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Title: Neutrino telescopes

Abstract

Neutrino astrophysics offers a new possibility to observe our Universe: high-energy neutrinos, produced by the most energetic phenomena in our Galaxy and in the Universe, carry complementary (if not exclusive) information about the cosmos: this young discipline extends in fact the conventional astronomy beyond the usual electromagnetic probe. The weak interaction of neutrinos with matter allows them to escape from the core of astrophysical objects and in this sense they represent a complementary messenger with respect to photons. However, their detection on Earth due to the small interaction cross section requires a large target mass. The aim of this article is to review the scientific motivations of the high-energy neutrino astrophysics, the detection principles together with the description of a running apparatus, the experiment ANTARES, the performance of this detector with some results, and the presentation of other neutrino telescope projects.

Authors:
 [1]
  1. CPPM, Aix-Marseille Universite, CNRS/IN2P3 (France)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22075961
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Physics of Atomic Nuclei
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 75; Journal Issue: 9; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1063-7788
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; 79 ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY; ASTRONOMY; ASTROPHYSICS; CHERENKOV COUNTERS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; CROSS SECTIONS; GALAXIES; MULTIPARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; NEUTRINO DETECTION; PARTICLE IDENTIFICATION; PROBES; REVIEWS; TELESCOPE COUNTERS; UNIVERSE; WEAK INTERACTIONS

Citation Formats

Costantini, H. Neutrino telescopes. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1134/S1063778812090050.
Costantini, H. Neutrino telescopes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778812090050
Costantini, H. 2012. "Neutrino telescopes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063778812090050.
@article{osti_22075961,
title = {Neutrino telescopes},
author = {Costantini, H},
abstractNote = {Neutrino astrophysics offers a new possibility to observe our Universe: high-energy neutrinos, produced by the most energetic phenomena in our Galaxy and in the Universe, carry complementary (if not exclusive) information about the cosmos: this young discipline extends in fact the conventional astronomy beyond the usual electromagnetic probe. The weak interaction of neutrinos with matter allows them to escape from the core of astrophysical objects and in this sense they represent a complementary messenger with respect to photons. However, their detection on Earth due to the small interaction cross section requires a large target mass. The aim of this article is to review the scientific motivations of the high-energy neutrino astrophysics, the detection principles together with the description of a running apparatus, the experiment ANTARES, the performance of this detector with some results, and the presentation of other neutrino telescope projects.},
doi = {10.1134/S1063778812090050},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22075961}, journal = {Physics of Atomic Nuclei},
issn = {1063-7788},
number = 9,
volume = 75,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Sat Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}