Neutrino emission by the photo production process in a hyper-accretion disk

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dc.contributor.advisor Butler, Malcolm
dc.creator MacInnis, David R. (David Robert), 1977-
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-09T12:32:04Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-09T12:32:04Z
dc.date.issued 2004
dc.identifier.other QB464.2 M33 2004
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/22433
dc.description vii, 79 leaves ; 28 cm.
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-77).
dc.description.abstract MacFadyen & Woosley (1999) have studied two models of a hypernova, where a hyper-accreting disk is created in the core of a star. Their code requires an accurate model of local energy loss given by neutrino emission. An emissivity of 3.5×10[superscript 34] ergs cm[superscript -3] s[superscript -1] can be calculated using conservation laws of an accretion disk around a black hole. MacFadyen & Woosley (1999) used 9×10[ superscript 34] ergs cm[superscript -3] s[superscript -1] in their models. In particular, in this thesis, I analyze the contribution of the photo neutrino process to the emissivity. For a temperature of 10[superscript 10] K, a density of 10[superscript 9] g/cm[superscript 3], and a chemical potential of 2.02×10[superscript 7] eV, emissivities of (8.7 +/- 0.1)×10[superscript 21] and (7.0 +/- 0.2)×10[superscript 21] ergs cm[superscript -3] sec[superscript -1] are found. Rates of (8.6 +/- 0.1)×10[superscript 26] and (7.3 +/- 0.2)×10[superscript 26] cm[superscript -3] sec[superscript -1] are also found with average neutrinos energies of (6.2 +/- 0.2) and (6.0. +/- 0.3) MeV. The calculation of the photo neutrino production process is a more robust calculation than seen in previous work with the use of the complete scatting amplitude, and the use of Monte Carlo integration methods.
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dc.language.iso en
dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc QB464.2
dc.subject.lcsh Neutrino astrophysics
dc.subject.lcsh Stars -- Evolution
dc.subject.lcsh Neutrinos
dc.title Neutrino emission by the photo production process in a hyper-accretion disk
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thesis.degree.name Master of Science in Astronomy
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Astronomy and Physics
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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