Active-Sterile Neutrino Conversion: Consequences for the r-Process and Supernova Neutrino Detection
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2014-11-17 v1 Astrophysics
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
We examine active-sterile neutrino conversion in the late time post-core-bounce supernova environment. By including the effect of feedback on the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein (MSW) conversion potential, we obtain a large range of neutrino mixing parameters which produce a favorable environment for the r-process. We look at the signature of this effect in the current generation of neutrino detectors now coming on line. We also investigate the impact of the neutrino-neutrino forward scattering-induced potential on the MSW conversion.
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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0205029,
title = {Active-Sterile Neutrino Conversion: Consequences for the r-Process and Supernova Neutrino Detection},
author = {J. Fetter and G. C. McLaughlin and A. B. Balantekin and G. M. Fuller},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0205029},
year = {2014}
}