GIANT HORIZONTAL AIR SHOWERS - IMPLICATIONS FOR AGN NEUTRINO FLUXES

被引:14
作者
HALZEN, F [1 ]
ZAS, E [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SANTIAGO,DEPT FIS PARTICULAS,E-15706 SANTIAGO,SPAIN
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10.1016/0370-2693(92)91382-J
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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We show that recent claims that active galactic nuclei emit very large fluxes of high energy neutrinos can be verified with existing air shower installations operating in the 10(5)-10(7) GeV energy range. A recent prediction for the neutrino flux actually violates existing bounds on giant horizontal air showers, established by the AKENO array.
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页码:184 / 188
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