Neutrino electromagnetic properties and neutrino oscillations

Abstract

Magnetic moments of massive neutrinos are brought into focus in the context of neutrino oscillation phenomena. A general framework for the treatment of neutrino spin-flavor oscillations in a magnetic field is presented. Spin and flavor oscillation probabilities are derived in some limiting cases. Possible influences of neutrino magnetic moments on fluxes of Majorana neutrinos from supernovae are discussed.