Method of Reducing the Uncertainty in Neutrino Mass

Abstract

Both the neutrino mass and the Fermi level of a degenerate neutrino gas are limited by experiments on the decay spectra near the maximum recoil momentum (or maximum electron energy). The possibility of studying this portion of the spectrum by resonance fluorescence of a subsequent gamma ray, is examined. Discussion of the resolution available with this technique indicates that an improvement in the limits on neutrino mass and Fermi level may be possible.