An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope
Albert, A.; André, M.; Anghinolfi, M.; Anton, G.; Ardid, M.; Aubert, J.-J.; Avgitas, T.; Baret, B.; Barrios-Martí, J.; Basa, S.; Bertin, V.; Biagi, S.; Bormuth, R.; Bourret, S.; Bouwhuis, M.C.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Busto, J.; Capone, A.; Caramete, L.; Carr, J.; Celli, S.; Chiarusi, T.; Circella, M.; Coelho, C.O.A.; Coleiro, A.; Coniglione, R.; Costantini, H.; Coyle, P.; Creusot, A.; Deschamps, A.; De Bonis, G.; Distefano, C.; Di Palma, I.; Domi, A.; Donzaud, C.; Dornic, D.; Drouhin, D.; Eberl, T.; El Bojaddaini, I.; Elsässer, D.; Enzenhofer, A.; Felis, I.; Folger, F.; Fusco, L.A.; Galata, S.; Gay, P.; Giordano, V.; Glotin, H.; Grégoire, T.; Gracia-Ruiz, R.; Graf, K.; Hallmann, S.; van Haren, H.; Heijboer, A.J.; Hello, Y.; Hernandez-Rey, J.J.; Hößl, J.; Hofestädt, J.; Hugon, C.; Illuminati, G.; James, C.W.; de Jong, M.; Jongen, M.; Kadler, M.; Kalekin, O.; Katz, U.; Kießling, D.; Kouchner, A.; Kreter, M.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Kulikovskiy, V.; Lachaud, C.; Lahmann, R.; Lefevre, D.; Leonora, E.; Lotze, M.; Loucatos, S.; Marcelin, M.; Margiotta, A.; Marinelli, A.; Martinez-Mora, J.A.; Mele, R.; Melis, K.; Michael, T.; Migliozzi, P.; Moussa, A.; Nezri, E.; Organokov, M.; Pavalas, G.E.; Pellegrino, C.; Perrina, C.; Piattelli, P.; Popa, V.; Pradier, T.; Quinn, L.; Racca, C.; Riccobene, G.; Sanchez-Losa, A.; Saldaña, M.; Salvadori, I.; Samtleben, D.F.E.; Sanguineti, M.; Sapienza, P.; Schussler, F.; Sieger, C.; Spurio, M.; Stolarczyk, T.; Taiuti, M.; Tayalati, Y.; Trovato, A.; Turpin, D.; Tönnis, C.; Vallage, B.; Van Elewyck, V.; Versari, F.; Vivolo, D.; Vizzoca, A.; Wilms, J.; Zornoza, J.D.; Zuniga, J. (2017). An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope. Eur. Phys. J. C 77(6): 419. https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4979-2
In: The European Physical Journal C. Springer: Berlin. ISSN 1434-6044; e-ISSN 1434-6052, meer
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- Albert, A.
- André, M.
- Anghinolfi, M.
- Anton, G.
- Ardid, M.
- Aubert, J.-J.
- Avgitas, T.
- Baret, B.
- Barrios-Martí, J.
- Basa, S.
- Bertin, V.
- Biagi, S.
- Bormuth, R.
- Bourret, S.
- Bouwhuis, M.C.
- Bruijn, R.
- Brunner, J.
- Busto, J.
- Capone, A.
- Caramete, L.
- Carr, J.
- Celli, S.
- Chiarusi, T.
- Circella, M.
- Coelho, C.O.A.
- Coleiro, A.
- Coniglione, R.
- Costantini, H.
- Coyle, P.
- Creusot, A.
- Deschamps, A.
- De Bonis, G.
- Distefano, C.
- Di Palma, I.
- Domi, A.
- Donzaud, C.
- Dornic, D.
- Drouhin, D.
- Eberl, T.
- El Bojaddaini, I.
- Elsässer, D.
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- Enzenhofer, A.
- Felis, I.
- Folger, F.
- Fusco, L.A.
- Galata, S.
- Gay, P.
- Giordano, V.
- Glotin, H.
- Grégoire, T.
- Gracia-Ruiz, R.
- Graf, K.
- Hallmann, S.
- van Haren, H.
- Heijboer, A.J.
- Hello, Y.
- Hernandez-Rey, J.J.
- Hößl, J.
- Hofestädt, J.
- Hugon, C.
- Illuminati, G.
- James, C.W.
- de Jong, M.
- Jongen, M.
- Kadler, M.
- Kalekin, O.
- Katz, U.
- Kießling, D.
- Kouchner, A.
- Kreter, M.
- Kreykenbohm, I.
- Kulikovskiy, V.
- Lachaud, C.
- Lahmann, R.
- Lefevre, D.
- Leonora, E.
- Lotze, M.
- Loucatos, S.
- Marcelin, M.
- Margiotta, A.
- Marinelli, A.
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- Martinez-Mora, J.A.
- Mele, R.
- Melis, K.
- Michael, T.
- Migliozzi, P.
- Moussa, A.
- Nezri, E.
- Organokov, M.
- Pavalas, G.E.
- Pellegrino, C.
- Perrina, C.
- Piattelli, P.
- Popa, V.
- Pradier, T.
- Quinn, L.
- Racca, C.
- Riccobene, G.
- Sanchez-Losa, A.
- Saldaña, M.
- Salvadori, I.
- Samtleben, D.F.E.
- Sanguineti, M.
- Sapienza, P.
- Schussler, F.
- Sieger, C.
- Spurio, M.
- Stolarczyk, T.
- Taiuti, M.
- Tayalati, Y.
- Trovato, A.
- Turpin, D.
- Tönnis, C.
- Vallage, B.
- Van Elewyck, V.
- Versari, F.
- Vivolo, D.
- Vizzoca, A.
- Wilms, J.
- Zornoza, J.D.
- Zuniga, J.
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| 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 6∘ 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 90% C.L. upper limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux with a value per neutrino flavour of E2⋅Φ90%=4.9⋅10−8GeV⋅cm−2⋅s−1⋅sr−1 is set, applicable to the energy range from 23 TeV to 7.8 PeV, assuming an unbroken E−2 spectrum and neutrino flavour equipartition at Earth. |
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