Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2002-11-05
Phys.Rev. D67 (2003) 023004
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
35 pages, 13 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.67.023004
We investigate resonant spin-flavor (RSF) conversions of supernova neutrinos which are induced by the interaction of neutrino magnetic moment and supernova magnetic fields. From the formulation which includes all three-flavor neutrinos and anti-neutrinos, we give a new crossing diagram that includes not only ordinary MSW resonance but also magnetically-induced RSF effect. With the diagram, it is found that four conversions occur in supernova, two are induced by the RSF effect and two by the pure MSW. We also numerically calculate neutrino conversions in supernova matter, using neutrino mixing parameters inferred from recent experimental results and a realistic supernova progenitor model. The results indicate that until 0.5 seconds after core bounce, the RSF-induced $\bar{\nu}_e \leftrightarrow \nu_\tau$ transition occurs efficiently (adiabatic resonance), when $\mu_\nu \agt 10^{-12} \mu_B (B_0 / 5 \times 10^{9} \mathrm G)^{-1}$, where $B_0$ is the strength of the magnetic field at the surface of iron core. We also evaluate the energy spectrum as a function of $\mu_\nu B_0$ at the SuperKamiokande detector and the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory using the calculated conversion probabilities, and find that the spectral deformation might have possibility to provide useful information on neutrino magnetic moment as well as magnetic field strength in supernovae.
Ando Shin'ichiro
Sato Katsuhiko
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