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Standard Candles for Supernova Neutrino Detection at DUNE
ArXiv.org
Cornell University
06/16/2026
DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2606.18337
Abstract
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) far detector is sensitive tođ(10)MeV electron neutrinos throughνâcharged-current reaction with argon. This capability is a unique window into theνâcomponent of a Galactic core-collapse supernova flux. Extracting the properties of the supernova spectrum is, however, limited by the poorly-knownνâ -Ar cross section. We propose a data-driven strategy that leverages⸠B solar neutrinos and muon-decay-at-rest neutrinos as standard candles for this process. These calibration samples constrain both the low-energy and high-energy components of the cross section relevant for supernova detection. Our method reduces the reliance on nuclear models, which can bias the extraction of the spectral parameters by as much as 300 % .
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Standard Candles for Supernova Neutrino Detection at DUNE
- Creators
- Ting ChengMatheus HostertPedro A. N MachadoNityasa MishraAdrian Thompson
- Resource Type
- Preprint
- Publication Details
- ArXiv.org
- DOI
- 10.48550/arxiv.2606.18337
- ISSN
- 2331-8422
- Publisher
- Cornell University; Ithaca, New York
- Language
- English
- Date posted
- 06/16/2026
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy
- Record Identifier
- 9985176673602771
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