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arXiv 1606.06290astro-ph.HEhep-ph
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天体物理中微子的回声鉴别技术

Echo Technique to Distinguish Flavors of Astrophysical Neutrinos

Shirley Weishi Li, Mauricio Bustamante, John F. Beacom

摘要:

高能天体物理中微子的味成分是一个丰富的观测。然而,目前的分析不能有效区分由$ν_e$和$ν_τ$诱导的粒子簇射。我们表明,这可以通过测量的延迟,集体光发射的μ子衰变和中子捕获,这是平均而言,大于$ν_e$的$ν_τ$的强度。这项新技术将大大改进对天体物理源性质和中微子性质的测试。我们讨论了在IceCube和其他探测器中实施它的广阔前景。

英文摘要:

The flavor composition of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos is a rich observable. However, present analyses cannot effectively distinguish particle showers induced by $ν_e$ versus $ν_τ$. We show that this can be accomplished by measuring the intensities of the delayed, collective light emission from muon decays and neutron captures, which are, on average, greater for $ν_τ$ than for $ν_e$. This new technique would significantly improve tests of the nature of astrophysical sources and of neutrino properties. We discuss the promising prospects for implementing it in IceCube and other detectors.

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