Expected neutrino signal from supernova remnant RX J1713.7-3946 and flavor oscillations

Nov, 2004
8 pages
Published in:
  • Astropart.Phys. 23 (2005) 477-485
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Abstract: (arXiv)
We consider the impact of oscillations on 1-200 TeV neutrinos expected from RX J1713.7-3946. After a description of the nature of the source, we obtain a prediction for the neutrino fluxes, based on the intense gamma ray flux first seen by CANGAROO and recently measured by H.E.S.S. experiment. We study the effect of 3 flavor oscillations in detail and consider the impact on the muon flux induced by these high energy neutrinos, potentially observable by a neutrino telescope located in the Northern hemisphere. A detector in the Mediterranean with an effective area of 1 km^2 and unit detection efficiency should be able to see a signal of about 10 muons per year.
  • neutrino: cosmic radiation
  • neutrino: oscillation
  • cosmic radiation: particle source
  • supernova
  • neutrino: flux
  • flavor: 3
  • neutrino antineutrino: interaction
  • muon: flux
  • pi0: radiative decay
  • photon: cosmic radiation