Supernova Constraints on Neutrino Mass and Mixing

Abstract

In this article I review the constraints on neutrino mass and mixing coming from type-II supernovae. The bounds obtained on these parameters from shock reheating, r-process nucleosynthesis and from SN1987A are discussed. Given the current constraints on neutrino mass and mixing the effect of oscillations of neutrinos from a nearby supernova explosion in future detectors will also be discussed.

Comments: 18 pages, 2 ps figures Invited talk at Meeting on Recent Developments in Neutrino Physics, Ahmedabad, India, 2-4 Feb 1999