The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction
Abstract The AMANDA neutrino telescope, prototype instrument of the IceCube neutrino observatory at South Pole, has collected data since 2000 in its final configuration. A period of 1001 days of livetime between 2000 and 2004 has been analysed in order to find evidence of a neutrino signal coming fr...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s1743921307012276 2023-05-15T18:22:38+02:00 The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction Castermans, Thierry P.A. Karle, Albrecht 2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307012276 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S1743921307012276 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union volume 2, issue 14, page 689-692 ISSN 1743-9213 1743-9221 Astronomy and Astrophysics Space and Planetary Science journal-article 2006 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s1743921307012276 2022-04-07T08:58:49Z Abstract The AMANDA neutrino telescope, prototype instrument of the IceCube neutrino observatory at South Pole, has collected data since 2000 in its final configuration. A period of 1001 days of livetime between 2000 and 2004 has been analysed in order to find evidence of a neutrino signal coming from point-like sources such as microquasars , active galactic nuclei , supernovae remnants or gamma ray bursts . A sensitivity to fluxes of ν μ + ν μ + ν τ + ν τ of d Φ/ dE =1.0 · 10 −10 ( E /TeV) −2 · TeV −1 cm −2 s −1 was reached in the energy range between 1.6 TeV and 1.6 PeV. No significant excess over the background has been found so far. Flux upper limits infered from this study can constrain certain neutrino emission models of X-ray binaries. IceCube will have a substantially higher sensitivity. Currently at 10% of its final extension, it will comprise 4800 optical sensors deployed along 80 strings by early 2011, instrumenting one cubic kilometre volume of ice and 1 km 2 at the surface. Article in Journal/Newspaper South pole Cambridge University Press (via Crossref) South Pole Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union 2 14 689 692 |
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Abstract The AMANDA neutrino telescope, prototype instrument of the IceCube neutrino observatory at South Pole, has collected data since 2000 in its final configuration. A period of 1001 days of livetime between 2000 and 2004 has been analysed in order to find evidence of a neutrino signal coming from point-like sources such as microquasars , active galactic nuclei , supernovae remnants or gamma ray bursts . A sensitivity to fluxes of ν μ + ν μ + ν τ + ν τ of d Φ/ dE =1.0 · 10 −10 ( E /TeV) −2 · TeV −1 cm −2 s −1 was reached in the energy range between 1.6 TeV and 1.6 PeV. No significant excess over the background has been found so far. Flux upper limits infered from this study can constrain certain neutrino emission models of X-ray binaries. IceCube will have a substantially higher sensitivity. Currently at 10% of its final extension, it will comprise 4800 optical sensors deployed along 80 strings by early 2011, instrumenting one cubic kilometre volume of ice and 1 km 2 at the surface. |
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The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction |
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The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction |
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The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction |
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The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction |
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The IceCube neutrino observatory: latest results on the search for point sources and status of IceCube construction |
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