Search for ultra-high-energy neutrinos with AMANDA-II

M. Ackermann; J. Adams; J. Ahrens; K. Andeen; J. Auffenberg; X. Bai; B. Baret; S. W. Barwick; R. Bay; K. Beattie; T. Becka; J. K. Becker; K. H. Becker; M. Beimforde; P. Berghaus; D. Berley; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. Z. Besson; E. Blaufuss; D. J. Boersma; C. Bohm; J. Bolmont; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; J. Braun; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; B. Christy; J. Clem; D. F. Cowen; M. V. D'Agostino; A. Davour; C. T. Day; C. De Clercq; L. Demirörs; F. Descamps; P. Desiati; G. De Vries-Uiterweerd; T. De Young; J. C. Diaz-Velez; J. Dreyer; J. P. Dumm; M. R. Duvoort; W. R. Edwards; R. Ehrlich; J. Eisch; R. W. Ellsworth; 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; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; J. A. Goodman; R. Gozzini; T. Griesel; A. Grob; S. Grullon; R. M. Gunasingha; M. Gurtner; C. Ha; A. Halloren; F. Halzen; K. Han; K. Hanson; D. Hardtke; R. Hardtke; Y. Hasegawa; T. Hauschildt; J. Heise; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; K. D. Hoffman; B. Hommez; K. Hoshina; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; J. P. Hülß; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; 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; N. Kitamura; 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; I. Liubarsky; J. Lundberg; J. Lünemann; J. Madsen; R. Maruyama; K. Mase; H. S. Matis; T. Mccauley; C. P. Mcparland; K. Meagher; A. Meli; T. Messarius; P. Mészáros; H. Miyamoto; T. Montaruli; A. Morey; R. Morse; S. M. Movit; K. Munich; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; P. Nieben; D. R. Nygren; A. Olivas; M. Ono; S. Patton; C. Pérez De Los Heros; A. Piegsa; D. Pieloth; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; J. Pretz; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; S. Razzaque; P. Redl; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; A. Rizzo; S. Robbins; W. J. Robbins; 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; T. J. Sumner; Q. Swillens; I. Taboada; O. Tarasova; A. Tepe; L. Thollander; S. Tilav; M. Tluczykont; P. A. Toale; D. Tosi; D. Turčan; N. Van Eundhoven; J. Vandenbroucke; A. Van Overloop; V. Viscomi; C. Vogt; B. Voigt; W. Wagner; C. Walck; H. Waldmann; T. Waldenmaier; M. Walter; Y. R. Wang; C. Wendt; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedemann; G. Wikström; D. R. Williams; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; X. W. Xu; G. Yodh; S. Yoshida; J. D. Zornoza

doi:10.1086/527046

Search for ultra-high-energy neutrinos with AMANDA-II

M. Ackermann, J. Adams, J. Ahrens, K. Andeen, J. Auffenberg, X. Bai, B. Baret, S. W. Barwick, R. Bay, K. Beattie, T. Becka, J. K. Becker, K. H. Becker, M. Beimforde, P. Berghaus, D. Berley, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. Z. Besson, E. BlaufussD. J. Boersma, C. Bohm, J. Bolmont, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, J. Braun, T. Burgess, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, B. Christy, J. Clem, D. F. Cowen, M. V. D'Agostino, A. Davour, C. T. Day, C. De Clercq, L. Demirörs, F. Descamps, P. Desiati, G. De Vries-Uiterweerd, T. De Young, J. C. Diaz-Velez, J. Dreyer, J. P. Dumm, M. R. Duvoort, W. R. Edwards, R. Ehrlich, J. Eisch, R. W. Ellsworth, 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, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, J. A. Goodman, R. Gozzini, T. Griesel, A. Grob, S. Grullon, R. M. Gunasingha, M. Gurtner, C. Ha, A. Halloren, F. Halzen, K. Han, K. Hanson, D. Hardtke, R. Hardtke, Y. Hasegawa, T. Hauschildt, J. Heise, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, K. D. Hoffman, B. Hommez, K. Hoshina, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, J. P. Hülß, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, 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, N. Kitamura, 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, I. Liubarsky, J. Lundberg, J. Lünemann, J. Madsen, R. Maruyama, K. Mase, H. S. Matis, T. Mccauley, C. P. Mcparland, K. Meagher, A. Meli, T. Messarius, P. Mészáros, H. Miyamoto, T. Montaruli, A. Morey, R. Morse, S. M. Movit, K. Munich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, P. Nieben, D. R. Nygren, A. Olivas, M. Ono, S. Patton, C. Pérez De Los Heros, A. Piegsa, D. Pieloth, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, J. Pretz, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, S. Razzaque, P. Redl, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, A. Rizzo, S. Robbins, W. J. Robbins, 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, T. J. Sumner, Q. Swillens, I. Taboada, O. Tarasova, A. Tepe, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, M. Tluczykont, P. A. Toale, D. Tosi, D. Turčan, N. Van Eundhoven, J. Vandenbroucke, A. Van Overloop, V. Viscomi, C. Vogt, B. Voigt, W. Wagner, C. Walck, H. Waldmann, T. Waldenmaier, M. Walter, Y. R. Wang, C. Wendt, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, G. Wikström, D. R. Williams, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, X. W. Xu, G. Yodh, S. Yoshida, J. D. Zornoza

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Abstract

A search for diffuse neutrinos with energies in excess of 10⁵ GeV is conducted with AMANDA-II data recorded between 2000 and 2002. Above 10⁷ GeV, the Earth is essentially opaque to neutrinos. This fact, combined with the limited overburden of the AMANDA-II detector (roughly 1.5 km), concentrates these ultra-high-energy neutrinos at the horizon. The primary background for this analysis is bundles of downgoing, high-energy muons from the interaction of cosmic rays in the atmosphere. No statistically significant excess above the expected background is seen in the data, and an upper limit is set on the diffuse all-flavor neutrino flux of E²Φ _90%Cl < 2.7 × 10^-7 GeV cm^-2 s ^-1 sr^-1 valid over the energy range of 2 × 10 ⁵ to 10⁹ GeV. A number of models that predict neutrino fluxes from active galactic nuclei are excluded at the 90% confidence level.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1014-1024
Number of pages	11
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	675
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/527046
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Diffuse radiation
Galaxies: active
Neutrinos
Telescopes

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Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Ahrens, J., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baret, B., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Becka, T., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. H., Beimforde, M., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., ... Zornoza, J. D. (2008). Search for ultra-high-energy neutrinos with AMANDA-II. Astrophysical Journal, 675(2), 1014-1024. https://doi.org/10.1086/527046

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PY - 2008/3/10

Y1 - 2008/3/10

N2 - A search for diffuse neutrinos with energies in excess of 105 GeV is conducted with AMANDA-II data recorded between 2000 and 2002. Above 107 GeV, the Earth is essentially opaque to neutrinos. This fact, combined with the limited overburden of the AMANDA-II detector (roughly 1.5 km), concentrates these ultra-high-energy neutrinos at the horizon. The primary background for this analysis is bundles of downgoing, high-energy muons from the interaction of cosmic rays in the atmosphere. No statistically significant excess above the expected background is seen in the data, and an upper limit is set on the diffuse all-flavor neutrino flux of E2Φ 90%Cl < 2.7 × 10-7 GeV cm-2 s -1 sr-1 valid over the energy range of 2 × 10 5 to 109 GeV. A number of models that predict neutrino fluxes from active galactic nuclei are excluded at the 90% confidence level.

AB - A search for diffuse neutrinos with energies in excess of 105 GeV is conducted with AMANDA-II data recorded between 2000 and 2002. Above 107 GeV, the Earth is essentially opaque to neutrinos. This fact, combined with the limited overburden of the AMANDA-II detector (roughly 1.5 km), concentrates these ultra-high-energy neutrinos at the horizon. The primary background for this analysis is bundles of downgoing, high-energy muons from the interaction of cosmic rays in the atmosphere. No statistically significant excess above the expected background is seen in the data, and an upper limit is set on the diffuse all-flavor neutrino flux of E2Φ 90%Cl < 2.7 × 10-7 GeV cm-2 s -1 sr-1 valid over the energy range of 2 × 10 5 to 109 GeV. A number of models that predict neutrino fluxes from active galactic nuclei are excluded at the 90% confidence level.

KW - Diffuse radiation

KW - Galaxies: active

KW - Neutrinos

KW - Telescopes

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=41049084954&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1086/527046

DO - 10.1086/527046

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:41049084954

SN - 0004-637X

VL - 675

SP - 1014

EP - 1024

JO - Astrophysical Journal

JF - Astrophysical Journal

IS - 2

ER -

Search for ultra-high-energy neutrinos with AMANDA-II

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