Connection between relic neutrinos and cosmic rays at [approx gt]10[sup 20]; eV
Abstract
The observation of cosmic-ray events above the Greisen[endash]Kuzmin[endash]Zatsepin (GZK) cutoff of 5[times]10[sup 19] hthinsp;eV challenges orthodox modeling. We discuss a possible solution which uses Standard Model (SM) physics augmented only by [approx lt] eV neutrino masses as suggested by solar, atmospheric, and terrestrial neutrino detection and the cosmological preference for a hot dark matter component. In this scheme, cosmic ray neutrinos from distant, highest-energy sources annihilate relatively nearby on the relic-neutrino background to produce [open quotes]Z-bursts[close quotes], highly-collimated, highly-boosted ([gamma][sub Z][approximately]10[sup 11]) hadronic jets. iquest;From the SM and hot Big Bang cosmology, the probability for each neutrino flavor at its resonant energy to annihilate within the halo of our galactic supercluster is likely within an order of magnitude of 1[percent]. The kinematics of the annihilation are completely determined by the neutrino masses and the properties of the [ital Z] boson. The burst energy is E[sub R]=4 hthinsp;(eV/m[sub [nu]])[times]10[sup 21] hthinsp;eV, and the burst content includes, on average, thirty photons and 2.7 nucleons with super-GZK energies. Several tests of the neutrino annihilation hypothesis are indicated. [copyright] [ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.]
- Authors:
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- Department of Physics Astronomy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235 (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6326983
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980455-
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; CODEN: APCPCS
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-85ER40226
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 444:1; Conference: SILAFAE '98: 2. Latin America symposium on particle and high energy physics, San Juan (Puerto Rico), 1-11 Apr 1998; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 72 PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; COSMIC PROTONS; COSMIC RADIATION; NEUTRINO OSCILLATION; PEV RANGE; WEINBERG-SALAM GAUGE MODEL; Z NEUTRAL BOSONS; BARYONS; BOSONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; HADRONS; INTERMEDIATE BOSONS; INTERMEDIATE VECTOR BOSONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEUTRINOS; NUCLEONS; PARTICLE MODELS; PROTONS; RADIATIONS; UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS; UNIFIED-FIELD THEORIES; 661300* - Other Aspects of Physical Science- (1992-); 662430 - Properties of Leptons- (1992-); 662320 - Neutrino Interactions- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Weiler, T J. Connection between relic neutrinos and cosmic rays at [approx gt]10[sup 20]; eV. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Weiler, T J. Connection between relic neutrinos and cosmic rays at [approx gt]10[sup 20]; eV. United States.
Weiler, T J. 1998.
"Connection between relic neutrinos and cosmic rays at [approx gt]10[sup 20]; eV". United States.
@article{osti_6326983,
title = {Connection between relic neutrinos and cosmic rays at [approx gt]10[sup 20]; eV},
author = {Weiler, T J},
abstractNote = {The observation of cosmic-ray events above the Greisen[endash]Kuzmin[endash]Zatsepin (GZK) cutoff of 5[times]10[sup 19] hthinsp;eV challenges orthodox modeling. We discuss a possible solution which uses Standard Model (SM) physics augmented only by [approx lt] eV neutrino masses as suggested by solar, atmospheric, and terrestrial neutrino detection and the cosmological preference for a hot dark matter component. In this scheme, cosmic ray neutrinos from distant, highest-energy sources annihilate relatively nearby on the relic-neutrino background to produce [open quotes]Z-bursts[close quotes], highly-collimated, highly-boosted ([gamma][sub Z][approximately]10[sup 11]) hadronic jets. iquest;From the SM and hot Big Bang cosmology, the probability for each neutrino flavor at its resonant energy to annihilate within the halo of our galactic supercluster is likely within an order of magnitude of 1[percent]. The kinematics of the annihilation are completely determined by the neutrino masses and the properties of the [ital Z] boson. The burst energy is E[sub R]=4 hthinsp;(eV/m[sub [nu]])[times]10[sup 21] hthinsp;eV, and the burst content includes, on average, thirty photons and 2.7 nucleons with super-GZK energies. Several tests of the neutrino annihilation hypothesis are indicated. [copyright] [ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.]},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6326983},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = ,
volume = 444:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}