Tuning into UHE Neutrinos in Antarctica - The ANITA Experiment
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment is being developed to search for ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrino interactions ($>3\times10^{18}$ eV) in the Antarctic ice cap. A neutrino interaction in the ice will produce a radio pulse by the means of the Askaryan effect. The large...
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ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0503304 2023-05-15T13:47:38+02:00 Tuning into UHE Neutrinos in Antarctica - The ANITA Experiment Miocinovic, P. Barwick, S. W. Beatty, J. J. Besson, D. Z. Binns, W. R. Cai, B. Clem, J. M. Connolly, A. Coutu, S. Cowen, D. F. Dowkontt, P. F. DuVernois, M. A. Evenson, P. A. Goldstein, D. Gorham, P. W. Hebert, C. L. Israel, M. H. Learned, J. G. Liewer, K. M. Link, J. T. Matsuno, S. Nam, J. W. Naudet, C. J. Nichol, R. Palladino, K. J. Rosen, M. Saltzberg, D. Seckel, D. Silvestri, A. Varner, G. S. Williams, D. 2005 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0503304 https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0503304 unknown arXiv Assumed arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article for submissions made before January 2004 http://arxiv.org/licenses/assumed-1991-2003/ Astrophysics astro-ph FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2005 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.astro-ph/0503304 2022-04-01T16:21:00Z The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment is being developed to search for ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrino interactions ($>3\times10^{18}$ eV) in the Antarctic ice cap. A neutrino interaction in the ice will produce a radio pulse by the means of the Askaryan effect. The large radio transparency of ice allows for such a pulse to be recorded by a cluster of balloon-borne antennas. The details of the ANITA instrument, now in a construction phase, and the science we hope to achieve is discussed. In order to prepare for the main mission, we have flown ANITA-lite during the 2003/04 austral season. ANITA-lite consisted of two quad-ridge horn antennas and a prototype RF (radio frequency) triggering and recording system. Here we present the results of an impulsive RF background survey of Antarctica, as well as proof-of-principle gain, tracking, and timing calibrations conducted by observing solar radio emissions and calibration radio-pulses. A preliminary UHE neutrino flux limit based on ANITA-lite data is also presented. : Presented at 22nd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics at Stanford, Palo Alto, 13-17 December 2004, (TSRA04-2516) 6 pages, LaTeX, 10 eps figures Text Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Ice cap DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic Austral The Antarctic |
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The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) experiment is being developed to search for ultra-high-energy (UHE) neutrino interactions ($>3\times10^{18}$ eV) in the Antarctic ice cap. A neutrino interaction in the ice will produce a radio pulse by the means of the Askaryan effect. The large radio transparency of ice allows for such a pulse to be recorded by a cluster of balloon-borne antennas. The details of the ANITA instrument, now in a construction phase, and the science we hope to achieve is discussed. In order to prepare for the main mission, we have flown ANITA-lite during the 2003/04 austral season. ANITA-lite consisted of two quad-ridge horn antennas and a prototype RF (radio frequency) triggering and recording system. Here we present the results of an impulsive RF background survey of Antarctica, as well as proof-of-principle gain, tracking, and timing calibrations conducted by observing solar radio emissions and calibration radio-pulses. A preliminary UHE neutrino flux limit based on ANITA-lite data is also presented. : Presented at 22nd Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics at Stanford, Palo Alto, 13-17 December 2004, (TSRA04-2516) 6 pages, LaTeX, 10 eps figures |
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Miocinovic, P. Barwick, S. W. Beatty, J. J. Besson, D. Z. Binns, W. R. Cai, B. Clem, J. M. Connolly, A. Coutu, S. Cowen, D. F. Dowkontt, P. F. DuVernois, M. A. Evenson, P. A. Goldstein, D. Gorham, P. W. Hebert, C. L. Israel, M. H. Learned, J. G. Liewer, K. M. Link, J. T. Matsuno, S. Nam, J. W. Naudet, C. J. Nichol, R. Palladino, K. J. Rosen, M. Saltzberg, D. Seckel, D. Silvestri, A. Varner, G. S. Williams, D. |
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Miocinovic, P. Barwick, S. W. Beatty, J. J. Besson, D. Z. Binns, W. R. Cai, B. Clem, J. M. Connolly, A. Coutu, S. Cowen, D. F. Dowkontt, P. F. DuVernois, M. A. Evenson, P. A. Goldstein, D. Gorham, P. W. Hebert, C. L. Israel, M. H. Learned, J. G. Liewer, K. M. Link, J. T. Matsuno, S. Nam, J. W. Naudet, C. J. Nichol, R. Palladino, K. J. Rosen, M. Saltzberg, D. Seckel, D. Silvestri, A. Varner, G. S. Williams, D. |
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Tuning into UHE Neutrinos in Antarctica - The ANITA Experiment |
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Tuning into UHE Neutrinos in Antarctica - The ANITA Experiment |
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Tuning into UHE Neutrinos in Antarctica - The ANITA Experiment |
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