Gail McLaughlin

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Neutrinos from Supernovae and Compact Object Mergers

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Neutrinos with MeV energies are emitted in enormous numbers from core collapse supernovae and compact mergers. We consider the emission of these neutrinos, the way in which they flavor transform, and their impact on nucleosynthesis. A future detection of these neutrinos could shed light on the hydrodynamics of these astrophysical objects and the types of elements they produce. We may also obtain important clues about the properties of the neutrinos themselves.