SEARCH FOR HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRINOS FROM CELESTIAL SOURCES IN THE KOLAR GOLD FIELDS EXPERIMENT

被引:5
作者
ADARKAR, H
DUGAD, SR
HAYASHI, Y
ITO, N
KAWAKAMI, S
KRISHNASWAMY, MR
MENON, MGK
MIYAKE, S
MONDAL, NK
NAKAMURA, T
NARASIMHAM, VS
SREEKANTAN, BV
TANAKA, K
机构
[1] OSAKA CITY UNIV,FAC SCI,SUMIYOSHI KU,OSAKA 558,JAPAN
[2] KANAGAWA UNIV,INST PHYS,YOKOHAMA 221,JAPAN
关键词
GAMMA RAYS; GENERAL; NEUTRINOS;
D O I
10.1086/170579
中图分类号
P1 [天文学];
学科分类号
0704 ;
摘要
KGF nucleon decay detectors (Phase I and Phase II) have been used to look for neutrino induced muons from celestial sources. In this search, we have used the large-angle penetrating muons produced by muon-neutrinos (nu-mu) in the rock surrounding the detector; a total of 188 such events were recorded so far. The overall rate of such muons is found to be consistent with that expected from atmospheric neutrinos. No significant excess has been seen from any of the sources that have been looked for.
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页数:3
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