Dr Anthony Brown anthony.brown@durham.ac.uk
Assistant Professor
Trinity: An Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope to Search for Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos
Brown, Anthony M.; Bagheri, Mahdi; Doro, Michele; Gazda, Eliza; Kieda, Dave; Lin, Chaoxian; Otte, Nepomuk; Taboada, Ignacio; Wang, Andrew
Authors
Mahdi Bagheri
Michele Doro
Eliza Gazda
Dave Kieda
Chaoxian Lin
Nepomuk Otte
Ignacio Taboada
Andrew Wang
Contributors
Alexander Kappes
Editor
Bianca Keilhauer
Editor
Abstract
Earth-skimming neutrinos are those which travel through the Earth’s crust at a shallow angle. For Ultra-High-Energy (E휈 > 1 PeV; UHE) earth-skimming tau neutrinos, there is a high-probability that the tau lepton created by a neutrino-Earth interaction will emerge from the ground before it decays. When this happens, the decaying tau particle initiates an air shower of relativistic sub-atomic particles which emit Cherenkov radiation. To observe this Cherenkov radiation, we propose the Trinity Observatory. Using a novel optical structure design, pointing at the horizon, Trinity will observe the Cherenkov radiation from upward-going neutrino-induced air showers. Being sensitive to neutrinos in the 1 − 104 PeV energy range, Trinity’s expected sensitivity will have a unique role to play filling the gap between the observed astrophysical neutrinos observed by IceCube and the expected sensitivity of radio UHE neutrino detectors.
Citation
Brown, A. M., Bagheri, M., Doro, M., Gazda, E., Kieda, D., Lin, C., …Wang, A. (2021). Trinity: An Imaging Air Cherenkov Telescope to Search for Ultra-High-Energy Neutrinos. In A. Kappes, & B. Keilhauer (Eds.), Proceedings of Science: ICRC 2021
Presentation Conference Type | Conference Paper (Published) |
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Conference Name | 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | Nov 1, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 1, 2022 |
Book Title | Proceedings of Science: ICRC 2021 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1135298 |
Publisher URL | https://pos.sissa.it/395 |
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