Search for diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux using ultra-high-energy upward-going muons in super-kamiokande I

M. E.C. Swanson; K. Abe; J. Hosaka; T. Iida; K. Ishihara; J. Kameda; Y. Koshio; A. Minamino; C. Mitsuda; M. Miura; S. Moriyama; M. Nakahata; Y. Obayashi; H. Ogawa; M. Shiozawa; Y. Suzuki; A. Takeda; Y. Takeuchi; K. Ueshima; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; M. Ishitsuka; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; S. Nakayama; H. Nishino; A. Okada; K. Okumura; C. Saji; Y. Takenaga; S. Clark; S. Desai; F. Dufour; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; M. Litos; J. L. Raaf; J. L. Stone; L. R. Sulak; W. Wang; M. Goldhaber; D. Casper; J. P. Cravens; J. Dunmore; W. R. Kropp; D. W. Liu; S. Mine; C. Regis; M. B. Smy; H. W. Sobel; M. R. Vagins; K. S. Ganezer; J. E. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; K. Scholberg; N. Tanimoto; C. W. Walter; R. Wendell; R. W. Ellsworth; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; M. D. Messier; Y. Hayato; A. K. Ichikawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; T. Iwashita; T. Kobayashi; T. Nakadaira; K. Nakamura; K. Nitta; Y. Oyama; Y. Totsuka; A. T. Suzuki; M. Hasegawa; K. Hiraide; I. Kato; H. Maesaka; T. Nakaya; K. Nishikawa; T. Sasaki; H. Sato; S. Yamamoto; M. Yokoyama; T. J. Haines; S. Dazeley; S. Hatakeyama; R. Svoboda; G. W. Sullivan; D. Turcan; J. Cooley; K. B.M. Mahn; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; T. Sato; Y. Itow; T. Koike; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; M. Malek; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; R. Terri; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; Makoto Sakuda; M. Sugihara; Y. Kuno; M. Yoshida; S. B. Kim; B. S. Yang; J. Yoo; T. Ishizuka; H. Okazawa; Y. Choi; H. K. Seo; Y. Gando; T. Hasegawa; K. Inoue; H. Ishii; K. Nishijima; H. Ishino; Y. Watanabe; M. Koshiba; D. Kielczewska; J. Zalipska; H. G. Berns; R. Gran; K. K. Shiraishi; A. Stachyra; E. Thrane; K. Washburn; R. J. Wilkes

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Search for diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux using ultra-high-energy upward-going muons in super-kamiokande I

M. E.C. Swanson, K. Abe, J. Hosaka, T. Iida, K. Ishihara, J. Kameda, Y. Koshio, A. Minamino, C. Mitsuda, M. Miura, S. Moriyama, M. Nakahata, Y. Obayashi, H. Ogawa, M. Shiozawa, Y. Suzuki, A. Takeda, Y. Takeuchi, K. Ueshima, I. HiguchiC. Ishihara, M. Ishitsuka, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, S. Nakayama, H. Nishino, A. Okada, K. Okumura, C. Saji, Y. Takenaga, S. Clark, S. Desai, F. Dufour, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, M. Litos, J. L. Raaf, J. L. Stone, L. R. Sulak, W. Wang, M. Goldhaber, D. Casper, J. P. Cravens, J. Dunmore, W. R. Kropp, D. W. Liu, S. Mine, C. Regis, M. B. Smy, H. W. Sobel, M. R. Vagins, K. S. Ganezer, J. E. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, K. Scholberg, N. Tanimoto, C. W. Walter, R. Wendell, R. W. Ellsworth, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M. D. Messier, Y. Hayato, A. K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, T. Iwashita, T. Kobayashi, T. Nakadaira, K. Nakamura, K. Nitta, Y. Oyama, Y. Totsuka, A. T. Suzuki, M. Hasegawa, K. Hiraide, I. Kato, H. Maesaka, T. Nakaya, K. Nishikawa, T. Sasaki, H. Sato, S. Yamamoto, M. Yokoyama, T. J. Haines, S. Dazeley, S. Hatakeyama, R. Svoboda, G. W. Sullivan, D. Turcan, J. Cooley, K. B.M. Mahn, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, T. Sato, Y. Itow, T. Koike, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, M. Malek, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, R. Terri, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, Makoto Sakuda, M. Sugihara, Y. Kuno, M. Yoshida, S. B. Kim, B. S. Yang, J. Yoo, T. Ishizuka, H. Okazawa, Y. Choi, H. K. Seo, Y. Gando, T. Hasegawa, K. Inoue, H. Ishii, K. Nishijima, H. Ishino, Y. Watanabe, M. Koshiba, D. Kielczewska, J. Zalipska, H. G. Berns, R. Gran, K. K. Shiraishi, A. Stachyra, E. Thrane, K. Washburn, R. J. Wilkes

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Many astrophysical models predict a diffuse flux of high-energy neutrinos from active galactic nuclei and other extragalactic sources. At muon energies above 1 TeV, the upward-going muon flux induced by neutrinos from active galactic nuclei is expected to exceed the flux due to atmospheric neutrinos. We have performed a search for this astrophysical neutrino flux by looking for upward-going muons in the highest energy data sample from the Super-Kamiokande detector using 1679.6 live days of data. We found one extremely high energy upward-going muon event, compared with an expected atmospheric neutrino background of 0.46 ± 0.23 events. Using this result, we set an upper limit on the diffuse flux of upward-going muons due to neutrinos from astrophysical sources in the muon energy range 3.16-100 TeV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	206-215
Number of pages	10
Journal	Astrophysical Journal
Volume	652
Issue number	1 I
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/507983
Publication status	Published - Nov 20 2006
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Galaxies: active
Gamma rays: bursts
Neutrinos

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Space and Planetary Science

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Swanson, M. E. C., Abe, K., Hosaka, J., Iida, T., Ishihara, K., Kameda, J., Koshio, Y., Minamino, A., Mitsuda, C., Miura, M., Moriyama, S., Nakahata, M., Obayashi, Y., Ogawa, H., Shiozawa, M., Suzuki, Y., Takeda, A., Takeuchi, Y., Ueshima, K., ... Wilkes, R. J. (2006). Search for diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux using ultra-high-energy upward-going muons in super-kamiokande I. Astrophysical Journal, 652(1 I), 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1086/507983

Swanson, MEC, Abe, K, Hosaka, J, Iida, T, Ishihara, K, Kameda, J, Koshio, Y, Minamino, A, Mitsuda, C, Miura, M, Moriyama, S, Nakahata, M, Obayashi, Y, Ogawa, H, Shiozawa, M, Suzuki, Y, Takeda, A, Takeuchi, Y, Ueshima, K, Higuchi, I, Ishihara, C, Ishitsuka, M, Kajita, T, Kaneyuki, K, Mitsuka, G, Nakayama, S, Nishino, H, Okada, A, Okumura, K, Saji, C, Takenaga, Y, Clark, S, Desai, S, Dufour, F, Kearns, E, Likhoded, S, Litos, M, Raaf, JL, Stone, JL, Sulak, LR, Wang, W, Goldhaber, M, Casper, D, Cravens, JP, Dunmore, J, Kropp, WR, Liu, DW, Mine, S, Regis, C, Smy, MB, Sobel, HW, Vagins, MR, Ganezer, KS, Hill, JE, Keig, WE, Jang, JS, Kim, JY, Lim, IT, Scholberg, K, Tanimoto, N, Walter, CW, Wendell, R, Ellsworth, RW, Tasaka, S, Guillian, G, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Messier, MD, Hayato, Y, Ichikawa, AK, Ishida, T, Ishii, T, Iwashita, T, Kobayashi, T, Nakadaira, T, Nakamura, K, Nitta, K, Oyama, Y, Totsuka, Y, Suzuki, AT, Hasegawa, M, Hiraide, K, Kato, I, Maesaka, H, Nakaya, T, Nishikawa, K, Sasaki, T, Sato, H, Yamamoto, S, Yokoyama, M, Haines, TJ, Dazeley, S, Hatakeyama, S, Svoboda, R, Sullivan, GW, Turcan, D, Cooley, J, Mahn, KBM, Habig, A, Fukuda, Y, Sato, T, Itow, Y, Koike, T, Jung, CK, Kato, T, Kobayashi, K, Malek, M, McGrew, C, Sarrat, A, Terri, R, Yanagisawa, C, Tamura, N, Sakuda, M, Sugihara, M, Kuno, Y, Yoshida, M, Kim, SB, Yang, BS, Yoo, J, Ishizuka, T, Okazawa, H, Choi, Y, Seo, HK, Gando, Y, Hasegawa, T, Inoue, K, Ishii, H, Nishijima, K, Ishino, H, Watanabe, Y, Koshiba, M, Kielczewska, D, Zalipska, J, Berns, HG, Gran, R, Shiraishi, KK, Stachyra, A, Thrane, E, Washburn, K & Wilkes, RJ 2006, 'Search for diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux using ultra-high-energy upward-going muons in super-kamiokande I', Astrophysical Journal, vol. 652, no. 1 I, pp. 206-215. https://doi.org/10.1086/507983

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AU - Moriyama, S.

AU - Nakahata, M.

AU - Obayashi, Y.

AU - Ogawa, H.

AU - Shiozawa, M.

AU - Suzuki, Y.

AU - Takeda, A.

AU - Takeuchi, Y.

AU - Ueshima, K.

AU - Higuchi, I.

AU - Ishihara, C.

AU - Ishitsuka, M.

AU - Kajita, T.

AU - Kaneyuki, K.

AU - Mitsuka, G.

AU - Nakayama, S.

AU - Nishino, H.

AU - Okada, A.

AU - Okumura, K.

AU - Saji, C.

AU - Takenaga, Y.

AU - Clark, S.

AU - Desai, S.

AU - Dufour, F.

AU - Kearns, E.

AU - Likhoded, S.

AU - Litos, M.

AU - Raaf, J. L.

AU - Stone, J. L.

AU - Sulak, L. R.

AU - Wang, W.

AU - Goldhaber, M.

AU - Casper, D.

AU - Cravens, J. P.

AU - Dunmore, J.

AU - Kropp, W. R.

AU - Liu, D. W.

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AU - Regis, C.

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AU - Sobel, H. W.

AU - Vagins, M. R.

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AU - Jang, J. S.

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AU - Lim, I. T.

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AU - Tanimoto, N.

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AU - Wendell, R.

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AU - Tasaka, S.

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AU - Messier, M. D.

AU - Hayato, Y.

AU - Ichikawa, A. K.

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AU - Ishii, T.

AU - Iwashita, T.

AU - Kobayashi, T.

AU - Nakadaira, T.

AU - Nakamura, K.

AU - Nitta, K.

AU - Oyama, Y.

AU - Totsuka, Y.

AU - Suzuki, A. T.

AU - Hasegawa, M.

AU - Hiraide, K.

AU - Kato, I.

AU - Maesaka, H.

AU - Nakaya, T.

AU - Nishikawa, K.

AU - Sasaki, T.

AU - Sato, H.

AU - Yamamoto, S.

AU - Yokoyama, M.

AU - Haines, T. J.

AU - Dazeley, S.

AU - Hatakeyama, S.

AU - Svoboda, R.

AU - Sullivan, G. W.

AU - Turcan, D.

AU - Cooley, J.

AU - Mahn, K. B.M.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Sato, T.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Koike, T.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - Malek, M.

AU - McGrew, C.

AU - Sarrat, A.

AU - Terri, R.

AU - Yanagisawa, C.

AU - Tamura, N.

AU - Sakuda, Makoto

AU - Sugihara, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

AU - Yoshida, M.

AU - Kim, S. B.

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AU - Yoo, J.

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AU - Choi, Y.

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AU - Gran, R.

AU - Shiraishi, K. K.

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AU - Washburn, K.

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KW - Gamma rays: bursts

KW - Neutrinos

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Search for diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux using ultra-high-energy upward-going muons in super-kamiokande I

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