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1. Electromagnetic probes of primordial black holes as dark matter

Author: Ali-Haimoud, Y., Clesse, S., Garcia-Bellido, J., Kashlinsky, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Achucarro, A., Amendola, L., Annis, J., Arbey, A., Arendt, R. G., Atrio-Barandela, F., Bellomo, N., Belotsky, K., Bernal, J-L., Bird, S., Bozza, V., Byrnes, C., Novati, S. Calchi, Calore, F., Carr, B. J., Chluba, J., Cholis, I., Cieplak, A., Cole, P., Dalianis, I., Davis, A-C., Davis, T., De Luca, V., Dvorkin, I., Emparan, R., Ezquiaga, J-M., Fleury, P., Franciolini, G., Gaggero, D., Georg, J., Germani, C., Giudice, G-F., Goobar, A., Hasinger, G., Hector, A., Hundertmark, M ., Hutsi, G., Jansen, R., Kamionkowski, M., Kawasaki, M., Kazanas, D., Kehagias, A., Khlopov, M., Knebe, A., Kohri, K., Koushiappas, S., Kovetz, E., Kuhnel, F., MacGibbon, J., Marzola, L., Mediavilla, E., Meszaros, P., Mroz, P., Munoz, J., Musco, I., Nesseris, S., Ozsoy, O., Pani, P., Poulin, V., Raccanelli, A., Racco, D., Raidal, M., Ranc, C., Rattenbury, N., Rhodes, J., Ricotti, M., Riotto, A., Rubin, S., Rubio, J., Ruiz-Morales, E., Sasaki, M., Schnittman, J., Shvartzvald, Y., Street, R., Takada, M., Takhistov, V., Tashiro, H., Tasinato, G., Tringas, G., Unal, C., Tada, Y., Tsapras, Y., Vaskonen, V., Veermae, H., Vidotto, F., Watson, S., Windhorst, R., Yokoyama, S., Young, S., Ali-Haimoud, Y., Clesse, S., Garcia-Bellido, J., Kashlinsky, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Achucarro, A., Amendola, L., Annis, J., Arbey, A., Arendt, R. G., Atrio-Barandela, F., Bellomo, N., Belotsky, K., Bernal, J-L., Bird, S., Bozza, V., Byrnes, C., Novati, S. Calchi, Calore, F., Carr, B. J., Chluba, J., Cholis, I., Cieplak, A., Cole, P., Dalianis, I., Davis, A-C., Davis, T., De Luca, V., Dvorkin, I., Emparan, R., Ezquiaga, J-M., Fleury, P., Franciolini, G., Gaggero, D., Georg, J., Germani, C., Giudice, G-F., Goobar, A., Hasinger, G., Hector, A., Hundertmark, M ., Hutsi, G., Jansen, R., Kamionkowski, M., Kawasaki, M., Kazanas, D., Kehagias, A., Khlopov, M., Knebe, A., Kohri, K., Koushiappas, S., Kovetz, E., Kuhnel, F., MacGibbon, J., Marzola, L., Mediavilla, E., Meszaros, P., Mroz, P., Munoz, J., Musco, I., Nesseris, S., Ozsoy, O., Pani, P., Poulin, V., Raccanelli, A., Racco, D., Raidal, M., Ranc, C., Rattenbury, N., Rhodes, J., Ricotti, M., Riotto, A., Rubin, S., Rubio, J., Ruiz-Morales, E., Sasaki, M., Schnittman, J., Shvartzvald, Y., Street, R., Takada, M., Takhistov, V., Tashiro, H., Tasinato, G., Tringas, G., Unal, C., Tada, Y., Tsapras, Y., Vaskonen, V., Veermae, H., Vidotto, F., Watson, S., Windhorst, R., Yokoyama, S., and Young, S.
Abstract: The LIGO discoveries have rekindled suggestions that primordial black holes (BHs) may constitute part to all of the dark matter (DM) in the Universe. Such suggestions came from 1) the observed merger rate of the BHs, 2) their unusual masses, 3) their low/zero spins, and 4) also from the independently uncovered cosmic infrared background (CIB) fluctuations signal of high amplitude and coherence with unresolved cosmic X-ray background (CXB). Here we summarize the prospects to resolve this important issue with electromagnetic observations using the instruments and tools expected in the 2020's. These prospects appear promising to make significant, and potentially critical, advances. We demonstrate that in the next decade, new space- and ground-borne electromagnetic instruments, combined with concurrent theoretical efforts, should shed critical light on the long-considered link between primordial BHs and DM. Specifically the new data and methodologies under this program will involve: I) Probing with high precision the spatial spectrum of source-subtracted CIB with Euclid and WFIRST, and its coherence with unresolved cosmic X-ray background using eROSITA and Athena, II) Advanced searches for microlensing of Galactic stars by the intervening Galactic Halo BHs with OGLE, Gaia, LSST and WFIRST, III) Supernovae (SNe) lensing in the upcoming surveys with WFIRST, LSST and also potentially with Euclid and JWST, IV) Advanced theoretical work to understand the details of PBH accretion and evolution and their influence on cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies in light of the next generation CMB experiments, V) Better new samples and theoretical understanding involving stability and properties of ultra faint dwarf galaxies, pulsar timing, and cosmological quasar lensing., Comment: Science whitepaper submitted to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey
Published: 2019

2. Electromagnetic probes of primordial black holes as dark matter

Author: Ali-Haimoud, Y., Clesse, S., Garcia-Bellido, J., Kashlinsky, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Achucarro, A., Amendola, L., Annis, J., Arbey, A., Arendt, R. G., Atrio-Barandela, F., Bellomo, N., Belotsky, K., Bernal, J-L., Bird, S., Bozza, V., Byrnes, C., Novati, S. Calchi, Calore, F., Carr, B. J., Chluba, J., Cholis, I., Cieplak, A., Cole, P., Dalianis, I., Davis, A-C., Davis, T., De Luca, V., Dvorkin, I., Emparan, R., Ezquiaga, J-M., Fleury, P., Franciolini, G., Gaggero, D., Georg, J., Germani, C., Giudice, G-F., Goobar, A., Hasinger, G., Hector, A., Hundertmark, M ., Hutsi, G., Jansen, R., Kamionkowski, M., Kawasaki, M., Kazanas, D., Kehagias, A., Khlopov, M., Knebe, A., Kohri, K., Koushiappas, S., Kovetz, E., Kuhnel, F., MacGibbon, J., Marzola, L., Mediavilla, E., Meszaros, P., Mroz, P., Munoz, J., Musco, I., Nesseris, S., Ozsoy, O., Pani, P., Poulin, V., Raccanelli, A., Racco, D., Raidal, M., Ranc, C., Rattenbury, N., Rhodes, J., Ricotti, M., Riotto, A., Rubin, S., Rubio, J., Ruiz-Morales, E., Sasaki, M., Schnittman, J., Shvartzvald, Y., Street, R., Takada, M., Takhistov, V., Tashiro, H., Tasinato, G., Tringas, G., Unal, C., Tada, Y., Tsapras, Y., Vaskonen, V., Veermae, H., Vidotto, F., Watson, S., Windhorst, R., Yokoyama, S., Young, S., Ali-Haimoud, Y., Clesse, S., Garcia-Bellido, J., Kashlinsky, A., Wyrzykowski, L., Achucarro, A., Amendola, L., Annis, J., Arbey, A., Arendt, R. G., Atrio-Barandela, F., Bellomo, N., Belotsky, K., Bernal, J-L., Bird, S., Bozza, V., Byrnes, C., Novati, S. Calchi, Calore, F., Carr, B. J., Chluba, J., Cholis, I., Cieplak, A., Cole, P., Dalianis, I., Davis, A-C., Davis, T., De Luca, V., Dvorkin, I., Emparan, R., Ezquiaga, J-M., Fleury, P., Franciolini, G., Gaggero, D., Georg, J., Germani, C., Giudice, G-F., Goobar, A., Hasinger, G., Hector, A., Hundertmark, M ., Hutsi, G., Jansen, R., Kamionkowski, M., Kawasaki, M., Kazanas, D., Kehagias, A., Khlopov, M., Knebe, A., Kohri, K., Koushiappas, S., Kovetz, E., Kuhnel, F., MacGibbon, J., Marzola, L., Mediavilla, E., Meszaros, P., Mroz, P., Munoz, J., Musco, I., Nesseris, S., Ozsoy, O., Pani, P., Poulin, V., Raccanelli, A., Racco, D., Raidal, M., Ranc, C., Rattenbury, N., Rhodes, J., Ricotti, M., Riotto, A., Rubin, S., Rubio, J., Ruiz-Morales, E., Sasaki, M., Schnittman, J., Shvartzvald, Y., Street, R., Takada, M., Takhistov, V., Tashiro, H., Tasinato, G., Tringas, G., Unal, C., Tada, Y., Tsapras, Y., Vaskonen, V., Veermae, H., Vidotto, F., Watson, S., Windhorst, R., Yokoyama, S., and Young, S.
Abstract: The LIGO discoveries have rekindled suggestions that primordial black holes (BHs) may constitute part to all of the dark matter (DM) in the Universe. Such suggestions came from 1) the observed merger rate of the BHs, 2) their unusual masses, 3) their low/zero spins, and 4) also from the independently uncovered cosmic infrared background (CIB) fluctuations signal of high amplitude and coherence with unresolved cosmic X-ray background (CXB). Here we summarize the prospects to resolve this important issue with electromagnetic observations using the instruments and tools expected in the 2020's. These prospects appear promising to make significant, and potentially critical, advances. We demonstrate that in the next decade, new space- and ground-borne electromagnetic instruments, combined with concurrent theoretical efforts, should shed critical light on the long-considered link between primordial BHs and DM. Specifically the new data and methodologies under this program will involve: I) Probing with high precision the spatial spectrum of source-subtracted CIB with Euclid and WFIRST, and its coherence with unresolved cosmic X-ray background using eROSITA and Athena, II) Advanced searches for microlensing of Galactic stars by the intervening Galactic Halo BHs with OGLE, Gaia, LSST and WFIRST, III) Supernovae (SNe) lensing in the upcoming surveys with WFIRST, LSST and also potentially with Euclid and JWST, IV) Advanced theoretical work to understand the details of PBH accretion and evolution and their influence on cosmic microwave background (CMB) anisotropies in light of the next generation CMB experiments, V) Better new samples and theoretical understanding involving stability and properties of ultra faint dwarf galaxies, pulsar timing, and cosmological quasar lensing., Comment: Science whitepaper submitted to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey
Published: 2019

3. Multiwavelength follow-up of a rare IceCube neutrino multiplet

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Ahrens, M., Al Samarai, I., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Anderson, T., Ansseau, I., Anton, G., Archinger, M., Arguelles, C., Auffenberg, J., Axani, S., Bai, X., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, BenZvi, S., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Blaufuss, E., Blot, S., Bohm, C., Boerner, M., Bos, F., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Braun, J., Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Bron, S., Burgman, Alexander, Carver, T., Casier, M., Cheung, E., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Clark, K., Classen, L., Coenders, S., Collin, G. H., Conrad, J. M., Cowen, D. F., Cross, R., Day, M., de Andre, J. P. A. M., De Clercq, C., Rosendo, E. del Pino, Dembinski, H., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de Vries, K. D., de Wasseige, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., di Lorenzo, V., Dujmovic, H., Dumm, J. 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M., Spiering, C., Stachurska, J., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stettner, J., Steuer, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Ström, Rickard, Strotjohann, N. L., Sullivan, G. W., Sutherland, M., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tatar, J., Tenholt, F., Ter-Antonyan, S., Terliuk, A., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Tobin, M. N., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Tselengidou, M., Tung, C. F., Turcati, A., Unger, E., Usner, M., Vandenbroucke, J., van Eijndhoven, N., Vanheule, S., van Rossem, M., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vogel, E., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Wallace, A., Wallraff, M., Wandkowsky, N., Waza, A., Weaver, Ch., Weiss, M. J., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whelan, B. J., Wickmann, S., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Wille, L., Williams, D. R., Wills, L., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woolsey, E., Woschnagg, K., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Xu, Y., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zoll, M., Stanek, K. Z., Shappee, B. J., Kochanek, C. S., Holoien, T. W. -S, Prieto, J. L., Fox, D. B., DeLaunay, J. J., Turley, C. F., Barthelmy, S. D., Lien, A. Y., Meszaros, P., Murase, K., Kocevski, D., Buehler, R., Giomi, M., Racusin, J. L., Albert, A., Alfaro, R., Alvarez, C., Alvarez, J. D., Arceo, R., Arteaga-Velazquez, J. C., Solares, H. A. Ayala, Barber, A. S., Baustista-Elivar, N., Becerril, A., Belmont-Moreno, E., Bernal, A., Brisbois, C., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Capistran, T., Carraminana, A., Casanova, S., Castillo, M., Cotti, U., Coutino de Leon, S., de la Fuente, E., De Leon, C., Diaz Hernandez, R., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dingus, B. L., DuVernois, M. A., Ellsworth, R. W., Engel, K., Fiorino, D. W., Fraija, N., Garcia-Gonzalez, J. A., Gerhardt, M., Gonzalez Munoz, A., Gonzalez, M. M., Goodman, J. A., Hampel-Arias, Z., Harding, J. P., Hernandez, S., Hui, C. M., Huentemeyer, P., Iriarte, A., Jardin-Blicq, A., Joshi, V., Kaufmann, S., Lara, A., Lauer, R. J., Lee, W. H., Lennarz, D., Leon Vargas, H., Linnemann, J. 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A., Gehrels, N., Osborne, J. P., Page, K. L., Abeysekara, A. U., Archer, A., Benbow, W., Bird, R., Brantseg, T., Bugaev, V., Cardenzana, J. V., Connolly, M. P., Cui, W., Falcone, A., Feng, Q., Finley, J. P., Fleischhack, H., Fortson, L., Furniss, A., Griffin, S., Grube, J., Huetten, M., Hervet, O., Holder, J., Hughes, G., Humensky, T. B., Johnson, C. A., Kaaret, P., Kar, P., Kelley-Hoskins, N., Kertzman, M., Krause, M., Kumar, S., Lang, M. J., Lin, T. T. Y., McArthur, S., Moriarty, P., Mukherjee, R., Nieto, D., Ong, R. A., Otte, A. N., Pohl, M., Popkow, A., Pueschel, E., Quinn, J., Ragan, K., Reynolds, P. T., Richards, G. T., Roache, E., Rulten, C., Sadeh, I., Santander, M., Sembroski, G. H., Staszak, D., Trepanier, S., Tyler, J., Wakely, S. P., Weinstein, A., Wilcox, P., Wilhelm, A., Williams, D. A., Zitzer, B., Bellm, E., Cano, Z., Gal-Yam, A., Kann, D. A., Ofek, E. O., Rigault, M., and Soumagnac, M.
Abstract: On February 17, 2016, the IceCube real-time neutrino search identified, for the first time, three muon neutrino candidates arriving within 100 s of one another, consistent with coming from the same point in the sky. Such a triplet is expected once every 13.7 years as a random coincidence of background events. However, considering the lifetime of the follow-up program the probability of detecting at least one triplet from atmospheric background is 32%. Follow-up observatories were notified in order to search for an electromagnetic counterpart. Observations were obtained by Swift's X-ray telescope, by ASAS-SN, LCO and MASTER at optical wavelengths, and by VERITAS in the very-high-energy gamma-ray regime. Moreover, the Swift BAT serendipitously observed the location 100 s after the first neutrino was detected, and data from the Fermi LAT and HAWC observatory were analyzed. We present details of the neutrino triplet and the follow-up observations. No likely electromagnetic counterpart was detected, and we discuss the implications of these constraints on candidate neutrino sources such as gamma-ray bursts, core-collapse supernovae and active galactic nucleus flares. This study illustrates the potential of and challenges for future follow-up campaigns.
Published: 2017
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4. Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Neutrinos in the IceCube Era

Author: Meszaros, P. and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: High energy neutrino astrophysics has come of age with the discovery by IceCube of neutrinos in the TeV to PeV energy range attributable to extragalactic sources at cosmological distances. At such energies, astrophysical neutrinos must have their origin in cosmic ray interactions, providing information about the sources of high energy cosmic rays, as well as leading to the co-production of high energy gamma-rays. The intimate link with these latter two independently observed types of radiation provides important tools in the search for identifying and understanding the nature of their astrophysical sources. These neutrinons can provide important constraints about the cosmic ray acceleration process, and since they travel essentially unimpeded they can probe our Universe out to the farthest cosmological distances., Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures; accepted in Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science; to appear in vol. 67 (2017)
Published: 2017
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5. Astrophysical Sources of High Energy Neutrinos in the IceCube Era

Author: Meszaros, P. and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: High energy neutrino astrophysics has come of age with the discovery by IceCube of neutrinos in the TeV to PeV energy range attributable to extragalactic sources at cosmological distances. At such energies, astrophysical neutrinos must have their origin in cosmic ray interactions, providing information about the sources of high energy cosmic rays, as well as leading to the co-production of high energy gamma-rays. The intimate link with these latter two independently observed types of radiation provides important tools in the search for identifying and understanding the nature of their astrophysical sources. These neutrinons can provide important constraints about the cosmic ray acceleration process, and since they travel essentially unimpeded they can probe our Universe out to the farthest cosmological distances., Comment: 26 pages, 8 figures; accepted in Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science; to appear in vol. 67 (2017)
Published: 2017
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6. Search for Blazar Flux-Correlated TeV Neutrinos in IceCube 40-String Data

Author: Turley, C. F., Fox, D. B., Murase, K., Falcone, A., Barnaba, M., Coutu, S., Cowen, D. F., Meszaros, P., Mostafa, M., Filippatos, G., Hanna, C., Keivani, A., Messick, C., Oikonomou, F., Shoemaker, I., Toomey, M., Tesic, G., Turley, C. F., Fox, D. B., Murase, K., Falcone, A., Barnaba, M., Coutu, S., Cowen, D. F., Meszaros, P., Mostafa, M., Filippatos, G., Hanna, C., Keivani, A., Messick, C., Oikonomou, F., Shoemaker, I., Toomey, M., and Tesic, G.
Abstract: We present a targeted search for blazar flux-correlated high-energy ($\varepsilon_\nu > 1$ TeV) neutrinos from six bright northern blazars, using the public database of northern-hemisphere neutrinos detected during "IC40" 40-string operations of the IceCube neutrino observatory (April 2008 to May 2009). Our six targeted blazars are subjects of long-term monitoring campaigns by the VERITAS TeV gamma-ray observatory. We use the publicly-available VERITAS lightcurves to identify periods of excess and flaring emission. These predefined intervals serve as our "active temporal windows" in a search for an excess of neutrinos, relative to Poisson fluctuations of the near-isotropic atmospheric neutrino background which dominates at these energies. After defining the parameters of an optimized search, we confirm the expected Poisson behavior with Monte Carlo simulations prior to testing for excess neutrinos in the actual data. We make two searches: One for excess neutrinos associated with the bright flares of Mrk 421 that occurred during the IC40 run, and one for excess neutrinos associated with the brightest emission periods of five other blazars (Mrk 501, 1ES 0805+524, 1ES 1218+304, 3C66A, and W Comae), all significantly fainter than the Mrk 421 flares. We find no significant excess of neutrinos from the preselected blazar directions during the selected temporal windows. We derive 90%-confidence upper limits on the number of expected flux-associated neutrinos from each search. These limits are consistent with previous point-source searches and Fermi GeV flux-correlated searches. Our upper limits are sufficiently close to the physically-interesting regime that we anticipate future analyses using already-collected data will either constrain models or yield discovery of the first blazar-associated high-energy neutrinos., Comment: 11 Pages, 4 tables, 3 figures. Bulk of table 2 provided in machine readable format
Published: 2016
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7. A Unified Model for GRB Prompt Emission from Optical to $\gamma$-Rays: Exploring GRBs as Standard Candles

Author: Guiriec, S., Kouveliotou, C., Hartmann, D. H., Granot, J., Asano, K., Meszaros, P., Gill, R., Gehrels, N., McEnery, J., Guiriec, S., Kouveliotou, C., Hartmann, D. H., Granot, J., Asano, K., Meszaros, P., Gill, R., Gehrels, N., and McEnery, J.
Abstract: The origin of prompt emission from gamma ray bursts remains to be an open question. Correlated prompt optical and gamma-ray emission observed in a handful of GRBs strongly suggests a common emission region, but failure to adequately fit the broadband GRB spectrum prompted the hypothesis of different emission mechanisms for the low- and high-energy radiations. We demonstrate that our multi-component model for GRB gamma-ray prompt emission provides an excellent fit to GRB 110205A from optical to gamma-ray energies. Our results show that the optical and highest gamma-ray emissions have the same spatial and spectral origin, which is different from the bulk of the X- and softest gamma-ray radiation. Finally, our accurate redshift estimate for GRB 110205A demonstrates promise for using GRBs as cosmological standard candles., Comment: 6 pages of article (4 figures and 1 table). Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters on 2016 August 31 and published on 2016 October 27
Published: 2016
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8. Search for Blazar Flux-Correlated TeV Neutrinos in IceCube 40-String Data

Author: Turley, C. F., Fox, D. B., Murase, K., Falcone, A., Barnaba, M., Coutu, S., Cowen, D. F., Meszaros, P., Mostafa, M., Filippatos, G., Hanna, C., Keivani, A., Messick, C., Oikonomou, F., Shoemaker, I., Toomey, M., Tesic, G., Turley, C. F., Fox, D. B., Murase, K., Falcone, A., Barnaba, M., Coutu, S., Cowen, D. F., Meszaros, P., Mostafa, M., Filippatos, G., Hanna, C., Keivani, A., Messick, C., Oikonomou, F., Shoemaker, I., Toomey, M., and Tesic, G.
Abstract: We present a targeted search for blazar flux-correlated high-energy ($\varepsilon_\nu > 1$ TeV) neutrinos from six bright northern blazars, using the public database of northern-hemisphere neutrinos detected during "IC40" 40-string operations of the IceCube neutrino observatory (April 2008 to May 2009). Our six targeted blazars are subjects of long-term monitoring campaigns by the VERITAS TeV gamma-ray observatory. We use the publicly-available VERITAS lightcurves to identify periods of excess and flaring emission. These predefined intervals serve as our "active temporal windows" in a search for an excess of neutrinos, relative to Poisson fluctuations of the near-isotropic atmospheric neutrino background which dominates at these energies. After defining the parameters of an optimized search, we confirm the expected Poisson behavior with Monte Carlo simulations prior to testing for excess neutrinos in the actual data. We make two searches: One for excess neutrinos associated with the bright flares of Mrk 421 that occurred during the IC40 run, and one for excess neutrinos associated with the brightest emission periods of five other blazars (Mrk 501, 1ES 0805+524, 1ES 1218+304, 3C66A, and W Comae), all significantly fainter than the Mrk 421 flares. We find no significant excess of neutrinos from the preselected blazar directions during the selected temporal windows. We derive 90%-confidence upper limits on the number of expected flux-associated neutrinos from each search. These limits are consistent with previous point-source searches and Fermi GeV flux-correlated searches. Our upper limits are sufficiently close to the physically-interesting regime that we anticipate future analyses using already-collected data will either constrain models or yield discovery of the first blazar-associated high-energy neutrinos., Comment: 11 Pages, 4 tables, 3 figures. Bulk of table 2 provided in machine readable format
Published: 2016
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9. A Unified Model for GRB Prompt Emission from Optical to $\gamma$-Rays: Exploring GRBs as Standard Candles

Author: Guiriec, S., Kouveliotou, C., Hartmann, D. H., Granot, J., Asano, K., Meszaros, P., Gill, R., Gehrels, N., McEnery, J., Guiriec, S., Kouveliotou, C., Hartmann, D. H., Granot, J., Asano, K., Meszaros, P., Gill, R., Gehrels, N., and McEnery, J.
Abstract: The origin of prompt emission from gamma ray bursts remains to be an open question. Correlated prompt optical and gamma-ray emission observed in a handful of GRBs strongly suggests a common emission region, but failure to adequately fit the broadband GRB spectrum prompted the hypothesis of different emission mechanisms for the low- and high-energy radiations. We demonstrate that our multi-component model for GRB gamma-ray prompt emission provides an excellent fit to GRB 110205A from optical to gamma-ray energies. Our results show that the optical and highest gamma-ray emissions have the same spatial and spectral origin, which is different from the bulk of the X- and softest gamma-ray radiation. Finally, our accurate redshift estimate for GRB 110205A demonstrates promise for using GRBs as cosmological standard candles., Comment: 6 pages of article (4 figures and 1 table). Accepted for publication in ApJ Letters on 2016 August 31 and published on 2016 October 27
Published: 2016
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10. Fermi Observations of High-energy Gamma-ray Emission from GRB 090217A

Author: Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakajima, H., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., Nolan, P. L., Bissaldi, E., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Digel, S. W., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Ferrara, E. C., Frailis, M., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giommi, P., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guillemot, L., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, W. N., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kippen, R. M., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McBreen, S., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Meegan, C., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mizuno, T., Moiseev, A. A., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, 深沢, 泰司, 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, 水野, 恒史, Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakajima, H., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., Nolan, P. L., Bissaldi, E., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Digel, S. W., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Ferrara, E. C., Frailis, M., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giommi, P., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guillemot, L., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, W. N., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kippen, R. M., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McBreen, S., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Meegan, C., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mizuno, T., Moiseev, A. A., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, 深沢, 泰司, 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, and 水野, 恒史
Abstract: 著者人数：180名, Accepted: 2010-06-08
Published: 2015

11. Multiwavelength Observations of GRB 110731A: GeV Emission from Onset to Afterglow

Author: Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bottacini, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chaves, R. C. G., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Focke, W. B., Franckowiak, A., 深沢, 泰司, Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., 花畑, 義隆, 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Hughes, R. E., Jackson, M. S., Jogler, T., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mazziotta, M. N., McEnery, J. E., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mitthumsiri, W., 水野, 恒史, Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Naumann-Godo, M., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., 大野, 雅功, Fukazawa, Yasushi, Hanabata, Yoshitaka, Hayashida, Masaaki, Mizuno, Tsunefumi, Ohno, Masanori, Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bottacini, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chaves, R. C. G., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Focke, W. B., Franckowiak, A., 深沢, 泰司, Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., 花畑, 義隆, 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Hughes, R. E., Jackson, M. S., Jogler, T., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, S., Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mazziotta, M. N., McEnery, J. E., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mitthumsiri, W., 水野, 恒史, Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Naumann-Godo, M., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., 大野, 雅功, Fukazawa, Yasushi, Hanabata, Yoshitaka, Hayashida, Masaaki, Mizuno, Tsunefumi, and Ohno, Masanori
Abstract: 著者人数: 162名, Accepted: 2012-12-01
Published: 2015

12. The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission

Author: Gehrels, N., Chincarini, G., Giommi, P., Mason, K. O., Nousek, J. A., Wells, A. A., White, N. E., Barthelmy, S. D., Burrows, D. N., Cominsky, L. R., Marshall, F. E., Meszaros, P., Roming, P. W. A., Angelini, L., Barbier, L. M., Belloni, T., Campana, S., Caraveo, P. A., Chester, M. M., Citterio, O., Cline, T. L., Cropper, M. S., Cummings, J. R., Dean, A. J., Feigelson, E. D., Fenimore, E. E., Frail, D. A., Fruchter, A. S., Garmire, G. P., Gendreau, K., Ghisellini, G., Greiner, J., Hill, J. E., Hunsberger, S. D., Krimm, H. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Kumar, P., Lebrun, F., Lloyd-Ronning, N. M., Markwardt, C. B., Mattson, B. J., Mushotzky, R. F., Norris, J. P., Osborne, J., Paczynski, B., Palmer, D. M., Park, H.-S., Parsons, A. M., Paul, J., Rees, M. J., Reynolds, C. S., Rhoads, J. E., Sasseen, T. P., Schaefer, B. E., Short, A. T., Smale, A. P., Smith, I. A., Stella, L., Tagliaferri, G., 高橋, 忠幸, 田代, 信, Takahashi, Tadayuki, Tashiro, Makoto, Gehrels, N., Chincarini, G., Giommi, P., Mason, K. O., Nousek, J. A., Wells, A. A., White, N. E., Barthelmy, S. D., Burrows, D. N., Cominsky, L. R., Marshall, F. E., Meszaros, P., Roming, P. W. A., Angelini, L., Barbier, L. M., Belloni, T., Campana, S., Caraveo, P. A., Chester, M. M., Citterio, O., Cline, T. L., Cropper, M. S., Cummings, J. R., Dean, A. J., Feigelson, E. D., Fenimore, E. E., Frail, D. A., Fruchter, A. S., Garmire, G. P., Gendreau, K., Ghisellini, G., Greiner, J., Hill, J. E., Hunsberger, S. D., Krimm, H. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Kumar, P., Lebrun, F., Lloyd-Ronning, N. M., Markwardt, C. B., Mattson, B. J., Mushotzky, R. F., Norris, J. P., Osborne, J., Paczynski, B., Palmer, D. M., Park, H.-S., Parsons, A. M., Paul, J., Rees, M. J., Reynolds, C. S., Rhoads, J. E., Sasseen, T. P., Schaefer, B. E., Short, A. T., Smale, A. P., Smith, I. A., Stella, L., Tagliaferri, G., 高橋, 忠幸, 田代, 信, Takahashi, Tadayuki, and Tashiro, Makoto
Abstract: 著者人数: 71名, Accepted: 2004-04-14
Published: 2015

13. Fermi Large Area Telescope constraints on the gamma-ray opacity of the universe

Author: Abdo, A. A., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Allafort, A., Atwood, W.B., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Baughman, B. M., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Brandt, T. J., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Burnett, T. H., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cavazzuti, E., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chen, A. W., Cheung, C. C., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Costamante, L., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Digel, S. W., Dingus, B. L., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Finke, J., Fortin, P., 深沢, 泰司, Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Gilmore, R. C., Giommi, P., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Gustafsson, M., Hadasch, D., 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, R. P., Johnson, W. N., 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, 片岡, 淳, Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lott, B., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McConville, W., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., 水野, 恒史, Moiseev, A. A., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., Nolan, P. L., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Paneque, D., Panetta, J. H., Parent, D., Pelassa, V., Pepe, M., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Porter, T. A., Primack, J. R., Raino, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Reyes, L. C., Ripken, J., Ritz, S., Romani, R. W., Roth, M., Sadrozinski, H. F.-W., Sanchez, D., Sander, A., Scargle, J. D., Schalk, T. L., Sgro, C., Shaw, M. S., Siskind, E. J., Smith, P. D., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Stecker, F. W., Strickman, M. S., Suson, D. J., 田島, 宏康, 高橋, 弘充, 高橋, 忠幸, Fukazawa, Y., Hayashida, M., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kataoka, J., Mizuno, T., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Takahashi, Tadayuki, Abdo, A. A., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Allafort, A., Atwood, W.B., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Baughman, B. M., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Blandford, R. D., Bloom, E. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Brandt, T. J., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Burnett, T. H., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cavazzuti, E., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chen, A. W., Cheung, C. C., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Costamante, L., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Digel, S. W., Dingus, B. L., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Finke, J., Fortin, P., 深沢, 泰司, Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Gilmore, R. C., Giommi, P., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Gustafsson, M., Hadasch, D., 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, R. P., Johnson, W. N., 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, 片岡, 淳, Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lott, B., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McConville, W., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., 水野, 恒史, Moiseev, A. A., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., Nolan, P. L., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Paneque, D., Panetta, J. H., Parent, D., Pelassa, V., Pepe, M., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Porter, T. A., Primack, J. R., Raino, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Reyes, L. C., Ripken, J., Ritz, S., Romani, R. W., Roth, M., Sadrozinski, H. F.-W., Sanchez, D., Sander, A., Scargle, J. D., Schalk, T. L., Sgro, C., Shaw, M. S., Siskind, E. J., Smith, P. D., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Stecker, F. W., Strickman, M. S., Suson, D. J., 田島, 宏康, 高橋, 弘充, 高橋, 忠幸, Fukazawa, Y., Hayashida, M., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kataoka, J., Mizuno, T., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., and Takahashi, Tadayuki
Abstract: 著者人数：193名, Accepted: 2010-08-24
Published: 2015

14. Erratum: 'The Swift Gamma-Ray Burst Mission' (ApJ, 611, 1005 [2004])

Author: Gehrels, N., Chincarini, G., Giommi, P., Mason, K. O., Nousek, J. A., Wells, A. A., White, N. E., Barthelmy, S. D., Burrows, D. N., Cominsky, L. R., Marshall, F. E., Meszaros, P., Roming, P. W. A., Angelini, L., Barbier, L. M., Belloni, T., Boyd, P. T., Campana, S., Caraveo, P. A., Chester, M. M., Citterio, O., Cline, T. L., Cropper, M. S., Cummings, J. R., Dean, A. J., Feigelson, E. D., Fenimore, E. E., Frail, D. A., Fruchter, A. S., Garmire, G. P., Gendreau, K., Ghisellini, G., Greiner, J., Hill, J. E., Hunsberger, S. D., Krimm, H. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Kumar, P., Lebrun, F., Lloyd-Ronning, N. M., Markwardt, C. B., Mattson, B. J., Mushotzky, R. F., Norris, J. P., Paczynski, B., Palmer, D. M., Park, H.-S., Parsons, A. M., Paul, J., Rees, M. J., Reynolds, C. S., Rhoads, J. E., Sasseen, T. P., Schaefer, B. E., Short, A. T., Smale, A. P., Smith, I. A., Stella, L., Still, M., Tagliaferri, G., 高橋, 忠幸, 田代, 信, Takahashi, Tadayuki, Tashiro, Makoto, Gehrels, N., Chincarini, G., Giommi, P., Mason, K. O., Nousek, J. A., Wells, A. A., White, N. E., Barthelmy, S. D., Burrows, D. N., Cominsky, L. R., Marshall, F. E., Meszaros, P., Roming, P. W. A., Angelini, L., Barbier, L. M., Belloni, T., Boyd, P. T., Campana, S., Caraveo, P. A., Chester, M. M., Citterio, O., Cline, T. L., Cropper, M. S., Cummings, J. R., Dean, A. J., Feigelson, E. D., Fenimore, E. E., Frail, D. A., Fruchter, A. S., Garmire, G. P., Gendreau, K., Ghisellini, G., Greiner, J., Hill, J. E., Hunsberger, S. D., Krimm, H. A., Kulkarni, S. R., Kumar, P., Lebrun, F., Lloyd-Ronning, N. M., Markwardt, C. B., Mattson, B. J., Mushotzky, R. F., Norris, J. P., Paczynski, B., Palmer, D. M., Park, H.-S., Parsons, A. M., Paul, J., Rees, M. J., Reynolds, C. S., Rhoads, J. E., Sasseen, T. P., Schaefer, B. E., Short, A. T., Smale, A. P., Smith, I. A., Stella, L., Still, M., Tagliaferri, G., 高橋, 忠幸, 田代, 信, Takahashi, Tadayuki, and Tashiro, Makoto
Abstract: 著者人数: 72名
Published: 2015

15. Detection of a Spectral Break in the Extra Hard Component of GRB 090926A

Author: Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Bissaldi, E., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Chaplin, V., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dingus, B. L., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Ferrara, E. C., Focke, W. B., Frailis, M., 深沢, 泰司, Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Goldstein, A., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., 花畑, 義隆, Harding, A. K., Hayashi, K., 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Itoh, R., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, W. N., 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, 片岡, 淳, Kippen, R. M., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kouveliotou, C., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McBreen, S., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Meegan, C., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., 水野, 恒史, Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakajima, H., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., 西野, 翔, Nolan, P. L., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Paciesas, W. S., Paneque, D., Panetta, J. H., Parent, D., Pelassa, V., Pepe, M., Pesce-Rollins, M., Petrosian, V., Piron, F., Porter, T. A., Preece, R., Racusin, J. L., Raino, S., Rando, R., Rau, A., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Reposeur, T., Reyes, L. C., Ripken, J., Ritz, S., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sadrozinski, H. F.-W., Sander, A., Scargle, J. D., Schalk, T. L., Sgro, C., Siskind, E. J., Smith, P. D., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Stamatikos, M., Stecker, F. W., Strickman, M. S., Suson, D. J., 田島, 宏康, 高橋, 弘充, 田中, 孝明, 田中, 康之, Fukazawa, Y., Hanabata, Y., Hayashida, M., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kataoka, J., Mizuno, T., Nishino, S., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Tanaka, T., Tanaka, Yasuyuki, Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Axelsson, M., Baldini, L., Ballet, J., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bechtol, K., Bellazzini, R., Berenji, B., Bhat, P. N., Bissaldi, E., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bouvier, A., Bregeon, J., Brez, A., Briggs, M. S., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Carrigan, S., Casandjian, J. M., Cecchi, C., Celik, O., Chaplin, V., Charles, E., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Connaughton, V., Conrad, J., Cutini, S., Dermer, C. D., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dingus, B. L., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Dubois, R., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Ferrara, E. C., Focke, W. B., Frailis, M., 深沢, 泰司, Funk, S., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Germani, S., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Goldstein, A., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., 花畑, 義隆, Harding, A. K., Hayashi, K., 林田, 将明, Hays, E., Horan, D., Hughes, R. E., Itoh, R., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Johnson, W. N., 釜江, 常好, 片桐, 秀明, 片岡, 淳, Kippen, R. M., Knodlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kouveliotou, C., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Latronico, L., Lee, S.-H., Llena Garde, M., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Makeev, A., Mazziotta, M. N., McBreen, S., McEnery, J. E., McGlynn, S., Meegan, C., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., 水野, 恒史, Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Nakajima, H., Nakamori, T., Naumann-Godo, M., 西野, 翔, Nolan, P. L., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., 大野, 雅功, 大杉, 節, 奥村, 暁, Omodei, N., Orlando, E., Ormes, J. F., 尾崎, 正伸, Paciesas, W. S., Paneque, D., Panetta, J. H., Parent, D., Pelassa, V., Pepe, M., Pesce-Rollins, M., Petrosian, V., Piron, F., Porter, T. A., Preece, R., Racusin, J. L., Raino, S., Rando, R., Rau, A., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Reposeur, T., Reyes, L. C., Ripken, J., Ritz, S., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sadrozinski, H. F.-W., Sander, A., Scargle, J. D., Schalk, T. L., Sgro, C., Siskind, E. J., Smith, P. D., Spandre, G., Spinelli, P., Stamatikos, M., Stecker, F. W., Strickman, M. S., Suson, D. J., 田島, 宏康, 高橋, 弘充, 田中, 孝明, 田中, 康之, Fukazawa, Y., Hanabata, Y., Hayashida, M., Kamae, T., Katagiri, H., Kataoka, J., Mizuno, T., Nishino, S., Ohno, Masanori, Ohsugi, T., Okumura, Akira, Ozaki, Masanobu, Tajima, H., Takahashi, H., Tanaka, T., and Tanaka, Yasuyuki
Abstract: 著者人数：199名, Accepted: 2011-01-08
Published: 2015

16. Observation of the cosmic-ray shadow of the Moon with IceCube

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grandmont, D. T., Grant, D., Gross, A., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grandmont, D. T., Grant, D., Gross, A., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report on the observation of a significant deficit of cosmic rays from the direction of the Moon with the IceCube detector. The study of this "Moon shadow" is used to characterize the angular resolution and absolute pointing capabilities of the detector. The detection is based on data taken in two periods before the completion of the detector: between April 2008 and May 2009, when IceCube operated in a partial configuration with 40 detector strings deployed in the South Pole ice, and between May 2009 and May 2010 when the detector operated with 59 strings. Using two independent analysis methods, the Moon shadow has been observed to high significance (> 6 sigma) in both detector configurations. The observed location of the shadow center is within 0.2 degrees of its expected position when geomagnetic deflection effects are taken into account. This measurement validates the directional reconstruction capabilities of IceCube.
Published: 2014
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17. Gamma-Ray Bursts

Author: Meszaros, P., Rees, M. J., Meszaros, P., and Rees, M. J.
Abstract: Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the Universe. They appear connected to supernova remnants from massive stars or the merger of their remnants, and their brightness makes them temporarily detectable out to the larges distances yet explored in the Universe. After pioneering breakthroughs from space and ground experiments, their study is entering a new phase with observations from recently launched satellites, as well as the prospect of detections or limits from large neutrino and gravitational wave detectors. The interplay between such observations and theoretical models of gamma-ray bursts and related objects is reviewed., Comment: 18 pages, 4 figures. To be published in "General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective", Editors: A. Ashtekar, B. Berger, J. Isenberg and M.A.H. MacCallum, Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014

18. Gamma-Ray Bursts

Author: Meszaros, P., Rees, M. J., Meszaros, P., and Rees, M. J.
Abstract: Gamma-ray bursts are the most luminous explosions in the Universe. They appear connected to supernova remnants from massive stars or the merger of their remnants, and their brightness makes them temporarily detectable out to the larges distances yet explored in the Universe. After pioneering breakthroughs from space and ground experiments, their study is entering a new phase with observations from recently launched satellites, as well as the prospect of detections or limits from large neutrino and gravitational wave detectors. The interplay between such observations and theoretical models of gamma-ray bursts and related objects is reviewed., Comment: 18 pages, 4 figures. To be published in "General Relativity and Gravitation: A Centennial Perspective", Editors: A. Ashtekar, B. Berger, J. Isenberg and M.A.H. MacCallum, Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014

19. Measurement of South Pole ice transparency with the IceCube LED calibration system

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K-H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H-G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K-H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H-G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, approximately 1 km(3) in size, is now complete with 86 strings deployed in the Antarctic ice. IceCube detects the Cherenkov radiation emitted by charged particles passing through or created in the ice. To realize the full potential of the detector, the properties of light propagation in the ice in and around the detector must be well understood. This report presents a new method of fitting the model of light propagation in the ice to a data set of in situ light source events collected with IceCube. The resulting set of derived parameters, namely the measured values of scattering and absorption coefficients vs. depth, is presented and a comparison of IceCube data with simulations based on the new model is shown.
Published: 2013
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20. Measurement of the Atmospheric nu(e) Flux in IceCube

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, Ole, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, Ole, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report the first measurement of the atmospheric electron neutrino flux in the energy range between approximately 80 GeV and 6 TeV, using data recorded during the first year of operation of IceCube's DeepCore low-energy extension. Techniques to identify neutrinos interacting within the DeepCore volume and veto muons originating outside the detector are demonstrated. A sample of 1029 events is observed in 281 days of data, of which 496 +/- 66(stat) +/- 88(syst) are estimated to be cascade events, including both electron neutrino and neutral current events. The rest of the sample includes residual backgrounds due to atmospheric muons and charged current interactions of atmospheric muon neutrinos. The flux of the atmospheric electron neutrinos is consistent with models of atmospheric neutrinos in this energy range. This constitutes the first observation of electron neutrinos and neutral current interactions in a very large volume neutrino telescope optimized for the TeV energy range.
Published: 2013
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21. All-particle cosmic ray energy spectrum measured with 26 IceTop stations

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechett, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Klepser, S., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, Dj., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, Jonathan, Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schonwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stossl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhovenn, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechett, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Klepser, S., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, Dj., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, Jonathan, Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schonwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stossl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhovenn, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report on a measurement of the cosmic ray energy spectrum with the IceTop air shower array, the surface component of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole. The data used in this analysis were taken between June and October, 2007, with 26 surface stations operational at that time, corresponding to about one third of the final array. The fiducial area used in this analysis was 0.122 km(2). The analysis investigated the energy spectrum from 1 to 100 PeV measured for three different zenith angle ranges between 0 degrees and 46 degrees. Because of the isotropy of cosmic rays in this energy range the spectra from all zenith angle intervals have to agree. The cosmic-ray energy spectrum was determined under different assumptions on the primary mass composition. Good agreement of spectra in the three zenith angle ranges was found for the assumption of pure proton and a simple two-component model. For zenith angles theta < 30 degrees, where the mass dependence is smallest, the knee in the cosmic ray energy spectrum was observed at about 4 PeV, with a spectral index above the knee of about -3.1. Moreover, an indication of a flattening of the spectrum above 22 PeV was observed.
Published: 2013
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22. Search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We present the first results in the search for relativistic magnetic monopoles with the IceCube detector, a subsurface neutrino telescope located in the South Polar ice cap containing a volume of 1 km(3). This analysis searches data taken on the partially completed detector during 2007 when roughly 0.2 km(3) of ice was instrumented. The lack of candidate events leads to an upper limit on the flux of relativistic magnetic monopoles of Phi(90%C.L.) similar to 3 x 10(-18) cm(-2) sr(-1) s(-1) for beta >= 0.8. This is a factor of 4 improvement over the previous best experimental flux limits up to a Lorentz boost gamma below 10(7). This result is then interpreted for a wide range of mass and kinetic energy values.
Published: 2013
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23. IceTop : The surface component of IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Elliott, C., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Klepser, S., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McDermott, A., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertackeo, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, J., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Roucelle, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Shulman, L., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sulanke, K-H, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Elliott, C., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Klepser, S., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McDermott, A., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertackeo, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, J., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Roucelle, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Shulman, L., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sulanke, K-H, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: IceTop, the surface component of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole, is an air shower array with an area of 1 km(2). The detector allows a detailed exploration of the mass composition of primary cosmic rays in the energy range from about 100 TeV to 1 EeV by exploiting the correlation between the shower energy measured in IceTop and the energy deposited by muons in the deep ice. In this paper we report on the technical design, construction and installation, the trigger and data acquisition systems as well as the software framework for calibration, reconstruction and simulation. Finally the first experience from commissioning and operating the detector and the performance as an air shower detector will be discussed.
Published: 2013
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24. Lateral distribution of muons in IceCube cosmic ray events

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: In cosmic ray air showers, the muon lateral separation from the center of the shower is a measure of the transverse momentum that the muon parent acquired in the cosmic ray interaction. IceCube has observed cosmic ray interactions that produce muons laterally separated by up to 400 m from the shower core, a factor of 6 larger distance than previous measurements. These muons originate in high p(T) (> 2 GeV/c) interactions from the incident cosmic ray, or high-energy secondary interactions. The separation distribution shows a transition to a power law at large values, indicating the presence of a hard p(T) component that can be described by perturbative quantum chromodynamics. However, the rates and the zenith angle distributions of these events are not well reproduced with the cosmic ray models tested here, even those that include charm interactions. This discrepancy may be explained by a larger fraction of kaons and charmed particles than is currently incorporated in the simulations. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevD.87.012005
Published: 2013
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25. Observation of Cosmic-Ray Anisotropy with the Icetop Air Shower Array

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Unemann, J. L., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Unemann, J. L., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report on the observation of anisotropy in the arrival direction distribution of cosmic rays at PeV energies. The analysis is based on data taken between 2009 and 2012 with the IceTop air shower array at the south pole. IceTop, an integral part of the IceCube detector, is sensitive to cosmic rays between 100 TeV and 1 EeV. With the current size of the IceTop data set, searches for anisotropy at the 10(-3) level can, for the first time, be extended to PeV energies. We divide the data set into two parts with median energies of 400 TeV and 2 PeV, respectively. In the low energy band, we observe a strong deficit with an angular size of about 30 degrees and an amplitude of (-1.58 +/- 0.46(stat) +/- 0.52(sys)) x 10(-3) at a location consistent with previous observations of cosmic rays with the IceCube neutrino detector. The study of the high energy band shows that the anisotropy persists to PeV energies and increases in amplitude to (-3.11 +/- 0.38(stat) +/- 0.96(sys)) x 10(-3).
Published: 2013
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26. Search for Galactic PeV gamma rays with the IceCube Neutrino Observatory

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, C. Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, C. Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: Gamma-ray induced air showers are notable for their lack of muons, compared to hadronic showers. Hence, air shower arrays with large underground muon detectors can select a sample greatly enriched in photon showers by rejecting showers containing muons. IceCube is sensitive to muons with energies above similar to 500 GeV at the surface, which provides an efficient veto system for hadronic air showers with energies above 1 PeV. One year of data from the 40-string IceCube configuration was used to perform a search for point sources and a Galactic diffuse signal. No sources were found, resulting in a 90% C.L. upper limit on the ratio of gamma rays to cosmic rays of 1.2 x 10(-3) for the flux coming from the Galactic plane region (-80 degrees less than or similar to l less than or similar to -30 degrees; -10 degrees less than or similar to b less than or similar to 5 degrees) in the energy range 1.2-6.0 PeV. In the same energy range, point source fluxes with E-2 spectra have been excluded at a level of (E/TeV)(2)d Phi/dE similar to 10(-12)-10(-11) cm(-2) s(-1) TeV-1 depending on source declination. The complete IceCube detector will have a better sensitivity (due to the larger detector size), improved reconstruction, and vetoing techniques. Preliminary data from the nearly final IceCube detector configuration have been used to estimate the 5-yr sensitivity of the full detector. It is found to be more than an order of magnitude better, allowing the search for PeV extensions of known TeV gamma-ray emitters.
Published: 2013
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27. Search for Dark Matter Annihilations in the Sun with the 79-String IceCube Detector

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We have performed a search for muon neutrinos from dark matter annihilation in the center of the Sun with the 79-string configuration of the IceCube neutrino telescope. For the first time, the DeepCore subarray is included in the analysis, lowering the energy threshold and extending the search to the austral summer. The 317 days of data collected between June 2010 and May 2011 are consistent with the expected background from atmospheric muons and neutrinos. Upper limits are set on the dark matter annihilation rate, with conversions to limits on spin-dependent and spin-independent scattering cross sections of weakly interacting massive particles (WIMPs) on protons, for WIMP masses in the range 20-5000 GeV=c(2). These are the most stringent spin-dependent WIMP-proton cross section limits to date above 35 GeV=c(2) for most WIMP models.
Published: 2013
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28. First Observation of PeV-Energy Neutrinos with IceCube

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., De With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch, Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., De With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch, Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report on the observation of two neutrino-induced events which have an estimated deposited energy in the IceCube detector of 1.04 +/- 0.16 and 1.14 +/- 0.17 PeV, respectively, the highest neutrino energies observed so far. These events are consistent with fully contained particle showers induced by neutral-current nu(e,mu,tau) ((nu) over bar (e,mu,tau)) or charged-current nu(e) ((nu) over bar (e)) interactions within the IceCube detector. The events were discovered in a search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos using data corresponding to 615.9 days effective live time. The expected number of atmospheric background is 0.082 +/- 0.004(stat)(-0.057)(+0.041)(syst). The probability of observing two or more candidate events under the atmospheric background-only hypothesis is 2.9 x 10(-3) (2.8 sigma) taking into account the uncertainty on the expected number of background events. These two events could be a first indication of an astrophysical neutrino flux; the moderate significance, however, does not permit a definitive conclusion at this time.
Published: 2013
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29. Measurement of Atmospheric Neutrino Oscillations with IceCube

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grandmont, D. T., Grant, D., Gross, A., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Palazzo, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoess, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grandmont, D. T., Grant, D., Gross, A., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Palazzo, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoess, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We present the first statistically significant detection of neutrino oscillations in the high-energy regime (> 20 GeV) from an analysis of IceCube Neutrino Observatory data collected in 2010 and 2011. This measurement is made possible by the low-energy threshold of the DeepCore detector (similar to 20 GeV) and benefits from the use of the IceCube detector as a veto against cosmic-ray-induced muon background. The oscillation signal was detected within a low-energy muon neutrino sample (20-100 GeV) extracted from data collected by DeepCore. A high-energy muon neutrino sample (100 GeV-10 TeV) was extracted from IceCube data to constrain systematic uncertainties. The disappearance of low-energy upward-going muon neutrinos was observed, and the nonoscillation hypothesis is rejected with more than 5 sigma significance. In a two-neutrino flavor formalism, our data are best described by the atmospheric neutrino oscillation parameters vertical bar Delta m(32)(2)vertical bar = (2.3(-0.5)(+0.6)) x 10(-3) eV(2) and sin(2) (2 theta(23)) > 0.93, and maximum mixing is favored.
Published: 2013
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30. South Pole glacial climate reconstruction from multi-borehole laser particulate stratigraphy

Author: Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, K-H, Tjus, J. Becker, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Cherwinka, J., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Midden, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Red, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riede, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H-G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilay, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, K-H, Tjus, J. Becker, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bernhard, A., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Binder, G., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, David J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Bretz, H. -P, Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Cherwinka, J., Chirkin, D., Christov, A., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Coenders, S., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Desiati, P., de With, M., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Gonzalez, J. G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallen, P., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Jagielski, K., Japaridze, G. S., Jero, K., Jlelati, O., Kaminsky, B., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J-H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Krings, K., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Leuermann, M., Leute, J., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Midden, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Niederhausen, H., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, Carlos Perez, Pfendner, C., Pieloth, D., Pinat, E., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rameez, M., Rawlins, K., Red, P., Reimann, R., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riede, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H-G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tesic, G., Tilay, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wellons, M., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: The IceCube Neutrino Observatory and its prototype, AMANDA, were built in South Pole ice, using powerful hot-water drills to cleanly bore >100 holes to depths up to 2500 m. The construction of these particle physics detectors provided a unique opportunity to examine the deep ice sheet using a variety of novel techniques. We made high-resolution particulate profiles with a laser dust logger in eight of the boreholes during detector commissioning between 2004 and 2010. The South Pole laser logs are among the most clearly resolved measurements of Antarctic dust strata during the last glacial period and can be used to reconstruct paleoclimate records in exceptional detail. Here we use manual and algorithmic matching to synthesize our South Pole measurements with ice-core and logging data from Dome C, East Antarctica. We derive impurity concentration, precision chronology, annual-layer thickness, local spatial variability, and identify several widespread volcanic ash depositions useful for dating. We also examine the interval around similar to 74 ka recently isolated with radiometric dating to bracket the Toba (Sumatra) supereruption.
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31. MULTIWAVELENGTH OBSERVATIONS OF GRB 110731A : GeV EMISSION FROM ONSET TO AFTERGLOW

Author: Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bottacini, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chaves, R. C. G., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Conrad, Jan, Cutini, S., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Focke, W. B., Franckowiak, A., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hanabata, Y., Hayashida, M., Hays, E., Hughes, R. E., Jackson, M. S., Jogler, T., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Knoedlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, Stefan, Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mazziotta, M. N., McEnery, J. E., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mitthumsiri, W., Mizuno, T., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Naumann-Godo, M., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., Ohno, M., Ohsugi, T., Omodei, N., Orienti, M., Orlando, E., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Racusin, J. L., Raino, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Romoli, C., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sanchez, D. A., Sgro, C., Siskind, E. J., Sonbas, E., Spinelli, P., Stamatikos, M., Takahashi, H., Tanaka, T., Thayer, J. G., Thayer, J. B., Tibaldo, L., Tinivella, M., Tosti, G., Troja, E., Usher, T. L., Vandenbroucke, J., Vasileiou, V., Vianello, G., Vitale, V., Waite, A. P., Winer, B. L., Wood, K. S., Yang, Zhaoyu, Gruber, D., Bhat, P. N., Bissaldi, E., Briggs, M. S., Burgess, J. M., Connaughton, V., Foley, S., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., McBreen, S., McGlynn, S., Paciesas, W. S., Pelassa, V., Preece, R., Rau, A., van der Horst, A. J., von Kienlin, A., Kann, D. A., Filgas, R., Klose, S., Kruhler, T., Fukui, A., Sako, T., Tristram, P. J., Oates, S. R., Ukwatta, T. N., Littlejohns, O., Ackermann, M., Ajello, M., Asano, K., Baldini, L., Barbiellini, G., Baring, M. G., Bastieri, D., Bellazzini, R., Blandford, R. D., Bonamente, E., Borgland, A. W., Bottacini, E., Bregeon, J., Brigida, M., Bruel, P., Buehler, R., Buson, S., Caliandro, G. A., Cameron, R. A., Caraveo, P. A., Cecchi, C., Charles, E., Chaves, R. C. G., Chekhtman, A., Chiang, J., Ciprini, S., Claus, R., Cohen-Tanugi, J., Conrad, Jan, Cutini, S., D'Ammando, F., de Angelis, A., de Palma, F., Dermer, C. D., do Couto e Silva, E., Drell, P. S., Drlica-Wagner, A., Favuzzi, C., Fegan, S. J., Focke, W. B., Franckowiak, A., Fukazawa, Y., Fusco, P., Gargano, F., Gasparrini, D., Gehrels, N., Giglietto, N., Giordano, F., Giroletti, M., Glanzman, T., Godfrey, G., Granot, J., Greiner, J., Grenier, I. A., Grove, J. E., Guiriec, S., Hadasch, D., Hanabata, Y., Hayashida, M., Hays, E., Hughes, R. E., Jackson, M. S., Jogler, T., Johannesson, G., Johnson, A. S., Knoedlseder, J., Kocevski, D., Kuss, M., Lande, J., Larsson, Stefan, Latronico, L., Longo, F., Loparco, F., Lovellette, M. N., Lubrano, P., Mazziotta, M. N., McEnery, J. E., Mehault, J., Meszaros, P., Michelson, P. F., Mitthumsiri, W., Mizuno, T., Monte, C., Monzani, M. E., Moretti, E., Morselli, A., Moskalenko, I. V., Murgia, S., Naumann-Godo, M., Norris, J. P., Nuss, E., Nymark, T., Ohno, M., Ohsugi, T., Omodei, N., Orienti, M., Orlando, E., Paneque, D., Perkins, J. S., Pesce-Rollins, M., Piron, F., Pivato, G., Racusin, J. L., Raino, S., Rando, R., Razzano, M., Razzaque, S., Reimer, A., Reimer, O., Romoli, C., Roth, M., Ryde, F., Sanchez, D. A., Sgro, C., Siskind, E. J., Sonbas, E., Spinelli, P., Stamatikos, M., Takahashi, H., Tanaka, T., Thayer, J. G., Thayer, J. B., Tibaldo, L., Tinivella, M., Tosti, G., Troja, E., Usher, T. L., Vandenbroucke, J., Vasileiou, V., Vianello, G., Vitale, V., Waite, A. P., Winer, B. L., Wood, K. S., Yang, Zhaoyu, Gruber, D., Bhat, P. N., Bissaldi, E., Briggs, M. S., Burgess, J. M., Connaughton, V., Foley, S., Kippen, R. M., Kouveliotou, C., McBreen, S., McGlynn, S., Paciesas, W. S., Pelassa, V., Preece, R., Rau, A., van der Horst, A. J., von Kienlin, A., Kann, D. A., Filgas, R., Klose, S., Kruhler, T., Fukui, A., Sako, T., Tristram, P. J., Oates, S. R., Ukwatta, T. N., and Littlejohns, O.
Abstract: We report on the multiwavelength observations of the bright, long gamma-ray burst GRB 110731A, by the Fermi and Swift observatories, and by the MOA and GROND optical telescopes. The analysis of the prompt phase reveals that GRB 110731A shares many features with bright Large Area Telescope bursts observed by Fermi during the first three years on-orbit: a light curve with short time variability across the whole energy range during the prompt phase, delayed onset of the emission above 100 MeV, extra power-law component and temporally extended high-energy emission. In addition, this is the first GRB for which simultaneous GeV, X-ray, and optical data are available over multiple epochs beginning just after the trigger time and extending for more than 800 s, allowing temporal and spectral analysis in different epochs that favor emission from the forward shock in a wind-type medium. The observed temporally extended GeV emission is most likely part of the high-energy end of the afterglow emission. Both the single-zone pair transparency constraint for the prompt signal and the spectral and temporal analysis of the forward-shock afterglow emission independently lead to an estimate of the bulk Lorentz factor of the jet Gamma similar to 500-550.
Published: 2013
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32. Sub-PeV Neutrinos from TeV Unidentified Sources in the Galaxy

Author: Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., Meszaros, P., Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: The IceCube collaboration discovery of 28 high-energy neutrinos over the energy range 30 TeV <~ E_nu <~ 1 PeV, a 4.3-sigma excess over expected backgrounds, represents the first high-confidence detection of cosmic neutrinos at these energies. In light of this discovery, we explore the possibility that some of the Sub-PeV cosmic neutrinos might originate in our Galaxy's TeV unidentified (TeV UnID) sources. While typically resolved at TeV energies, these sources lack prominent radio or X-ray counterparts, and so have been considered promising sites for hadron acceleration within our Galaxy. Modeling the TeV UnID sources as Galactic hypernova remnants, we predict Sub-PeV neutrino fluxes and spectra consistent with their contributing a minority of n_nu <~ 2 of the observed events. This is consistent with our analysis of the spatial distribution of the Sub-PeV neutrinos and TeV UnID sources, which finds that a best-fit of one, and maximum of 3.8 (at 90%-confidence), of the ~16 non-atmospheric Sub-PeV neutrinos may originate in TeV UnID sources, with the remaining 75% to 95% of events being drawn from an isotropic background. If our scenario is correct, we expect excess Sub-PeV neutrinos to accumulate along the Galactic plane, within |l| <~ 30 deg of the Galactic center and in the Cygnus region, as observations by IceCube and other high-energy neutrino facilities go forward. Our scenario also has implications for radio, X-ray, and TeV observations of the TeV UnID sources., Comment: Submitted to ApJ. 17 pages, 2 figures. v3: Revised analysis, conclusions; further references v2: Corrected typos, added references
Published: 2013
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33. Gamma-Ray Burst Spectrum with Decaying Magnetic Field

Author: Zhao, X. H., Li, Z., Liu, X. W., Zhang, B. B., Bai, J. M., Meszaros, P., Zhao, X. H., Li, Z., Liu, X. W., Zhang, B. B., Bai, J. M., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: In the internal shock model for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the synchrotron spectrum from the fast cooling electrons in a homogeneous downstream magnetic field (MF) is too soft to produce the low-energy slope of GRB spectra. However the magnetic field may decay downstream with distance from the shock front. Here we show that the synchrotron spectrum becomes harder if electrons undergo synchrotron and inverse-Compton cooling in a decaying MF. To reconcile this with the typical GRB spectrum with low energy slope $\nu F_\nu\propto\nu$, it is required that the postshock MF decay time is comparable to the cooling time of the bulk electrons (corresponding to a MF decaying length typically of $\sim10^5$ skin depths); that the inverse-Compton cooling should dominate synchrotron cooling after the MF decay time; and/or that the MF decays with comoving time roughly as $B\propto t^{-1.5}$. An internal shock synchrotron model with a decaying MF can account for the majority of GRBs with low energy slopes not harder than $\nu^{4/3}$., Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ
Published: 2013
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34. Sub-PeV Neutrinos from TeV Unidentified Sources in the Galaxy

Author: Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., Meszaros, P., Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: The IceCube collaboration discovery of 28 high-energy neutrinos over the energy range 30 TeV <~ E_nu <~ 1 PeV, a 4.3-sigma excess over expected backgrounds, represents the first high-confidence detection of cosmic neutrinos at these energies. In light of this discovery, we explore the possibility that some of the Sub-PeV cosmic neutrinos might originate in our Galaxy's TeV unidentified (TeV UnID) sources. While typically resolved at TeV energies, these sources lack prominent radio or X-ray counterparts, and so have been considered promising sites for hadron acceleration within our Galaxy. Modeling the TeV UnID sources as Galactic hypernova remnants, we predict Sub-PeV neutrino fluxes and spectra consistent with their contributing a minority of n_nu <~ 2 of the observed events. This is consistent with our analysis of the spatial distribution of the Sub-PeV neutrinos and TeV UnID sources, which finds that a best-fit of one, and maximum of 3.8 (at 90%-confidence), of the ~16 non-atmospheric Sub-PeV neutrinos may originate in TeV UnID sources, with the remaining 75% to 95% of events being drawn from an isotropic background. If our scenario is correct, we expect excess Sub-PeV neutrinos to accumulate along the Galactic plane, within |l| <~ 30 deg of the Galactic center and in the Cygnus region, as observations by IceCube and other high-energy neutrino facilities go forward. Our scenario also has implications for radio, X-ray, and TeV observations of the TeV UnID sources., Comment: Submitted to ApJ. 17 pages, 2 figures. v3: Revised analysis, conclusions; further references v2: Corrected typos, added references
Published: 2013
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35. Sub-PeV Neutrinos from TeV Unidentified Sources in the Galaxy

Author: Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., Meszaros, P., Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: The IceCube collaboration discovery of 28 high-energy neutrinos over the energy range 30 TeV <~ E_nu <~ 1 PeV, a 4.3-sigma excess over expected backgrounds, represents the first high-confidence detection of cosmic neutrinos at these energies. In light of this discovery, we explore the possibility that some of the Sub-PeV cosmic neutrinos might originate in our Galaxy's TeV unidentified (TeV UnID) sources. While typically resolved at TeV energies, these sources lack prominent radio or X-ray counterparts, and so have been considered promising sites for hadron acceleration within our Galaxy. Modeling the TeV UnID sources as Galactic hypernova remnants, we predict Sub-PeV neutrino fluxes and spectra consistent with their contributing a minority of n_nu <~ 2 of the observed events. This is consistent with our analysis of the spatial distribution of the Sub-PeV neutrinos and TeV UnID sources, which finds that a best-fit of one, and maximum of 3.8 (at 90%-confidence), of the ~16 non-atmospheric Sub-PeV neutrinos may originate in TeV UnID sources, with the remaining 75% to 95% of events being drawn from an isotropic background. If our scenario is correct, we expect excess Sub-PeV neutrinos to accumulate along the Galactic plane, within |l| <~ 30 deg of the Galactic center and in the Cygnus region, as observations by IceCube and other high-energy neutrino facilities go forward. Our scenario also has implications for radio, X-ray, and TeV observations of the TeV UnID sources., Comment: Submitted to ApJ. 17 pages, 2 figures. v3: Revised analysis, conclusions; further references v2: Corrected typos, added references
Published: 2013
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36. Sub-PeV Neutrinos from TeV Unidentified Sources in the Galaxy

Author: Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., Meszaros, P., Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: The IceCube collaboration discovery of 28 high-energy neutrinos over the energy range 30 TeV <~ E_nu <~ 1 PeV, a 4.3-sigma excess over expected backgrounds, represents the first high-confidence detection of cosmic neutrinos at these energies. In light of this discovery, we explore the possibility that some of the Sub-PeV cosmic neutrinos might originate in our Galaxy's TeV unidentified (TeV UnID) sources. While typically resolved at TeV energies, these sources lack prominent radio or X-ray counterparts, and so have been considered promising sites for hadron acceleration within our Galaxy. Modeling the TeV UnID sources as Galactic hypernova remnants, we predict Sub-PeV neutrino fluxes and spectra consistent with their contributing a minority of n_nu <~ 2 of the observed events. This is consistent with our analysis of the spatial distribution of the Sub-PeV neutrinos and TeV UnID sources, which finds that a best-fit of one, and maximum of 3.8 (at 90%-confidence), of the ~16 non-atmospheric Sub-PeV neutrinos may originate in TeV UnID sources, with the remaining 75% to 95% of events being drawn from an isotropic background. If our scenario is correct, we expect excess Sub-PeV neutrinos to accumulate along the Galactic plane, within |l| <~ 30 deg of the Galactic center and in the Cygnus region, as observations by IceCube and other high-energy neutrino facilities go forward. Our scenario also has implications for radio, X-ray, and TeV observations of the TeV UnID sources., Comment: Submitted to ApJ. 17 pages, 2 figures. v3: Revised analysis, conclusions; further references v2: Corrected typos, added references
Published: 2013
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37. Gamma-Ray Burst Spectrum with Decaying Magnetic Field

Author: Zhao, X. H., Li, Z., Liu, X. W., Zhang, B. B., Bai, J. M., Meszaros, P., Zhao, X. H., Li, Z., Liu, X. W., Zhang, B. B., Bai, J. M., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: In the internal shock model for gamma-ray bursts (GRBs), the synchrotron spectrum from the fast cooling electrons in a homogeneous downstream magnetic field (MF) is too soft to produce the low-energy slope of GRB spectra. However the magnetic field may decay downstream with distance from the shock front. Here we show that the synchrotron spectrum becomes harder if electrons undergo synchrotron and inverse-Compton cooling in a decaying MF. To reconcile this with the typical GRB spectrum with low energy slope $\nu F_\nu\propto\nu$, it is required that the postshock MF decay time is comparable to the cooling time of the bulk electrons (corresponding to a MF decaying length typically of $\sim10^5$ skin depths); that the inverse-Compton cooling should dominate synchrotron cooling after the MF decay time; and/or that the MF decays with comoving time roughly as $B\propto t^{-1.5}$. An internal shock synchrotron model with a decaying MF can account for the majority of GRBs with low energy slopes not harder than $\nu^{4/3}$., Comment: Accepted for publication in ApJ
Published: 2013
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38. Sub-PeV Neutrinos from TeV Unidentified Sources in the Galaxy

Author: Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., Meszaros, P., Fox, D. B., Kashiyama, K., and Meszaros, P.
Abstract: The IceCube collaboration discovery of 28 high-energy neutrinos over the energy range 30 TeV <~ E_nu <~ 1 PeV, a 4.3-sigma excess over expected backgrounds, represents the first high-confidence detection of cosmic neutrinos at these energies. In light of this discovery, we explore the possibility that some of the Sub-PeV cosmic neutrinos might originate in our Galaxy's TeV unidentified (TeV UnID) sources. While typically resolved at TeV energies, these sources lack prominent radio or X-ray counterparts, and so have been considered promising sites for hadron acceleration within our Galaxy. Modeling the TeV UnID sources as Galactic hypernova remnants, we predict Sub-PeV neutrino fluxes and spectra consistent with their contributing a minority of n_nu <~ 2 of the observed events. This is consistent with our analysis of the spatial distribution of the Sub-PeV neutrinos and TeV UnID sources, which finds that a best-fit of one, and maximum of 3.8 (at 90%-confidence), of the ~16 non-atmospheric Sub-PeV neutrinos may originate in TeV UnID sources, with the remaining 75% to 95% of events being drawn from an isotropic background. If our scenario is correct, we expect excess Sub-PeV neutrinos to accumulate along the Galactic plane, within |l| <~ 30 deg of the Galactic center and in the Cygnus region, as observations by IceCube and other high-energy neutrino facilities go forward. Our scenario also has implications for radio, X-ray, and TeV observations of the TeV UnID sources., Comment: Submitted to ApJ. 17 pages, 2 figures. v3: Revised analysis, conclusions; further references v2: Corrected typos, added references
Published: 2013
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39. Time-dependent searches for point sources of neutrinos with the 40-string and 22-string configurations of IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Braun, J., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Geisler, M., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kuehn, K., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Prikockis, M., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Braun, J., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Geisler, M., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kuehn, K., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Prikockis, M., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., and Zarzhitsky, P.
Abstract: This paper presents four searches for flaring sources of neutrinos using the IceCube neutrino telescope. For the first time, a search is performed over the entire parameter space of energy, direction, and time with sensitivity to neutrino flares lasting between 20 mu s and a year duration from astrophysical sources. Searches that integrate over time are less sensitive to flares because they are affected by a larger background of atmospheric neutrinos and muons that can be reduced by the use of additional timing information. Flaring sources considered here, such as active galactic nuclei, soft gamma-ray repeaters, and gamma-ray bursts, are promising candidate neutrino emitters. Two searches are "untriggered" in the sense that they look for any possible flare in the entire sky and from a predefined catalog of sources from which photon flares have been recorded. The other two searches are triggered by multi-wavelength information on flares from blazars and from a soft gamma-ray repeater. One triggered search uses lightcurves from Fermi-LAT which provides continuous monitoring. A second triggered search uses information where the flux states have been measured only for short periods of time near the flares. The untriggered searches use data taken by 40 strings of IceCube between 2008 April 5 and 2009 May 20. The triggered searches also use data taken by the 22-string configuration of IceCube operating between 2007 May 31 and 2008 April 5. The results from all four searches are compatible with a fluctuation of the background.
Published: 2012
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40. Searches for periodic neutrino emission from binary systems with 22 and 40 strings of IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: In this paper, we present the results of searches for periodic neutrino emission from a catalog of binary systems. Such modulation, observed in the photon flux, would be caused by the geometry of these systems. In the analysis, the period is fixed by these photon observations, while the phase and duration of the neutrino emission are treated as free parameters to be fit with the data. If the emission occurs during similar to 20% or less of the total period, this analysis achieves better sensitivity than a time-integrated analysis. We use the IceCube data taken from 2007 May 31 to 2008 April 5 with its 22 string configuration and from 2008 April 5 to 2009 May 20 with its 40 string configuration. No evidence for neutrino emission is found, with the strongest excess occurring for Cygnus X-3 at 2.1 sigma significance after accounting for trials. Neutrino flux upper limits for both periodic and time-integrated emission are provided.
Published: 2012
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41. Observation of anisotropy in the galactic cosmic-ray arrival directions at 400 TeV with IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, C. C., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, C. C., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: In this paper we report the first observation in the Southern hemisphere of an energy dependence in the Galactic cosmic-ray anisotropy up to a few hundred TeV. This measurement was performed using cosmic-ray-induced muons recorded by the partially deployed IceCube observatory between 2009 May and 2010 May. The data include a total of 33 x 10(9) muon events with a median angular resolution of similar to 3 degrees. A sky map of the relative intensity in arrival direction over the Southern celestial sky is presented for cosmic-ray median energies of 20 and 400 TeV. The same large-scale anisotropy observed at median energies around 20 TeV is not present at 400 TeV. Instead, the high-energy sky map shows a different anisotropy structure including a deficit with a post-trial significance of -6.3 sigma. This anisotropy reveals a new feature of the Galactic cosmic-ray distribution, which must be incorporated into theories of the origin and propagation of cosmic rays.
Published: 2012
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42. An absence of neutrinos associated with cosmic-ray acceleration in gamma-ray bursts

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., DeClercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., DeClercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: Very energetic astrophysical events are required to accelerate cosmic rays to above 10(18) electronvolts. GRBs (c-ray bursts) have been proposed as possible candidate sources(1-3). In the GRB 'fireball' model, cosmic-ray acceleration should be accompanied by neutrinos produced in the decay of charged pions created in interactions between the high-energy cosmic-ray protons and gamma-rays(4). Previous searches for such neutrinos found none, but the constraints were weak because the sensitivity was at best approximately equal to the predicted flux(5-7). Here we report an upper limit on the flux of energetic neutrinos associated with GRBs that is at least a factor of 3.7 below the predictions(4,8-10). This implies either that GRBs are not the only sources of cosmic rays with energies exceeding 10(18) electronvolts or that the efficiency of neutrino production is much lower than has been predicted.
Published: 2012
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43. Searching for soft relativistic jets in core-collapse supernovae with the IceCube optical follow-up program

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Akerlof, C. W., Pandey, S. B., Yuan, F., Zheng, W., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Akerlof, C. W., Pandey, S. B., Yuan, F., and Zheng, W.
Abstract: Context. Transient neutrino sources such as gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) and supernovae (SNe) are hypothesized to emit bursts of high-energy neutrinos on a time-scale of less than or similar to 100 s. While GRB neutrinos would be produced in high relativistic jets, core-collapse SNe might host soft-relativistic jets, which become stalled in the outer layers of the progenitor star leading to an efficient production of high-energy neutrinos. Aims. To increase the sensitivity to these neutrinos and identify their sources, a low-threshold optical follow-up program for neutrino multiplets detected with the IceCube observatory has been implemented. Methods. If a neutrino multiplet, i.e. two or more neutrinos from the same direction within 100 s, is found by IceCube a trigger is sent to the Robotic Optical Transient Search Experiment, ROTSE. The 4 ROTSE telescopes immediately start an observation program of the corresponding region of the sky in order to detect an optical counterpart to the neutrino events. Results. No statistically significant excess in the rate of neutrino multiplets has been observed and furthermore no coincidence with an optical counterpart was found. Conclusions. The search allows, for the first time, to set stringent limits on current models predicting a high-energy neutrino flux from soft relativistic hadronic jets in core-collapse SNe. We conclude that a sub-population of SNe with typical Lorentz boost factor and jet energy of 10 and 3 x 1051 erg, respectively, does not exceed 4.2% at 90% confidence.
Published: 2012
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44. Neutrino Analysis of the 2010 September Crab Nebula Flare and Time-Integrated Constraints on Neutrino Emission from the Crab Using Icecube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hajismail, A., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hajismail, A., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We present the results of a search for high-energy muon neutrinos with the IceCube detector in coincidence with the Crab Nebula flare reported on 2010 September by various experiments. Due to the unusual flaring state of the otherwise steady source we performed a prompt analysis of the 79-string configuration data to search for neutrinos that might be emitted along with the observed. gamma-rays. We performed two different and complementary data selections of neutrino events in the time window of 10 days around the flare. One event selection is optimized for discovery of E-upsilon(2). neutrino spectrum typical of first-order Fermi acceleration. A similar event selection has also been applied to the 40-string data to derive the time-integrated limits to the neutrino emission from the Crab. The other event selection was optimized for discovery of neutrino spectra with softer spectral index and TeV energy cutoffs as observed for various Galactic sources in. gamma-rays. The 90% confidence level (CL) best upper limits on the Crab flux during the 10 day flare are 4.73 x 10(-11) cm(-2) s(-1) TeV-1 for an E-upsilon(2). neutrino spectrum and 2.50 x 10(-10) cm(-2) s(-1) TeV-1 for a softer neutrino spectra of E-upsilon(-2.7), as indicated by Fermi measurements during the flare. In this paper, we also illustrate the impact of the time-integrated limit on the Crab neutrino steady emission. The limit obtained using 375.5 days of the 40-string configuration is compared to existing models of neutrino production from the Crab and its impact on astrophysical parameters is discussed. The most optimistic predictions of some models are already rejected by the IceCube neutrino telescope with more than 90% CL.
Published: 2012
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45. Multiyear search for dark matter annihilations in the Sun with the AMANDA-II and IceCube detectors

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Andeen, K., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Andeen, K., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: A search for an excess of muon neutrinos from dark matter annihilations in the Sun has been performed with the AMANDA-II neutrino telescope using data collected in 812 days of live time between 2001 and 2006 and 149 days of live time collected with the AMANDA-II and the 40-string configuration of IceCube during 2008 and early 2009. No excess over the expected atmospheric neutrino background has been observed. We combine these results with the previously published IceCube limits obtained with data taken during 2007 to obtain a total live time of 1065 days. We provide an upper limit at 90% confidence level on the annihilation rate of captured neutralinos in the Sun, as well as the corresponding muon flux limit at the Earth, both as functions of the neutralino mass in the range 50-5000 GeV. We also derive a limit on the neutralino-proton spin-dependent and spin-independent cross section. The limits presented here improve the previous results obtained by the collaboration between a factor of 2 and 5, as well as extending the neutralino masses probed down to 50 GeV. The spin-dependent cross section limits are the most stringent so far for neutralino masses above 200 GeV, and well below direct search results in the mass range from 50 GeV to 5 TeV.
Published: 2012
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46. Background studies for acoustic neutrino detection at the South Pole

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Braun, J., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Geisler, M., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kuehn, K., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Prikockis, M., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch, Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsk, P., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Braun, J., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clem, J., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Demiroers, L., Denger, T., Depaepe, O., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Ehrlich, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Foerster, M. M., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Geisler, M., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Herquet, P., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Hubert, D., Huelsnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Joseph, J. M., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Krings, T., Kroll, G., Kuehn, K., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Lafebre, S., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Majumdar, P., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Niessen, P., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Ono, M., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Prikockis, M., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Rizzo, A., Rodrigues, J. P., Roth, P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Slipak, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stephens, G., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Stoyanov, S., Strahler, E. A., Straszheim, T., Stuer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., Turcan, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch, Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., and Zarzhitsk, P.
Abstract: The detection of acoustic signals from ultra-high energy neutrino interactions is a promising method to measure the flux of cosmogenic neutrinos expected on Earth. The energy threshold for this process depends strongly on the absolute noise level in the target material. The South Pole Acoustic Test Setup (SPATS), deployed in the upper part of four boreholes of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, has monitored the noise in Antarctic ice at the geographic South Pole for more than two years down to 500 m depth. The noise is very stable and Gaussian distributed. Lacking an in situ calibration up to now, laboratory measurements have been used to estimate the absolute noise level in the 10-50 kHz frequency range to be smaller than 20 mPa. Using a threshold trigger, sensors of the South Pole Acoustic Test Setup registered acoustic events in the IceCube detector volume and its vicinity. Acoustic signals from refreezing IceCube holes and from anthropogenic sources have been used to test the localization of acoustic events. An upper limit on the neutrino flux at energies E-v>10(11) GeV is derived from acoustic data taken over eight months. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Published: 2012
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47. The design and performance of IceCube DeepCore

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, F. A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidth, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huesnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Allen, M. M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Bay, R., Alba, J. L. Bazo, Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Colnard, C., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Demiroers, L., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dierckxsens, M., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, F. A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Fox, B. D., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidth, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Griesel, T., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Han, K., Hanson, K., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huesnitz, W., Huelss, J. -P, Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kampert, K. -H, Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kenny, P., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Kowarik, T., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Marotta, A., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Petrovic, J., Piegsa, A., Pieloth, D., Porrata, R., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Schmidt, T., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Swillens, Q., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Tepe, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Tosi, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Vandenbroucke, J., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: The IceCube neutrino observatory in operation at the South Pole, Antarctica, comprises three distinct components: a large buried array for ultrahigh energy neutrino detection, a surface air shower array, and a new buried component called DeepCore. DeepCore was designed to lower the IceCube neutrino energy threshold by over an order of magnitude, to energies as low as about 10 GeV. DeepCore is situated primarily 2100 m below the surface of the icecap at the South Pole, at the bottom center of the existing IceCube array, and began taking physics data in May 2010. Its location takes advantage of the exceptionally clear ice at those depths and allows it to use the surrounding IceCube detector as a highly efficient active veto against the principal background of downward-going muons produced in cosmic-ray air showers. DeepCore has a module density roughly five times higher than that of the standard IceCube array, and uses photomultiplier tubes with a new photocathode featuring a quantum efficiency about 35% higher than standard IceCube PMTs. Taken together, these features of DeepCore will increase IceCube's sensitivity to neutrinos from WIMP dark matter annihilations, atmospheric neutrino oscillations, galactic supernova neutrinos, and point sources of neutrinos in the northern and southern skies. In this paper we describe the design and initial performance of DeepCore.
Published: 2012
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48. Search for ultrahigh-energy tau neutrinos with IceCube

Author: Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch, Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Zoll, M., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Abu-Zayyad, T., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Becker, J. K., Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, Olga, Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, D'Agostino, M. V., Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Degner, T., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegård, Olle, Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, Allan, Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, B., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Nam, J. W., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pérez de los Heros, Carlos, Pieloth, D., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Schmidt, T., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schultes, A., Schulz, O., Schunck, M., Seckel, D., Semburg, B., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Silvestri, A., Smith, M. W. E., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, Rickard, Stueer, M., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, Henric, Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch, Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wischnewski, R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: The first dedicated search for ultrahigh-energy (UHE) tau neutrinos of astrophysical origin was performed using the IceCube detector in its 22-string configuration with an instrumented volume of roughly 0: 25 km(3). The search also had sensitivity to UHE electron and muon neutrinos. After application of all selection criteria to approximately 200 live-days of data, we expect a background of 0.60 +/- 0.19(stat)(-0.58)(+0.56)(syst) events and observe three events, which after inspection, emerge as being compatible with background but are kept in the final sample. Therefore, we set an upper limit on neutrinos of all flavors from UHE astrophysical sources at 90% C.L. of E-v(2)Phi(90)(v(x)) < 16.3 x 10(-8) GeV cm(-2) sr(-1) s(-1) over an estimated primary neutrino energy range of 340 TeV to 200 PeV.
Published: 2012
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49. Use of event-level neutrino telescope data in global fits for theories of new physics

Author: Scott, P., Savage, C., Edsjo, J., Collaboration, IceCube, Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Enberg, J. Au Ff, Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, C. Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, R., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, H., Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van Eijndhoven, N., van der Drift, D., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., Scott, P., Savage, C., Edsjo, J., Collaboration, IceCube, Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Enberg, J. Au Ff, Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H, Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohm, C., Bose, D., Boeser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Caballero-Mora, K. S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Gluesenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Johansson, H., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klaes, J., Klein, S. R., Koehne, J. -H, Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Koepke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Laihem, K., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Luenemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Movit, S. M., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., de los Heros, C. Perez, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Raedel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rothmaier, F., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Rutledge, D., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G, Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoeneberg, S., Schoenherr, L., Schoenwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoessl, A., Strahler, E. A., Ström, R., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, H., Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van Eijndhoven, N., van der Drift, D., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We present a fast likelihood method for including event-level neutrino telescope data in parameter explorations of theories for new physics, and announce its public release as part of DarkSUSY 5.0.6. Our construction includes both angular and spectral information about neutrino events, as well as their total number. We also present a corresponding measure for simple model exclusion, which can be used for single models without reference to the rest of a parameter space. We perform a number of supersymmetric parameter scans with IceCube data to illustrate the utility of the method: example global fits and a signal recovery in the constrained minimal supersymmetric standard model (CMSSM), and a model exclusion exercise in a 7-parameter phenomenological version of the MSSM. The final IceCube detector con figuration will probe almost the entire focus-point region of the CMSSM, as well as a number of MSSM-7 models that will not otherwise be accessible to e. g. direct detection. Our method accurately recovers the mock signal, and provides tight constraints on model parameters and derived quantities. We show that the inclusion of spectral information significantly improves the accuracy of the recovery, providing motivation for its use in future IceCube analyses.
Published: 2012
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50. Measurement of the Atmospheric $\nu_e$ flux in IceCube

Author: IceCube Collaboration, Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H., Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose1, D., Boser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Glusenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klas, J., Klein, S. R., Kohne, J. -H., Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Kopke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Lunemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., Heros, C. Perez de los, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Radel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G., Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoneberg, S., Schonherr, L., Schonwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoss, A., Strahler, E. A., Strom, R., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, H., Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge1, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., Zoll, M., IceCube Collaboration, Aartsen, M. G., Abbasi, R., Abdou, Y., Ackermann, M., Adams, J., Aguilar, J. A., Ahlers, M., Altmann, D., Andeen, K., Auffenberg, J., Bai, X., Baker, M., Barwick, S. W., Baum, V., Bay, R., Beattie, K., Beatty, J. J., Bechet, S., Tjus, J. Becker, Becker, K. -H., Bell, M., Benabderrahmane, M. L., BenZvi, S., Berdermann, J., Berghaus, P., Berley, D., Bernardini, E., Bertrand, D., Besson, D. Z., Bindig, D., Bissok, M., Blaufuss, E., Blumenthal, J., Boersma, D. J., Bohaichuk, S., Bohm, C., Bose1, D., Boser, S., Botner, O., Brayeur, L., Brown, A. M., Bruijn, R., Brunner, J., Buitink, S., Carson, M., Casey, J., Casier, M., Chirkin, D., Christy, B., Clark, K., Clevermann, F., Cohen, S., Cowen, D. F., Silva, A. H. Cruz, Danninger, M., Daughhetee, J., Davis, J. C., De Clercq, C., De Ridder, S., Descamps, F., Desiati, P., de Vries-Uiterweerd, G., DeYoung, T., Diaz-Velez, J. C., Dreyer, J., Dumm, J. P., Dunkman, M., Eagan, R., Eberhardt, B., Eisch, J., Ellsworth, R. W., Engdegard, O., Euler, S., Evenson, P. A., Fadiran, O., Fazely, A. R., Fedynitch, A., Feintzeig, J., Feusels, T., Filimonov, K., Finley, C., Fischer-Wasels, T., Flis, S., Franckowiak, A., Franke, R., Frantzen, K., Fuchs, T., Gaisser, T. K., Gallagher, J., Gerhardt, L., Gladstone, L., Glusenkamp, T., Goldschmidt, A., Golup, G., Goodman, J. A., Gora, D., Grant, D., Gross, A., Grullon, S., Gurtner, M., Ha, C., Ismail, A. Haj, Hallgren, A., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Heereman, D., Heimann, P., Heinen, D., Helbing, K., Hellauer, R., Hickford, S., Hill, G. C., Hoffman, K. D., Hoffmann, R., Homeier, A., Hoshina, K., Huelsnitz, W., Hulth, P. O., Hultqvist, K., Hussain, S., Ishihara, A., Jacobi, E., Jacobsen, J., Japaridze, G. S., Jlelati, O., Kappes, A., Karg, T., Karle, A., Kiryluk, J., Kislat, F., Klas, J., Klein, S. R., Kohne, J. -H., Kohnen, G., Kolanoski, H., Kopke, L., Kopper, C., Kopper, S., Koskinen, D. J., Kowalski, M., Krasberg, M., Kroll, G., Kunnen, J., Kurahashi, N., Kuwabara, T., Labare, M., Landsman, H., Larson, M. J., Lauer, R., Lesiak-Bzdak, M., Lunemann, J., Madsen, J., Maruyama, R., Mase, K., Matis, H. S., McNally, F., Meagher, K., Merck, M., Meszaros, P., Meures, T., Miarecki, S., Middell, E., Milke, N., Miller, J., Mohrmann, L., Montaruli, T., Morse, R., Nahnhauer, R., Naumann, U., Nowicki, S. C., Nygren, D. R., Obertacke, A., Odrowski, S., Olivas, A., Olivo, M., O'Murchadha, A., Panknin, S., Paul, L., Pepper, J. A., Heros, C. Perez de los, Pieloth, D., Pirk, N., Posselt, J., Price, P. B., Przybylski, G. T., Radel, L., Rawlins, K., Redl, P., Resconi, E., Rhode, W., Ribordy, M., Richman, M., Riedel, B., Rodrigues, J. P., Rott, C., Ruhe, T., Ruzybayev, B., Ryckbosch, D., Saba, S. M., Salameh, T., Sander, H. -G., Santander, M., Sarkar, S., Schatto, K., Scheel, M., Scheriau, F., Schmidt, T., Schmitz, M., Schoenen, S., Schoneberg, S., Schonherr, L., Schonwald, A., Schukraft, A., Schulte, L., Schulz, O., Seckel, D., Seo, S. H., Sestayo, Y., Seunarine, S., Sheremata, C., Smith, M. W. E., Soiron, M., Soldin, D., Spiczak, G. M., Spiering, C., Stamatikos, M., Stanev, T., Stasik, A., Stezelberger, T., Stokstad, R. G., Stoss, A., Strahler, E. A., Strom, R., Sullivan, G. W., Taavola, H., Taboada, I., Tamburro, A., Ter-Antonyan, S., Tilav, S., Toale, P. A., Toscano, S., Usner, M., van der Drift, D., van Eijndhoven, N., Van Overloop, A., van Santen, J., Vehring, M., Voge1, M., Vraeghe, M., Walck, C., Waldenmaier, T., Wallraff, M., Walter, M., Wasserman, R., Weaver, Ch., Wendt, C., Westerhoff, S., Whitehorn, N., Wiebe, K., Wiebusch, C. H., Williams, D. R., Wissing, H., Wolf, M., Wood, T. R., Woschnagg, K., Xu, C., Xu, D. L., Xu, X. W., Yanez, J. P., Yodh, G., Yoshida, S., Zarzhitsky, P., Ziemann, J., Zierke, S., Zilles, A., and Zoll, M.
Abstract: We report the first measurement of the atmospheric electron neutrino flux in the energy range between approximately 80 GeV and 6 TeV, using data recorded during the first year of operation of IceCube's DeepCore low energy extension. Techniques to identify neutrinos interacting within the DeepCore volume and veto muons originating outside the detector are demonstrated. A sample of 1029 events is observed in 281 days of data, of which 496 $\pm$ 66(stat.) $\pm$ 88(syst.) are estimated to be cascade events, including both electron neutrino and neutral current events. The rest of the sample includes residual backgrounds due to atmospheric muons and charged current interactions of atmospheric muon neutrinos. The flux of the atmospheric electron neutrinos is consistent with models of atmospheric neutrinos in this energy range. This constitutes the first observation of electron neutrinos and neutral current interactions in a very large volume neutrino telescope optimized for the TeV energy range., Comment: 7 pages, 4 figures (accepted by PRL)
Published: 2012
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