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Oscillation-Independent Probes of Neutrino Non-Standard Interactions from Supernovae

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2025-09-10 v1 High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena High Energy Physics - Experiment

Abstract

We introduce the first oscillation-independent astrophysical method to probe non-standard neutrino interactions (NSI) in core-collapse supernovae. Using a self-consistent treatment of NSI effects in both supernova neutrino emission simulations and flavor independent neutral-current scattering in detectors, we show that anti-correlated coincidence signatures between liquid scintillator experiments such as JUNO and dark matter detectors such as DARWIN/XLZD, ARGO, or RES-NOVA break degeneracy between NSI and flavor conversions effects. For a Galactic supernova within 1\lesssim1 kpc this approach enables independent probes of neutrino-quark NSI couplings in parameter space overlapping and extending beyond existing terrestrial limits. Our results establish a novel oscillation-independent avenue to test fundamental neutrino interactions in extreme astrophysical environments.

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@article{arxiv.2509.07856,
  title  = {Oscillation-Independent Probes of Neutrino Non-Standard Interactions from Supernovae},
  author = {Angela R. Beatty and Anna M. Suliga and Volodymyr Takhistov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.07856},
  year   = {2025}
}

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6+4 pages, 3+4 figures. Comments are welcome!