Supernovae, Landau Levels, and Pulsar Kicks
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
We derive the energy asymmetry given the proto-neutronstar during the time when the neutrino sphere is near the surface of the proto-neutron star, using the modified URCA process. The electrons produced with the anti-neutrinos are in Landau levels due to the strong magnetic field, and this leads to asymmetry in the neutrino momentum, and a pulsar kick. Our main prediction is that the large pulsar kicks start at about 10 s and last for about 10 s, with the corresponding neutrinos correlated in the direction of the magnetic field.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0612221,
title = {Supernovae, Landau Levels, and Pulsar Kicks},
author = {Leonard S. Kisslinger},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0612221},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, seven figures