Neutrino sources observable at energies of 1 GeV to 1 TeV from a 21st century lunar base

Conference · Tue Mar 20 04:00:00 EST 1990 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA)

OSTI ID:6942300

Shapiro, M M ^[1]; Silberberg, R ^[2]

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1. University of Maryland, College Park, MD, 20472 (USA)
2. Code 4154, Naval Research Laboratory, Wash., DC, 20375 (USA)

High-energy neutrino (HE{nu}) astronomy is symbiotic with gamma-ray astronomy. Both disciplines will be contributing to our knowledge of high-energy sites and processes in the universe, and to our understanding of cosmic-ray astrophysics. A lunar HE{nu} observatory will make it possible to investigate celestial sources of neutrinos at energies of 1 GeV to 1 TeV---an interval in which detection from a terrestrial base is severely hampered by background. Candidate sources include solar flares, the interstellar medium, young neutron stars, certain binary systems, and extragalactic sources, notably active galactic nuclei (AGN). A neutrino observatory on the moon will require a massive target, and will be expensive. It may be realized only after the establishment of a substantial base for lunar exploration.

• OSTI ID: 6942300
• Report Number(s): CONF-8911161--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (USA) Journal Volume: 203:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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640101* -- Astrophysics & Cosmology-- Cosmic Radiation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
BINARY STARS
COSMIC RADIATION
DETECTION
ENERGY RANGE
EXPERIMENT PLANNING
GAMMA DETECTION
GEV RANGE
IONIZING RADIATIONS
MOON
NEUTRINO DETECTION
NEUTRON STARS
PLANNING
RADIATION DETECTION
RADIATIONS
SATELLITES
SOLAR ACTIVITY
SOLAR FLARES
SOLAR PARTICLES
SOLAR RADIATION
STARS
STELLAR RADIATION
TEV RANGE