Bounds on the tau and muon neutrino vector and axial vector charge radius

Abstract

A Majorana neutrino is characterized by just one flavor diagonal electromagnetic form factor: the anapole moment, that in the static limit corresponds to the axial vector charge radius <r^2_A>. Experimental information on this quantity is scarce, especially in the case of the tau neutrino. We present a comprehensive analysis of the available data on the single photon production process $e^+ e^- -> \nu \bar\nu \gamma$ off Z-resonance, and we discuss the constraints that these measurements can set on <r^2_A> for the tau neutrino. We also derive limits for the Dirac case, when the presence of a vector charge radius <r^2_V> is allowed. Finally, we comment on additional experimental data on $\nu_\mu$ scattering from the NuTeV, E734, CCFR and CHARM-II collaborations, and estimate the limits implied for <r^2_A> and <r^2_V> for the muon neutrino.