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Title: Probing the Origins of Neutrino Mass with Supernova Data

Abstract

We study type II supernova signatures of neutrino mass generation via symmetry breaking at a scale in the range from keV to MeV. The scalar responsible for symmetry breaking is thermalized in the supernova core and restores the symmetry. The neutrinos from scalar decays have about half the average energy of thermal neutrinos. The Bose-Einstein distribution of the scalars can be established with a megaton water Cerenkov detector. The discovery of the bimodal neutrino flux is, however, well within the reach of the Super-Kamiokande detector, without a detailed knowledge of the supernova parameters.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
20699528
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 95; Journal Issue: 19; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.191302; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; MASS; SUPERNOVAE; SYMMETRY; SYMMETRY BREAKING

Citation Formats

Davoudiasl, Hooman, and Huber, Patrick. Probing the Origins of Neutrino Mass with Supernova Data. United States: N. p., 2005. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.191302.
Davoudiasl, Hooman, & Huber, Patrick. Probing the Origins of Neutrino Mass with Supernova Data. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.191302
Davoudiasl, Hooman, and Huber, Patrick. 2005. "Probing the Origins of Neutrino Mass with Supernova Data". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.191302.
@article{osti_20699528,
title = {Probing the Origins of Neutrino Mass with Supernova Data},
author = {Davoudiasl, Hooman and Huber, Patrick},
abstractNote = {We study type II supernova signatures of neutrino mass generation via symmetry breaking at a scale in the range from keV to MeV. The scalar responsible for symmetry breaking is thermalized in the supernova core and restores the symmetry. The neutrinos from scalar decays have about half the average energy of thermal neutrinos. The Bose-Einstein distribution of the scalars can be established with a megaton water Cerenkov detector. The discovery of the bimodal neutrino flux is, however, well within the reach of the Super-Kamiokande detector, without a detailed knowledge of the supernova parameters.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.191302},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/20699528}, journal = {Physical Review Letters},
issn = {0031-9007},
number = 19,
volume = 95,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2005},
month = {Fri Nov 04 00:00:00 EST 2005}
}