The sensitivity increase of a large Cherenkov photon detector for extremely high energy cosmogenic neutrinos
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22740141
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Particle/Nuclear/Cosmic ray/Astro physics
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| Research Institution | Chiba University |
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Principal Investigator |
MASE Keiichi 千葉大学, 大学院・理学研究科, 助教 (80400810)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2011
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥3,250,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥750,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | 宇宙線(実験) / 超高エネルギーニュートリノ / 最高エネルギー宇宙線 / IceCube / 宇宙線 / ニュートリノ |
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| Research Abstract |
In order to reveal the origin of the extremely high energy cosmic rays (EHECRs) with the energies above 1020 eV, it is effective to detect extremely high energy neutrinos derived from those EHECRs. I developed a method to increase the sensitivity of a large Cherenkov photon detector for those neutrinos. Events between background atmospheric muon bundles and single muons derived from those neutrinos apparently look similar, however, I found that there is a difference of the Cherenkov photon distribution in the moving direction. More neutrino signals can be obtained by using the difference.
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