5-10 GeV Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Burst Fireballs

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dc.creatorBahcall, John N.
dc.creatorMeszaros, Peter
dc.date2000-04-04
dc.date2000-06-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T10:52:01Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T10:52:01Z
dc.descriptionA gamma-ray burst fireball is likely to contain an admixture of neutrons, in addition to protons, in essentially all progenitor scenarios. Inelastic collisions between differentially streaming protons and neutrons in the fireball produce muon neutrinos (antineutrinos) of ~ 10 GeV as well as electron neutrinos (antineutrinos) of ~ 5 GeV, which could produce ~ 7 events/year in kilometer cube detectors, if the neutron abundance is comparable to that of protons. Photons of ~ 10 GeV from pi-zero decay and ~ 100 MeV electron antineutrinos from neutron decay are also produced, but will be difficult to detect. Photons with energies < 1 MeV from shocks following neutron decay produce a characteristic signal which may be distinguishable from the proton-related MeV photons.
dc.description4 pages, latex, 1 figure, aps style files. Final version, accepted in Phys.Rev.Lett., 6/22/2000; some clarifications in the text, same conclusions
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0004019
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0004019
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.Lett.85:1362-1365,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.1362
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/185019
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Experiment
dc.title5-10 GeV Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Burst Fireballs
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