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possible error in Odrzywolek_2010 model #321

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JostMigenda opened this issue Apr 26, 2024 · 1 comment · Fixed by #323
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possible error in Odrzywolek_2010 model #321

JostMigenda opened this issue Apr 26, 2024 · 1 comment · Fixed by #323
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(I’m moving this discussion from Slack over into an issue here, so we can keep track of this more easily.)

We currently have an unexplained discrepancy between the Odrzywolek_2010 preSN model in SNEWPY and Fig. 1 in the recent SK preSN paper. Both agree reasonably well for the Patton model, so the discrepancy is likely specific to the Odrzywolek model.

I was able to review the script to generate the SK figure and the main difference I see is in the normalization of the nu_x flux.
SNEWPY currently uses a factor of 0.36, which presumably comes from the 36.3% from Table 3 in an earlier Odrzywolek et al. paper? In contrast, the SK paper appears to use 0.19; as does an earlier KamLAND paper (just below equation 3).

If I understand correctly, Odrzywolek’s Table 3 says that the 36.3% are the fraction of the total (neutrino plus anti-neutrino) emission that is ν_e. That means ν_μ and ν_τ each contribute 6.85%, to bring the total to 50% (plus another 50% from antineutrinos¹). Then the flux ratio of ν_x to ν_e would be 6.85/36.3≈0.19, i.e., exactly the number used by SK and KamLAND.
So I think that the 0.19 is actually correct and we currently have a bug. @Sheshuk, as our preSN expert, can you double-check?

¹ The paper takes into account pair production only, so for each flavour, the number of neutrinos will be equal to the number of antineutrinos.

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Sheshuk commented Apr 30, 2024

@JostMigenda, you're absolutely right, this looks like a mistake I made at initial implementation. @jpkneller also asked me about this factor earlier, and I couldn't remember and check where exactly did I get its.
Thanks a lot for your work!
We need to fix this factor

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