In summary, we have calculated
the transition radiation of a neutrino induced by its toroid dipole
moment in the framework of quantum theory. Since the TDM of a neutrino
is nonzero in the massless limit [4,5], the
corresponding TR energy is also nonzero and equals
keV for
.
In addition the TDM is the weak-electromagnetic characteristic which
both Dirac and Majorana neutrinos posses, therefore the transition
radiation induced by TDM exist indepedently on the nature of the
neutrino and its mass.
It is highly plausible that we will stand face-to-face with the dramatic circumstances if either the Dirac neutrinos possess negligible masses and their magnetic moments are also small, or if all neutrinos have a Majorana nature. Then the unique electromagnetic characteristic of such neutrinos will be the toroid moment and we will be forced to seek for some exotic effects generated by it. For instance, if the neutrino is a massless particle then measurement of the transition radiation can be used as a tool to distinguish the nature of the neutrino (since the Dirac TDM is half of the Majorana one and as the energy intensity is proportional to the square of the TDM (8), the TR of Dirac neutrino is 1/4 of the Majorana one).
It is interesting to note that TR energy of the order of
keV for a neutrino with TDM corresponds to the TR energy
of a neutrino with anomalous magnetic moment
for
eV [12].
Such TR of neutrinos induced by their TDMs may have interesting
implications for astrophysics as well as the early Universe. However,
the conclusions about the magnitude of these effects requires
further investigation.