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Search for a diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux from the Galactic Ridge using KM3NeT/ARCA data

  • KM3NeT Collaboration
  • University of Bologna
  • National Institute for Nuclear Physics
  • Université de Strasbourg
  • Université de Haute-Alsace
  • University of Valencia
  • Aix-Marseille Université
  • University of Naples Federico II
  • Polytechnic University of Catalonia
  • Demokritos National Centre for Scientific Research
  • University of Granada
  • Nantes Université
  • Polytechnic University of Valencia
  • Mohammed V University in Rabat
  • Université de Paris
  • Université de Caen
  • Czech Technical University in Prague
  • Comenius University
  • National Institute for Subatomic Physics
  • University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
  • University of Hull
  • North West University
  • Mohamed I University
  • University of Salerno
  • Institute for Space Sciences
  • University of Amsterdam
  • Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research
  • University of Rome La Sapienza
  • Cadi Ayyad University
  • Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
  • University of the Witwatersrand
  • University of Catania
  • International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
  • University of Würzburg
  • Western Sydney University
  • LPC
  • University of Genoa
  • Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research - NIOZ
  • Leiden University
  • National Centre for Nuclear Research
  • Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University
  • The University of Georgia, Tbilisi
  • Institut universitaire de France
  • IN2P3 - Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique Des Particules
  • Université Montpellier 2

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Abstract

Several theoretical models predict and describe the properties of part of the diffuse neutrino flux, originating from the interaction of Galactic cosmic rays with the interstellar medium matter located in the centre of our Galaxy. This neutrino flux is expected to be of the same order of magnitude as the diffuse γ-ray flux measured by Fermi-LAT, close to the Galactic plane. Recently hints by the ANTARES Collaboration, at a significance level over 2 σ, and the observation by the IceCube Collaboration, at a significance level of 4.5 σ, of a high-energy neutrino emission from the Galactic plane have been reported. For these reasons, and considering the privileged position of the KM3NeT/ARCA telescope, being located in the Northern hemisphere, data have been analysed searching for a possible excess of events coming from an extended region, with Galactic coordinates |l| < 30 and |b| < 2, namely the Galactic Ridge. In this contribution, the result of the analysis exploiting data gathered with KM3NeT/ARCA in the period in which comprises 6, 8, 19 or 21 active detection units is presented, showing the capabilities and performance of KM3NeT.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1190
JournalProceedings of Science
Volume444
Publication statusPublished - 27 Sept 2024
Event38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2023 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 26 Jul 20233 Aug 2023

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Multidisciplinary

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