2003/01/31 by C. D. Dermer, Charles D. Dermer, A. M. Atoyan +1 · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #Neutrino Physics Research #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.91.071102
published as Phys.Rev.Lett. 91 (2003) 071102 · 12 pages, 2 figures, accepted for publication in PRL
arxiv created 2003/07/09 · openalex publication_date 2003/08/14 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
We treat high-energy neutrino production in gamma ray bursts (GRBs). Detailed calculations of photomeson neutrino production are presented for the collapsar model, where internal nonthermal synchrotron radiation is the primary target photon field, and the supranova model, where external pulsar-wind synchrotron radiation provides important additional target photons. Detection of \ensuremath\gtrsim10 TeV neutrinos from GRBs with Doppler factors \ensuremath\gtrsim200, inferred from \ensuremathγ-ray observations, would support the supranova model. Detection of \ensuremath\lesssim10 TeV neutrinos is possible for neutrinos formed from nuclear production. Only the most powerful bursts at fluence levels \ensuremath\gtrsim3\ifmmode×\else\texttimes\fi10^\ensuremath-4 erg cm^\mathrm\ensuremath-2 offer a realistic prospect for detection of \ensuremathν_\ensuremathμ.