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View SchemaSignal for supernova $\nu_\mu$ and $\nu_\tau$ neutrinos in water \v{C}erenkov detectors
| Authors | K. Langanke, P. Vogel, E. Kolbe |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | nucl-th/9511032 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/nucl-th/9511032 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.2629 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.Lett. 76 (1996) 2629-2632 |
Abstract
We suggest that photons with energies between 5 and 10 MeV, generated by the ($\nu,\nu'p\gamma$) and ($\nu,\nu'n\gamma$) reactions on $^{16}$O, constitute a signal which allows a unique identification of supernova $\nu_\mu$ and $\nu_\tau$ neutrinos in water \v{C}erenkov detectors. We calculate the yield of such $\gamma$ events and estimate that a few hundred of them would be detected in Superkamiokande for a supernova at 10 kpc distance.
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"title": "Signal for supernova $\\nu_\\mu$ and $\\nu_\\tau$ neutrinos in water \\v{C}erenkov detectors",
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