Published July 30, 2012 | Version v1
Journal article

Analysis of inclined air showers and search for ultra-high energy neutrinos and photons with the Pierre Auger Observatory

  • 1. Dpt. Física de Partículas and IGFAE, University de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

Description

The Pierre Auger Observatory distinguishes itself by its capability to detect showers arriving at the ground with zenith angles up to 90°, and provides a unique tool to search for primary photons and neutrinos in ultra-high energy cosmic rays. From a dedicated analysis of inclined air showers with zenith angles larger than 60°, we present the updated cosmic-ray energy spectrum above 4 × 1018 eV and a measurement of the muon number in inclined showers at ground level. We also present the latest results on the search for UHE neutrinos and photons, reporting updated upper limits on the diffuse fluxes of ultra-high energy neutrinos and photons in the sub-EeV range and above. In addition we report the sensitivity of the Surface Detector to neutrinos from point-like sources.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/375/1/052004

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. Conference Series (Online)
Journal Volume
375
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
[4 p.]
ISSN
1742-6596

Conference

Title
12. international conference on topics in astroparticle and underground physics
Acronym
TAUP 2011
Dates
5-9 Sep 2011
Place
Munich (Germany)

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