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No collective neutrino flavor conversions during the supernova accretion phase
The large neutrino fluxes emitted with a distinct flavor hierarchy from
core-collapse supernovae (SNe) during the post-bounce accretion phase, offer
the best opportunity to detect effects from neutrino flavor oscillations. We
perform a dedicated study of the SN neutrino flavor evolution during the
accretion phase, using results from recent neutrino radiation hydrodynamics
simulations. In contrast to what expected in the presence of only
neutrino-neutrino interactions, we find that the multi-angle effects associated
with the dense ordinary matter suppress collective oscillations. This is
related to the high matter densities during the accretion phase in
core-collapse SNe of massive iron-core progenitors. The matter suppression
implies that neutrino oscillations will start outside the neutrino transport
region and therefore will have a negligible impact on the neutrino heating and
the explosion dynamics. Furthermore, the possible detection of the next
galactic SN neutrino signal from the accretion phase, based on the usual
Mikheyev- Smirnov-Wolfenstein effect in the SN mantle and Earth matter effects,
can reveal the neutrino mass hierarchy in the case that the mixing angle
is not very small.Comment: (4 pages, 4 eps figures, v2 revised version. Discussion clarified.
Matches the version published on PRL
Analysis of matter suppression in collective neutrino oscillations during the supernova accretion phase
The usual description of self-induced neutrino flavor conversions in core
collapse supernovae (SNe) is based on the dominance of the neutrino density
n_nu over the net electron density n_e. However, this condition is not met
during the post-bounce accretion phase, when the dense matter in a SN is piled
up above the neutrinosphere. As recently pointed-out, a dominant matter term in
the anisotropic SN environment would dephase the flavor evolution for neutrinos
traveling on different trajectories, challenging the occurrence of the
collective behavior in the dense neutrino gas. Using the results from recent
long term simulations of core-collapse SN explosions, based on three flavor
Boltzmann neutrino transport in spherical symmetry, we find that both the
situations of complete matter suppression (when n_e >> n_nu) and matter-induced
decoherence (when n_e \gtrsim n_nu) of flavor conversions are realized during
the accretion phase. The matter suppression at high densities prevents any
possible impact of the neutrino oscillations on the neutrino heating and hence
on the dynamics of the explosion. Furthermore, it changes the interpretation of
the Earth matter effect on the SN neutrino signal during the accretion phase,
allowing the possibility of the neutrino mass hierarchy discrimination at not
too small values of the leptonic mixing angle \theta_{13} (i.e.
\sin^2{\theta}_{13} \gtrsim 10^{-3}).Comment: Revised version (15 pages, 13 eps figures) published on Physical
Review D. Discussion enlarged, references update
Decoherence in supernova neutrino transformations suppressed by deleptonization
In the dense-neutrino region at 50-400 km above the neutrino sphere in a
supernova, neutrino-neutrino interactions cause large flavor transformations.
We study when the multi-angle nature of the neutrino trajectories leads to
flavor decoherence between different angular modes. We consider a two-flavor
mixing scenario between nu_e and another flavor nu_x and assume the usual
hierarchy F(nu_e)>F{antinu_e)>F(nu_x)=F(antinu_x) for the number fluxes. We
define epsilon=(F(nu_e)-F(antinu_e))/(F(antinu_e)-F(antinu_x)) as a measure for
the deleptonization flux which is the one crucial parameter. The transition
between the quasi single-angle behavior and multi-angle decoherence is abrupt
as a function of epsilon. For typical choices of other parameters, multi-angle
decoherence is suppressed for epsilon>0.3, but a much smaller asymmetry
suffices if the neutrino mass hierarchy is normal and the mixing angle small.
The critical epsilon depends logarithmically on the neutrino luminosity. In a
realistic supernova scenario, the deleptonization flux is probably enough to
suppress multi-angle decoherence.Comment: 17 pages, 12 figures. Misprint in Eq (14) correcte
Collective flavor transitions of supernova neutrinos
We give a very brief overview of collective effects in neutrino oscillations in core collapse supernovae where refractive effects of neutrinos on themselves can considerably modify flavor oscillations, with possible repercussions for future supernova neutrino detection. We discuss synchronized and bipolar oscillations, the role of energy and angular neutrino modes, as well as three-flavor effects. We close with a short summary and some open questions.This work was supported by the Deutsche
Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 676 “Particles,
Strings and the Early Universe: The Structure
of Matter and Space-Time) and by the European
Union (contracts No. RII3-CT-2004-506222)
Chlorine concentration modelling and supervision in water distribution systems
The quality of the drinking water distributed through the networks has become the main concern of most operators. This work focuses on one of the most important variables of the drinking water distribution networks (WDN) that use disinfection, chlorine. This powerful disinfectant must be dosed carefully in order to reduce disinfection byproducts (DBPs). The literature demonstrates researchers’ interest in modelling chlorine decay and using several different approaches. Nevertheless, the full-scale application of these models is far from being a reality in the supervision of water distribution networks. This paper combines the use of validated chlorine prediction models with an intensive study of a large amount of data and its influence on the model’s parameters. These parameters are estimated and validated using data coming from the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) software, a full-scale water distribution system, and using off-line analytics. The result is a powerful methodology for calibrating a chlorine decay model on-line which coherently evolves over time along with the significant variables that influence it.Peer ReviewedPostprint (author's final draft
Erratum: Evaluation of a new, rapid, simple test for the detection of influenza virus
Following publication of [1] it has come to our attention that there was an error in the authorship order and in Jordi Vila's name, which should be Jordi Vila and not Jordi Vila Estape. We would like to sincerely apologize for the error and any inconvenience caused
Driving term experiments at CERN
19 pages, 33 figures.-- PACS nrs.: 41.85.-p, 29.27.-a, 05.45.-a.-- ISI Article Identifier: 000245810500010Driving Term experiments have been performed both at small [PS (Proton Synchrotron) Booster] and large accelerators [SPS (Super Proton Synchrotron)] at CERN. The theory of how to measure driving terms is reviewed. A wealth of SPS experiments is shown together with a successful comparison with model calculations. The PS Booster studies aimed at optimizing the machine performance by measuring and correcting selected driving terms.Peer reviewe