Mar 7 – 14, 2009
La Thuile
Europe/Paris timezone

Collective flavor transitions of supernova neutrinos

Mar 13, 2009, 6:45 PM
20m
La Thuile

La Thuile

Rencontres de Moriond Planibel Hotel - La Thuile Aosta Valley 11016 La Thuile (Aosta), Italy Phone : 39 (0)1 65 88 45 41 Fax : 39 (0)1 65 88 45 35

Speaker

Mrs Irene Tamborra (Department of Physics, University of Bari & INFN, Bari)

Description

When the neutrino density is very high, as in core-collapse supernovae, neutrino-neutrino interactions are not negligible and can appreciably influence the evolution of flavor. The physics of these phenomena is briefly highlighted, and their effects are shown on observable energy spectra from a future galactic supernova. Detection of such effects could provide a handle on two unknowns: the neutrino mass hierarchy, and the 1-3 mixing angle.

Author

Mrs Irene Tamborra (Department of Physics, University of Bari & INFN, Bari)

Co-authors

Dr Antonio Marrone (Department of Physics, University of Bari & INFN, Bari) Dr Eligio Lisi (INFN, Bari) Prof. Gianluigi Fogli (Department of Physics, University of Bari & INFN, Bari)

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