NEUTRINO TRAPPING IN A SUPERNOVA AND THE SCREENING OF WEAK NEUTRAL CURRENTS

Authors
HOROWITZ CJ
Citation
Cj. Horowitz, NEUTRINO TRAPPING IN A SUPERNOVA AND THE SCREENING OF WEAK NEUTRAL CURRENTS, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 55(8), 1997, pp. 4577-4581
Citations number
27
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
55
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
4577 - 4581
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1997)55:8<4577:NTIASA>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Neutrino-nucleus elastic scattering is reduced in dense matter because of correlations. The static structure factor for a plasma of electron s and ions is calculated from Monte Carlo simulations and parametrized with a least squares fit. Our results imply a large increase in the n eutrino mean-free path. This impacts the trapping of neutrinos in a su pernova by coherent neutral current interactions.