Abstract
The collective interaction of electron neutrinos with a dense non-stationary plasma is described here. This effect can eventually lead to a significant loss of energy of the neutrinos emitted by a collapsing supernova. The present effect is an exact analogue of the photon acceleration in an ionization front. We present here a classical estimate of the neutrino energy losses and also give the corresponding quantum description.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 78-82 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Physics Letters A |
Volume | 209 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 11 Dec 1995 |
Keywords
- electrons
- neutrinos
- plasma
- supernova
- photon acceleration
- ionization
- energy losses