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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Search for a diffuse flux of high-energy ¿µ with the ANTARES neutrino telescope
J. A. AguilarI. Al SamaraiI. A. SamaraiA. AlbertM. AndreM. AnghinolfiG. AntonS. AnvarM. ArdidA. C. Assis JesusT. AstraatmadjaJ. J. AubertR. AuerB. BaretS. BasaM. BazzottiV. BertinS. BiagiC. BigongiariC. BogazziM. Bou CaboM. C. BouwhuisA. M. BrownJ. BrunnerJ. BustoF. CamarenaAntonio CaponeC. CarloganuG. CarminatiJ. CarrS. CecchiniP. H. CharvisT. ChiarusiM. CircellaR. ConiglioneH. CostantiniN. CottiniP. CoyleC. CurtilM. P. DecowskiI. DekeyserA. DeschampsC. DonzaudD. DornicQ. DorostiD. DrouhinT. EberlU. EmanueleJ. P. ErnenweinS. Esco ErS. EscoffierF. FehrV. FlaminioF. FolgerU. FritschJ. L. FudaS. GalataP. GayG. GiacomelliJ. P. Gomez GonzalezK. GrafG. GuillardG. HalladjianG. HallewellH. VanharenH. Van HarenA. J. HeijboerY. HelloJ. J. Hernandez ReyB. HeroldJ. HolJ. HosslC. C. HsuM. DejongM. De JongM. KadlerN. Kalantar NayestanakiO. KalekinA. KappesU. KatzP. KooijmanC. KopperA. KouchnerV. KulikovskiyR. LahmannP. LamareG. LarosaD. LefevreG. LimD. LoprestiD. L. PrestiH. LoehnerS. LoucatosFabrizio LucarelliS. ManganoM. MarcelinA. MargiottaJ. A. Martinez MoraA. MazureA. MeliT. MontaruliM. MorgantiL. MoscosoH. MotzC. NaumannM. NeffD. PalioselitisG. E. PavalasP. PayreJ. PetrovicP. PiattelliN. Picot ClementeC. PicqV. PopaT. PradierE. PresaniC. RaccaC. ReedG. RiccobeneC. RichardtK. RoenschA. RostovtsevM. RujoiuG. V. RussoF. SalesaP. SapienzaF. SchockJ. P. SchullerR. ShanidzeFrancesco SimeoneA. SpiesM. SpurioJ. J. M. SteijgerT. H. StolarczykM. TaiutiC. TamburiniL. TascaS. ToscanoB. VallageV. VanelewyckV. Van ElewyckG. VannoniManuela VecchiP. VerninG. WijnkerE. DewolfE. De WolfH. YepesD. ZaborovJ. D. ZornozaJ. Zunigasubject
neutrino telescope; antares; diffuse muon neutrino fluxNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParticle physics[PHYS.ASTR.HE]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE][PHYS.ASTR.IM]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]media_common.quotation_subjectAstrophysics::High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaNeutrino telescopeFluxAstrophysicsNeutrino telescope01 natural sciences7. Clean energySpectral lineMUONSLIMITS0103 physical sciencesNeutrins010306 general physicsDETECTORmedia_commonPhysicsRange (particle radiation)MuonsMuonANTARES:Física [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]010308 nuclear & particles physicsMuon Collaboration[SDU.ASTR.HE]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena [astro-ph.HE]Astrophysics::Instrumentation and Methods for AstrophysicsNeutrino astrophysics[SDU.ASTR.IM]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph]/Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysic [astro-ph.IM]MODELDiffuse muon neutrino fluxSky:Física::Astronomia i astrofísica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]High Energy Physics::ExperimentFísica nuclearNeutrinoAstrophysics - High Energy Astrophysical PhenomenaEnergy (signal processing)description
A search for a diffuse flux of astrophysical muon neutrinos, using data collected by the ANTARES neutrino telescope is presented. A $(0.83\times 2\pi)$ sr sky was monitored for a total of 334 days of equivalent live time. The searched signal corresponds to an excess of events, produced by astrophysical sources, over the expected atmospheric neutrino background. The observed number of events is found compatible with the background expectation. Assuming an $E^{-2}$ flux spectrum, a 90% c.l. upper limit on the diffuse $\nu_\mu$ flux of $E^2\Phi_{90%} = 5.3 \times 10^{-8} \ \mathrm{GeV\ cm^{-2}\ s^{-1}\ sr^{-1}} $ in the energy range 20 TeV - 2.5 PeV is obtained. Other signal models with different energy spectra are also tested and some rejected.
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| 2011-01-24 |