Electron neutrino opacity in magnetised media | Zendy

Esteban Roulet | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Electron neutrino opacity in magnetised media

Author(s) -

Esteban Roulet

Publication year - 1998

Publication title -

journal of high energy physics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1126-6708

pISSN - 1029-8479

DOI - 10.1088/1126-6708/1998/01/013

Subject(s) - opacity , physics , neutron star , neutrino , pulsar , electron , astrophysics , supernova , electron scattering , magnetic field , scattering , degenerate energy levels , nuclear physics , electron neutrino , particle physics , neutrino oscillation , optics , quantum mechanics

We study the effects of strong magnetic fields ($B> 10^{13}$~G) in the crosssection for $\nu_e n\to p e$ scattering in the presence of a degenerateelectron background. This can be relevant for the $\nu_e$ propagation in theproto-neutron star stage after supernovae collapse. We find that for fieldstrengths $B> 10^{16}$~G$(E_\nu/10$ MeV$)^2$ the $\nu_e$ opacity is sizeablyaffected by the magnetic field and can lead to a shift in the location of theelectron neutrino sphere towards lower densities. We discuss the implications that this may have for scenarios proposed toexplain the observed pulsar velocities

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research