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Exploring the origin of supermassive black holes with coherent neutrino scattering

Journal Article · · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. University of Valencia (Spain); Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
  2. University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); University of Tokyo (Japan). Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (WPI)
  3. University of Valencia (Spain); University of Amsterdam (Netherlands)
  4. University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA (United States)

Collapsing supermassive stars (M ≳ 3 × 104M) at high redshifts can naturally provide seeds and explain the origin of the supermassive black holes observed in the centers of nearly all galaxies. During the collapse of supermassive stars, a burst of non-thermal neutrinos is generated with a luminosity that could greatly exceed that of a conventional core collapse supernova explosion. In this work, we investigate the extent to which the neutrinos produced in these explosions can be observed via coherent elastic neutrino-nucleus scattering (CEνNS). Large scale direct dark matter detection experiments provide particularly favorable targets. Finally, we find that upcoming O(100) tonne-scale experiments will be sensitive to the collapse of individual supermassive stars at distances as large as $$\mathcal{O}$$(10) Mpc.

Research Organization:
University of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States); University of California, San Diego, La Jolla CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC); European Research Council (ERC); CONICYT PFCHA/DOCTORADO BECAS CHILE/2018; World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0009937
OSTI ID:
1979341
Journal Information:
Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Journal Issue: 11 Vol. 2021; ISSN 1475-7516
Publisher:
Institute of Physics (IOP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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