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Physics and Results from the AMANDA-II High Energy Neutrino Telescope

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 May 2016

Steven W. Barwick ,
J. Ahrens ,
X. Bai ,
S. W. Barwick ,
T. Becka ,
K.-H. Becker ,
E. Bernardini ,
D. Bertrand ,
F. Binon  and
A. Biron
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J. Ahrens
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
X. Bai
Affiliation:
Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
S. W. Barwick
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
T. Becka
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
K.-H. Becker
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
E. Bernardini
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
D. Bertrand
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
F. Binon
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
A. Biron
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
S. Böser
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
O. Botner
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
O. Bouhali
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
T. Burgess
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
S. Carius
Affiliation:
Dept. of Technology, Kalmar University, S-39182 Kalmar, Sweden
T. Castermans
Affiliation:
University of Mons-Hainaut, 7000 Mons, Belgium
D. Chirkin
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
J. Conrad
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
J. Cooley
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
D. F. Cowen
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
A. Davour
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
C. De Clercq
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
T. DeYoung
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA Present address: Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA 95064, USA
P. Desiati
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
J.-P. Dewulf
Affiliation:
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Science Faculty CP230, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
P. Doksus
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
P. Ekström
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
T. Feser
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
T. K. Gaisser
Affiliation:
Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
R. Ganupati
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
M. Gaug
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
H. Geenen
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
L. Gerhardt
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
A. Goldschmidt
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
A. Hallgren
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
F. Halzen
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
K. Hanson
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
R. Hardtke
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
T. Hauschildt
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
M. Hellwig
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
P. Herquet
Affiliation:
University of Mons-Hainaut, 7000 Mons, Belgium
G. C. Hill
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
P. O. Hulth
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
K. Hultqvist
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
S. Hundertmark
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
J. Jacobsen
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
A. Karle
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
L. Köpke
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
M. Kowalski
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
K. Kuehn
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
J. I. Lamoureux
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
H. Leich
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
M. Leuthold
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
P. Lindahl
Affiliation:
Dept. of Technology, Kalmar University, S-39182 Kalmar, Sweden
J. Madsen
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI 54022, USA
P. Marciniewski
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
H. S. Matis
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
C. P. McParland
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
T. Messarius
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
Y. Minaeva
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
P. Miočinović
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
R. Morse
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
R. Nahnhauer
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
T. Neunhöffer
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
P. Niessen
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
D. R. Nygren
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
H. Ogelman
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
Ph. Olbrechts
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Dienst ELEM, B-1050 Brussel, Belgium
C. Pérez de Los Heros
Affiliation:
Division of High Energy Physics, Uppsala University, S-75121 Uppsala, Sweden
A. C. Pohl
Affiliation:
Dept. of Technology, Kalmar University, S-39182 Kalmar, Sweden
P. B. Price
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
G. T. Przybylski
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
K. Rawlins
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
E. Resconi
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
W. Rhode
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
M. Ribordy
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
S. Richter
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
J. Rodríguez Martino
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
D. Ross
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
H.-G. Sander
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, University of Mainz, Staudinger Weg 7, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
K. Schinarakis
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
T. Schmidt
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
D. Schneider
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
R. Schwarz
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
A. Silvestri
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
M. Solarz
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
G. M. Spiczak
Affiliation:
Physics Dept., University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI 54022, USA
C. Spiering
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
D. Steele
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
P. Steffen
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
R. G. Stokstad
Affiliation:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
P. Sudhoff
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
K.-H. Sulanke
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
I. Taboada
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Apdo. Postal 89000, Caracas, Venezuela
L. Thollander
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
S. Tilav
Affiliation:
Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
W. Wagner
Affiliation:
Fachbereich 8 Physik, BUGH Wuppertal, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
C. Walck
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
C. H. Wiebusch
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany Present address: CERN, CH-1211, Genève 23, Switzerland
C. Wiedemann
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, Stockholm University, SCFAB, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
R. Wischnewski
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
H. Wissing
Affiliation:
DESY-Zeuthen, D-15735 Zeuthen, Germany
K. Woschnagg
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
G. Yodh
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
S. Young
Affiliation:
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA

Abstract

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This paper briefly describes the principle of operation and science goals of the AMANDA high energy neutrino telescope located at the South Pole, Antarctica. Results from an earlier phase of the telescope, called AMANDA-BIO, demonstrate both reliable operation and the broad astrophysical reach of this device, which includes searches for a variety of sources of ultrahigh energy neutrinos: generic point sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts and diffuse sources. The predicted sensitivity and angular resolution of the telescope were confirmed by studies of atmospheric muon and neutrino backgrounds. We also report on the status of the analysis from AMANDA-II, a larger version with far greater capabilities. At this stage of analysis, details of the ice properties and other systematic uncertainties of the AMANDA-II telescope are under study, but we have made progress toward critical science objectives. In particular, we present the first preliminary flux limits from AMANDA-II on the search for continuous emission from astrophysical point sources, and report on the search for correlated neutrino emission from Gamma Ray Bursts detected by BATSE before decommissioning in May 2000. During the next two years, we expect to exploit the full potential of AMANDA-II with the installation of a new data acquisition system that records full waveforms from the in-ice optical sensors.

Type
Part 10 Non-Photon Astrophysics and the Future
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 214: High Energy Processes and Phenomena in Astrophysics , 2003 , pp. 357 - 371
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2003 

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