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We report on results from about 30 hours of livetime with the Goldstone Lunar Ultra-high energy neutrino Experiment (GLUE). The experiment searches for <10 ns microwave pulses from the lunar regolith, appearing in coincidence at two large…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. W. Gorham , K. M. Liewer , C. J. Naudet , D. P. Saltzberg , D. R. Williams

Several observatories designed to detect ultrahigh-energy neutrinos are planned for the next decade. The most imminent of these is the Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations (PUEO), a long-duration balloon-based experiment that will…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2026-04-24 Angelina Sherman , Ke Fang , Dan Hooper

The Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) is an ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino telescope at the South Pole consisting of an array of radio antennas aimed at detecting the Askaryan radiation produced by neutrino interactions in the ice. Currently,…

We report results from 120 hours of livetime with the Goldstone Lunar Ultra-high energy neutrino Experiment (GLUE). The experiment searches for <10 ns microwave pulses from the lunar regolith, appearing in coincidence at two large radio…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-05-05 P. W. Gorham , C. L. Hebert , K. M. Liewer , C. J. Naudet , D. Saltzberg , D. Williams

In this paper we review the search for astrophysical neutrinos. We begin by summarizing the various theoretical predictions which correlate the expected neutrino flux with data from other messengers, specifically gammas and ultra-high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2011-02-18 Luis A. Anchordoqui , Teresa Montaruli

Here in this lecture we will touch on two aspects, one the new radio methods to observe the effects of high energy particles, and second the role that radio galaxies play in helping us understand high energy cosmic rays. We will focus here…

Astrophysics · Physics 2017-08-23 Peter L. Biermann , P. Gina Isar , Ioana C. Maris , Faustin Munyaneza , Oana Tascau

Increasing interest towards the observation of the highest energy cosmic rays has motivated the development of new detection techniques. The properties of the Cherenkov photon pulse emitted in the atmosphere by these very rare particles…

High Energy Physics - Experiment · Physics 2017-08-23 S. Cecchini , I. D'Antone , L. Degli Esposti , G. Giacomelli , M. Guerra , I. Lax , G. Mandrioli , A. Parretta , A. Sarno , R. Schioppo , M. Sorel , M. Spurio

Ultra-high energy neutrinos hold promise as cosmic messengers to advance the understanding of extreme astrophysical objects and environments as well as possible probes for discovering new physics. This proceeding describes the motivation…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2019-01-10 James Madsen

Ultra-High Energy (UHE) neutrinos over $10^{16}$ eV have yet to be observed but the Askaryan Radio Array (ARA) is one in-ice neutrino observatory attempting to make this discovery. In anticipation of a thorough full-observatory and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2023-08-16 Abby Bishop , Austin Cummings , Ryan Krebs , William Luszczak

Searches for physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics are performed at accelerators worldwide. Although having poorer detection capabilities and large beam uncertainties, ultra high energy cosmic ray (UHECR) experiments present…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2016-09-06 V. Cardoso , M. C. Espirito Santo , A. Onofre , M. Paulos , M. Pimenta , J. C. Romao , B. Tome

Lunar Cherenkov experiments aim to detect nanosecond pulses of Cherenkov emission produced during UHE cosmic ray or neutrino interactions in the lunar regolith. Pulses from these interactions are dispersed, and therefore reduced in…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2013-06-04 Rebecca McFadden , Ron Ekers , Justin Bray

The lunar Cherenkov technique, which aims to detect the coherent Cherenkov radiation produced when UHE particles interact in the lunar regolith, was first attempted with the Parkes radio-telescope in 1995, though the theory was not…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-09-04 C. W. James , R. D. Ekers , R. A. McFadden , R. J. Protheroe

Interactions of ultrahigh energy neutrinos of cosmological origin in large volumes of dense, radio-transparent media can be detected via coherent Cherenkov emission from accompanying electromagnetic showers. Antarctic ice meets the…

Astrophysics · Physics 2011-09-09 George M. Frichter , John P. Ralston , Douglas W. McKay

High-energy neutrinos with energies above a few $10^{16}$eV can be measured efficiently with in-ice radio detectors which complement optical detectors such as IceCube at higher energies. Several pilot arrays explore the radio technology…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2021-06-02 Christian Glaser , Steven W. Barwick

This paper presents a review of the history, motivation and current status of high energy neutrino telescopes. Many years after these detectors were first conceived, the operation of kilometer-cubed scale detectors is finally on the horizon…

Astrophysics · Physics 2010-01-15 K. D. Hoffman

We search for an excess of electrons and positrons in the interplanetary space from the decays of heavy neutrinos produced in nuclear reactions in the Sun. Using measurements of the electron spectra in the MeV range from the Ulysses and…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2025-05-14 Marco Drewes , Jan Heisig , Valentin Weber

The low flux of the ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) at the highest energies provides a challenge to answer the long standing question about their origin and nature. Even lower fluxes of neutrinos with energies above $10^{22}$ eV are…

Recent measurements of ultra-high energy cosmic rays and neutrinos are briefly reviewed. With several new large scale observatories nearing completion or becoming fully operational only very recently, a large body of high quality and high…

High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena · Physics 2014-11-20 Karl-Heinz Kampert

In this article, based on the talk given at the Cracow Epiphany Conference on Astroparticle Physics, I discuss some of the opportunities provided by high-energy and ultra-high energy neutrino astronomy in probing particle physics beyond the…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2007-05-23 Dan Hooper