Development of a Sub-glacial Radio Telescope for the Detection of GZK Neutrinos

• Main Author: Meures, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Astrophysics.; Particle acceleration.; Physical measurements.; Measurement.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Measurement Science and Instrumentation.

 The goal of the project presented in this book is to detect neutrinos created by resonant interactions of ultrahigh energy cosmic rays on the CMB photon field filling the Universe. In this pioneering first analysis, the author puts forward much of the analysis framework, including calibrations of t...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The GZK Neutrino Flux
• The Askaryan Effect in Dense Media
• The Askaryan Radio Array (ARA)
• The Calibration of the Ice Ray Sampler (IRS2) Chip
• The Calibration of the ARA Station Geometry
• Simulations
• Algorithms for the ARA Data Analysis
• Signal Discrimination in the ARA02-ARA03 Data
• Data Analysis Results
• Summary and Outlook.