Turbulent Supernova Shock Waves and the Sterile Neutrino Signature in Megaton Water Detectors

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dc.creatorChoubey, Sandhya
dc.creatorHarries, N. P.
dc.creatorRoss, G. G.
dc.date2007-03-08
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:02:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:02:49Z
dc.descriptionThe 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.
dc.description28 pages, 11 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0703092
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0703092
dc.identifierPhys.Rev.D76:073013,2007
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevD.76.073013
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/188382
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Phenomenology
dc.titleTurbulent Supernova Shock Waves and the Sterile Neutrino Signature in Megaton Water Detectors
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