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An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope.

ABSTRACT: A novel algorithm to reconstruct neutrino-induced particle showers within the ANTARES neutrino telescope is presented. The method achieves a median angular resolution of [Formula: see text] for shower energies below 100 TeV. Applying this algorithm to 6 years of data taken with the ANTARES detector, 8 events with reconstructed shower energies above 10 TeV are observed. This is consistent with the expectation of about 5 events from atmospheric backgrounds, but also compatible with diffuse astrophysical flux measurements by the IceCube collaboration, from which 2-4 additional events are expected. A [Formula: see text] C.L. upper limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux with a value per neutrino flavour of [Formula: see text] is set, applicable to the energy range from 23 TeV to 7.8 PeV, assuming an unbroken [Formula: see text] spectrum and neutrino flavour equipartition at Earth.

SUBMITTER: Albert A

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5512345 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope.

Albert A A André M M Anghinolfi M M Anton G G Ardid M M Aubert J-J JJ Avgitas T T Baret B B Barrios-Martí J J Basa S S Bertin V V Biagi S S Bormuth R R Bourret S S Bouwhuis M C MC Bruijn R R Brunner J J Busto J J Capone A A Caramete L L Carr J J Celli S S Chiarusi T T Circella M M Coelho J A B JAB Coleiro A A Coniglione R R Costantini H H Coyle P P Creusot A A Deschamps A A De Bonis G G Distefano C C Di Palma I I Domi A A Donzaud C C Dornic D D Drouhin D D Eberl T T El Bojaddaini I I Elsässer D D Enzenhöfer A A Felis I I Folger F F Fusco L A LA Galatà S S Gay P P Giordano V V Glotin H H Grégoire T T Gracia Ruiz R R Graf K K Hallmann S S van Haren H H Heijboer A J AJ Hello Y Y Hernández-Rey J J JJ Hößl J J Hofestädt J J Hugon C C Illuminati G G James C W CW de Jong M M Jongen M M Kadler M M Kalekin O O Katz U U Kießling D D Kouchner A A Kreter M M Kreykenbohm I I Kulikovskiy V V Lachaud C C Lahmann R R Lefèvre D D Leonora E E Lotze M M Loucatos S S Marcelin M M Margiotta A A Marinelli A A Martínez-Mora J A JA Mele R R Melis K K Michael T T Migliozzi P P Moussa A A Nezri E E Organokov M M Păvălaş G E GE Pellegrino C C Perrina C C Piattelli P P Popa V V Pradier T T Quinn L L Racca C C Riccobene G G Sánchez-Losa A A Saldaña M M Salvadori I I Samtleben D F E DFE Sanguineti M M Sapienza P P Schüssler F F Sieger C C Spurio M M Stolarczyk Th T Taiuti M M Tayalati Y Y Trovato A A Turpin D D Tönnis C C Vallage B B Van Elewyck V V Versari F F Vivolo D D Vizzoca A A Wilms J J Zornoza J D JD Zúñiga J J

The European physical journal. C, Particles and fields 20170621 6

A novel algorithm to reconstruct neutrino-induced particle showers within the ANTARES neutrino telescope is presented. The method achieves a median angular resolution of [Formula: see text] for shower energies below 100 TeV. Applying this algorithm to 6 years of data taken with the ANTARES detector, 8 events with reconstructed shower energies above 10 TeV are observed. This is consistent with the expectation of about 5 events from atmospheric backgrounds, but also compatible with diffuse astroph ...[more]

PMID: 28775667

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An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope.

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An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope.

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