The detection of neutrinos from SN 1987A occurred 3 hours before the detection of the burst of visible light. What caused this time lag?
A) Neutrinos travel faster in vacuum than light does.
B) The space between the supernova and Earth is not a perfect vacuum but is filled with very rarefied gas and dust, which impedes the passage of light (very slightly) but not of neutrinos.
C) The neutrinos and the light were produced at the same time, but the light bounced back and forth between the core and the outer layers several times before these layers expanded to the point that they became transparent.
D) The neutrinos were produced earlier (when the core collapsed) , and the light was produced 3 hours later (when the shock wave reached the outer layers) .
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q146: Which of these sentences about SN 1987A
Q147: The main source of moderate-energy cosmic rays,
Q148: The rings of material surrounding the
Q149: What is the origin of the rings
Q150: In units of the Sun's mass, the
Q152: In terms of the evolutionary life of
Q153: SN 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Q154: Observing neutrinos from SN 1987A was a
Q155: What is a cosmic ray shower?
A) shower
Q156: What is believed to be the source
Unlock this Answer For Free Now!
View this answer and more for free by performing one of the following actions
Scan the QR code to install the App and get 2 free unlocks
Unlock quizzes for free by uploading documents