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Christopher Walter

Professor of Physics
Physics
Box 90305, Durham, NC 27708-0305
120 Science Drive, Office 271, Durham, NC 27708

Scholarly Works - Preprints


Uncovering the Next Galactic Supernova with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory

Preprint · January 17, 2026 Supernovae are observed to occur approximately 1-2 times per century in a galaxy like the Milky Way. Based on historical records, however, the last core-collapse galactic supernova observed by humans occurred almost 1,000 years ago. Luckily, we are well po ... Link to item Cite

Measurement of the solar neutrino interaction rate below 3.49 MeV in Super-Kamiokande-IV

Preprint · December 22, 2025 Super-Kamiokande (SK) has observed $^{8}\text{B}$ solar neutrino elastic scattering at recoil electron kinetic energies ($E_{\text{kin}}$) as low as 3.49 MeV to study neutrino flavor conversion within the Sun. At SK-observable energies, these conversions a ... Link to item Cite

Search for Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background with 956.2 days of Super-Kamiokande Gadolinium Dataset

Preprint · November 3, 2025 We report the search result for the Diffuse Supernova Neutrino Background (DSNB) in neutrino energies beyond 9.3~MeV in the gadolinium-loaded Super-Kamiokande (SK) detector with $22,500\times956.2$$~\rm m^3\cdot day$ exposure. %$22.5{\rm k}\times956.2$$~\r ... Link to item Cite

Photometric Redshift Estimation for Rubin Observatory Data Preview 1 with Redshift Assessment Infrastructure Layers (RAIL)

Preprint · October 8, 2025 We present the first systematic analysis of photometric redshifts (photo-z) estimated from the Rubin Observatory Data Preview 1 (DP1) data taken with the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) Commissioning Camera. Employing the Redshift Assessment Infrast ... Link to item Cite