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The effective number of neutrinos: standard and non-standard scenarios
Pablo Fernández de Salas
IFIC – CSIC / Universitat de València
28th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics
Geneva – 15th December 2015
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Radiation-dominated epoch of the universe
The universe has passed through epochs of domination of different components
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Radiation-dominated epoch of the universe
The universe has passed through epochs of domination of different components
During the radiation-dominated era
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Radiation-dominated epoch of the universe
The universe has passed through epochs of domination of different components
During the radiation-dominated era
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Neutrino decoupling and e e annihilations⁺ ⁻
Instantaneous decoupling approximation:
1) Neutrinos decouple completely
2) e⁺e⁻ annihilate
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Neutrino decoupling and e e annihilations⁺ ⁻
Beyond the Instantaneous decoupling approximation:
● Neutrino decoupling and e⁺e⁻ annihilations were not fully disconnected
● After e⁺e⁻ annihilations: &
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Effective number of neutrinos
Neff accounts for any contribution to radiation other than photons
Another definition
Standard scenario: only neutrinos → Neff ≈ 3
Measured value:
Neff = 3.04 ± 0.18 (68% C.L.)
Planck TT,TE,EE+lowP+BAO
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Deviation from Neff = 3 due only to neutrinos
● Neutrino decoupling is not complete when e e annihilate⁺ ⁻
● Finite temperature QED corrections
● Non-Standard neutrino-electron Interactions (NSI)
● Very Low-Reheating scenarios (Neff < 3)
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Finite temperature QED corrections
● Particles are in a thermal bath with a temperature T
● Photons and electrons acquire an additional effective mass
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Neutrino decoupling not complete when e± annihilate
● Interactions with e and e⁻ ⁺
● Neutrino oscillations
● Neutrino self-interactions
Main source of deviation
Also important
→ Deviation of fν from equilibrium
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Neutrino decoupling not complete when e± annihilate
Density matrix formalism
Solve Boltzmann equations with Icoll ≠ 0
→ Computing the deviation from equilibrium
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Neutrino decoupling not complete when e± annihilate
● Reduce analytically from 9 to 2 integrals
● Solve numerically with a grid on the incoming neutrino momentum
● We do not consider damping factors for the off-diagonal terms of the density matrix
When oscillations are added we need to solve 9 collision integrals, one for each real entry of the density matrix
→ Collision integrals treatment
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Neutrino decoupling not complete when e± annihilate
● Reduce analytically from 9 to 2 integrals
● Solve numerically with a grid on the incoming neutrino momentum
● We do not consider damping factors for the off-diagonal terms of the density matrix
When oscillations are added we need to solve 9 collision integrals, one for each real entry of the density matrix
→ Collision integrals treatment
Neff = 3.044
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Non-Standard neutrino-electron Interactions
D.V. Forero & M.M. Guzzo (2011)
3.040 ≤ Neff ≤ 3.059
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Very Low-Reheating scenarios
The last radiation-dominated era of the universe usually arises from the decaying of a massive particle, a process known as reheating
This affects their contribution to the radiation content of the universe
In the specific scenario where the so-called reheating temperature is as low as TRH ~ few MeV, neutrinos do not have time to thermalize.
Standard case: Neff = 3.046
P. F. de Salas et al (2015)
PRD in press (arXiv:1511.00672)
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Very Low-Reheating scenarios
● We assume a massive particle ϕdecaying into relativistic particles other than neutrinos
● Neutrinos will be populated via weak interactions with charged leptons
→ Neutrino production in LR scenarios
P. F. de Salas et al (2015)
PRD in press (arXiv:1511.00672)
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Conclusions and results
Low-Reheating scenarios
→ Bound from BBN (95% C.L.)
Standard scenario
→ Neutrinos only
Non-Standard Interaction (NSI) scenario
→ neutrino-electron NSI3.040 ≤ Neff ≤ 3.059
Neff = 3.044
→ Bound from CMB (95% C.L.)
No significant possible deviation from the standard case
Can be
interpreted as
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Backup
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Neff and Σmν simultaneous constraint
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Why not to consider damping factors
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Why not to consider damping factors
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