A Search for Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic-Rays with ANITA-2

• Main Author: Mottram, Matthew Joseph (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• 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 winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays...

Table of Contents:

• Particle Physics and the Neutrino
• Ultra-High Energy Astro-Particle Physics
• The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna
• Event Simulation
• ANITA-2 Data Analysis
• Cosmic-Ray Search
• Neutrino Search.