Limits on Diffuse Fluxes of High Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos with the AMANDA-B10 Detector

J. Ahrens; X. Bai; S. W. Barwick; R. C. Bay; T. Becka; K. H. Becker; E. Bernardini; D. Bertrand; A. Biron; S. Boeser; O. Botner; A. Bouchta; O. Bouhali; T. Burgess; S. Carius; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; J. Conrad; J. Cooley; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. De Clercq; T. DeYoung; P. Desiati; P. Doksus; P. Ekström; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; R. Ganugapati; M. Gaug; H. Geenen; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; A. Hallgren; F. Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Hauschildt; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; P. O. Hulth; B. Hughey; K. Hultqvist; S. Hundertmark; J. Jacobsen; A. Karle; K. Kuehn; J. Kim; L. Köpke; M. Kowalski; J. I. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; P. Lindahl; I. Liubarsky; J. Madsen; K. Mandli; P. Marciniewski; H. Matis; C. P. McParland; T. Messarius; T. C. Miller; Y. Minaeva; P. Miocinović; P. C. Mock; R. Morse; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; D. R. Nygren; H. Ögelman; P. Olbrechts; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; R. Porrata; P. B. Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; J. Rodríguez Martino; P. Romenesko; D. Ross; H. G. Sander; S. Schlenstedt; K. Schinarakis; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; R. Schwarz; A. Silvestri; M. Solarz; M. Stamatikos; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; D. Steele; P. Steffen; R. G. Stokstad; K. H. Sulanke; I. Taboada; S. Tilav; W. Wagner; C. Walck; Y. R. Wang; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedemann; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; W. Wu; G. Yodh; S. Young

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.251101

Limits on Diffuse Fluxes of High Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos with the AMANDA-B10 Detector

J. Ahrens
, X. Bai
, S. W. Barwick
, R. C. Bay
, T. Becka
, K. H. Becker
, E. Bernardini
, D. Bertrand
, A. Biron
, S. Boeser
, O. Botner
, A. Bouchta
, O. Bouhali
, T. Burgess
, S. Carius
, T. Castermans
, D. Chirkin
, J. Conrad
, J. Cooley
, D. F. Cowen

A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, P. Doksus, P. Ekström, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, R. Ganugapati, M. Gaug, H. Geenen, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, F. Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, P. O. Hulth, B. Hughey, K. Hultqvist, S. Hundertmark, J. Jacobsen, A. Karle, K. Kuehn, J. Kim, L. Köpke, M. Kowalski, J. I. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, I. Liubarsky, J. Madsen, K. Mandli, P. Marciniewski, H. Matis, C. P. McParland, T. Messarius, T. C. Miller, Y. Minaeva, P. Miocinović, P. C. Mock, R. Morse, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, D. R. Nygren, H. Ögelman, P. Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, R. Porrata, P. B. Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, P. Romenesko, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, S. Schlenstedt, K. Schinarakis, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, M. Stamatikos, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, K. H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, S. Tilav, W. Wagner, C. Walck, Y. R. Wang, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, W. Wu, G. Yodh, S. Young

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University of Wuppertal
German Electron Synchrotron
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Uppsala University
Stockholm University
Linnaeus University
Universite de Mons
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Blackett Laboratory
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
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Data from the AMANDA-B10 detector taken during the austral winter of 1997 have been searched for a diffuse flux of high energy extraterrestrial muon neutrinos. This search yielded no excess events above those expected from background atmospheric neutrinos, leading to upper limits on the extraterrestrial neutrino flux measured at the earth. For an assumed [Formula presented] spectrum, a [Formula presented] classical confidence level upper limit has been placed at a level [Formula presented] (for a predominant neutrino energy range 6–1000 TeV), which is the most restrictive bound placed by any neutrino detector. Some specific predicted model spectra are excluded. Interpreting these limits in terms of the flux from a cosmological distributions of sources requires the incorporation of neutrino oscillations, typically weakening the limits by a factor of 2.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5
Number of pages	1
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	90
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.251101
Publication status	Published - 2003
Externally published	Yes

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Ahrens, J., Bai, X., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R. C., Becka, T., Becker, K. H., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Biron, A., Boeser, S., Botner, O., Bouchta, A., Bouhali, O., Burgess, T., Carius, S., Castermans, T., Chirkin, D., Conrad, J., Cooley, J., ... Young, S. (2003). Limits on Diffuse Fluxes of High Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos with the AMANDA-B10 Detector. Physical Review Letters, 90(25), 5. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.90.251101

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AU - Ahrens, J.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Barwick, S. W.

AU - Bay, R. C.

AU - Becka, T.

AU - Becker, K. H.

AU - Bernardini, E.

AU - Bertrand, D.

AU - Biron, A.

AU - Boeser, S.

AU - Botner, O.

AU - Bouchta, A.

AU - Bouhali, O.

AU - Burgess, T.

AU - Carius, S.

AU - Castermans, T.

AU - Chirkin, D.

AU - Conrad, J.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Cowen, D. F.

AU - Davour, A.

AU - De Clercq, C.

AU - DeYoung, T.

AU - Desiati, P.

AU - Doksus, P.

AU - Ekström, P.

AU - Feser, T.

AU - Gaisser, T. K.

AU - Ganugapati, R.

AU - Gaug, M.

AU - Geenen, H.

AU - Gerhardt, L.

AU - Goldschmidt, A.

AU - Hallgren, A.

AU - Halzen, F.

AU - Hanson, K.

AU - Hardtke, R.

AU - Hauschildt, T.

AU - Hellwig, M.

AU - Herquet, P.

AU - Hill, G. C.

AU - Hulth, P. O.

AU - Hughey, B.

AU - Hultqvist, K.

AU - Hundertmark, S.

AU - Jacobsen, J.

AU - Karle, A.

AU - Kuehn, K.

AU - Kim, J.

AU - Köpke, L.

AU - Kowalski, M.

AU - Lamoureux, J. I.

AU - Leich, H.

AU - Leuthold, M.

AU - Lindahl, P.

AU - Liubarsky, I.

AU - Madsen, J.

AU - Mandli, K.

AU - Marciniewski, P.

AU - Matis, H.

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AU - Messarius, T.

AU - Miller, T. C.

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AU - Morse, R.

AU - Neunhöffer, T.

AU - Niessen, P.

AU - Nygren, D. R.

AU - Ögelman, H.

AU - Olbrechts, P.

AU - Pérez de los Heros, C.

AU - Pohl, A. C.

AU - Porrata, R.

AU - Price, P. B.

AU - Przybylski, G. T.

AU - Rawlins, K.

AU - Resconi, E.

AU - Rhode, W.

AU - Ribordy, M.

AU - Richter, S.

AU - Martino, J. Rodríguez

AU - Romenesko, P.

AU - Ross, D.

AU - Sander, H. G.

AU - Schlenstedt, S.

AU - Schinarakis, K.

AU - Schmidt, T.

AU - Schneider, D.

AU - Schwarz, R.

AU - Silvestri, A.

AU - Solarz, M.

AU - Stamatikos, M.

AU - Spiczak, G. M.

AU - Spiering, C.

AU - Steele, D.

AU - Steffen, P.

AU - Stokstad, R. G.

AU - Sulanke, K. H.

AU - Taboada, I.

AU - Tilav, S.

AU - Wagner, W.

AU - Walck, C.

AU - Wang, Y. R.

AU - Wiebusch, C. H.

AU - Wiedemann, C.

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Limits on Diffuse Fluxes of High Energy Extraterrestrial Neutrinos with the AMANDA-B10 Detector

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