Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2007-04-02
Phys.Rev.D76:053001,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
21 pages, 12 figures, 17 postscript files
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.053001
We analyze the possibility of probing non-standard neutrino interactions (NSI, for short) through the detection of neutrinos produced in a future galactic supernova (SN).We consider the effect of NSI on the neutrino propagation through the SN envelope within a three-neutrino framework, paying special attention to the inclusion of NSI-induced resonant conversions, which may take place in the most deleptonised inner layers. We study the possibility of detecting NSI effects in a Megaton water Cherenkov detector, either through modulation effects in the $\bar\nu_e$ spectrum due to (i) the passage of shock waves through the SN envelope, (ii) the time dependence of the electron fraction and (iii) the Earth matter effects; or, finally, through the possible detectability of the neutronization $\nu_e$ burst. We find that the $\bar\nu_e$ spectrum can exhibit dramatic features due to the internal NSI-induced resonant conversion. This occurs for non-universal NSI strengths of a few %, and for very small flavor-changing NSI above a few$\times 10^{-5}$.
Esteban-Pretel Andreu
Tomas Ricard
Valle Jose W. F.
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