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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
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Search for ultrahigh energy neutrinos in highly inclined events at the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Physical Review D |
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84 |
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12 |
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122005 |
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The Surface Detector of the Pierre Auger Observatory is sensitive to neutrinos of all flavors above 0.1 EeV. These interact through charged and neutral currents in the atmosphere giving rise to extensive air showers. When interacting deeply in the atmosphere at nearly horizontal incidence, neutrinos can be distinguished from regular hadronic cosmic rays by the broad time structure of their shower signals in the water-Cherenkov detectors. In this paper we present for the first time an analysis based on down-going neutrinos. We describe the search procedure, the possible sources of background, the method to compute the exposure and the associated systematic uncertainties. No candidate neutrinos have been found in data collected from 1 January 2004 to 31 May 2010. Assuming an E(-2) differential energy spectrum the limit on the single-flavor neutrino is E(2)dN/dE < 1.74 x 10(-7)GeVcm(-2)s(-1)sr(-1) at 90% C.L. in the energy range 1 x 10(17) eV < E < 1 x 10(20)eV. |
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1550-7998 |
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WOS:000298667100001 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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863 |
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Pierre Auger Collaboration (Abreu, P. et al); Pastor, S. |
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The effect of the geomagnetic field on cosmic ray energy estimates and large scale anisotropy searches on data from the Pierre Auger Observatory |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics |
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J. Cosmol. Astropart. Phys. |
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11 |
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11 |
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022 |
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We present a comprehensive study of the influence of the geomagnetic field on the energy estimation of extensive air showers with a zenith angle smaller than 60 degrees, detected at the Pierre Auger Observatory. the geomagnetic field induces an azimuthal modulation of the estimated energy of cosmic rays up to the similar to 2% level at large zenith angles. We present a method to account for this modulation of the reconstructed energy. We analyse the effect of the modulation on large scale anisotropy searches in the arrival direction distributions of cosmic rays. At a given energy, the geomagnetic effect is shown to induce a pseudo-dipolar pattern at the percent level in the declination distribution that needs to be accounted for. |
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1475-7516 |
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WOS:000298141300022 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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865 |
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Pino, F.; Roe, N.; Orero, A.; Falcon, C.; Rojas, S.; Benlloch, J.M.; Ros, D.; Pavia, J. |
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Development of a variable-radius pinhole SPECT system with a portable gamma camera |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Revista Española de Medicina Nuclear |
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Rev. Esp. Med. Nucl. |
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30 |
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5 |
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286-291 |
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SPECT; Small animal; Pinhole; Portable gamma camera; Continuous scintillator |
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Objective: To develop a small-animal SPECT system using a low cost commercial portable gamma camera equipped with a pinhole collimator, a continuous scintillation crystal and a position-sensitive photomultiplier tube. Material and methods: The gamma camera was attached to a variable radius system, which enabled us to optimize sensitivity and resolution by adjusting the radius of rotation to the size of the object. To investigate the capability of the SPECT system for small animal imaging, the dependence of resolution and calibration parameters on radius was assessed and acquisitions of small phantoms and mice were carried out. Results: Resolution values, ranging from 1.0 mm for a radius of 21.4 mm and 1.4 mm for a radius of 37.2 mm were obtained, thereby justifying the interest of a variable radius SPECT system. Conclusions: The image quality of phantoms and animals were satisfactory, thus confirming the usefulness of the system for small animal SPECT imaging. |
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[Pino, F; Roe, N; Ros, D] Univ Barcelona, Fac Med, Unitat Biofis, Barcelona 7, Spain, Email: fpino@iconcologia.net |
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Elsevier Science Inc |
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0212-6982 |
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WOS:000294659400004 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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Puppe, P.; Frekers, D.; Adachi, T.; Akimune, H.; Aoi, N.; Bilgier, B.; Ejiri, H.; Fujita, H.; Fujita, Y.; Fujiwara, M.; Ganioglu, E.; Harakeh, M.N.; Hatanaka, K.; Holl, M.; Kozer, H.C.; Lee, J.; Lennarz, A.; Matsubara, H.; Miki, K.; Orrigo, S.E.A.; Suzuki, T.; Tamii, A.; Thies, J.H. |
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High-resolution ((3)He,t) reaction on the double-beta decaying nucleus (136)Xe |
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Journal Article |
Year |
2011 |
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Physical Review C |
Abbreviated Journal |
Phys. Rev. C |
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84 |
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5 |
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051305 - 5pp |
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A ((3)He, t) charge-exchange reaction experiment on the double-beta decaying nucleus (136)Xe has been performed at an incident energy of 420 MeV with the objective to measure the Gamow-Teller (GT) strength distribution in (136)Cs. The measurements have been carried out at the dispersion-matched WS beam line and the Grand Raiden spectrometer of the Research Center for Nuclear Physics in Osaka, where an energy resolution of 42 keV was achieved. A new gas cell with thin windows made of polyethylene naphthalate has been employed as a target. The extracted GT strength distribution is confronted with the rather long 2 nu beta beta decay half-life of (136)Xe. |
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[Puppe, P; Frekers, D; Holl, M; Lennarz, A; Thies, JH] Univ Munster, Inst Kernphys, D-48149 Munster, Germany |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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0556-2813 |
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WOS:000297121900001 |
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yes |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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810 |
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Rodejohann, W.; Valle, J.W.F. |
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Symmetrical parametrizations of the lepton mixing matrix |
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Journal Article |
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2011 |
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Physical Review D |
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Phys. Rev. D |
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84 |
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7 |
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073011 - 6pp |
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Advantages of the original symmetrical form of the parametrization of the lepton mixing matrix are discussed. It provides a conceptually more transparent description of neutrino oscillations and lepton number violating processes like neutrinoless double beta decay, clarifying the significance of Dirac and Majorana phases. It is also ideal for parametrizing scenarios with light sterile neutrinos. |
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[Rodejohann, W] Max Planck Inst Kernphys, D-69029 Heidelberg, Germany, Email: werner.rodejohann@mpi-hd.mpg.de |
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Amer Physical Soc |
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WOS:000296885300003 |
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IFIC @ elepoucu @ |
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800 |
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