Possible explanation for the low flux of high energy astrophysical muon neutrinos

Journal Article · Thu May 23 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4807372· OSTI ID:22118520

Pakvasa, Sandip ^[1]

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1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI 96822 (United States)

I consider the possibility that some exotic neutrino property is responsible for reducing the muon neutrino flux at high energies from distant sources; specifically, (i) neutrino decay and (ii) neutrinos being pseudo-Dirac particles. This would provide a mechanism for the lack of high energy muon events in the Icecube detector.

• OSTI ID: 22118520
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1534, Issue 1; Conference: CETUP 2012: Workshop on dark matter, unification and neutrino physics, Lead-Deadwood, SD (United States), 10 Jul - 1 Aug 2012; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
79 ASTROPHYSICS
COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
COSMIC MUONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
COSMIC RAY FLUX
COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
MUON NEUTRINOS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION