Possible explanation for the low flux of high energy astrophysical muon neutrinos

I consider the possibility that some exotic neutrino property is responsible for reducing the muon neutrino flux at high energies from distant sources; specifically, (i) neutrino decay and (ii) neutrinos being pseudo-Dirac particles. This would provide a mechanism for the lack of high energy muon ev...

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Main Author: Pakvasa, Sandip
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
ASTROPHYSICS
ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY
COSMIC MUONS
COSMIC RAY DETECTION
COSMIC RAY FLUX
COSMIC RAY PROPAGATION
MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS
MUON NEUTRINOS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
PARTICLE DECAY
PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
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Summary:I consider the possibility that some exotic neutrino property is responsible for reducing the muon neutrino flux at high energies from distant sources; specifically, (i) neutrino decay and (ii) neutrinos being pseudo-Dirac particles. This would provide a mechanism for the lack of high energy muon events in the Icecube detector.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4807372