Neutrino Astronomy. [Cyg X-1; SN 1987a]

Conference · Mon Jan 15 04:00:00 EST 1990 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)

OSTI ID:6701304

Halzen, F ^[1]; Learned, J ^[2]; Stanev, T ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706 (USA)
2. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (USA)
3. Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE (USA)

We review the arguments supporting the claim that the observation of PeV ({ital E}{approx gt}10{sup 15} eV) {gamma}-rays from cosmic sources at the flux-levels recently reported, guarantees the detection of neutrinos by detectors with an effective area of order 1 km{sup 2}. We emphasize the unique opportunities of neutrino astronomy as well as its multi-disciplinary facets touching astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, and particle physcis. At present we do not know of any cost-effective method to commission neutrino telescopes with {ital O}(1km{sup 2}) effective area. We draw attention to the possibility of instrument Antarctic ice as a deep underground telescope detecting Cherenkov, radio of acoustic radiation from neutrino-induced electromagnetic showers.

• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76ER00881
• OSTI ID: 6701304
• Report Number(s): CONF-8906234--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA) Journal Volume: 198:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANTARCTIC REGIONS
ANTARCTICA
ASTRONOMY
CHERENKOV COUNTERS
COSMIC GAMMA SOURCES
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMIC RAY SOURCES
COSMIC SHOWERS
COSMIC X-RAY SOURCES
COSMOLOGY
DETECTION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
ENERGY RANGE
ERUPTIVE VARIABLE STARS
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
EXTENSIVE AIR SHOWERS
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FERMIONS
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRINOS
PEV RANGE
PLANNING
POLAR REGIONS
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
RADIOWAVE RADIATION
SECONDARY COSMIC RADIATION
SHOWERS
STARS
SUPERNOVAE
TELESCOPES
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