Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment
Advances in space research 64(12), 2595 - 2609 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.asr.2019.06.016 : The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 10 16 eV) opens a new field of astronomy with the potential to reveal the sources of ultra-high energy cosmic rays especially if combined with observati...
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ftdatacite:10.3204/pubdb-2019-04661 2023-05-15T13:39:51+02:00 Targeting ultra-high energy neutrinos with the ARIANNA experiment Anker, A. Barwick, S. W. Bernhoff, H. Besson, D. Z. Bingefors, N. Gaswint, G. Glaser, C. Hallgren, A. Hanson, J. C. Lahmann, R. Latif, U. Nam, J. Novikov, A. Klein, S. R. Kleinfelder, S. A. Nelles, A. Paul, M. P. Persichilli, C. Shively, S. R. Tatar, J. Unger, E. Wang, S.-H. Yodh, G. 2019 https://dx.doi.org/10.3204/pubdb-2019-04661 http://bib-pubdb1.desy.de/record/428638 en eng Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron, DESY, Hamburg https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.06.016 620 cosmic radiation interaction cosmic radiation propagation cosmic radiation UHE showers atmosphere ice neutrino production radio wave ARIANNA site gravitational radiation neutron star GZK effect surface cascade pole air Text Report report ScholarlyArticle 2019 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.3204/pubdb-2019-04661 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asr.2019.06.016 2021-11-05T12:55:41Z Advances in space research 64(12), 2595 - 2609 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.asr.2019.06.016 : The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 10 16 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. : Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam [u.a.] Report Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice Shelf Ross Ice Shelf South pole South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf South Pole |
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Advances in space research 64(12), 2595 - 2609 (2019). doi:10.1016/j.asr.2019.06.016 : The measurement of ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrinos (E > 10 16 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. : Published by Elsevier Science, Amsterdam [u.a.] |
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Anker, A. Barwick, S. W. Bernhoff, H. Besson, D. Z. Bingefors, N. Gaswint, G. Glaser, C. Hallgren, A. Hanson, J. C. Lahmann, R. Latif, U. Nam, J. Novikov, A. Klein, S. R. Kleinfelder, S. A. Nelles, A. Paul, M. P. Persichilli, C. Shively, S. R. Tatar, J. Unger, E. Wang, S.-H. 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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