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Analysis of the Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation
near Accreting Stellar Black Holes
Reiner Birkl
29.3.2007
Max-Planck-Institut für Astrophysik
M.-A. Aloy, H.-Th. Janka, E. Müller [email protected]
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 1 / 20
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical fundamentals
3 Numerical implementation
4 Results
5 Conclusions
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 2 / 20
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical fundamentals
3 Numerical implementation
4 Results
5 Conclusions
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 2 / 20
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical fundamentals
3 Numerical implementation
4 Results
5 Conclusions
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 2 / 20
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical fundamentals
3 Numerical implementation
4 Results
5 Conclusions
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 2 / 20
Outline
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical fundamentals
3 Numerical implementation
4 Results
5 Conclusions
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 2 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Motivation
Focus:
Stellar size black hole surrounded by a hot accretion torus
Emission of neutrinos and antineutrinos
Annihilation of neutrinos and antineutrinos into e+e−γ-Plasma
Fireball expands along the symmetry axis
Motivation: A detailed parameter study!
Simplications:
Stationarity
Axisymmetry
(Anti)neutrinosphere
Isotropic black body for fermions (µ = 0)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 3 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)
Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)
Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized models
Only consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MotivationPrevious approaches
Previous approaches
Idealized (anti)neutrinosphere
Salmonson & Wilson (1999)Asano & Fukuyama (2000, 2001)Miller et al. (2003)
(Anti)neutrinosphere based on accretion torus
Jaroszynski (1993, 1996)
Limitations:
Spheres and discs for idealized modelsOnly consideration of GR (≈ 2)and angular momentum (≈ 2)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 4 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→
Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→
Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→
Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→
Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Overview
Kerr metric
Emission point'
&
$
%
Isotropic black bodyfor fermions in local co-moving frame
f (~x , ~p) =1
1 + eE
kBT (~x)
Motion equation:
(raytracing)
d2xα
dλ2+ Γα
βγ
dxβ
dλ
dxγ
dλ= 0
→Boltzmann equation:
d
dλf (~x (λ) ,~p (λ)) = 0
Annihilation point'
&
$
%
Observer at restin global (r , θ, φ)coordinates
Annihilation ratein local observerframe (tetrad)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 5 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Annihilation rate formula (Ruert et al. 1997)
Qαi ≡ Qα
i (~x) := deposition of 4-momentum per time and vol-ume at ~x , caused by the annihilation of neutrino-antineutrino pairs of avor i ∈ e, µ, τ
Qαi =
∫d3pd3p Aα
i
(~p, ~p
)fνi fνi'
&
$
%
Qαi
=1
4
σ0c
m2eh
6((C1 + C2)νi νi
3
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)2
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E3E3fνi fνi
+C3,νi νim2
e
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ (1− cos∆θ)
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E2E2fνi fνi
ff
Weak interaction cross section σ0 = 1.76 · 10−48m2
(C1 + C2)νeνe≈ 2.34, (C1 + C2)νxνx
≈ 0.50
C3,νeνe ≈ 1.06, C3,νxνx ≈ −0.16
cos∆θ = ~n · ~n
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 6 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Annihilation rate formula (Ruert et al. 1997)
Qαi ≡ Qα
i (~x) := deposition of 4-momentum per time and vol-ume at ~x , caused by the annihilation of neutrino-antineutrino pairs of avor i ∈ e, µ, τ
Qαi =
∫d3pd3p Aα
i
(~p, ~p
)fνi fνi
'
&
$
%
Qαi
=1
4
σ0c
m2eh
6((C1 + C2)νi νi
3
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)2
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E3E3fνi fνi
+C3,νi νim2
e
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ (1− cos∆θ)
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E2E2fνi fνi
ff
Weak interaction cross section σ0 = 1.76 · 10−48m2
(C1 + C2)νeνe≈ 2.34, (C1 + C2)νxνx
≈ 0.50
C3,νeνe ≈ 1.06, C3,νxνx ≈ −0.16
cos∆θ = ~n · ~n
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 6 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Annihilation rate formula (Ruert et al. 1997)
Qαi ≡ Qα
i (~x) := deposition of 4-momentum per time and vol-ume at ~x , caused by the annihilation of neutrino-antineutrino pairs of avor i ∈ e, µ, τ
Qαi =
∫d3pd3p Aα
i
(~p, ~p
)fνi fνi'
&
$
%
Qαi
=1
4
σ0c
m2eh
6((C1 + C2)νi νi
3
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)2
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E3E3fνi fνi
+C3,νi νim2
e
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E2E2fνi fνi
ff
Weak interaction cross section σ0 = 1.76 · 10−48m2
(C1 + C2)νeνe≈ 2.34, (C1 + C2)νxνx
≈ 0.50
C3,νeνe ≈ 1.06, C3,νxνx ≈ −0.16
cos∆θ = ~n · ~n
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 6 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
OverviewAnnihilation rate formula
Annihilation rate formula (Ruert et al. 1997)
Qαi ≡ Qα
i (~x) := deposition of 4-momentum per time and vol-ume at ~x , caused by the annihilation of neutrino-antineutrino pairs of avor i ∈ e, µ, τ
Qαi =
∫d3pd3p Aα
i
(~p, ~p
)fνi fνi'
&
$
%
Qαi
=1
4
σ0c
m2eh
6((C1 + C2)νi νi
3
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)2
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E3E3fνi fνi
+C3,νi νim2
e
I4πdΩ
I4πdΩ(1− cos∆θ)
Z ∞
0
dE
Z ∞
0
dE (pα + pα)E2E2fνi fνi
ff
Weak interaction cross section σ0 = 1.76 · 10−48m2
(C1 + C2)νeνe≈ 2.34, (C1 + C2)νxνx
≈ 0.50
C3,νeνe ≈ 1.06, C3,νxνx ≈ −0.16
cos∆θ = ~n · ~n
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 6 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Methods
Monte-Carlo direction integration
Adaptive stepsize fourth-order Runge-Kutta method for(anti)neutrino raytracing (constraint updating)
(Anti)neutrinosphere hitting algorithm:
General method: mesh renement algorithm
Thin disc method: calculation of equatorial plane intersection point
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 7 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Methods
Monte-Carlo direction integration
Adaptive stepsize fourth-order Runge-Kutta method for(anti)neutrino raytracing (constraint updating)
(Anti)neutrinosphere hitting algorithm:
General method: mesh renement algorithm
Thin disc method: calculation of equatorial plane intersection point
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 7 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Methods
Monte-Carlo direction integration
Adaptive stepsize fourth-order Runge-Kutta method for(anti)neutrino raytracing (constraint updating)
(Anti)neutrinosphere hitting algorithm:
General method: mesh renement algorithm
Thin disc method: calculation of equatorial plane intersection point
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 7 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Methods
Monte-Carlo direction integration
Adaptive stepsize fourth-order Runge-Kutta method for(anti)neutrino raytracing (constraint updating)
(Anti)neutrinosphere hitting algorithm:
General method: mesh renement algorithm
Thin disc method: calculation of equatorial plane intersection point
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 7 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Methods
Monte-Carlo direction integration
Adaptive stepsize fourth-order Runge-Kutta method for(anti)neutrino raytracing (constraint updating)
(Anti)neutrinosphere hitting algorithm:
General method: mesh renement algorithm
Thin disc method: calculation of equatorial plane intersection point
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 7 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
MethodsNeutrino raytracing
Neutrino raytracing
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 8 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Annihilation rate in x-z-plane
Only annihilationof νe and νe isconsidered!
lg Q [erg s-1 cm-3]
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 9 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Annihilation rate in x-z-plane
Only annihilationof νe and νe isconsidered!
lg Q [erg s-1 cm-3]
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 9 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Energy deposition per time
Distant energy deposition rate:(Jaroszynski 1993)
Etot,∞νν :=
ZVtot
drdθdφ√−g Q
0
Eup,∞νν :=
ZVup
drdθdφ√−g Q
0
Eciencies:
qtot,∞νν := E
tot,∞νν /L∞ν
qup,∞νν := E
up,∞νν /L∞ν
g = det (gαβ)
L∞ν := L
∞νe + L
∞νe
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 10 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Energy deposition per time
Distant energy deposition rate:(Jaroszynski 1993)
Etot,∞νν :=
ZVtot
drdθdφ√−g Q
0
Eup,∞νν :=
ZVup
drdθdφ√−g Q
0
Eciencies:
qtot,∞νν := E
tot,∞νν /L∞ν
qup,∞νν := E
up,∞νν /L∞ν
g = det (gαβ)
L∞ν := L
∞νe + L
∞νe
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 10 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Idealized models - Parameter space
Black hole:
Mass M (0, 2M)
Dimensionless angularmomentum a (0, 1)
(Anti)neutrinosphere:
Geometry (disc, torus, sphere)
Size (radii, up to about 10M)
4-Velocity uα (Lagrangian angularmomentum l := u3
u0; 0, 5)
Temperature TC (5 · 1010K)
Neutrino-Antineutrino Annihilation Reiner Birkl, Ringberg 11 / 20
IntroductionTheoretical fundamentalsNumerical implementation
ResultsConclusions
Preliminaries (••)Idealized models (F, GR + geometry, •, rotation)Equilibrium models (F•, rotation + torus mass, rotation inuence origin)
Idealized models - Parameter space
Black hole:
Mass M (0, 2M)
Dimensionless angularmomentum a (0, 1)
(Anti)neutrinosphere:
Geometry (disc, torus, sphere)
Size (radii, up to about 10M)
4-Velocity uα (Lagrangian angularmomentum l := u3
u0; 0, 5)
Temperature TC (5 · 1010K)
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General relativistic and geometry eects - Table
Model M a Geometry Radii l TC L∞ν Etot,∞νν
Eup,∞νν
qtot,∞νν
qup,∞νν
name M M MGR 1010 K 1052 ergs
1049 ergs
1049 ergs
10−3 10−3
D 2 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.33 0.36 0.23 1.1 0.70
DN 0 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.39 0.15 0.12 0.38 0.31
T 2 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.30 0.44 0.11 1.5 0.37
TN 0 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.39 0.16 0.095 0.41 0.24
S 2 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.16 0.083 0.083 0.52 0.52
SN 0 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.39 0.066 0.066 0.17 0.17
GR results:
Disc:≈ 2
Torus and sphere: ≈ 25%
Geometry results:
Energy deposition rate at innity:
Disc (highest)TorusSphere (lowest)
This result is true with and without
GR-eects
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Model M a Geometry Radii l TC L∞ν Etot,∞νν
Eup,∞νν
qtot,∞νν
qup,∞νν
name M M MGR 1010 K 1052 ergs
1049 ergs
1049 ergs
10−3 10−3
D 2 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.33 0.36 0.23 1.1 0.70
DN 0 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.39 0.15 0.12 0.38 0.31
T 2 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.30 0.44 0.11 1.5 0.37
TN 0 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.39 0.16 0.095 0.41 0.24
S 2 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.16 0.083 0.083 0.52 0.52
SN 0 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.39 0.066 0.066 0.17 0.17
GR results:
Disc:≈ 2
Torus and sphere: ≈ 25%
Geometry results:
Energy deposition rate at innity:
Disc (highest)TorusSphere (lowest)
This result is true with and without
GR-eects
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General relativistic and geometry eects - Table
Model M a Geometry Radii l TC L∞ν Etot,∞νν
Eup,∞νν
qtot,∞νν
qup,∞νν
name M M MGR 1010 K 1052 ergs
1049 ergs
1049 ergs
10−3 10−3
D 2 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.33 0.36 0.23 1.1 0.70
DN 0 0 disk 6 ↔ 7.7 0 5 0.39 0.15 0.12 0.38 0.31
T 2 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.30 0.44 0.11 1.5 0.37
TN 0 0 torus 6 ↔ 7.1; 1 0 5 0.39 0.16 0.095 0.41 0.24
S 2 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.16 0.083 0.083 0.52 0.52
SN 0 0 sphere 3.4 0 5 0.39 0.066 0.066 0.17 0.17
GR results:
Disc:≈ 2
Torus and sphere: ≈ 25%
Geometry results:
Energy deposition rate at innity:
Disc (highest)TorusSphere (lowest)
This result is true with and without
GR-eects
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Rotation
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Rotation results:
Black hole rotation (A) without inuence
Disc rotation (l) with nearly no inuence
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Rotation results:
Black hole rotation (A) without inuence
Disc rotation (l) with nearly no inuence
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Equilibrium models - Parameter space
The Equilibrium models are based on equilibrium accretion tori calculatedby Miguel A. Aloy (University of Valencia).
Black hole:
Mass M (3M)
Dimensionless angularmomentum a
(0.01 ≤ a ≤ 1)
(Anti)neutrinosphere:
Torus mass mtor
(0.05M ≤ mtor ≤ 0.5M)
Photon entropy sγ (1)
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Equilibrium models - Parameter space
The Equilibrium models are based on equilibrium accretion tori calculatedby Miguel A. Aloy (University of Valencia).
Black hole:
Mass M (3M)
Dimensionless angularmomentum a
(0.01 ≤ a ≤ 1)
(Anti)neutrinosphere:
Torus mass mtor
(0.05M ≤ mtor ≤ 0.5M)
Photon entropy sγ (1)
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Equilibrium models - Parameter space
The Equilibrium models are based on equilibrium accretion tori calculatedby Miguel A. Aloy (University of Valencia).
Black hole:
Mass M (3M)
Dimensionless angularmomentum a
(0.01 ≤ a ≤ 1)
(Anti)neutrinosphere:
Torus mass mtor
(0.05M ≤ mtor ≤ 0.5M)
Photon entropy sγ (1)
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Typical equilibrium model
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Antineutrinosphere inside ofneutrinosphere
Eup,∞νν = 3.7 · 1052 erg
s
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0cos
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T [1
010K
]
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0cos
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T [1
010K
]
E.01.05E.01.5E.8.05E.8.5
E[a][mtor/M]
Antineutrinosphere hotter thanneutrinosphere
Higher temperature near BH
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Typical equilibrium model
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Antineutrinosphere inside ofneutrinosphere
Eup,∞νν = 3.7 · 1052 erg
s
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0cos
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T [1
010K
]
-1.0 -0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0cos
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
T [1
010K
]
E.01.05E.01.5E.8.05E.8.5
E[a][mtor/M]
Antineutrinosphere hotter thanneutrinosphere
Higher temperature near BH
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Black hole rotation and torus massmtor = 0.1M
a = 0.8
Results:
Highest eciency is reached at a ≈ 0.6
Increasing mtor leads to a higher eciency
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Black hole rotation and torus massmtor = 0.1M a = 0.8
Results:
Highest eciency is reached at a ≈ 0.6
Increasing mtor leads to a higher eciency
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Black hole rotation and torus massmtor = 0.1M a = 0.8
Results:
Highest eciency is reached at a ≈ 0.6
Increasing mtor leads to a higher eciency
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Why does a larger a lead to a larger Q0?
mtor = 0.1M
IM1 parametersI M2 parameters xtot,∞νν xup,∞νν
aνν = 1, ator = 0.01 aνν = ator = 0.01 1.1 1.0
aνν = 0.01, ator = 1 aνν = ator = 0.01 1.9 1.6
Results:
Applying a = 0→ a = 1 leads to a ≈ 2 higher annihilation rate
This is not caused by modied ν-trajectories, but by the accretiontorus being nearer to the BH
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Why does a larger a lead to a larger Q0?
mtor = 0.1M
IM1 parametersI M2 parameters xtot,∞νν xup,∞νν
aνν = 1, ator = 0.01 aνν = ator = 0.01 1.1 1.0
aνν = 0.01, ator = 1 aνν = ator = 0.01 1.9 1.6
Results:
Applying a = 0→ a = 1 leads to a ≈ 2 higher annihilation rate
This is not caused by modied ν-trajectories, but by the accretiontorus being nearer to the BH
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Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter study
Arbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%
Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)
Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regions
Lower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)
Time dependent numerical solutions
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ResultsConclusions
Conclusions
Improvements in my approach:
Detailed parameter studyArbitrary (anti)neutrinosphere
Main results:
GR-eects of torus and sphere only 25%Energy deposition rate at innity: Disc (highest), torus, sphere(lowest)Factor ≈2 due to a = 0→ a = 1 comes exclusively from theaccretion torus being nearer to the BH
Future work:
Optically thin regionsLower boundaries for the energy available for GRBs (Jaroszynski)Time dependent numerical solutions
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