High energy neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts with precursor supernovae

Phys Rev Lett. 2003 Jun 20;90(24):241103. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.241103. Epub 2003 Jun 20.

Abstract

The high energy neutrino signature from proton-proton and photo-meson interactions in a supernova remnant shell ejected prior to a gamma-ray burst provides a test for the precursor supernova, or supranova, model of gamma-ray bursts. Protons in the supernova remnant shell and photons entrapped from a supernova explosion or a pulsar wind from a fast-rotating neutron star remnant provide ample targets for protons escaping the internal shocks of the gamma-ray burst to interact and produce high energy neutrinos. We calculate the expected neutrino fluxes, which can be detected by current and future experiments.