Neutrinos From the Next Galactic Supernova
Abstract
The next core-collapse supernova in our Galaxy will be a spectacular event, with some neutrino detections in total expected among several detectors. This data will allow unprecedented tests of neutrino properties and new opportunities in astrophysics. In this paper, I focus on two main topics: (1) Measurement of the and masses by time-of-flight, with an emphasis on introducing as little supernova model dependence as possible, and (2) Methods for locating a supernova by its neutrinos in advance of the light, which may allow improved astronomical observations. In the latter, I also discuss the recent result that the positrons from are not isotropically emitted, as commonly thought.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9909231,
title = {Neutrinos From the Next Galactic Supernova},
author = {J. F. Beacom},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9909231},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
Invited talk at the 23rd Johns Hopkins Workshop on Current Problems in Particle Theory: Neutrinos in the Next Millennium (Baltimore, June 1999). 27 pages with 6 included figures