Neutrinos in Supernovae

1988
32 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rept. 163 (1988) 95-126

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
The role of neutrinos in Type II supernovae is discussed. An overall view of the neutrino luminosity as expected theoretically is presented. The different weak interactions involved are assessed from the standpoint of how they exchange energy, momentum, and lepton number. Particular attention is paid to entropy generation and the path to thermal and chemical equilibration, and to the phenomenon of trapping. Various methods used to calculate the neutrino flows are considered. These include trapping and leakage schemes, distribution-averaged transfer, and multi-energy group methods. The information obtained from the neutrinos caught from Supernova 1987a is briefly evaluated.
  • TALK: ITHACA 1986
  • ASTROPHYSICS: CRITICAL PHENOMENA
  • NEUTRINO: ASTROPHYSICS
  • NEUTRINO: LUMINOSITY
  • LEPTON NUMBER
  • THERMODYNAMICS
  • NEUTRINO: PARTICLE FLOW
  • ENTROPY: PRODUCTION
  • PRODUCTION: ENTROPY
  • COSMIC RADIATION: PARTICLE SOURCE