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Limits on astrophysical nu-e flux at E-nu greater than 10 to the 19th eV

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28

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0

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1984

Year

R. M. Baltrusaitis, R. Cady, G. L. Cassiday, J. W. Elbert, P. R. Gerhardy, E. Loh, Y. Mizumoto, P. Sokolsky, D. Steck
The Astrophysical Journal

Abstract

The present investigation is concerned with a search for neutrino-induced extensive air showers in the energy range greater than 10 to the 19th eV. The search for these events utilizes data obtained with the aid of the Fly's Eye detector described by Cady et al. (1982). The signature distinguishing such events from hadronically induced extensive air showers (EAS) is their deeply penetrating nature. The earth as well as the atmosphere are used as both a hadron filter and a neutrino target. Attention is given to details regarding the detector, the employed search philosophy, an upward shower calculation, upward event results, and downward event results. Flux limits based on upward events and downward events are presented in two tables.