Neutrino mass and the origin of galactic magnetic fields

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Nov 1993

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Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation, and Cosmology), Volume 48, Issue 10, 15 November 1993, pp.4557-4561

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Particle-Theory And Field-Theory Models Of The Early Universe, Electric And Magnetic Fields

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We compare two constraints on the strength of the cosmological primordial magnetic field: the one following from the restrictions on the Dirac neutrino spin flip in the early Universe, and another one based on the galactic dynamo theory for the Milky Way (presuming that the seed magnetic field has a relic origin). Since the magnetic field facilitates transitions between left- and right-handed neutrino states, thereby affecting 4He production at primordial nucleosynthesis, we can obtain a guaranteed upper limit on the strength of the relic magnetic field in the protogalaxy, Bc<~4×10-9-3×10-13 G, depending on the neutrino magnetic moment, if we adopt the MSW explanation of the GALLEX results. On the other hand, models of the dynamo in the Milky Way indicate that the seed magnetic field should be at least 10-11-10-13 G at the protogalaxy scale L=100 kpc. These upper and lower limiting ranges are marginally consistent provided the electron neutrino mass is below 0.3 eV. The results apply to a relic magnetic field produced in the early Universe by any causal mechanism before the nucleosynthesis.

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