Published July 30, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Neutrino spectra and flavor composition on the Hillas plot

  • 1. Institut für theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Universität Würzburg, 97074 Würzburg (Germany)

Description

We describe energy-dependent neutrino fluxes and flavor ratios of neutrinos produced in cosmic accelerators over 20×24 orders of magnitude in R and B, which are the parameters of the Hillas plot. For this approach, we use a self-consistent model where neutrinos are produced by photohadronic interactions between protons and synchrotron photons from co-accelerated electrons. We especially emphasize magnetic field and flavor effects in the neutrino production chains, including the most relevant neutrino production modes. We also illustrate how the energy-dependent flavor composition can be used to measure physics beyond the Standard Model, and we demonstrate what regions of the Hillas plane can be best probed by existing data, such as IC-40 or Auger.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/052038

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
375
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
12. international conference on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
Acronym
TAUP 2011
Dates
5-9 Sep 2011
Place
Munich (Germany)