Results from the Anita experiment

Andrea Silvestri; S. W. Barwick; J. J. Beatty; D. Z. Besson; W. R. Binns; B. Cailo; J. M. Clem; A. Connolly; D. F. Cowen; P. F. Dowkontt; M. A. Du Vernois; P. A. Evenson; D. Goldstein; P. W. Gorham; C. L. Hebert; M. H. Israel; J. G. Learned; K. M. Liewer; J. T. Link; S. Matsuno; P. Miocinovic; J. Nam; C. J. Naudet; R. Nichol; K. Palladino; M. Rosen; D. Saltzberg; D. Seckel; A. Silvestri; B. T. Stokes; G. S. Varner; F. Wu

Results from the Anita experiment

Andrea Silvestri, S. W. Barwick, J. J. Beatty, D. Z. Besson, W. R. Binns, B. Cailo, J. M. Clem, A. Connolly, D. F. Cowen, P. F. Dowkontt, M. A. Du Vernois, P. A. Evenson, D. Goldstein, P. W. Gorham, C. L. Hebert, M. H. Israel, J. G. Learned, K. M. Liewer, J. T. Link, S. MatsunoP. Miocinovic, J. Nam, C. J. Naudet, R. Nichol, K. Palladino, M. Rosen, D. Saltzberg, D. Seckel, A. Silvestri, B. T. Stokes, G. S. Varner, F. Wu

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The ANtarctic Impulse Transient Antenna (ANITA) is the first long-duration balloon experiment designed to search and measure the flux of Greisen- Zapsepin-Kuzmin (GZK) neutrinos. We present new limits on neutrinos fluxes of astronomical origin from data collected with the successful launch of a 2- antenna prototype instrument, called ANITA-lite, that circled the Antarctic continent for 18.4 days in January 2004. We performed a search for Ultra- High-Energy (UHE) neutrinos with energies above 3 x 10¹⁸ eV. No excess events above the background expectation were observed and a neutrino flux following E^-2 spectrum for all neutrino flavors, is limited to E_v^-2F < 1.6 × 10^-6 GeV cm^-2 s^-1 sr^-1 for 10^18.5 eV < E_v < 10^23.5 eV at 90% confidence level. The launch of ANITA is scheduled for December 2006. Looking beyond ANITA, we describe a new idea, called ARIANNA (Antarctic Ross Iceshelf ANtenna Neutrino Array), to increase the sensitivity for GZK neutrinos by one order of magnitude better than ANITA.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course
Subtitle of host publication	Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd
Pages	213-223
Number of pages	11
ISBN (Print)	9812790144, 9789812790149
State	Published - 2007
Event	15th Biennial Course on Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies - Erice, Italy Duration: Jun 20 2006 → Jun 27 2006

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Name	The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies

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Other	15th Biennial Course on Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Erice
Period	6/20/06 → 6/27/06

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Silvestri, A., Barwick, S. W., Beatty, J. J., Besson, D. Z., Binns, W. R., Cailo, B., Clem, J. M., Connolly, A., Cowen, D. F., Dowkontt, P. F., Du Vernois, M. A., Evenson, P. A., Goldstein, D., Gorham, P. W., Hebert, C. L., Israel, M. H., Learned, J. G., Liewer, K. M., Link, J. T., ... Wu, F. (2007). Results from the Anita experiment. In The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies (pp. 213-223). (The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies). World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.

Silvestri, Andrea ; Barwick, S. W. ; Beatty, J. J. et al. / Results from the Anita experiment. The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2007. pp. 213-223 (The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies).

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Results from the Anita experiment. / Silvestri, Andrea; Barwick, S. W.; Beatty, J. J. et al.
The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd, 2007. p. 213-223 (The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies).

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Silvestri A, Barwick SW, Beatty JJ, Besson DZ, Binns WR, Cailo B et al. Results from the Anita experiment. In The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd. 2007. p. 213-223. (The Science and Culture Series - Astrophysics; International School of Cosmic Ray Astrophysics 15th Course: Astrophysics at Ultra-High Energies).

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