Published August 2012
| Version v1
Journal article
Astrophysical point source search with the ANTARES neutrino telescope
Creators
- 1. IFIC - Instituto de Física Corpuscular, Edificio Institutos de Investigación, Apartado de Correos 22085, 46071 (Spain)
Description
The ANTARES neutrino telescope is installed at a depth of 2.5 km of the Mediterranean Sea and consists of a three-dimensional array of 885 photomultipliers arranged on twelve detector lines. The prime objective is to detect high-energy neutrinos from extraterrestrial origin. Relativistic muons emerging from charged-current muon neutrino interactions in the detector surroundings produce a cone of Cerenkov light which allows the reconstruction of the original neutrino direction. The collaboration has implemented different methods to search for neutrino point sources in the data collected since 2007. Results obtained with these methods as well as the sensitivity of the telescope are presented.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2012.09.185Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2012.09.185;
- arXiv
- arXiv:1204.5873v1;
- PII
- S0920-5632(12)00402-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
- Journal Volume
- 229-232
- Journal Page Range
- p. 548
- ISSN
- 0920-5632
- CODEN
- NPBSE7
Conference
- Title
- 24. international conference on neutrino physics and astrophysics
- Acronym
- Neutrino 2010
- Dates
- 14-19 Jun 2010
- Place
- Athens (Greece)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 44103358
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- ASTROPHYSICS; CHARGED CURRENTS; DEPTH; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; MUONS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO-MUON INTERACTIONS; NEUTRINOS; PHOTOMULTIPLIERS; POINT SOURCES; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; SENSITIVITY; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALGEBRAIC CURRENTS; CURRENTS; DETECTION; DIMENSIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; INTERACTIONS; LEPTON-LEPTON INTERACTIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PHOTOTUBES; PHYSICS; RADIATION DETECTION; RADIATION SOURCES; SEAS; SURFACE WATERS
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.