discussed through consideration of the technological challenges faced and the energy resolution required from the detector. It is concluded that ions that bound beta decay cannot be used as a source of mono-energetic anti-neutrinos in a realistic long baseline CP-even neutrino beam.