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The AMANDA neutrino telescope: principle of operation and first results

Authors

Andres, E Askebjer, P Barwick, SW Bay, R Bergstrom, L Biron, A Booth, J Bouchta, A Carius, S Carlson, M Cowen, D Dalberg, E DeYoung, T Ekstrom, P Erlandson, B Goobar, A Gray, L Hallgren, A Halzen, F Hardtke, R Hart, S He, Y Heukenkamp, H Hill, G Hulth, PO Hundertmark, S Jacobsen, J Jones, A Kandhadai, V Karle, A Koci, B Lindahl, P Liubarsky, I Leuthold, M Lowder, DM Marciniewski, P Mikolajski, T Miller, T Miocinovic, P Mock, P Morse, R Niessen, P de los Heros, CP Porrata, R Potter, D Price, PB Przybylski, G Richards, A Richter, S Romenesko, P Rubinstein, H Schneider, E Schmidt, T Schwarz, R Solarz, M Spiczak, GM Spiering, C Streicher, O Sun, Q Thollander, L Thon, T Tilav, S Walck, C Wiebusch, C Wischnewski, R Woschnagg, K Yodh, G

Citation

E. Andres et al., The AMANDA neutrino telescope: principle of operation and first results, ASTROPART P, 13(1), 2000, pp. 1-20

Citations number

Categorie Soggetti

Space Sciences

Journal title

ASTROPARTICLE PHYSICS

ISSN journal

09276505 → ACNP

Volume

Issue

Year of publication

2000

Pages

1 - 20

Database

ISI

SICI code

0927-6505(200003)13:1<1:TANTPO>2.0.ZU;2-Z

Abstract

AMANDA is a high-energy neutrino telescope presently under construction at the geographical South Pole. In the Antarctic summer 1995/96, an array of 8 0 optical modules (OMs) arranged on 4 strings (AMANDA-B4) was deployed at d epths between 1.5 and 2 km. In this paper we describe the design and perfor mance of the AMANDA-B4 prototype, based on data collected between February and November 1996. Monte Carlo simulations of the detector response to down -going atmospheric muon tracks show that the global behavior of the detecto r is understood. We describe the data analysis method and present first res ults on atmospheric muon reconstruction and separation of neutrino candidat es. The AMANDA array was upgraded with 216 OMs on 6 new strings in 1996/97 (AMANDA-B10), and 122 additional OMs on 3 strings in 1997/98. (C) 2000 Else vier Science B.V. All rights reserved.