Results from the AMANDA high energy neutrino detector

Authors
Andres, E Askebjer, P Bai, X Barouch, G Barwick, SW Bay, RC Becker, KH Bergstrom, L Bertrand, D Biron, A Booth, J Botner, O Bouchta, A Boyce, MM Carius, S Chirkin, D Conrad, J Costa, CGS Cowen, DF Dailing, J Dalberg, E DeYoung, T Desiati, P Dewulf, JP Doksus, P Edsjo, J Ekstrom, P Erlandsson, B Feser, T Gaug, M Goldschmidt, A Goobar, B Haase, H Hallgren, A Halzen, F Hanson, K Hardtke, R He, YD Hellwig, M Heukenkamp, H Hill, GC Hulth, PO Hundertmark, S Jacobsen, J Karle, A Kim, J Koci, B Kopke, L Kowalski, M Leich, H Leuthold, M Lindahl, P Liubarsky, I Loaiza, P Lowder, DM Ludvig, J Madsen, J Marciniewski, P Matis, H Mikolajski, T Miller, TC Minaeva, Y Miocinovic, P Mock, P Morse, R Neunhoffer, T Newcomer, FM Niessen, P Nygren, DR de los Heros, CP Porrata, R Price, PB Rawlins, K Reed, C Rhode, W Richards, A Richter, S Martino, JR Romenesko, P Ross, D Rubinstein, H Sander, HG Scheider, T Schmidt, T Schneider, D Schneider, E Schwarz, R Silvestri, A Solarz, M Spiczak, G Spiering, C Starinski, N Steele, D Steffen, P Stokstad, RG Streicher, O Sun, Q Taboada, I Thollander, L Thon, T Tilav, S Vander Donckt, M Walck, C Weinheimer, C Wiebusch, CH Wischnewski, R Woschnagg, K Wu, W Yodh, G Young, S
Citation
E. Andres et al., Results from the AMANDA high energy neutrino detector, NUCL PH B-P, 91, 2001, pp. 423-430
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
NUCLEAR PHYSICS B-PROCEEDINGS SUPPLEMENTS
ISSN journal
09205632 → ACNP
Volume
91
Year of publication
2001
Pages
423 - 430
Database
ISI
SICI code
0920-5632(200101)91:<423:RFTAHE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
This paper briefly summarizes the search for astronomical sources of high-e nergy neutrinos using the AMANDA-B10 detector. The complete data set from 1 997 was analyzed. Far E-mu > 10 TeV, the detector exceeds 10,000 m(2) in ef fective area between declinations of 25 and 90 degrees. Neutrinos generated in the atmosphere by cosmic ray interactions were used to verify the overa ll sensitivity of the detector. The absolute pointing accuracy and angular resolution has been confirmed by the analysis of coincident events between the SPASE air shower array and the AMANDA detector. Preliminary flux limits from point source candidates are presented. For declinations larger than 45 degrees, our results compare favorably to existing limits for sources in the Southern sky. We also present the current status of the searches for h igh energy neutrino emission from diffusely distributed sources, GRBs, and WIMPs from the center of the earth.