Spin oscillations of neutrinos scattered by supermassive black hole
Seminars
Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics
Seminar of department “Theory of Fundamental Interactions”
Date and Time: Thursday, 13 November 2025, at 4:00 PM
Venue: Blokhintsev Conference Hall (4th floor), Bogoliubov Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, online on Zoom
Seminar topic: “Spin oscillations of neutrinos scattered by the supermassive black hole”
Speakers: Mridupawan Deka, Maxim Dvornikov
Abstract:
The authors study the propagation and spin oscillations of neutrinos in their scattering by a supermassive black hole (SMBH) surrounded by a realistic accretion disk. The test particle motion in the gravitational field of a rotating SMBH is studied. The external fields which a neutrino spin interacts with are the electroweak forces in plasma and the toroidal magnetic field in the accretion disk surrounding SMBH. Spin precession of neutrinos, which are supposed to be Dirac particles, is caused by the interaction of the neutrino magnetic moment with the magnetic field in the disk. The authors use a semi-analytical model of a thick accretion disk. The cases of co-rotating and counter-rotating disks with respect to BH are discussed. The researchers consider the incoming flux of neutrinos having an arbitrary angle with respect to the BH spin.
The report provides an overview of the results of the authors in connection with the JINR Award nomination.