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Title: The Energy Spectrum of Atmospheric Neutrinos between 2 and 200 TeV with the AMANDA-II Detector

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
OSTI ID:986201

The muon and anti-muon neutrino energy spectrum is determined from 2000-2003 AMANDA telescope data using regularised unfolding. This is the first measurement of atmospheric neutrinos in the energy range 2-200 TeV. The result is compared to different atmospheric neutrino models and it is compatible with the atmospheric neutrinos from pion and kaon decays. No significant contribution from charm hadron decays or extraterrestrial neutrinos is detected. The capabilities to improve the measurement of the neutrino spectrum with the successor experiment IceCube are discussed.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Nuclear Science Division
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
986201
Report Number(s):
LBNL-3777E; PRLTAO; TRN: US1006303
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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