Published March 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Upper limit on the diffuse flux of cosmic νμ with the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope

Creators

  • 1. Dipartimento di Fisica dell'Universita and INFN, Sezione di Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat 6/2, 40127 Bologna (Italy)

Description

A search for a diffuse flux of astrophysical muon neutrinos, using data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope from December 2007 to December 2009 is presented. A (0.83x2π) sr sky was monitored for a total of 334 days of equivalent live time. The searched signal corresponds to an excess of events, produced by astrophysical sources, over the expected atmospheric neutrino background without any particular assumption on the source direction. the analysis are described. Since the number of detected events is compatible with the number of expected background events, a 90% c.l. upper limit on the diffuse νμ flux with a E-2 spectrum is set at E2Φ90%=5.3x10-8 GeVcm-2s-1sr-1 in the energy range 20 TeV - 2.5 PeV. Other signal models with different energy shape were also tested and some rejected.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.03.015

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysbps.2011.03.015;
arXiv
arXiv:1101.3670v1;
PII
S0920-5632(11)00048-X;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B, Proceedings Supplements
Journal Volume
212-213
Journal Page Range
p. 109-114
ISSN
0920-5632
CODEN
NPBSE7

Conference

Title
Cosmic Ray International Seminars - 100 Years of Cosmic Ray Physics: from pioneering experiments to physics in space
Acronym
CRIS 2010
Dates
13-17 Sep 2010
Place
Catania (Italy)

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43069793
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASTROPHYSICS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; DEAD TIME; MUON NEUTRINOS; PEV RANGE; SIGNALS; TELESCOPES; TEV RANGE
Descriptors DEC
COSMIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; FERMIONS; IONIZING RADIATIONS; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; NEUTRINOS; PHYSICS; RADIATIONS; TIMING PROPERTIES

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