Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube

Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube

The first dedicated search for ultrahigh-energy (UHE) tau neutrinos of astrophysical origin was performed using the IceCube detector in its 22-string configuration with an instrumented volume of roughly 0.25  km3. The search also had sensitivity to UHE electron and muon neutrinos. After application...

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Main Authors: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J., Bechet, S., Becker, J., Becker, K., Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M., Benzvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Böser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K., Carson, Michael, Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D., Cruz Silva, A., D'Agostino, M., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., De Vries-Uiterweerd, G., Deyoung, T., Díaz-Vélez, J., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R., Engdegård, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Glüsenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J., Góra, D., Grant, D., Groß, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Haj Ismail, A., Hallgren, A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2012
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33219
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author Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Buitink, S.
Caballero-Mora, K.
Carson, Michael
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Degner, T.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegård, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Fedynitch, A.
Feintzeig, J.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Fischer-Wasels, T.
Flis, S.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Haj Ismail, A.
Hallgren, A.
author_facet Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Buitink, S.
Caballero-Mora, K.
Carson, Michael
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Degner, T.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegård, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Fedynitch, A.
Feintzeig, J.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Fischer-Wasels, T.
Flis, S.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Haj Ismail, A.
Hallgren, A.
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description The first dedicated search for ultrahigh-energy (UHE) tau neutrinos of astrophysical origin was performed using the IceCube detector in its 22-string configuration with an instrumented volume of roughly 0.25  km3. The search also had sensitivity to UHE electron and muon neutrinos. After application of all selection criteria to approximately 200 live-days of data, we expect a background of 0.60±0.19(stat)+0.56−0.58(syst) events and observe three events, which after inspection, emerge as being compatible with background but are kept in the final sample. Therefore, we set an upper limit on neutrinos of all flavors from UHE astrophysical sources at 90% C.L. of E2νΦ90(νx)<16.3×10−8  GeV cm−2 sr −1 s−1 over an estimated primary neutrino energy range of 340 TeV to 200 PeV.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-332192017-09-13T15:29:35Z Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Abu-Zayyad, T. Ackermann, M. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Altmann, D. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Baum, V. Bay, R. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Bell, M. Benabderrahmane, M. Benzvi, S. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bindig, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Blumenthal, J. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Bose, D. Böser, S. Botner, O. Brayeur, L. Brown, A. Buitink, S. Caballero-Mora, K. Carson, Michael Casier, M. Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Cowen, D. Cruz Silva, A. D'Agostino, M. Danninger, M. Daughhetee, J. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Degner, T. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Dunkman, M. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegård, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Fedynitch, A. Feintzeig, J. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Fischer-Wasels, T. Flis, S. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Góra, D. Grant, D. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gurtner, M. Ha, C. Haj Ismail, A. Hallgren, A. The first dedicated search for ultrahigh-energy (UHE) tau neutrinos of astrophysical origin was performed using the IceCube detector in its 22-string configuration with an instrumented volume of roughly 0.25  km3. The search also had sensitivity to UHE electron and muon neutrinos. After application of all selection criteria to approximately 200 live-days of data, we expect a background of 0.60±0.19(stat)+0.56−0.58(syst) events and observe three events, which after inspection, emerge as being compatible with background but are kept in the final sample. Therefore, we set an upper limit on neutrinos of all flavors from UHE astrophysical sources at 90% C.L. of E2νΦ90(νx)<16.3×10−8  GeV cm−2 sr −1 s−1 over an estimated primary neutrino energy range of 340 TeV to 200 PeV. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33219 10.1103/PhysRevD.86.022005 fulltext
spellingShingle Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Ackermann, M.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Altmann, D.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Baum, V.
Bay, R.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Bell, M.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Benzvi, S.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bindig, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Blumenthal, J.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Bose, D.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Brayeur, L.
Brown, A.
Buitink, S.
Caballero-Mora, K.
Carson, Michael
Casier, M.
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Cowen, D.
Cruz Silva, A.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Daughhetee, J.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Degner, T.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Dunkman, M.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegård, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Fedynitch, A.
Feintzeig, J.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Fischer-Wasels, T.
Flis, S.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Góra, D.
Grant, D.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Haj Ismail, A.
Hallgren, A.
Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title_full Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title_fullStr Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title_full_unstemmed Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title_short Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube
title_sort search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with icecube
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/33219

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