Flux limits on ultra high energy neutrinos with AMANDA-B10

M. Ackermann; J. Ahrens; H. Albrecht; D. Atlee; X. Bai; R. Bay; M. Bartelt; S. W. Barwick; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; J. K. Becker; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; D. J. Boersma; S. Böser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; J. Braun; C. Burgess; T. Burgess; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; T. Coarasa; B. Collin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. De Clercq; T. De Young; P. Desiati; P. Ekström; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; R. Ganugapati; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; A. Groß; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; D. Hardtke; R. Hardtke; T. Harenberg; T. Hauschildt; K. Helbing; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; J. Hodges; D. Hubert; B. Hughey; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; Stephan Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; K. H. Kampert; A. Karle; J. Kelley; M. Kestel; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; M. Krasberg; K. Kuehn; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; J. Lundberg; J. Madsen; K. Mandli; P. Marciniewski; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; Y. Minaeva; P. Miočinović; R. Morse; S. Movit; K. Münich; R. Nahnhauer; J. W. Nam; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; J. Rodríguez Martino; D. Rutledge

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Flux limits on ultra high energy neutrinos with AMANDA-B10

M. Ackermann, J. Ahrens, H. Albrecht, D. Atlee, X. Bai, R. Bay, M. Bartelt, S. W. Barwick, T. Becka, K. H. Becker, J. K. Becker, E. Bernardini, D. Bertrand, D. J. Boersma, S. Böser, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, O. Bouhali, J. Braun, C. BurgessT. Burgess, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, T. Coarasa, B. Collin, J. Conrad, J. Cooley, D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. De Young, P. Desiati, P. Ekström, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganugapati, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Groß, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, D. Hardtke, R. Hardtke, T. Harenberg, T. Hauschildt, K. Helbing, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, J. Hodges, D. Hubert, B. Hughey, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, Stephan Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, K. H. Kampert, A. Karle, J. Kelley, M. Kestel, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, M. Krasberg, K. Kuehn, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, J. Lundberg, J. Madsen, K. Mandli, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, R. Morse, S. Movit, K. Münich, R. Nahnhauer, J. W. Nam, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Rutledge

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Data taken during 1997 with the AMANDA-B10 detector are searched for a diffuse flux of neutrinos of all flavors with energies above 10¹⁶eV. At these energies the Earth is opaque to neutrinos, and thus neutrino induced events are concentrated at the horizon. The background are large muon bundles from down-going atmospheric air shower events. No excess events above the background expectation are observed and a neutrino flux following E^-2, with an equal mix of all flavors, is limited to E²φ(10¹⁵eV < E < 3 × 10¹⁸eV) ≤ 0.99 × 10^-6GeV cm^-2 s^-1 sr^-1 at 90% confidence level. This is the most restrictive experimental bound placed by any neutrino detector at these energies. Bounds to specific extra-terrestrial eutrino flux predictions are also presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	339-353
Number of pages	15
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	22
Issue number	5-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.09.008
State	Published - Jan 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

AMANDA
Neutrino astronomy
Neutrino telescopes
UHE neutrinos

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Ackermann, M., Ahrens, J., Albrecht, H., Atlee, D., Bai, X., Bay, R., Bartelt, M., Barwick, S. W., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Becker, J. K., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Boersma, D. J., Böser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Braun, J., ... Rutledge, D. (2005). Flux limits on ultra high energy neutrinos with AMANDA-B10. Astroparticle Physics, 22(5-6), 339-353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2004.09.008

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AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Ahrens, J.

AU - Albrecht, H.

AU - Atlee, D.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Bay, R.

AU - Bartelt, M.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Becker, J. K.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Boersma, D. J.

AU - Böser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Braun, J.

AU - Burgess, C.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Coarasa, T.

AU - Collin, B.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - De Young, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Ekström, P.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Groß, A.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, D.

AU - Hardtke, R.

AU - Harenberg, T.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Helbing, K.

AU - Hellwig, M.

AU - Herquet, P.

AU - Hill, G. C.

AU - Hodges, J.

AU - Hubert, D.

AU - Hughey, B.

AU - Hulth, P. O.

AU - Hultqvist, K.

AU - Hundertmark, Stephan

AU - Jacobsen, J.

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AU - Mandli, K.

AU - Marciniewski, P.

AU - Matis, H. S.

AU - McParland, C. P.

AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Minaeva, Y.

AU - Miočinović, P.

AU - Morse, R.

AU - Movit, S.

AU - Münich, K.

AU - Nahnhauer, R.

AU - Nam, J. W.

AU - Neunhöffer, T.

AU - Niessen, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Ögelman, H.

AU - Olbrechts, Ph

AU - de los Heros, C. Pérez

AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Martino, J. Rodríguez

AU - Rutledge, D.

N1 - Funding Information: We acknowledge the support of the following agencies: National Science Foundation––Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation––Physics Division, University of Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Department of Energy and National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (supported by the Office of Energy Research of the Department of Energy), UC-Irvine ANEAS Supercomputer Facility, USA; Swedish Research Council, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat and Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation, Sweden; German Ministry for Education and Research, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), Germany; Fund for Scientific Research (FNRS-FWO), Flanderns Institute to encourage Scientific and Technological Research in Industry (IWT) and Belgian Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural affairs (OSTC), Belgium; Fundación Venezolana de Promoción al Investigador (FVPI), Venezuela; D.F.C acknowledges the support of the NSF Career program; E.R. acknowledges the support of the Marie-Currie fellowship program of the European Union.

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