A search for ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic-rays with ANITA-2 : doctoral thesis accepted by University College London, UK / Matthew Joseph Mottram.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Mottram, Matthew Joseph.

Series:

Springer theses.

Springer theses, 2190-5053

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Neutrinos.

Cosmic rays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (149 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2012.

Place of Publication:

Berlin : Springer, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The winner of UCL's annual HEP thesis prize, this work describes an analysis of the data from the second flight of the Antarctica Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA). ANITA is a balloon-borne experiment that searches for radio signals originating from ultra-high energy neutrinos and cosmic rays interacting with the Antarctic ice or air. The search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin is one of the outstanding experimental challenges of the 21st century. The ANITA experiment was designed to be the most sensitive instrument to ultra-high energy neutrinos that originate from the interactions of cosmic rays with the cosmic microwave background. The methodology and results of the neutrino and cosmic ray searches are presented in the thesis.

Contents:

Particle Physics and the Neutrino

Ultra-High Energy Astro-Particle Physics

The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna

Event Simulation

ANITA-2 Data Analysis

Cosmic-Ray Search

Neutrino Search.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Thesis (doctoral)--University College London.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-283-63002-8

9786613942470

3-642-30032-4

OCLC:

801063549