Three-dimensional core-collapse supernova models with phenomenological treatment of neutrino flavor conversions

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Main Authors: Mori, Kanji, Takiwaki, Tomoya, Kotake, Kei, Horiuchi, Shunsaku
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Published: 2025
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author Mori, Kanji
Takiwaki, Tomoya
Kotake, Kei
Horiuchi, Shunsaku
author_facet Mori, Kanji
Takiwaki, Tomoya
Kotake, Kei
Horiuchi, Shunsaku
contents We perform three-dimensional supernova simulations with a phenomenological treatment of neutrino flavor conversions. We show that the explosion energy can increase to as high as ~10^51 erg depending on the critical density for the onset of flavor conversions, due to a significant enhancement of the mean energy of electron antineutrinos. Our results confirm previous studies showing such energetic explosions, but for the first time in three-dimensional configurations. In addition, we predict neutrino and gravitational wave (GW) signals from a nearby supernova explosion aided by flavor conversions. We find that the neutrino event number decreases because of the reduced flux of heavy-lepton neutrinos. In order to detect GWs, next-generation GW telescopes such as Cosmic Explorer and Einstein Telescope are needed even if the supernova event is located at the Galactic center. These findings show that the neutrino flavor conversions can significantly change supernova dynamics and highlight the importance of further studies on the quantum kinetic equations to determine the conditions of the conversions and their asymptotic states.
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spellingShingle Three-dimensional core-collapse supernova models with phenomenological treatment of neutrino flavor conversions
Mori, Kanji
Takiwaki, Tomoya
Kotake, Kei
Horiuchi, Shunsaku
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
We perform three-dimensional supernova simulations with a phenomenological treatment of neutrino flavor conversions. We show that the explosion energy can increase to as high as ~10^51 erg depending on the critical density for the onset of flavor conversions, due to a significant enhancement of the mean energy of electron antineutrinos. Our results confirm previous studies showing such energetic explosions, but for the first time in three-dimensional configurations. In addition, we predict neutrino and gravitational wave (GW) signals from a nearby supernova explosion aided by flavor conversions. We find that the neutrino event number decreases because of the reduced flux of heavy-lepton neutrinos. In order to detect GWs, next-generation GW telescopes such as Cosmic Explorer and Einstein Telescope are needed even if the supernova event is located at the Galactic center. These findings show that the neutrino flavor conversions can significantly change supernova dynamics and highlight the importance of further studies on the quantum kinetic equations to determine the conditions of the conversions and their asymptotic states.
title Three-dimensional core-collapse supernova models with phenomenological treatment of neutrino flavor conversions
topic High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena
Solar and Stellar Astrophysics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15256