| DATE: |
2009-03-17 11:00 - 12:00 |
| PLACE: |
Kenkyu Honkan 2F RM 220 |
| TITLE: |
Neutrino Probes of Supernovae |
| CONTACT: |
Akihiro Ishinbashi, isibasi at post.kek.jp |
| SPEAKER: |
Dr. Shunsaku Horiuchi (U. Tokyo) |
| ABSTRACT: |
Taking part in only the weak interaction, the neutrino is a unique messenger
for probing regions inaccessible by other means such as photons. A prime
example is the study of the inner workings of supernova explosions.
Recently, our understanding of the rate of supernovae has dramatically
improved, and it is timely to address the detection possibilities of thermal
neutrinos from supernovae -- I will first review supernova neutrinos then
focus on the cumulative neutrino emission from all past supernovae
(the so-called diffuse supernova neutrino background). Then in the second
half, I will introduce more rare but significant non-thermal neutrinos from
nearby supernovae, and discuss what we can learn from their detections. |
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