Searches for Neutrinos from Supernovae Using Cherenkov In-Ice Detectors

Supernovae mark the violent death of massive stars. They are among the most energetic processes known to exist in the Universe. Neutrinos play crucial roles in supernova processes. Besides the low-energy neutrinos emitted during the core-collapse process of the supernova, there may be neutrinos of m...

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Main Author: Voge, Markus
Other Authors: Kowalski, Marek, Langer, Norbert
Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11811/7138
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Summary:Supernovae mark the violent death of massive stars. They are among the most energetic processes known to exist in the Universe. Neutrinos play crucial roles in supernova processes. Besides the low-energy neutrinos emitted during the core-collapse process of the supernova, there may be neutrinos of much higher energies that are generated after the core-collapse. In this work, a new detector embedded in Antarctic glacier ice is studied, with sensitivity to extra-galactic supernova low-energy neutrino bursts. It is demonstrated that the development of optical sensors with large effective area and low noise rate is a requirement. For the proposed detector, several extra-galactic supernova neutrino detections per year are feasible. In addition, a multi-messenger data analysis program is carried out, which registers high-energy neutrino bursts with the IceCube detector and triggers follow-up observations with optical telescopes. No significant excess of neutrino bursts is found. Therefore, upper limits on the jet supernova model are derived. For model values of the jet Lorentz factor Γ jet = 10 and the jet kinetic energy E jet = 3 × 10 51 erg, only about 8% of all core-collapse supernovae hosting a jet are consistent with the data. Suche nach Supernova-Neutrinos mit Cherenkov-Detektoren in Eis Supernovae sind gewaltige Explosionen am Lebensende massereicher Sterne. Sie gehören zu den energiereichsten bekannten Prozessen im Universum. Neutrinos spielen entscheidende Rollen während und nach Supernova-Explosionen. Neben den niederenergetischen Neutrinos, die während des Kernkollapsprozesses der Supernova emittiert werden, könnten Neutrinos von sehr viel höherer Energie nach dem Kernkollaps enstehen. In dieser Arbeit wird ein neues Detektorkonzept untersucht, mit Sensitivität für extragalaktische niederenergetische Supernova-Neutrino-Blitze. Die Notwendigkeit der Entwicklung optischer Sensoren mit großer effektiver Fläche und niedriger Rauschrate wird aufgezeigt. Der untersuchte Detektor könnte mehrere extra-galaktische ...