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A Systematic Study of Magnetic Fields Impacts on Neutrino Transport in Core-Collapse Supernovae

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2025-12-12 v1

Abstract

We quantify the impact of strong magnetic fields (assuming B=B0r03/r3B=B_0\cdot r_0^3/r^3 with B01016B_0\gtrsim 10^{16} G) on the neutrino transport in core-collapse supernovae (CCSNe). Magnetic fields quantize the momenta of electrons and positrons, resulting in an enhanced absorption cross section for low-energy neutrinos and suppressed chemical potentials for e±e^\pm. We include these changes in the M1 scheme for neutrino transport and perform 1-D CCSNe simulations with \texttt{GR1D}. The increased low-energy cross sections reduce the νˉe\bar{\nu}_e mean energy Eνˉe\langle E_{\bar\nu_e}\rangle while elevating the neutrino number luminosities Lν\mathcal{L_\nu} for both νe{\nu}_e and νˉe\bar{\nu}_e due to the lower energy weighted spectra. The reduction of chemical potential enhances the νˉe\bar{\nu}_e emission while suppressing that of νe\nu_e, thereby driving an increase in the electron fraction behind the stalled shock at 30\sim30--100100 km. This further amplifies Eνe\langle E_{\nu_e}\rangle through an increased electron density. Consequently, magnetic fields amplify LνeL_{\nu_e} by increasing both Lνe\mathcal{L}_{\nu_e} and Eνe\langle E_{\nu_e}\rangle whereas for νˉe\bar\nu_e, the rise in Lνˉe\mathcal{L}_{\bar\nu_e} is offset by a decreased Eνˉe\langle E_{\bar\nu_e}\rangle, leading to a minimal change in LνˉeL_{\bar\nu_e}. A systematic parameter scan of dipole field configurations suggests that, for r0>30r_0 > 30 km, Eνˉe\langle E_{\bar{\nu}_e} \rangle is significantly suppressed and LνeL_{\nu_e} is enhanced if B02.7×1016B_0 \geq {2.7} \times 10^{16} G. These magnetic effects become negligible for B0B_0 below 7.4×1015\sim {7.4} \times 10^{15} G.

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@article{arxiv.2512.10417,
  title  = {A Systematic Study of Magnetic Fields Impacts on Neutrino Transport in Core-Collapse Supernovae},
  author = {Yudong Luo and Shuai Zha and Toshitaka Kajino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.10417},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

20 pages, 7 figures, accepted by Phy. Rev. D