Active-sterile neutrino conversion: consequences for the r-process and supernova neutrino detection

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作者
Fetter, J
McLaughlin, GC [1 ]
Balantekin, AB
Fuller, GM
机构
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Dept Phys, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys, Madison, WI 53706 USA
[3] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Phys, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/S0927-6505(02)00156-1
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
We examine active-sterile neutrino conversion in the late time post-core-bounce supernova environment. By including the effect of feedback on the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein (MSW) conversion potential, we obtain a large range of neutrino mixing parameters which produce a favorable environment for the r-process. We look at the signature of this effect in the current generation of neutrino detectors now coming on line. We also investigate the impact of the neutrino-neutrino forward-scattering-induced potential on the MSW conversion. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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