Constraints on high energy phenomena from low energy nuclear physics
arXiv:astro-ph/0103470
Abstract
A procedure to derive bounds on coupling strengths of exotic particles to nucleons from the neutrino signal of supernovae is outlined. The analysis is based on a model independent calculation for the emissivities for the exotic, detailed simulation for the evolution of the early proto-neutron star as well as a Likelihood analysis. As an example we derive confidence levels for the upper bound of the size of gravity only extra dimensions.
4 pages, 1 figure, presented at the XXIst Moriond Workshop Very High Energy Phenomena in the Universe, Jan. 20-27.2001, Les Acrs 1800, France