Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background Search at Super-Kamiokande
S. El Hedri*,
Y. Ashida,
A. Giampaolo and
On behalf of the Super-Kamiokande Collaboration*: corresponding author
Pre-published on:
August 03, 2021
Published on:
March 18, 2022
Abstract
We present the results of a search for the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB) at Super-Kamiokande (SK) that incorporates $22.5\times2970$~kton.days of data from its fourth data-taking phase. Two analyses, with different energy regimes covering the 9.3$-$81.3~MeV antineutrino energy range, have been developed based on previous SK searches, with substantially improved background modeling and data reduction techniques. Moreover, a combined analysis of nearly 20 years of SK data (1996-2018) has been performed, with a 90\% C.L. sensitivity to the DSNB flux comparable to various DSNB predictions. No significant evidence for a DSNB signal has been observed, and both analyses set world-leading limits on the DSNB flux that can reach about $2.7\overline{\nu}_e$.cm$^{-2}$.s$^{-1}$ for a wide range of models.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.1139
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