Author : Matthew Joseph Mottram
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642300324
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (423 download)
Book Synopsis A Search for Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic-Rays with ANITA-2 by : Matthew Joseph Mottram
Download or read book A Search for Ultra-High Energy Neutrinos and Cosmic-Rays with ANITA-2 written by Matthew Joseph Mottram and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.