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| Format: | Preprint |
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2024
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| Online Access: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.14485 |
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- We study $ν_μ$-$ν_s$ and $\barν_μ$-$\barν_s$ mixing in the protoneutron star (PNS) created in a core-collapse supernova (CCSN). We point out the importance of the feedback on the general composition of the PNS in addition to the obvious feedback on the $ν_μ$ lepton number. We show that for our adopted mixing parameters $δm^2\sim 10^2$~keV$^2$ and $\sin^2 2θ$ consistent with the current constraints, sterile neutrino production is dominated by the Mikheyev-Smirnov-Wolfenstein conversion of $\barν_μ$ into $\barν_s$ and that the subsequent escape of $\barν_s$ increases the $ν_μ$ lepton number, which in turn enhances muonization of the PNS primarily through $ν_μ+n\to p+μ^-$. While these results are qualitatively robust, their quantitative effects on the dynamics and active neutrino emission of CCSNe should be evaluated by including $ν_μ$-$ν_s$ and $\barν_μ$-$\barν_s$ mixing in the simulations.