Supernovae and SNO+
| Autor: | C Virtue, J Rumleskie |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
History Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena Detector Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics Computer Science Applications Education Supernova Neutrino detector High Energy Physics::Experiment Neutrino Gravitational binding energy Large distance Astrophysics::Galaxy Astrophysics |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 1342:012135 |
| ISSN: | 1742-6596 1742-6588 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1742-6596/1342/1/012135 |
| Popis: | At the end of a massive star’s life, a violent explosion known as a supernova occurs and releases 99% of the star’s gravitational binding energy in the form of neutrinos. Although the explosion generates a huge burst of neutrinos, the large distance to earthbound detectors, low cross sections, and flavour changing oscillations can make detection and analysis challenging. Only one neutrino burst from a supernova has ever been detected, but neutrino detectors have been waiting patiently for another. The SNO+ detector at SNOLAB can be used as a supernova detector during both regular operation and calibrations by measuring the burst of neutrinos from a supernova. We present the neutrino detection method and analysis of potential galactic supernova with the SNO+ detector. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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