Study of TeV neutrinos with upward showering muons in Super-Kamiokande

S. Desai; K. Abe; Y. Hayato; K. 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; H. Watanabe; S. Yamada; I. Higuchi; C. Ishihara; M. Ishitsuka; T. Kajita; K. Kaneyuki; G. Mitsuka; S. Nakayama; H. Nishino; K. Okumura; C. Saji; Y. Takenaga; S. T. Clark; F. Dufour; E. Kearns; S. Likhoded; 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; B. Hartfiel; J. Hill; W. E. Keig; J. S. Jang; I. S. Jeong; J. Y. Kim; I. T. Lim; M. Fechner; K. Scholberg; N. Tanimoto; C. W. Walter; R. Wendell; S. Tasaka; G. Guillian; J. G. Learned; S. Matsuno; M. D. Messier; A. K. Ichikawa; T. Ishida; T. Ishii; 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; M. Swanson; A. Clough; R. Gran; A. Habig; Y. Fukuda; T. Sato; Y. Itow; T. Koike; T. Tanaka; C. K. Jung; T. Kato; K. Kobayashi; C. McGrew; A. Sarrat; R. Terri; C. Yanagisawa; N. Tamura; Y. Idehara; 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; Y. Furuse; H. Ishii; K. Nishijima; H. Ishino; Y. Watanabe; M. Koshiba; D. Kielczewska; H. Berns; K. K. Shiraishi; E. Thrane; K. Washburn; R. J. Wilkes

doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.005

Study of TeV neutrinos with upward showering muons in Super-Kamiokande

S. Desai, K. Abe, Y. Hayato, K. 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, H. WatanabeS. Yamada, I. Higuchi, C. Ishihara, M. Ishitsuka, T. Kajita, K. Kaneyuki, G. Mitsuka, S. Nakayama, H. Nishino, K. Okumura, C. Saji, Y. Takenaga, S. T. Clark, F. Dufour, E. Kearns, S. Likhoded, 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, B. Hartfiel, J. Hill, W. E. Keig, J. S. Jang, I. S. Jeong, J. Y. Kim, I. T. Lim, M. Fechner, K. Scholberg, N. Tanimoto, C. W. Walter, R. Wendell, S. Tasaka, G. Guillian, J. G. Learned, S. Matsuno, M. D. Messier, A. K. Ichikawa, T. Ishida, T. Ishii, 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, M. Swanson, A. Clough, R. Gran, A. Habig, Y. Fukuda, T. Sato, Y. Itow, T. Koike, T. Tanaka, C. K. Jung, T. Kato, K. Kobayashi, C. McGrew, A. Sarrat, R. Terri, C. Yanagisawa, N. Tamura, Y. Idehara, 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, Y. Furuse, H. Ishii, K. Nishijima, H. Ishino, Y. Watanabe, M. Koshiba, D. Kielczewska, H. Berns, K. K. Shiraishi, E. Thrane, K. Washburn, R. J. Wilkes

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A subset of neutrino-induced upward through-going muons in the Super-Kamiokande detector consists of high-energy muons which lose energy through radiative processes such as bremsstrahlung, e⁺ e^- pair production and photonuclear interactions. These "upward showering muons" comprise an event sample whose mean parent neutrino energy is approximately 1 TeV. We show that the zenith angle distribution of upward showering muons is consistent with negligible distortion due to neutrino oscillations, as expected of such a high-energy neutrino sample. We present astronomical searches using these high-energy events, such as those from WIMP annihilations in the Sun, Earth and Galactic Center, some suspected point sources, as well as searches for diffuse flux from the interstellar medium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	42-54
Number of pages	13
Journal	Astroparticle Physics
Volume	29
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.005
Publication status	Published - Feb 2008

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95.55.Ka
95.55.Vj
96.40.Pq
Astrophysics
High-energy neutrinos
Muon energy losses

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Desai, S., Abe, K., Hayato, Y., Iida, K., 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. (2008). Study of TeV neutrinos with upward showering muons in Super-Kamiokande. Astroparticle Physics, 29(1), 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.005

Desai, S, Abe, K, Hayato, Y, Iida, K, 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, Watanabe, H, Yamada, S, Higuchi, I, Ishihara, C, Ishitsuka, M, Kajita, T, Kaneyuki, K, Mitsuka, G, Nakayama, S, Nishino, H, Okumura, K, Saji, C, Takenaga, Y, Clark, ST, Dufour, F, Kearns, E, Likhoded, S, 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, Hartfiel, B, Hill, J, Keig, WE, Jang, JS, Jeong, IS, Kim, JY, Lim, IT, Fechner, M, Scholberg, K, Tanimoto, N, Walter, CW, Wendell, R, Tasaka, S, Guillian, G, Learned, JG, Matsuno, S, Messier, MD, Ichikawa, AK, Ishida, T, Ishii, 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, Swanson, M, Clough, A, Gran, R, Habig, A, Fukuda, Y, Sato, T, Itow, Y, Koike, T, Tanaka, T, Jung, CK, Kato, T, Kobayashi, K, McGrew, C, Sarrat, A, Terri, R, Yanagisawa, C, Tamura, N, Idehara, Y, 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, Furuse, Y, Ishii, H, Nishijima, K, Ishino, H, Watanabe, Y, Koshiba, M, Kielczewska, D, Berns, H, Shiraishi, KK, Thrane, E, Washburn, K & Wilkes, RJ 2008, 'Study of TeV neutrinos with upward showering muons in Super-Kamiokande', Astroparticle Physics, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 42-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.astropartphys.2007.11.005

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AU - Obayashi, Y.

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AU - Shiozawa, M.

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AU - Ueshima, K.

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AU - Ishihara, C.

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AU - Mitsuka, G.

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AU - Nishino, H.

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AU - Saji, C.

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AU - Hiraide, K.

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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 - Swanson, M.

AU - Clough, A.

AU - Gran, R.

AU - Habig, A.

AU - Fukuda, Y.

AU - Sato, T.

AU - Itow, Y.

AU - Koike, T.

AU - Tanaka, T.

AU - Jung, C. K.

AU - Kato, T.

AU - Kobayashi, K.

AU - McGrew, C.

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AU - Terri, R.

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AU - Tamura, N.

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AU - Sakuda, Makoto

AU - Sugihara, M.

AU - Kuno, Y.

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AU - Kim, S. B.

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AU - Seo, H. K.

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AU - Thrane, E.

AU - Washburn, K.

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