Detecting the supernova breakout burst in terrestrial neutrino detectors

Wallace, Joshua; Burrows, Adam; Dolence, Joshua C.

doi:10.3847/0004-637X/817/2/182

Detecting the supernova breakout burst in terrestrial neutrino detectors

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2016 · The Astrophysical Journal (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.3847/0004-637X/817/2/182· OSTI ID:1334124

Wallace, Joshua ^[1]; Burrows, Adam ^[1]; Dolence, Joshua C. ^[2]

Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Astrophysical Sciences
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Here, we calculate the distance-dependent performance of a few representative terrestrial neutrino detectors in detecting and measuring the properties of the ν_e breakout burst light curve in a Galactic core-collapse supernova. The breakout burst is a signature phenomenon of core collapse and offers a probe into the stellar core through collapse and bounce. We also examine cases of no neutrino oscillations and oscillations due to normal and inverted neutrino-mass hierarchies. For the normal hierarchy, other neutrino flavors emitted by the supernova overwhelm the νe signal, making a detection of the breakout burst difficult. Furthermore, for the inverted hierarchy (IH), some detectors at some distances should be able to see the ν_e breakout burst peak and measure its properties. For the IH, the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst can be measured at 10 kpc to accuracies of ~30% for Hyper-Kamiokande (Hyper-K) and ~60% for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE). Super-Kamiokande (Super-K) and Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO) lack the mass needed to make an accurate measurement. For the IH, the time of the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst can be measured in Hyper-K to an accuracy of ~3 ms at 7 kpc, in DUNE to ~2 ms at 4 kpc, and JUNO and Super-K can measure the time of maximum luminosity to an accuracy of ~2 ms at 1 kpc. Detector backgrounds in IceCube render a measurement of the νe breakout burst unlikely. For the IH, a measurement of the maximum luminosity of the breakout burst could be used to differentiate between nuclear equations of state.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

OSTI ID:: 1334124

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22521603

Report Number(s):: LA-UR--15-27141

Journal Information:: The Astrophysical Journal (Online), Journal Name: The Astrophysical Journal (Online) Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 817; ISSN 1538-4357

Publisher:: Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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