Mu and Tau Neutrino Thermalization and Production in Supernovae: Processes and Timescales

Todd A. Thompson, Adam Burrows, J. E. Horvath

We investigate the rates of production and thermalization of ${\nu }_{\mu }$ and ${\nu }_{\tau }$ neutrinos at temperatures and densities relevant to core-collapse supernovae and protoneutron stars. In…