Neutrino driven streaming instabilities in a dense plasma

L. O. Silva; R. Bingham; J. M. Dawson; J. T. Mendonça; P. K. Shukla

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2703

Neutrino driven streaming instabilities in a dense plasma

L. O. Silva, R. Bingham, J. M. Dawson, J. T. Mendonça, P. K. Shukla

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Abstract

The nonlinear self-consistent propagation of neutrinos in a dense plasma is described using the relativistic kinetic equations for neutrinos and electrons. The general nonlinear dispersion relation for a neutrino fluid coupled with a plasma is derived. For scenarios close to realistic astrophysical conditions, neutrino driven streaming instabilities can develop, with growth rates which scale with the Fermi constant G_F, thus leading to significant energy transfer from the neutrinos to the plasma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2703-2706
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	83
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2703
Publication status	Published - 4 Oct 1999

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Keywords

neutrinos
plasma
astrophysics

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Silva, L. O., Bingham, R., Dawson, J. M., Mendonça, J. T., & Shukla, P. K. (1999). Neutrino driven streaming instabilities in a dense plasma. Physical Review Letters, 83(14), 2703-2706. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.2703

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