INVESTIGADORES
MORENO Juan Cruz
artículos
Título:
Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos at the Pierre Auger Observatory
Autor/es:
PIERRE AUGER COLLABORATION, MORENO JUAN CRUZ
Revista:
Advances in High Energy Physics
Editorial:
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Referencias:
Año: 2013 p. 1 - 18
ISSN:
1687-7357
Resumen:
The observation of ultrahigh energy neutrinos (UHECR's) has become a priority in experimental astroparticle physics. UHECR's can
be detected with a variety of techniques. In particular, neutrinos can interact in the atmosphere (downward-going neutrinos) or in the
Earth crust (Earth-skimming neutrinos), producing air showers that can be observed with arrays of detectors at the ground. With the
surface detector array of the Pierre Auger Observatory we can detect these types of cascades. The distinguishing signature for
neutrino events is the presence of very inclined showers produced close to the ground (i.e., after having traversed a large amount
of atmosphere). In this work we review the procedure and criteria established to search for UHECR's in the data collected with the
ground array of the Pierre Auger Observatory.This includes Earth-skimming as well as downward-going neutrinos. No neutrino
candidates have been found, which allows us to place competitive limits to the diffuse flux of UHECR's in the EeV range and above.