High-energy Neutrino Astronomy: Science and First Results

• Main Author: Halzen, F.
• Format: Report
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2003
• Subjects: Astrophysics astro-ph; High Energy Physics - Phenomenology hep-ph; FOS Physical sciences; Palermo; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0301143; https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0301143

We introduce neutrino astronomy starting from the observational fact that Nature accelerates protons and photons to energies in excess of 10^{20} and 10^{13} eV, respectively. Although the discovery of cosmic rays dates back a century, we do not know how and where they are accelerated. We review the...