The AMANDA neutrino telescope: Science prospects and performance at first light

Journal Article · Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.55094· OSTI ID:21182360

Halzen, Francis ^[1]

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1. Physics Department, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53706 (United States)

We update the science prospects for the recently completed AMANDA South Pole neutrino detector. With an effective telescope area of order 10{sup 4} m{sup 2} and a threshold of {approx}50 GeV, it represents the first instrument of a new generation of high energy neutrino detectors, envisaged over 25 years ago. We describe the instrument and its performance, and map its expansion to a detector of kilometer dimension.

• OSTI ID: 21182360
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 423, Issue 1; Conference: International lecture and workshop series on fundamental particles and interactions: Frontiers in contemporary physics, Nashville, TN (United States), 11-16 May 1997; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.55094; (c) 1998 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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