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.
Multi-TeV $γ$-ray candidates from GRB 221009A: a downturn in the intrinsic $γ$-ray spectrum, an echo of the prompt emission phase, and intergalactic electromagnetic cascades
Institute for Nuclear Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences(俄罗斯科学院核物理研究所);Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES)(阿亚巴塔观测科学研究所);Centre for Astro-Particle Physics (CAPP) and Department of Physics, University of Johannesburg(约翰内斯堡大学天体粒子物理中心及物理系);Gran Sasso Science Institute(格兰萨索科学研究所);INFN/Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso(意大利国家核物理研究所/格兰萨索国家实验室);Department of Physics, Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University(莫斯科罗蒙诺索夫国立大学物理系);Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP MSU)(莫斯科罗蒙诺索夫国立大学斯科别尔辛核物理研究所)
GRB 221009A的高能γ射线候选者检测揭示了内在谱的下降,可能由火球内中子的光电核相互作用产生,随后产生高能回声辐射。
Nowhere left to hide: revealing realistic gravitational-wave populations in high dimensions and high resolution with PixelPop
LIGO Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院引力波实验室);Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院卡弗里天体物理与空间研究研究所);Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology(麻省理工学院物理系);Nottingham Centre of Gravity & School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Nottingham(诺丁汉大学重力研究中心与数学科学学院)