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Supernova neutrino process and sensitivity to neutrino temperatures

  • T. Hayakawa
  • , K. Nakamura
  • , M. Kusakabe
  • , T. Kajino
  • , S. Chiba
  • , N. Iwamoto
  • , M. K. Cheoun
  • , G. J. Mathews
  • National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
  • Fukuoka University
  • University of Notre Dame
  • The University of Tokyo
  • Institute of Science Tokyo
  • Japan Atomic Energy Agency
  • Soongsil University

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Abstract

Some rare isotopes are produced by neutrino-induced reactions in supernova (SN) explosions (v-process). The isotope 92Nb decays to 92Zr with a half-life of 3.47 × 107 years. Although this isotope does not exist in the present solar system, the initial abundance ratio for 92Nb/93Nb at the time of solar system formation (SSF) have been measured in primitive meteorites. The astrophysical origin of 92Nb, however, has remained unknown. The SN v-process origin for 92Nb has been proposed and the SN calculation has demonstrated the v-process origin of 92Nb. The abundances of ν-isotopes depend on neutrino temperatures. In the calculation, the average energies of kT = 3.2, 4.0, 6.0 MeV for the electron neutrino, anti-electron neutrino, and the other neutrinos (vμ and vτ), respectively, were used. The observed ratio of 92Nb/93Nb ∼ 10-5 can be explained by the v-process.

Original languageEnglish
Article number249
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume2016-September
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
Event26th International Nuclear Physics Conference, INPC 2016 - Adelaide, Australia
Duration: 11 Sep 201616 Sep 2016

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