Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment
The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 1016 eV) opens a new field of astronomy with the potential to reveal the sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays especially if combined with observations in the electromagnetic spectrum and gravitational waves. The ARIANNA pilot detector...
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ftcdlib:oai:escholarship.org/ark:/13030/qt154204js 2023-05-15T14:02:59+02:00 Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment Anker, A Barwick, SW Bernhoff, H Besson, DZ Bingefors, N Gaswint, G Glaser, C Hallgren, A Hanson, JC Lahmann, R Latif, U Nam, J Novikov, A Klein, SR Kleinfelder, SA Nelles, A Paul, MP Persichilli, C Shively, SR Tatar, J Unger, E Wang, SH Yodh, G 2595 - 2609 2019-12-15 application/pdf https://escholarship.org/uc/item/154204js unknown eScholarship, University of California qt154204js https://escholarship.org/uc/item/154204js public Advances in Space Research, vol 64, iss 12 Neutrino Radio Antarctica Cosmic ray Askaryan radiation ARIANNA astro-ph.IM astro-ph.HE 85-06 Aerospace & Aeronautics Astronomical and Space Sciences Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering article 2019 ftcdlib 2021-06-20T14:22:56Z The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 1016 eV) opens a new field of astronomy with the potential to reveal the sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays especially if combined with observations in the electromagnetic spectrum and gravitational waves. The ARIANNA pilot detector explores the detection of UHE neutrinos with a surface array of independent radio detector stations in Antarctica which allows for a cost-effective instrumentation of large volumes. Twelve stations are currently operating successfully at the Moore's Bay site (Ross Ice Shelf) in Antarctica and at the South Pole. We will review the current state of ARIANNA and its main results. We report on a newly developed wind generator that successfully operates in the harsh Antarctic conditions and powers the station for a substantial time during the dark winter months. The robust ARIANNA surface architecture, combined with environmentally friendly solar and wind power generators, can be installed at any deep ice location on the planet and operated autonomously. We report on the detector capabilities to determine the neutrino direction by reconstructing the signal arrival direction of a 800 m deep calibration pulser, and the reconstruction of the signal polarization using the more abundant cosmic-ray air showers. Finally, we describe a large-scale design – ARIA – that capitalizes on the successful experience of the ARIANNA operation and is designed sensitive enough to discover the first UHE neutrino. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole University of California: eScholarship Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf South Pole |
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Neutrino Radio Antarctica Cosmic ray Askaryan radiation ARIANNA astro-ph.IM astro-ph.HE 85-06 Aerospace & Aeronautics Astronomical and Space Sciences Aerospace Engineering Mechanical Engineering Anker, A Barwick, SW Bernhoff, H Besson, DZ Bingefors, N Gaswint, G Glaser, C Hallgren, A Hanson, JC Lahmann, R Latif, U Nam, J Novikov, A Klein, SR Kleinfelder, SA Nelles, A Paul, MP Persichilli, C Shively, SR Tatar, J Unger, E Wang, SH Yodh, G Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 1016 eV) opens a new field of astronomy with the potential to reveal the sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays especially if combined with observations in the electromagnetic spectrum and gravitational waves. The ARIANNA pilot detector explores the detection of UHE neutrinos with a surface array of independent radio detector stations in Antarctica which allows for a cost-effective instrumentation of large volumes. Twelve stations are currently operating successfully at the Moore's Bay site (Ross Ice Shelf) in Antarctica and at the South Pole. We will review the current state of ARIANNA and its main results. We report on a newly developed wind generator that successfully operates in the harsh Antarctic conditions and powers the station for a substantial time during the dark winter months. The robust ARIANNA surface architecture, combined with environmentally friendly solar and wind power generators, can be installed at any deep ice location on the planet and operated autonomously. We report on the detector capabilities to determine the neutrino direction by reconstructing the signal arrival direction of a 800 m deep calibration pulser, and the reconstruction of the signal polarization using the more abundant cosmic-ray air showers. Finally, we describe a large-scale design – ARIA – that capitalizes on the successful experience of the ARIANNA operation and is designed sensitive enough to discover the first UHE neutrino. |
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Anker, A Barwick, SW Bernhoff, H Besson, DZ Bingefors, N Gaswint, G Glaser, C Hallgren, A Hanson, JC Lahmann, R Latif, U Nam, J Novikov, A Klein, SR Kleinfelder, SA Nelles, A Paul, MP Persichilli, C Shively, SR Tatar, J Unger, E Wang, SH Yodh, G |
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Anker, A Barwick, SW Bernhoff, H Besson, DZ Bingefors, N Gaswint, G Glaser, C Hallgren, A Hanson, JC Lahmann, R Latif, U Nam, J Novikov, A Klein, SR Kleinfelder, SA Nelles, A Paul, MP Persichilli, C Shively, SR Tatar, J Unger, E Wang, SH Yodh, G |
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Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment |
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targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the arianna experiment |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole |
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Advances in Space Research, vol 64, iss 12 |
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