The mass of the electron neutrino: Monte Carlo studies of SN 1987A observations

David N. Spergel, John N. Bahcall

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Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations of a wide class of possible neutrino emission models are used to assign statistical significance to the limits set on the mass of the electron neutrino by observations of SN 1987A. Using the combined Kamiokande II and IMB data sets, we reject neutrino masses greater than 16 eV at the 5% significance level.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)366-372
Number of pages7
JournalPhysics Letters B
Volume200
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 14 1988

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics

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