LEPTONIC LONG-RANGE FORCES AND THE MSW PROCESS IN THE SUN

Authors
HORVAT R
Citation
R. Horvat, LEPTONIC LONG-RANGE FORCES AND THE MSW PROCESS IN THE SUN, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 52(12), 1995, pp. 7098-7102
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
52
Issue
12
Year of publication
1995
Pages
7098 - 7102
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1995)52:12<7098:LLFATM>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The observed duration of the neutrino pulse from the Supernova 1987A m ay be used to constrain hypothetical long-range forces coupling neutri nos and galactic matter. If these forces are mediated by massless vect or bosons, this can lead to a drastic change in the usual MSW analysis for the Sun, depending on screening effects by the cosmic neutrino ba ckground, electrons, protons, or dark-matter particles accumulated ins ide the Sun.