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Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrino Interactions

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2009-05-05 v1 Astrophysics

Abstract

Cross sections for the interactions of ultrahigh-energy neutrinos with nucleons are evaluated in light of new information about nucleon structure functions. For 102010^{20}--eV neutrinos, the cross section is about 2.4 times previous estimates. We also review the cross sections for neutrino interactions with atomic electrons. Some consequences for interaction rates in the Earth and for event rates from generic astrophysical sources in large-scale detectors are noted.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/9512364,
  title  = {Ultrahigh-Energy Neutrino Interactions},
  author = {Raj Gandhi and Chris Quigg and Mary Hall Reno and Ina Sarcevic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/9512364},
  year   = {2009}
}

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51 pages, LaTeX, uses elsart.sty and BoxedEPS for 23 uufiled PostScript figures. Compressed PostScript version is available at http://chrisq.fnal.gov/Papers/GQRS.ps.Z