Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2002-05-20
Phys.Rev. D66 (2002) 033001
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
10 pages, 9 figures, revtex4
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.66.033001
We propose that neutrino-proton elastic scattering, $\nu + p \to \nu + p$, can be used for the detection of supernova neutrinos in scintillator detectors. Though the proton recoil kinetic energy spectrum is soft, with $T_p \simeq 2 E_\nu^2/M_p$, and the scintillation light output from slow, heavily ionizing protons is quenched, the yield above a realistic threshold is nearly as large as that from $\bar{\nu}_e + p \to e^+ + n$. In addition, the measured proton spectrum is related to the incident neutrino spectrum, which solves a long-standing problem of how to separately measure the total energy and temperature of $\nu_\mu$, $\nu_\tau$, $\bar{\nu}_\mu$, and $\bar{\nu}_\tau$. The ability to detect this signal would give detectors like KamLAND and Borexino a crucial and unique role in the quest to detect supernova neutrinos.
Beacom John F.
Farr Will M.
Vogel Petr
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