Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory

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Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory. / Aartsen, M.G.; Abbasi, R.; Ackermann, M.; Adams, J.; Aguilar, J.A.; Ahlers, M.; Altmann, D.; Arguelles, C.; Auffenberg, J.; Bai, X.; Baker, M.; Sarkar, Subir; Koskinen, David Jason; Larson, Michael James.

I: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), Bind 88, 112008, 16.12.2013.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Aartsen, MG, Abbasi, R, Ackermann, M, Adams, J, Aguilar, JA, Ahlers, M, Altmann, D, Arguelles, C, Auffenberg, J, Bai, X, Baker, M, Sarkar, S, Koskinen, DJ & Larson, MJ 2013, 'Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory', Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), bind 88, 112008.

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Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Arguelles, C., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Sarkar, S., Koskinen, D. J., & Larson, M. J. (2013). Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory. Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology), 88, [112008].

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Aartsen MG, Abbasi R, Ackermann M, Adams J, Aguilar JA, Ahlers M o.a. Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory. Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). 2013 dec. 16;88. 112008.

Author

Aartsen, M.G. ; Abbasi, R. ; Ackermann, M. ; Adams, J. ; Aguilar, J.A. ; Ahlers, M. ; Altmann, D. ; Arguelles, C. ; Auffenberg, J. ; Bai, X. ; Baker, M. ; Sarkar, Subir ; Koskinen, David Jason ; Larson, Michael James. / Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory. I: Physical Review D (Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology). 2013 ; Bind 88.

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title = "Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory",
abstract = "We have searched for extremely high energy neutrinos using data taken with the IceCube detector between May 2010 andMay 2012. Two neutrino-induced particle shower events with energies around 1 PeV were observed, as reported previously. In this work, we investigate whether these events could originate from cosmogenic neutrinos produced in the interactions of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with ambient photons while propagating through intergalactic space. Exploiting IceCube{\textquoteright}s large exposure for extremely high energy neutrinos and the lack of observed events above 100 PeV, we can rule out the corresponding models at more than 90% confidence level. The model-independent quasidifferential 90% C.L. upper limit, which amounts to E^2ϕ_{ν_e+ν_μ+ν_τ}=1.2×10^−7 GeV cm^−2 s^−1 sr^−1 at 1 EeV, provides the most stringent constraint in the energy range from 10 PeV to 10 EeV. Our observation disfavors strong cosmological evolution of the highest energy cosmic-ray sources such as the Fanaroff-Riley type II class of radio galaxies.",
author = "M.G. Aartsen and R. Abbasi and M. Ackermann and J. Adams and J.A. Aguilar and M. Ahlers and D. Altmann and C. Arguelles and J. Auffenberg and X. Bai and M. Baker and Subir Sarkar and Koskinen, {David Jason} and Larson, {Michael James}",
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RIS

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T1 - Probing the origin of cosmic-rays with extremely high energy neutrinos using the IceCube Observatory

AU - Aartsen, M.G.

AU - Abbasi, R.

AU - Ackermann, M.

AU - Adams, J.

AU - Aguilar, J.A.

AU - Ahlers, M.

AU - Altmann, D.

AU - Arguelles, C.

AU - Auffenberg, J.

AU - Bai, X.

AU - Baker, M.

AU - Sarkar, Subir

AU - Koskinen, David Jason

AU - Larson, Michael James

PY - 2013/12/16

Y1 - 2013/12/16

N2 - We have searched for extremely high energy neutrinos using data taken with the IceCube detector between May 2010 andMay 2012. Two neutrino-induced particle shower events with energies around 1 PeV were observed, as reported previously. In this work, we investigate whether these events could originate from cosmogenic neutrinos produced in the interactions of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with ambient photons while propagating through intergalactic space. Exploiting IceCube’s large exposure for extremely high energy neutrinos and the lack of observed events above 100 PeV, we can rule out the corresponding models at more than 90% confidence level. The model-independent quasidifferential 90% C.L. upper limit, which amounts to E^2ϕ_{ν_e+ν_μ+ν_τ}=1.2×10^−7 GeV cm^−2 s^−1 sr^−1 at 1 EeV, provides the most stringent constraint in the energy range from 10 PeV to 10 EeV. Our observation disfavors strong cosmological evolution of the highest energy cosmic-ray sources such as the Fanaroff-Riley type II class of radio galaxies.

AB - We have searched for extremely high energy neutrinos using data taken with the IceCube detector between May 2010 andMay 2012. Two neutrino-induced particle shower events with energies around 1 PeV were observed, as reported previously. In this work, we investigate whether these events could originate from cosmogenic neutrinos produced in the interactions of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays with ambient photons while propagating through intergalactic space. Exploiting IceCube’s large exposure for extremely high energy neutrinos and the lack of observed events above 100 PeV, we can rule out the corresponding models at more than 90% confidence level. The model-independent quasidifferential 90% C.L. upper limit, which amounts to E^2ϕ_{ν_e+ν_μ+ν_τ}=1.2×10^−7 GeV cm^−2 s^−1 sr^−1 at 1 EeV, provides the most stringent constraint in the energy range from 10 PeV to 10 EeV. Our observation disfavors strong cosmological evolution of the highest energy cosmic-ray sources such as the Fanaroff-Riley type II class of radio galaxies.

M3 - Journal article

VL - 88

JO - Physical Review D

JF - Physical Review D

SN - 2470-0010

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