Horizontal muons and a search for AGN neutrinos in Soudan 2

D. DeMuth; G. J. Alner; D. Ayres; W. L. Barrett; P. Border; D. J.A. Cockerill; J. H. Cobb; H. Courant; T. Fields; H. Gallagher; Maury C. Goodman; R. Gran; T. Joffe-Minor; T. Kafka; S. Kasahara; P. J. Litchfield; W. A. Mann; M. Marshak; R. Milburn; W. Miller; L. Mualem; A. Napier; W. Oliver; G. F. Pearce; E. Peterson; D. Petyt; K. Ruddick; M. Sanchez; J. Schneps; A. Sousa; B. Speakman; J. Thron; H. J. Trost; J. Uretsky; G. Villaume; N. West

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.07.003

Horizontal muons and a search for AGN neutrinos in Soudan 2

D. DeMuth, G. J. Alner, D. Ayres, W. L. Barrett, P. Border, D. J.A. Cockerill, J. H. Cobb, H. Courant, T. Fields, H. Gallagher, Maury C. Goodman, R. Gran, T. Joffe-Minor, T. Kafka, S. Kasahara, P. J. Litchfield, W. A. Mann, M. Marshak, R. Milburn, W. MillerL. Mualem, A. Napier, W. Oliver, G. F. Pearce, E. Peterson, D. Petyt, K. Ruddick, M. Sanchez, J. Schneps, A. Sousa, B. Speakman, J. Thron, H. J. Trost, J. Uretsky, G. Villaume, N. West

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Abstract

We measure the horizontal ( cos(θ_z) <0.14 corresponding to a slant depth cut 14 kmwe) neutrino-induced muon flux (E_μ>1.8 GeV) in Soudan 2 to be 4.01 ± 0.50 ±0.30 ×10^-13 cm^-2 s^-1. From the absence of horizontal muons with large energy loss, we set a limit on the flux of muon neutrinos from active galactic nuclei.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	533-547
Number of pages	15
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.07.003
State	Published - Feb 2004

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Funding Information:
We thank Rick Egeland, Leah M. Goodman and Adrian Ryerson for their help in this analysis. This work was supported by the US Department of Energy, the UK Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, and the State and University of Minnesota. We also wish to thank the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources for allowing us to use the facilities of the Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

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IceCube
Neutrino astronomy
Neutrino telescope

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DeMuth, D., Alner, G. J., Ayres, D., Barrett, W. L., Border, P., Cockerill, D. J. A., Cobb, J. H., Courant, H., Fields, T., Gallagher, H., Goodman, M. C., Gran, R., Joffe-Minor, T., Kafka, T., Kasahara, S., Litchfield, P. J., Mann, W. A., Marshak, M., Milburn, R., ... West, N. (2004). Horizontal muons and a search for AGN neutrinos in Soudan 2. Astroparticle Physics, 20(5), 533-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.07.003

DeMuth, D, Alner, GJ, Ayres, D, Barrett, WL, Border, P, Cockerill, DJA, Cobb, JH, Courant, H, Fields, T, Gallagher, H, Goodman, MC, Gran, R, Joffe-Minor, T, Kafka, T, Kasahara, S, Litchfield, PJ, Mann, WA, Marshak, M, Milburn, R, Miller, W, Mualem, L, Napier, A, Oliver, W, Pearce, GF, Peterson, E, Petyt, D, Ruddick, K, Sanchez, M, Schneps, J, Sousa, A, Speakman, B, Thron, J, Trost, HJ, Uretsky, J, Villaume, G & West, N 2004, 'Horizontal muons and a search for AGN neutrinos in Soudan 2', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 20, no. 5, pp. 533-547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2003.07.003

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