Search for point sources of high energy neutrinos with final data from AMANDA-IIopen access
- Authors
- Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Ahlers, M.; Ahrens, J.; Andeen, K.; Auffenberg, J.; Bai, X.; Baker, M.; Baret, B.; Barwick, S.W.; Bay, R.; Bazo, Alba J.L.; Beattie, K.; Becka, T.; Becker, J.K.; Becker, K.-H.; Berdermann, J.; Berghaus, P.; Berley, D.; Bernardini, E.; Bertrand, D.; Besson, D.Z.; Blaufuss, E.; Boersma, D.J.; Bohm, C.; Bolmont, J.; Böser, S.; Botner, O.; Braun, J.; Breder, D.; Burgess, T.; Castermans, T.; Chirkin, D.; Christy, B.; Clem, J.; Cowen, D.F.; D'Agostino, M.V.; Danninger, M.; Davour, A.; Day, C.T.; Depaepe, O.; De, Clercq C.; Demirörs, L.; Descamps, F.; Desiati, P.; De, Vries-Uiterweerd G.; Deyoung, T.; Diaz-Velez, J.C.; Dreyer, J.; Dumm, J.P.; Duvoort, M.R.; Edwards, W.R.; Ehrlich, R.; Eisch, J.; Ellsworth, R.W.; Engdegård, O.; Euler, S.; Evenson, P.A.; Fadiran, O.; Fazely, A.R.; Filimonov, K.; Finley, C.; Foerster, M.M.; Fox, B.D.; Franckowiak, A.; Franke, R.; Gaisser, T.K.; Gallagher, J.; Ganugapati, R.; Gerhardt, L.; Gladstone, L.; Goldschmidt, A.; Goodman, J.A.; Gozzini, R.; Grant, D.; Griesel, T.; Groß, A.; Grullon, S.; Gunasingha, R.M.; Gurtner, M.; Ha, C.; Hallgren, A.; Halzen, F.; Han, K.; Hanson, K.; Hardtke, R.; Hasegawa, Y.; Heise, J.; Helbing, K.; Hellwig, M.; Herquet, P.; Hickford, S.; Hill, G.C.; Hodges, J.; Hoffman, K.D.; Hoshina, K.; Hubert, D.; Huelsnitz, W.; Hughey, B.; Hülß, J.-P.; Hulth, P.O.; Hultqvist, K.; Hundertmark, S.; Hussain, S.; Imlay, R.L.; Inaba, M.; Ishihara, A.; Jacobsen, J.; Japaridze, G.S.; Johansson, H.; Joseph, J.M.; Kampert, K.-H.; Kappes, A.; Karg, T.; Karle, A.; Kawai, H.; Kelley, J.L.; Kiryluk, J.; Kislat, F.; Klein, S.R.; Klepser, S.; Kohnen, G.; Kolanoski, H.; Köpke, L.; Kowalski, M.; Kowarik, T.; Krasberg, M.; Kuehn, K.; Kuwabara, T.; Labare, M.; Laihem, K.; Landsman, H.; Lauer, R.; Leich, H.; Leier, D.; Lewis, C.; Lucke, A.; Lundberg, J.; Lünemann, J.; Madsen, J.; Maruyama, R.; Mase, K.; Matis, H.S.; McParland, C.P.; Meagher, K.; Meli, A.; Merck, M.; Messarius, T.; Mészáros, P.; Miyamoto, H.; Mohr, A.; Montaruli, T.; Morse, R.; Movit, S.M.; Münich, K.; Nahnhauer, R.; Nam, J.W.; Nießen, P.; Nygren, D.R.; Odrowski, S.; Olivas, A.; Olivo, M.; Ono, M.; Panknin, S.; Patton, S.; Pérez, De Los Heros C.; Petrovic, J.; Piegsa, A.; Pieloth, D.; Pohl, A.C.; Porrata, R.; Potthoff, N.; Pretz, J.; Price, P.B.; Przybylski, G.T.; Rawlins, K.; Razzaque, S.; Redl, P.; Resconi, E.; Rhode, W.; Ribordy, M.; Rizzo, A.; Robbins, W.J.; Rodriguez, J.; Roth, P.; Rothmaier, F.; Rott, C.; Roucelle, C.; Rutledge, D.; Ryckbosch, D.; Sander, H.-G.; Sarkar, S.; Satalecka, K.; Schlenstedt, S.; Schmidt, T.; Schneider, D.; Schultz, O.; Seckel, D.; Semburg, B.; Seo, S.H.; Sestayo, Y.; Seunarine, S.; Silvestri, A.; Smith, A.J.; Song, C.; Spiczak, G.M.; Spiering, C.; Stamatikos, M.; Stanev, T.; Stezelberger, T.; Stokstad, R.G.; Stoufer, M.C.; Stoyanov, S.; Strahler, E.A.; Straszheim, T.; Sulanke, K.-H.; Sullivan, G.W.; Swillens, Q.; Taboada, I.; Tarasova, O.; Tepe, A.; Ter-Antonyan, S.; Tilav, S.; Tluczykont, M.; Toale, P.A.; Tosi, D.; Turčan, D.; Van, Eijndhoven N.; Vandenbroucke, J.; Van, Overloop A.; Viscomi, V.; Vogt, C.; Voigt, B.; Walck, C.; Waldenmaier, T.; Walter, M.; Wendt, C.; Westerhoff, S.; Whitehorn, N.; Wiebusch, C.H.; Wiedemann, C.; Wikström, G.; Williams, D.R.; Wischnewski, R.; Wissing, H.; Woschnagg, K.; Xu, X.W.; Yodh, G.; Yoshida, S.
- Issue Date
- Mar-2009
- Citation
- Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology, v.79, no.6
- Journal Title
- Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
- Volume
- 79
- Number
- 6
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/65275
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.79.062001
- ISSN
- 1550-7998
- Abstract
- We present a search for point sources of high energy neutrinos using 3.8 yr of data recorded by AMANDA-II during 2000-2006. After reconstructing muon tracks and applying selection criteria designed to optimally retain neutrino-induced events originating in the northern sky, we arrive at a sample of 6595 candidate events, predominantly from atmospheric neutrinos with primary energy 100 GeV to 8 TeV. Our search of this sample reveals no indications of a neutrino point source. We place the most stringent limits to date on E-2 neutrino fluxes from points in the northern sky, with an average upper limit of E2Φνμ+ντ≤5.2×10-11TeVcm-2s-1 on the sum of νμ and ντ fluxes, assumed equal, over the energy range from 1.9 TeV to 2.5 PeV. © 2009 The American Physical Society.
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