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V. Semikoz

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Neutrino Electron Scattering and Electroweak Gauge Structure: Future Tests

Low-energy high-resolution neutrino-electron scattering experiments may play an important role in testing the gauge structure of the electroweak interaction. We propose the use of radioactive neutrino sources (e.g. $^{51}$Cr) in underground experiments such as BOREXINO, HELLAZ and LAMA. As an illustration, we display the sensitivity of these detectors in testing the possible existence of extra neutral gauge bosons, both in the framework of E_6 models and of models with left-right symmetry.

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Neutrino electron scattering and left-right symmetry: future tests

Low-energy high-resolution neutrino-electron scattering experiments may play an important role in testing the gauge structure of the electroweak interaction. We propose the use of radioactive neutrino sources (e.g. $^{51}$Cr) in underground experiments such as BOREXINO and HELLAZ as a probe of the weak neutral current structure. As an illustration, we display the sensitivity of these detectors in testing the possible existence of right-handed weak neutral currents.

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Erratum for "Nucleosynthesis Constraints on Active-Sterile..."

The magnetization asymmetry given in eq. 3.6 of the above paper (ref. [1], hep-ph/9402332) has a wrong relative sign between particle and anti-particle contributions. Here we present the derivation of the correct sign and its implications for the limits derived in [1]. This sign has also been recently derived in a paper by Elmfors, Grasso and Raffelt, CERN-TH/96-88 [hep-ph/9605250] (ref. [2]) using a different method. While the sign error in [1] does affect the nucleosynthesis bounds derived in [1], we would like to stress that, in contrast to the criticism made in [2], it does not affect in any way the conclusions reached in subsequent papers in S. Pastor, V. B. Semikoz, J. W. F. Valle, Phys.Lett.B369 (1996) 301 and Astropart. Phys. 3 (1995) 87.

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Active Sterile Neutrino Conversions in a Supernova with Random Magnetic Fields

{Large enough random magnetic fields may affect in an important way neutrino conversion rates, even in the case where neutrinos have zero transition magnetic moments. We consider their effect in the case of active to sterile \neu conversions in a supernova and show that for KeV neutrino masses these limits may overcome those derived for the case of zero magnetic field.}

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New Supernova Constraints on active-sterile neutrino conversions

We consider active-sterile neutrino conversions in a supernova in the presence of random magnetic field domains. For large enough fields the magnetization of the medium may enhance the active to sterile neutrino conversion rates. Neglecting neutrino transition magnetic moments we show that for KeV neutrino mass squared differences these limits may overcome those that would apply in the isotropic case.

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