http://arxiv.org/abs/2209.11773
Majoron-like bosons would emerge from a supernova (SN) core by neutrino coalescence of the form $\nu\nu\to\phi$ and $\bar\nu\bar\nu\to\phi$ with 100 MeV-range energies. Subsequent decays to (anti)neutrinos of all flavors provide a flux component with energies much larger than the usual flux from the “neutrino sphere.” The absence of 100 MeV-range events in the Kamiokande II and IMB signal of SN 1987A implies that $\lesssim0.03$ of the total energy was thus emitted and provides the strongest constraint on the majoron-neutrino coupling of $g\lesssim 10^{-9}\,{\rm MeV}/m_\phi$ for $100~{\rm eV}\lesssim m_\phi\lesssim100~{\rm MeV}$. It is straightforward to extend our new argument to other hypothetical feebly interacting particles.
D. Fiorillo, G. Raffelt and E. Vitagliano
Tue, 27 Sep 22
22/89
Comments: 5+6 pages, 2+6 figures
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