Observation of high energy atmospheric neutrinos with the Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array

J. Ahrens; E. Andrés; X. Bai; G. Barouch; S. W. Barwick; R. C. Bay; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; D. Bertrand; F. Binon; A. Biron; J. Booth; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; M. M. Boyce; S. Carius; A. Chen; D. Chirkin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; C. G S Costa; D. F. Cowen; E. Dalberg; C. de Clercq; T. de Young; P. Desiati; J. P. Dewulf; P. Doksus; J. Edsjö; P. Ekström; T. Feser; J. M. Frère; T. K. Gaisser; M. Gaug; A. Goldschmidt; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Hauschildt; M. Hellwig; H. Heukenkamp; G. C. Hill; P. O. Hulth; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; A. Karle; J. Kim; B. Koci; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; J. I. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; P. Lindahl; I. Liubarsky; P. Loaiza; D. M. Lowder; J. Madsen; P. Marciniewski; H. S. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. C. Miller; Y. Minaeva; P. Miočinović; P. C. Mock; R. Morse; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; Ph Olbrechts; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; C. Reed; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; J. Rodríguez Martino; P. Romenesko; D. Ross; H. G. Sander; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; R. Schwarz; A. Silvestri; M. Solarz; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; N. Starinsky; D. Steele; P. Steffen; R. G. Stokstad; O. Streicher; P. Sudhoff; K. H. Sulanke; I. Taboada; L. Thollander; T. Thon; S. Tilav; M. Vander Donckt; C. Walck; C. Weinheimer; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedeman; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; W. Wu; G. Yodh; S. Young

doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.66.012005

Observation of high energy atmospheric neutrinos with the Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array

J. Ahrens, E. Andrés, X. Bai, G. Barouch, S. W. Barwick, R. C. Bay, T. Becka, K. H. Becker, D. Bertrand, F. Binon, A. Biron, J. Booth, O. Botner, A. Bouchta, O. Bouhali, M. M. Boyce, S. Carius, A. Chen, D. Chirkin, J. ConradJ. Cooley, C. G S Costa, D. F. Cowen, E. Dalberg, C. de Clercq, T. de Young, P. Desiati, J. P. Dewulf, P. Doksus, J. Edsjö, P. Ekström, T. Feser, J. M. Frère, T. K. Gaisser, M. Gaug, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, H. Heukenkamp, G. C. Hill, P. O. Hulth, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, A. Karle, J. Kim, B. Koci, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, I. Liubarsky, P. Loaiza, D. M. Lowder, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, H. S. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. C. Miller, Y. Minaeva, P. Miočinović, P. C. Mock, R. Morse, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, Ph Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, C. Reed, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, P. Romenesko, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, N. Starinsky, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, O. Streicher, P. Sudhoff, K. H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, L. Thollander, T. Thon, S. Tilav, M. Vander Donckt, C. Walck, C. Weinheimer, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedeman, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, W. Wu, G. Yodh, S. Young

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The Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array (AMANDA) began collecting data with ten strings in 1997. Results from the first year of operation are presented. Neutrinos coming through the Earth from the Northern Hemisphere are identified by secondary muons moving upward through the array. Cosmic rays in the atmosphere generate a background of downward moving muons, which are about 10⁶ times more abundant than the upward moving muons. Over 130 days of exposure, we observed a total of about 300 neutrino events. In the same period, a background of 1.05 × 10⁹ cosmic ray muon events was recorded. The observed neutrino flux is consistent with atmospheric neutrino predictions. Monte Carlo simulations indicate that 90% of these events lie in the energy range 66 GeV to 3.4 TeV. The observation of atmospheric neutrinos consistent with expectations establishes AMANDA-B10 as a working neutrino telescope.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	012005
Pages (from-to)	120051-1200520
Number of pages	1
Journal	Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
Volume	66
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.012005
State	Published - Jul 1 2002

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Ahrens, J., Andrés, E., Bai, X., Barouch, G., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R. C., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Bertrand, D., Binon, F., Biron, A., Booth, J., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Boyce, M. M., Carius, S., Chen, A., Chirkin, D., ... Young, S. (2002). Observation of high energy atmospheric neutrinos with the Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array. Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, 66(1), 120051-1200520. Article 012005. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.012005

Ahrens, J, Andrés, E, Bai, X, Barouch, G, Barwick, SW, Bay, RC, Becka, T, Becker, KH, Bertrand, D, Binon, F, Biron, A, Booth, J, Botner, O, Bouchta, A, Bouhali, O, Boyce, MM, Carius, S, Chen, A, Chirkin, D, Conrad, J, Cooley, J, Costa, CGS, Cowen, DF, Dalberg, E, de Clercq, C, de Young, T, Desiati, P, Dewulf, JP, Doksus, P, Edsjö, J, Ekström, P, Feser, T, Frère, JM, Gaisser, TK, Gaug, M, Goldschmidt, A, Hallgren, A, Halzen, F, Hanson, K, Hardtke, R, Hauschildt, T, Hellwig, M, Heukenkamp, H, Hill, GC, Hulth, PO, Hundertmark, S, Jacobsen, J, Karle, A, Kim, J, Koci, B, Köpke, L, Kowalski, M, Lamoureux, JI, Leich, H, Leuthold, M, Lindahl, P, Liubarsky, I, Loaiza, P, Lowder, DM, Madsen, J, Marciniewski, P, Matis, HS, McParland, CP, Miller, TC, Minaeva, Y, Miočinović, P, Mock, PC, Morse, R, Neunhöffer, T, Niessen, P, Nygren, DR, Ögelman, H, Olbrechts, P, Pérez de los Heros, C, Pohl, AC, Porrata, R, Price, PB, Przybylski, GT, Rawlins, K, Reed, C, Rhode, W, Ribordy, M, Richter, S, Rodríguez Martino, J, Romenesko, P, Ross, D, Sander, HG, Schmidt, T, Schneider, D, Schwarz, R, Silvestri, A, Solarz, M, Spiczak, GM, Spiering, C, Starinsky, N, Steele, D, Steffen, P, Stokstad, RG, Streicher, O, Sudhoff, P, Sulanke, KH, Taboada, I, Thollander, L, Thon, T, Tilav, S, Vander Donckt, M, Walck, C, Weinheimer, C, Wiebusch, CH, Wiedeman, C, Wischnewski, R, Wissing, H, Woschnagg, K, Wu, W, Yodh, G & Young, S 2002, 'Observation of high energy atmospheric neutrinos with the Antarctic muon and neutrino detector array', Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, vol. 66, no. 1, 012005, pp. 120051-1200520. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.012005

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