First search for point sources of high-energy cosmic neutrinos with the ANTARES neutrino telescope

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First search for point sources of high-energy cosmic neutrinos with the ANTARES neutrino telescope

Antares Collaboration S. Adri��n-mart��nez J. A. Aguilar I. Al Samarai A. Albert M. Andr��M. Anghinolfi G. Anton S. Anvar M. Ardid A. C. Assis Jesus T. Astraatmadja J-j. Aubert B. Baret S. Basa V. Bertin S. Biagi A. Bigi C. Bigongiari C. Bogazzi M. Bou-cabo B. Bouhou M. C. Bouwhuis J. Brunner J. Busto F. Camarena A. Capone C. Carloganu G. Carminati J. Carr S. Cecchini Z. Charif Ph. Charvis T. Chiarusi M. Circella R. Coniglione H. Costantini P. Coyle C. Curtil M. P. Decowski I. Dekeyser A. Deschamps C. Distefano C. Donzaud D. Dornic Q. Dorosti D. Drouhin T. Eberl U. Emanuele A. Enzenh��fer J-p. Ernenwein S. Escoffier P. Fermani M. Ferri V. Flaminio F. Folger U. Fritsch J-l. Fuda S. Galat��P. Gay G. Giacomelli V. Giordano J. P. G��mez-gonz��lez K. Graf G. Guillard G. Halladjian G. Hallewell H. Van Haren J. Hartman A. J. Heijboer Y. Hello J. J. Hern��ndez-rey B. Herold J. H��l C. C. Hsu M. De Jong M. Kadler O. Kalekin A. Kappes U. Katz O. Kavatsyuk P. Kooijman C. Kopper A. Kouchner I. Kreykenbohm V. Kulikovskiy R. Lahmann P. Lamare G. Larosa D. Lattuada D. Lef��vre G. Lim D. Lo Presti H. Loehner S. Loucatos S. Mangano M. Marcelin A. Margiotta J. A. Mart��nez-mora A. Meli T. Montaruli L. Moscoso H. Motz M. Neff E. Nezri D. Palioselitis G. E. Pavalas K. Payet P. Payre J. Petrovic P. Piattelli N. Picot-clemente V. Popa T. Pradier E. Presani C. Racca C. Reed C. Richardt R. Richter C. Rivi��re A. Robert K. Roensch A. Rostovtsev J. Ruiz-rivas M. Rujoiu G. V. Russo F. Salesa D. F. E. Samtleben P. Sapienza F. Sch��ck J-p. Schuller F. Sch��ssler T. Seitz R. Shanidze F. Simeone A. Spies M. Spurio J. J. M. Steijger Th. Stolarczyk A. S��nchez-losa M. Taiuti C. Tamburini S. Toscano B. Vallage V. Van Elewyck G. Vannoni M. Vecchi P. Vernin S. Wagner G. Wijnker J. Wilms E. De Wolf H. Yepes D. Zaborov J. D. Zornoza J. Z��iga

subject

FLUX [PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE]Physics::Instrumentation and Detectors media_common.quotation_subject Astrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena FOS: Physical sciences Flux Astrophysics::Cosmology and Extragalactic Astrophysics Astrophysics 01 natural sciences Declination neutrinos; cosmic rays; astroparticle physics cosmic rays 0103 physical sciences Angular resolution ALGORITHM Neutrinos DETECTOR 010303 astronomy & astrophysics Cosmic rays media_common High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE)Physics COSMIC cancer database Muon 010308 nuclear & particles physics [SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE]Detector neutrinos ASTRONOMY Astronomy and Astrophysics astroparticle physics 13. Climate action Space and Planetary Science Sky FISICA APLICADA ddc:520 Física nuclear High Energy Physics::Experiment Neutrino Astroparticle physics Astrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena

description

Results are presented of a search for cosmic sources of high-energy neutrinos with the ANTARES neutrino telescope. The data were collected during 2007 and 2008 using detector configurations containing between 5 and 12 detection lines. The integrated live time of the analyzed data is 304 days. Muon tracks are reconstructed using a likelihood-based algorithm. Studies of the detector timing indicate a median angular resolution of 0.5 0.1deg. The neutrino flux sensitivity is 7.5 ¿ 10 -8(E ¿/ GeV) -2 GeV -1 s -1 cm -2 for the part of the sky that is always visible (¿ < -48deg), which is better than limits obtained by previous experiments. No cosmic neutrino sources have been observed.

year	journal	country	edition	language
2011-12-10

10.13039/501100004837 http://hdl.handle.net/10251/36278