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Sterile Neutrinos and Pulsar Velocities Revisited,

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena 2015-06-05 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We calculate the momentum given to a proto neutron star during the first 10 seconds after temperature equilibrium is reached, using recent evidence of sterile neutrinos and a measurement of the mixing angle. This is a continuation of an earlier estimate with a wide range of possible mixing angles. Using the new mixing angle we find that sterile neutrinos can account for the observed pulsar velocities.

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@article{arxiv.1207.2798,
  title  = {Sterile Neutrinos and Pulsar Velocities Revisited,},
  author = {Leonard S. Kisslinger and Mikkel B. Johnson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1207.2798},
  year   = {2015}
}

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3 pages, 2 figures