Capability of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory for the Indirect Detection of Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrinos
Joint Authors
León Vargas, Hermes
Sandoval, Andrés
Belmont, Ernesto
Alfaro, Rubén
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-13, 13 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-07-25
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
13
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The detection of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos, with energies in the PeV range or above, is a topic of great interest in modern astroparticle physics.
The importance comes from the fact that these neutrinos point back to the most energetic particle accelerators in the Universe and provide information about their underlying acceleration mechanisms.
Atmospheric neutrinos are a background for these challenging measurements, but their rate is expected to be negligible above ≈1 PeV.
In this work we describe the feasibility to study ultrahigh-energy neutrinos based on the Earth-skimming technique, by detecting the charged leptons produced in neutrino-nucleon interactions in a high mass target.
We propose to detect the charged leptons, or their decay products, with the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) observatory and use as a large-mass target for the neutrino interactions the Pico de Orizaba volcano, the highest mountain in Mexico.
In this work we develop an estimate of the detection rate using a geometrical model to calculate the effective area of the observatory.
Our results show that it may be feasible to perform measurements of the ultrahigh-energy neutrino flux from cosmic origin during the expected lifetime of the HAWC observatory.
American Psychological Association (APA)
León Vargas, Hermes& Sandoval, Andrés& Belmont, Ernesto& Alfaro, Rubén. 2017. Capability of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory for the Indirect Detection of Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrinos. Advances in Astronomy،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120727
Modern Language Association (MLA)
León Vargas, Hermes…[et al.]. Capability of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory for the Indirect Detection of Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrinos. Advances in Astronomy No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120727
American Medical Association (AMA)
León Vargas, Hermes& Sandoval, Andrés& Belmont, Ernesto& Alfaro, Rubén. Capability of the HAWC Gamma-Ray Observatory for the Indirect Detection of Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrinos. Advances in Astronomy. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-13.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1120727
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1120727