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Search for point sources of high energy neutrinos with final data from AMANDA-II

  • R. Abbasi
  • , M. Ackermann
  • , J. Adams
  • , M. Ahlers
  • , J. Ahrens
  • , K. Andeen
  • , J. Auffenberg
  • , X. Bai
  • , M. Baker
  • , B. Baret
  • , S. W. Barwick
  • , R. Bay
  • , J. L. Bazo Alba
  • , K. Beattie
  • , T. Becka
  • , J. K. Becker
  • , K. H. Becker
  • , J. Berdermann
  • , P. Berghaus
  • , D. Berley
  • E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. Z. Besson, E. Blaufuss, D. J. Boersma, C. Bohm, J. Bolmont, S. Böser, O. Botner, J. Braun, D. Breder, T. Burgess, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, B. Christy, J. Clem, D. F. Cowen, M. V. D'Agostino, M. Danninger, A. Davour, C. T. Day, O. Depaepe, C. De Clercq, L. Demirörs, F. Descamps, P. Desiati, G. De Vries-Uiterweerd, T. Deyoung, J. C. Diaz-Velez, J. Dreyer, J. P. Dumm, M. R. Duvoort, W. R. Edwards, R. Ehrlich, J. Eisch, R. W. Ellsworth, O. Engdegård, S. Euler, P. A. Evenson, O. Fadiran, A. R. Fazely, K. Filimonov, C. Finley, M. M. Foerster, B. D. Fox, A. Franckowiak, R. Franke, T. K. Gaisser, J. Gallagher, R. Ganugapati, L. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, R. Gozzini, D. Grant, T. Griesel, A. Groß, S. Grullon, R. M. Gunasingha, M. Gurtner, C. Ha, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Han, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, Y. Hasegawa, J. Heise, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, S. Hickford, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, K. D. Hoffman, K. Hoshina, D. Hubert, W. Huelsnitz, B. Hughey, J. P. Hülß, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, S. Hussain, R. L. Imlay, M. Inaba, A. Ishihara, J. Jacobsen, G. S. Japaridze, H. Johansson, J. M. Joseph, K. H. Kampert, A. Kappes, T. Karg, A. Karle, H. Kawai, J. L. Kelley, J. Kiryluk, F. Kislat, S. R. Klein, S. Klepser, G. Kohnen, H. Kolanoski, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, T. Kowarik, M. Krasberg, K. Kuehn, T. Kuwabara, M. Labare, K. Laihem, H. Landsman, R. Lauer, H. Leich, D. Leier, C. Lewis, A. Lucke, J. Lundberg, J. Lünemann, J. Madsen, R. Maruyama, K. Mase, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, K. Meagher, A. Meli, M. Merck, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, H. Miyamoto, A. Mohr, T. Montaruli, R. Morse, S. M. Movit, K. Münich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, P. Nießen, D. R. Nygren, S. Odrowski, A. Olivas, M. Olivo, M. Ono, S. Panknin, S. Patton, C. Pérez De Los Heros, J. Petrovic, A. Piegsa, D. Pieloth, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, N. Potthoff, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, P. Redl, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, A. Rizzo, W. J. Robbins, J. Rodriguez, P. Roth, F. Rothmaier, C. Rott, C. Roucelle, D. Rutledge, D. Ryckbosch, H. G. Sander, S. Sarkar, K. Satalecka, S. Schlenstedt, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, O. Schultz, D. Seckel, B. Semburg, S. H. Seo, Y. Sestayo, S. Seunarine, A. Silvestri, A. J. Smith, C. Song, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, M. Stamatikos, T. Stanev, T. Stezelberger, R. G. Stokstad, M. C. Stoufer, S. Stoyanov, E. A. Strahler, T. Straszheim, K. H. Sulanke, G. W. Sullivan, Q. Swillens, I. Taboada, O. Tarasova, A. Tepe, S. Ter-Antonyan, S. Tilav, M. Tluczykont, P. A. Toale, D. Tosi, D. Turčan, N. Van Eijndhoven, J. Vandenbroucke, A. Van Overloop, V. Viscomi, C. Vogt, B. Voigt, C. Walck, T. Waldenmaier, M. Walter, C. Wendt, S. Westerhoff, N. Whitehorn, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, G. Wikström, D. R. Williams, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, X. W. Xu, G. Yodh, S. Yoshida
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Abstract

We present a search for point sources of high energy neutrinos using 3.8 yr of data recorded by AMANDA-II during 2000-2006. After reconstructing muon tracks and applying selection criteria designed to optimally retain neutrino-induced events originating in the northern sky, we arrive at a sample of 6595 candidate events, predominantly from atmospheric neutrinos with primary energy 100 GeV to 8 TeV. Our search of this sample reveals no indications of a neutrino point source. We place the most stringent limits to date on E-2 neutrino fluxes from points in the northern sky, with an average upper limit of E2Φνμ+ντ≤5.2×10-11TeVcm-2s-1 on the sum of νμ and ντ fluxes, assumed equal, over the energy range from 1.9 TeV to 2.5 PeV.

Original languageEnglish
Article number062001
JournalPhysical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume79
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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