AMANDA and IceCube: Observatories for High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy

Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics

Scientific paper

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

Scientific paper

High energy (E > 100 GeV) neutrino astrophysics, still a virtually unexplored frontier, has great discovery potential for particle astronomy, particle physics, cosmology, and even gravitational physics. The Antarctic Muon and Neutrino Detector Array (AMANDA), with an effective area of 10,000 square meters for TeV neutrinos traveling along its vertical axis, is now recording 100 neutrino-induced muons per year, predominantly of atmospheric origin. IceCube (effective area = 1 square kilometer) at the South Pole will use extraterrestrial neutrinos to * probe the origin of cosmic ray nuclei, the nature of gamma ray bursts, and the physical processes in the central engines of active galaxies; * search for point sources of TeV neutrinos and for annihilation products of cold dark matter in the sun and earth; * monitor the sky for Galactic supernovae and other cataclysmic phenomena. The talk will focus on AMANDA, IceCube, and the astronomical questions they may answer.

No associations

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for scientists and scientific papers. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

AMANDA and IceCube: Observatories for High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this scientific paper.

If you have personal experience with AMANDA and IceCube: Observatories for High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and AMANDA and IceCube: Observatories for High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFWR-SCP-O-1737336

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.