Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2007-03-08
Phys.Rev.D76:073013,2007
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
28 pages, 11 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevD.76.073013
The signatures of sterile neutrinos in the supernova neutrino signal in megaton water Cerenkov detectors are studied. Time dependent modulation of the neutrino signal emerging from the sharp changes in the oscillation probability due to shock waves is shown to be a smoking gun for the existence of sterile neutrinos. These modulations and indeed the entire neutrino oscillation signal is found to be different for the case with just three active neutrinos and the cases where there are additional sterile species mixed with the active neutrinos. The effect of turbulence is taken into account and it is found that the effect of the shock waves, while modifed, remain significant and measurable. Supernova neutrino signals in water detectors can therefore give unambiguous proof for the existence of sterile neutrinos, the sensitivity extending beyond that for terrestial neutrino experiments. In addition the time dependent modulations in the signal due to shock waves can be used to trace the evolution of the shock wave inside the supernova.
Choubey Sandhya
Harries N. P.
Ross Graham G.
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