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Title: An ultra-high-energy-neutrino detector using rock salt and ice as detection media for radar method

Abstract

We had found radio-wave-reflection effect in rock salt for detection of an ultra-high energy neutrino (UHE{nu}) which is generated in GZK processes in the universe. When an UHE{nu} interacts with rock salt or ice as a detection medium, the energy converts to a thermal energy. Consequently, a temperature gives rise along an UHE{nu} shower at the interaction location. The permittivity arises with respect to the temperature at ionization processes of the UHE{nu} shower which is composed of hadronic and electromagnetic multiplication processes. The irregularity of the refractive index in the medium for radio wave rises to a reflection. The reflection effect with a long attenuation length of radio wave in rock salt and ice would yield a new method to detect UHE{nu}. They could be used for detection media in which the UHE{nu} interacts with. We could find a huge amount of rock salt or ice over 50 Gt in a natural rock salt formation or Antarctic ice sheet. Radio wave transmitted into the medium generated by a radar system could be reflected by the irregularity of the refractive index at the shower. Receiving the reflected radio wave yields information about the UHE{nu}.

Authors:
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  1. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Ohsawa, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0397 (Japan)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22075780
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
AIP Conference Proceedings
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1484; Journal Issue: 1; Conference: Conference on origin of matter and evolution of galaxies 2011, Wako (Japan), 14-17 Nov 2011; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; COSMIC NEUTRINOS; EEV RANGE; EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS; ICE; IONIZATION; NEUTRINO DETECTION; NEUTRINO REACTIONS; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PERMITTIVITY; RADAR; RADIATION DETECTORS; RADIOWAVE RADIATION; REFLECTION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SALT DEPOSITS; UNIVERSE

Citation Formats

Chiba, Masami, Kamijo, Toshio, Tanikawa, Takahiro, Yabuki, Fumiaki, Yasuda, Osamu, Akiyama, Hidetoshi, Chikashige, Yuichi, Kon, Tadashi, Shimizu, Yutaka, Utsumi, Michiaki, Fujii, Masatoshi, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Department of Applied Science and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292, and School of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-8501. An ultra-high-energy-neutrino detector using rock salt and ice as detection media for radar method. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4763436.
Chiba, Masami, Kamijo, Toshio, Tanikawa, Takahiro, Yabuki, Fumiaki, Yasuda, Osamu, Akiyama, Hidetoshi, Chikashige, Yuichi, Kon, Tadashi, Shimizu, Yutaka, Utsumi, Michiaki, Fujii, Masatoshi, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Department of Applied Science and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292, & School of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-8501. An ultra-high-energy-neutrino detector using rock salt and ice as detection media for radar method. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4763436
Chiba, Masami, Kamijo, Toshio, Tanikawa, Takahiro, Yabuki, Fumiaki, Yasuda, Osamu, Akiyama, Hidetoshi, Chikashige, Yuichi, Kon, Tadashi, Shimizu, Yutaka, Utsumi, Michiaki, Fujii, Masatoshi, Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633, Department of Applied Science and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292, and School of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-8501. 2012. "An ultra-high-energy-neutrino detector using rock salt and ice as detection media for radar method". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4763436.
@article{osti_22075780,
title = {An ultra-high-energy-neutrino detector using rock salt and ice as detection media for radar method},
author = {Chiba, Masami and Kamijo, Toshio and Tanikawa, Takahiro and Yabuki, Fumiaki and Yasuda, Osamu and Akiyama, Hidetoshi and Chikashige, Yuichi and Kon, Tadashi and Shimizu, Yutaka and Utsumi, Michiaki and Fujii, Masatoshi and Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8633 and Department of Applied Science and Energy Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University, Hiratsuka-shi, Kanagawa 259-1292 and School of Medicine, Shimane University, Izumo-shi, Shimane 693-8501},
abstractNote = {We had found radio-wave-reflection effect in rock salt for detection of an ultra-high energy neutrino (UHE{nu}) which is generated in GZK processes in the universe. When an UHE{nu} interacts with rock salt or ice as a detection medium, the energy converts to a thermal energy. Consequently, a temperature gives rise along an UHE{nu} shower at the interaction location. The permittivity arises with respect to the temperature at ionization processes of the UHE{nu} shower which is composed of hadronic and electromagnetic multiplication processes. The irregularity of the refractive index in the medium for radio wave rises to a reflection. The reflection effect with a long attenuation length of radio wave in rock salt and ice would yield a new method to detect UHE{nu}. They could be used for detection media in which the UHE{nu} interacts with. We could find a huge amount of rock salt or ice over 50 Gt in a natural rock salt formation or Antarctic ice sheet. Radio wave transmitted into the medium generated by a radar system could be reflected by the irregularity of the refractive index at the shower. Receiving the reflected radio wave yields information about the UHE{nu}.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4763436},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22075780}, journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = 1,
volume = 1484,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2012},
month = {Mon Nov 12 00:00:00 EST 2012}
}