Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data

We report on the search for electromagnetic and hadronic showers (“cascades”) produced by a diffuse flux of extraterrestrial neutrinos in the AMANDA neutrino telescope. Data for this analysis were recorded during 1001 days of detector livetime in the years 2000–2004. The observed event rates are con...

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Main Authors: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Actis, O., Adams, J., Aguilar, J., Ahlers, M., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S., Bay, R., Bazo Alba, J., Beattie, K., Beatty, J., Bechet, S., Becker, J., Becker, K., Benabderrahmane, M., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Boersma, D., Bohm, C., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bradley, L., Braun, J., Buitink, S., Carson, Michael, Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D., D'Agostino, M., Danninger, M., Davis, J., De Clercq, C., Demirörs, L., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., De Vries-Uiterweerd, G., Deyoung, T., Díaz-Vélez, J., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J., Duvoort, M., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R., Engdegrd, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Foerster, M., Fox, B., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T., Gallagher, J., Ganugapati, R., Geisler, M., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Glüsenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Groß, A., Grullon, S., Gunasingha, R., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G.
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Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7221
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author Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Actis, O.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Bay, R.
Bazo Alba, J.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Bradley, L.
Braun, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clem, J.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Colnard, C.
Cowen, D.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Demirörs, L.
Depaepe, O.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Duvoort, M.
Ehrlich, R.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegrd, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Foerster, M.
Fox, B.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Ganugapati, R.
Geisler, M.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Grant, D.
Griesel, T.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gunasingha, R.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Hallgren, A.
Halzen, F.
Han, K.
Hanson, K.
Helbing, K.
Herquet, P.
Hickford, S.
Hill, G.
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Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Actis, O.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Bay, R.
Bazo Alba, J.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Bradley, L.
Braun, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clem, J.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Colnard, C.
Cowen, D.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Demirörs, L.
Depaepe, O.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Duvoort, M.
Ehrlich, R.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegrd, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Foerster, M.
Fox, B.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Ganugapati, R.
Geisler, M.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Grant, D.
Griesel, T.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gunasingha, R.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Hallgren, A.
Halzen, F.
Han, K.
Hanson, K.
Helbing, K.
Herquet, P.
Hickford, S.
Hill, G.
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description We report on the search for electromagnetic and hadronic showers (“cascades”) produced by a diffuse flux of extraterrestrial neutrinos in the AMANDA neutrino telescope. Data for this analysis were recorded during 1001 days of detector livetime in the years 2000–2004. The observed event rates are consistent with the background expectation from atmospheric neutrinos and muons. An upper limit is derived for the diffuse flux of neutrinos of all flavors assuming a flavor ratio of νe:νμ:ντ = 1:1:1 at the detection site. The all-flavor flux of neutrinos with an energy spectrum Φ ∝ E−2 is less than 5.0 × 10−7 GeV s−1 sr−1 cm−2 at a 90% C.L. Here, 90% of the simulated signal would fall within the energy range 40 TeV to 9 PeV. We discuss flux limits in the context of several specific models of extraterrestrial and prompt atmospheric neutrino production.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-72212018-03-29T09:05:42Z Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data Abbasi, R. Abdou, Y. Abu-Zayyad, T. Actis, O. Adams, J. Aguilar, J. Ahlers, M. Andeen, K. Auffenberg, J. Bai, X. Baker, M. Barwick, S. Bay, R. Bazo Alba, J. Beattie, K. Beatty, J. Bechet, S. Becker, J. Becker, K. Benabderrahmane, M. Berdermann, J. Berghaus, P. Berley, D. Bernardini, E. Bertrand, D. Besson, D. Bissok, M. Blaufuss, E. Boersma, D. Bohm, C. Böser, S. Botner, O. Bradley, L. Braun, J. Buitink, S. Carson, Michael Chirkin, D. Christy, B. Clem, J. Clevermann, F. Cohen, S. Colnard, C. Cowen, D. D'Agostino, M. Danninger, M. Davis, J. De Clercq, C. Demirörs, L. Depaepe, O. Descamps, F. Desiati, P. De Vries-Uiterweerd, G. Deyoung, T. Díaz-Vélez, J. Dreyer, J. Dumm, J. Duvoort, M. Ehrlich, R. Eisch, J. Ellsworth, R. Engdegrd, O. Euler, S. Evenson, P. Fadiran, O. Fazely, A. Feusels, T. Filimonov, K. Finley, C. Foerster, M. Fox, B. Franckowiak, A. Franke, R. Gaisser, T. Gallagher, J. Ganugapati, R. Geisler, M. Gerhardt, L. Gladstone, L. Glüsenkamp, T. Goldschmidt, A. Goodman, J. Grant, D. Griesel, T. Groß, A. Grullon, S. Gunasingha, R. Gurtner, M. Ha, C. Hallgren, A. Halzen, F. Han, K. Hanson, K. Helbing, K. Herquet, P. Hickford, S. Hill, G. We report on the search for electromagnetic and hadronic showers (“cascades”) produced by a diffuse flux of extraterrestrial neutrinos in the AMANDA neutrino telescope. Data for this analysis were recorded during 1001 days of detector livetime in the years 2000–2004. The observed event rates are consistent with the background expectation from atmospheric neutrinos and muons. An upper limit is derived for the diffuse flux of neutrinos of all flavors assuming a flavor ratio of νe:νμ:ντ = 1:1:1 at the detection site. The all-flavor flux of neutrinos with an energy spectrum Φ ∝ E−2 is less than 5.0 × 10−7 GeV s−1 sr−1 cm−2 at a 90% C.L. Here, 90% of the simulated signal would fall within the energy range 40 TeV to 9 PeV. We discuss flux limits in the context of several specific models of extraterrestrial and prompt atmospheric neutrino production. 2011 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7221 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2010.10.007 restricted
spellingShingle Abbasi, R.
Abdou, Y.
Abu-Zayyad, T.
Actis, O.
Adams, J.
Aguilar, J.
Ahlers, M.
Andeen, K.
Auffenberg, J.
Bai, X.
Baker, M.
Barwick, S.
Bay, R.
Bazo Alba, J.
Beattie, K.
Beatty, J.
Bechet, S.
Becker, J.
Becker, K.
Benabderrahmane, M.
Berdermann, J.
Berghaus, P.
Berley, D.
Bernardini, E.
Bertrand, D.
Besson, D.
Bissok, M.
Blaufuss, E.
Boersma, D.
Bohm, C.
Böser, S.
Botner, O.
Bradley, L.
Braun, J.
Buitink, S.
Carson, Michael
Chirkin, D.
Christy, B.
Clem, J.
Clevermann, F.
Cohen, S.
Colnard, C.
Cowen, D.
D'Agostino, M.
Danninger, M.
Davis, J.
De Clercq, C.
Demirörs, L.
Depaepe, O.
Descamps, F.
Desiati, P.
De Vries-Uiterweerd, G.
Deyoung, T.
Díaz-Vélez, J.
Dreyer, J.
Dumm, J.
Duvoort, M.
Ehrlich, R.
Eisch, J.
Ellsworth, R.
Engdegrd, O.
Euler, S.
Evenson, P.
Fadiran, O.
Fazely, A.
Feusels, T.
Filimonov, K.
Finley, C.
Foerster, M.
Fox, B.
Franckowiak, A.
Franke, R.
Gaisser, T.
Gallagher, J.
Ganugapati, R.
Geisler, M.
Gerhardt, L.
Gladstone, L.
Glüsenkamp, T.
Goldschmidt, A.
Goodman, J.
Grant, D.
Griesel, T.
Groß, A.
Grullon, S.
Gunasingha, R.
Gurtner, M.
Ha, C.
Hallgren, A.
Halzen, F.
Han, K.
Hanson, K.
Helbing, K.
Herquet, P.
Hickford, S.
Hill, G.
Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title_full Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title_fullStr Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title_full_unstemmed Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title_short Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
title_sort search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of amanda data
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7221