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A novel algorithm to reconstruct neutrino-induced particle showers within the ANTARES neutrino telescope is presented. The method achieves a median angular resolution of 6◦ for shower energies below 100TeV. Applying this algorithm to 6 years of data taken with theANTARES detector, 8 events with reconstructed shower energies above 10TeV are observed. This is consistent with the expectation of about 5 events from atmospheric backgrounds, but also compatible with diffuse astrophysical flux measurements by the IceCube collaboration, from which 2–4 additional events are expected. A 90% C.L. upper limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux with a value per neutrino flavour of E2 ·90% = 4.9 · 10−8 GeV · cm−2 · s−1 · sr−1 is set, applicable to the energy range from 23TeV to 7.8PeV, assuming an unbroken E−2 spectrum and neutrino flavour equipartition at Earth.

An algorithm for the reconstruction of high-energy neutrino-induced particle showers and its application to the ANTARES neutrino telescope

Albert, A.;André, M.;Anghinolfi, M.;Anton, G.;Ardid, M.;Aubert, J. J.;Avgitas, T.;Baret, B.;Barrios Martí, J.;Basa, S.;Bertin, V.;Biagi, S.;Bormuth, R.;Bourret, S.;Bouwhuis, M. C.;Bruijn, R.;Brunner, J.;Busto, J.;Capone, A.;Caramete, L.;Carr, J.;Celli, S.;CHIARUSI, TOMMASO;Circella, M.;Coelho, J. A. B.;Coleiro, A.;Coniglione, R.;Costantini, H.;Coyle, P.;Creusot, A.;Deschamps, A.;De Bonis, G.;Distefano, C.;Di Palma, I.;Domi, A.;Donzaud, C.;Dornic, D.;Drouhin, D.;Eberl, T.;El Bojaddaini, I.;Elsässer, D.;Enzenhöfer, A.;Felis, I.;Folger, F.;Fusco, L. A.;Galatà, S.;Gay, P.;Giordano, V.;Glotin, H.;Grégoire, T.;Gracia Ruiz, R.;Graf, K.;Hallmann, S.;van Haren, H.;Heijboer, A. J.;Hello, Y.;Hernández Rey, J. J.;Hößl, J.;Hofestädt, J.;Hugon, C.;Illuminati, G.;James, C. W.;de Jong, M.;Jongen, M.;Kadler, M.;Kalekin, O.;Katz, U.;Kießling, D.;Kouchner, A.;Kreter, M.;Kreykenbohm, I.;Kulikovskiy, V.;Lachaud, C.;Lahmann, R.;Lefèvre, D.;Leonora, E.;Lotze, M.;Loucatos, S.;Marcelin, M.;MARGIOTTA, ANNARITA;Marinelli, A.;Martínez Mora, J. A.;Mele, R.;Melis, K.;Michael, T.;Migliozzi, P.;Moussa, A.;Nezri, E.;Organokov, M.;Păvălaş, G. E.;PELLEGRINO, CARMELO;Perrina, C.;Piattelli, P.;Popa, V.;Pradier, T.;Quinn, L.;Racca, C.;Riccobene, G.;Sánchez Losa, A.;Saldaña, M.;Salvadori, I.;Samtleben, D. F. E.;Sanguineti, M.;Sapienza, P.;Schüssler, F.;Sieger, C.;SPURIO, MAURIZIO;Stolarczyk, T.h.;Taiuti, M.;Tayalati, Y.;Trovato, A.;Turpin, D.;Tönnis, C.;Vallage, B.;Van Elewyck, V.;VERSARI, FEDERICO;Vivolo, D.;Vizzoca, A.;Wilms, J.;Zornoza, J. D.;Zúñiga, J.

2017

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A novel algorithm to reconstruct neutrino-induced particle showers within the ANTARES neutrino telescope is presented. The method achieves a median angular resolution of 6◦ for shower energies below 100TeV. Applying this algorithm to 6 years of data taken with theANTARES detector, 8 events with reconstructed shower energies above 10TeV are observed. This is consistent with the expectation of about 5 events from atmospheric backgrounds, but also compatible with diffuse astrophysical flux measurements by the IceCube collaboration, from which 2–4 additional events are expected. A 90% C.L. upper limit on the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux with a value per neutrino flavour of E2 ·90% = 4.9 · 10−8 GeV · cm−2 · s−1 · sr−1 is set, applicable to the energy range from 23TeV to 7.8PeV, assuming an unbroken E−2 spectrum and neutrino flavour equipartition at Earth.

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			THE EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL. C, PARTICLES AND FIELDS
		
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			https://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-4979-2
		
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			Albert, A.; André, M.; Anghinolfi, M.; Anton, G.; Ardid, M.; Aubert, J.-J.; Avgitas, T.; Baret, B.; Barrios-Martí, J.; Basa, S.; Bertin, V.; Biagi, S.; Bormuth, R.; Bourret, S.; Bouwhuis, M. C.; Bruijn, R.; Brunner, J.; Busto, J.; Capone, A.; Caramete, L.; Carr, J.; Celli, S.; Chiarusi, T.; Circella, M.; Coelho, J. A. B.; Coleiro, A.; Coniglione, R.; Costantini, H.; Coyle, P.; Creusot, A.; Deschamps, A.; De Bonis, G.; Distefano, C.; Di Palma, I.; Domi, A.; Donzaud, C.; Dornic, D.; Drouhin, D.; Eberl, T.; El Bojaddaini, I.; Elsässer, D.; Enzenhöfer, A.; Felis, I.; Folger, F.; Fusco, L. A.; Galatà, S.; Gay, P.; Giordano, V.; Glotin, H.; Grégoire, T.; Gracia Ruiz, R.; Graf, K.; Hallmann, S.; van Haren, H.; Heijboer, A. J.; Hello, Y.; Hernández-Rey, J. J.; Hößl, J.; Hofestädt, J.; Hugon, C.; Illuminati, G.; James, C. W.; de Jong, M.; Jongen, M.; Kadler, M.; Kalekin, O.; Katz, U.; Kießling, D.; Kouchner, A.; Kreter, M.; Kreykenbohm, I.; Kulikovskiy, V.; Lachaud, C.; Lahmann, R.; Lefèvre, D.; Leonora, E.; Lotze, M.; Loucatos, S.; Marcelin, M.; Margiotta, A.; Marinelli, A.; Martínez-Mora, J. A.; Mele, R.; Melis, K.; Michael, T.; Migliozzi, P.; Moussa, A.; Nezri, E.; Organokov, M.; Păvălaş, G. E.; Pellegrino, C.; Perrina, C.; Piattelli, P.; Popa, V.; Pradier, T.; Quinn, L.; Racca, C.; Riccobene, G.; Sánchez-Losa, A.; Saldaña, M.; Salvadori, I.; Samtleben, D. F. E.; Sanguineti, M.; Sapienza, P.; Schüssler, F.; Sieger, C.; Spurio, M.; Stolarczyk, Th.; Taiuti, M.; Tayalati, Y.; Trovato, A.; Turpin, D.; Tönnis, C.; Vallage, B.; Van Elewyck, V.; Versari, F.; Vivolo, D.; Vizzoca, A.; Wilms, J.; Zornoza, J. D.; Zúñiga, J.
		
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