Ebook: A Search for Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic-Rays with ANITA-2
Author: Matthew Joseph Mottram (auth.)
- Tags: Particle Acceleration and Detection Beam Physics, Astrophysics and Astroparticles, Measurement Science and Instrumentation
- Series: Springer Theses
- Year: 2012
- Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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The winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays interacting with the Antarctic ice or air. The search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin is one of the outstanding experimental challenges of the 21st century. The ANITA experiment was designed to be the most sensitive instrument to ultra-high energy neutrinos that originate from the interactions of cosmic rays with the cosmic microwave background. The methodology and results of the neutrino and cosmic ray searches are presented in the thesis.
The winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays interacting with the Antarctic ice or air. The search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin is one of the outstanding experimental challenges of the 21st century. The ANITA experiment was designed to be the most sensitive instrument to ultra-high energy neutrinos that originate from the interactions of cosmic rays with the cosmic microwave background. The methodology and results of the neutrino and cosmic ray searches are presented in the thesis.
The winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays interacting with the Antarctic ice or air. The search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin is one of the outstanding experimental challenges of the 21st century. The ANITA experiment was designed to be the most sensitive instrument to ultra-high energy neutrinos that originate from the interactions of cosmic rays with the cosmic microwave background. The methodology and results of the neutrino and cosmic ray searches are presented in the thesis.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Particle Physics and the Neutrino....Pages 3-9
Ultra-High Energy Astro-Particle Physics....Pages 11-28
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna....Pages 29-53
Event Simulation....Pages 55-64
ANITA-2 Data Analysis....Pages 65-105
Cosmic-Ray Search....Pages 107-121
Neutrino Search....Pages 123-139
Conclusions....Pages 141-142
Back Matter....Pages 143-143
The winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays interacting with the Antarctic ice or air. The search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin is one of the outstanding experimental challenges of the 21st century. The ANITA experiment was designed to be the most sensitive instrument to ultra-high energy neutrinos that originate from the interactions of cosmic rays with the cosmic microwave background. The methodology and results of the neutrino and cosmic ray searches are presented in the thesis.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Introduction....Pages 1-2
Particle Physics and the Neutrino....Pages 3-9
Ultra-High Energy Astro-Particle Physics....Pages 11-28
The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna....Pages 29-53
Event Simulation....Pages 55-64
ANITA-2 Data Analysis....Pages 65-105
Cosmic-Ray Search....Pages 107-121
Neutrino Search....Pages 123-139
Conclusions....Pages 141-142
Back Matter....Pages 143-143
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