Physics and operation of the AMANDA-II high energy Neutrino Telescope

S. W. Barwick; J. Ahrens; X. Bai; T. Becka; K.-H. Becker; D. Bertrand; F. Binon; A. Biron; S. Boser; O. Botner; O. Bouhali; T. Burgess; S. Carius; T. Castermans; D. Chirkin; J. Conrad; J. A. Cooley D.V.M.; D. F. Cowen; A. Davour; C. De Clercq; T. DeYoung; P. Desiati; J.-P. Dewulf; P. Doksus; P. Ekstrom; T. Feser; T. K. Gaisser; M. Gaug; L. Gerhardt; A. Goldschmidt; A. Hallgren; Francis Halzen; K. Hanson; R. Hardtke; T. Hauschildt; M. Hellwig; P. Herquet; G. C. Hill; P. O. Hulth; K. Hultqvist; J. Hundertmark; Janet Jacobsen; A. Karle; L. Kopke; M. Kowalski; Kyler William Kuehn; J. Lamoureux; H. Leich; M. Leuthold; P. Lindahl; J. Madsen; P. Marciniewski; Howard S. Matis; C. P. McParland; Y. Minaeva; P. Miocinovic; R. Morse; R. Nahnhauer; T. Neunhöffer; P. Niessen; David Robert Nygren; Hakki Ogelman; Ph. Olbrechts; C. Pérez de los Heros; A. C. Pohl; P. Buford Price; G. T. Przybylski; K. Rawlins; E. Resconi; W. Rhode; M. Ribordy; S. Richter; J. Rodríguez Martino; D. Ross; H. G. Sander; T. Schmidt; D. Schneider; R. Schwarz; A. Silvestri; M. Solarz; G. M. Spiczak; C. Spiering; D. Steele; P. Steffen; R. G. Stokstad; P. Sudhoff; K. H. Sulanke; I. Taboada; L. Thollander; S. Tilav; C. Walck; C. Weinheimer; C. H. Wiebusch; C. Wiedemann; R. Wischnewski; H. Wissing; K. Woschnagg; Gaurang B. Yodh; S. Young

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3 March 2003 Physics and Operation of the AMANDA-II High Energy Neutrino Telescope

S. W. Barwick, J. Ahrens, X. Bai, T. Becka, K.-H. Becker, D. Bertrand, F. Binon, A. Biron, S. Boser, O. Botner, O. Bouhali, T. Burgess, S. Carius, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, J. Conrad, J. A. Cooley D.V.M., D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J.-P. Dewulf, P. Doksus, P. Ekstrom, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, M. Gaug, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, Francis Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, J. Hundertmark, Janet Jacobsen, A. Karle, L. Kopke, M. Kowalski, Kyler William Kuehn, J. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, Howard S. Matis, C. P. McParland, Y. Minaeva, P. Miocinovic, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, David Robert Nygren, Hakki Ogelman, Ph. Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, P. Buford Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, P. Sudhoff, K. H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, C. Walck, C. Weinheimer, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, Gaurang B. Yodh, S. Young

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Proceedings Volume 4858, Particle Astrophysics Instrumentation; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477304
Event: Astronomical Telescopes and Instrumentation, 2002, Waikoloa, Hawai'i, United States

Abstract

This paper briefly describes the principle of operation and science goals of the AMANDA high energy neutrino telescope located at the South Pole, Antarctica. Results from an earlier phase of the telescope, called AMANDA-B10, demonstrate both reliable operation and the broad astrophysical reach of this device, which includes searches for a variety of sources of ultrahigh energy neutrinos: generic point sources, Gamma-Ray Bursts and diffuse sources. The predicted sensitivity and angular resolution of the telescope were confirmed by studies of atmospheric muon and neutrino backgrounds. We also report on the status of the analysis from AMANDA-II, a larger version with far greater capabilities. At this stage of analysis, details of the ice properties and other systematic uncertainties of the AMANDA-II telescope are under study, but we have made progress toward critical science objectives. In particular, we focus on the search for continuous emission from astrophysical point sources and the search for correlated neutrino emission from Gamma Ray Bursts detected by BATSE before decommissioning in May 2000. During the next two years, we expect to exploit the full potential of AMANDA-II with the installation of a new data acquisition system that records full waveforms from the in-ice optical sensors.

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S. W. Barwick, J. Ahrens, X. Bai, T. Becka, K.-H. Becker, D. Bertrand, F. Binon, A. Biron, S. Boser, O. Botner, O. Bouhali, T. Burgess, S. Carius, T. Castermans, D. Chirkin, J. Conrad, J. A. Cooley D.V.M., D. F. Cowen, A. Davour, C. De Clercq, T. DeYoung, P. Desiati, J.-P. Dewulf, P. Doksus, P. Ekstrom, T. Feser, T. K. Gaisser, M. Gaug, L. Gerhardt, A. Goldschmidt, A. Hallgren, Francis Halzen, K. Hanson, R. Hardtke, T. Hauschildt, M. Hellwig, P. Herquet, G. C. Hill, P. O. Hulth, K. Hultqvist, J. Hundertmark, Janet Jacobsen, A. Karle, L. Kopke, M. Kowalski, Kyler William Kuehn, J. Lamoureux, H. Leich, M. Leuthold, P. Lindahl, J. Madsen, P. Marciniewski, Howard S. Matis, C. P. McParland, Y. Minaeva, P. Miocinovic, R. Morse, R. Nahnhauer, T. Neunhöffer, P. Niessen, David Robert Nygren, Hakki Ogelman, Ph. Olbrechts, C. Pérez de los Heros, A. C. Pohl, P. Buford Price, G. T. Przybylski, K. Rawlins, E. Resconi, W. Rhode, M. Ribordy, S. Richter, J. Rodríguez Martino, D. Ross, H. G. Sander, T. Schmidt, D. Schneider, R. Schwarz, A. Silvestri, M. Solarz, G. M. Spiczak, C. Spiering, D. Steele, P. Steffen, R. G. Stokstad, P. Sudhoff, K. H. Sulanke, I. Taboada, L. Thollander, S. Tilav, C. Walck, C. Weinheimer, C. H. Wiebusch, C. Wiedemann, R. Wischnewski, H. Wissing, K. Woschnagg, Gaurang B. Yodh, and S. Young "Physics and Operation of the AMANDA-II High Energy Neutrino Telescope", Proc. SPIE 4858, Particle Astrophysics Instrumentation, (3 March 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477304

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