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View SchemaParity Violation in Astrophysics
| Authors | C. J. Horowitz |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/0410074 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/0410074 |
| DOI | 10.1140/epjad/s2005-04-042-x |
| Journal | Eur.Phys.J. A24S2 (2005) 167-170 |
Abstract
Core collapse supernovae are gigantic explosions of massive stars that radiate 99% of their energy in neutrinos. This provides a unique opportunity for large scale parity or charge conjugation violation. Parity violation in a strong magnetic field could lead to an asymmetry in the neutrino radiation and recoil of the newly formed neutron star. Charge conjugation violation in the neutrino-nucleon interaction reduces the ratio of neutrons to protons in the neutrino driven wind above the neutron star. This is a problem for r-process nucleosynthesis in this wind. On earth, parity violation is an excellent probe of neutrons because the weak charge of a neutron is much larger than that of a proton. The Parity Radius Experiment (PREX) at Jefferson Laboratory aims to precisely measure the neutron radius of $^{208}$Pb with parity violating elastic electron scattering. This has many implications for astrophysics, including the structure of neutron stars, and for atomic parity nonconservation experiments.}
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"abstract": "Core collapse supernovae are gigantic explosions of massive stars that\nradiate 99% of their energy in neutrinos. This provides a unique opportunity\nfor large scale parity or charge conjugation violation. Parity violation in a\nstrong magnetic field could lead to an asymmetry in the neutrino radiation and\nrecoil of the newly formed neutron star. Charge conjugation violation in the\nneutrino-nucleon interaction reduces the ratio of neutrons to protons in the\nneutrino driven wind above the neutron star. This is a problem for r-process\nnucleosynthesis in this wind. On earth, parity violation is an excellent probe\nof neutrons because the weak charge of a neutron is much larger than that of a\nproton. The Parity Radius Experiment (PREX) at Jefferson Laboratory aims to\nprecisely measure the neutron radius of $^{208}$Pb with parity violating\nelastic electron scattering. This has many implications for astrophysics,\nincluding the structure of neutron stars, and for atomic parity nonconservation\nexperiments.}",
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