physics of atmospheric neutrinos (introductory...
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V. A. Naumov
Physics of Atmospheric Neutrinos
Abstract
The lecture reviews the physics of neutrino production in the atmosphere, the detection methods, and the results obtained with large underground neutrino detectors.
Contents of the lecture.
1. Introduction. The role of atmospheric neutrinos (AN) in astroparticle physics. 2. Mechanisms and the main features of neutrino production in the earth's atmosphere at low, intermediate, and high energies. 3. A short review of calculational methods. 4. Sketch of numerical results. Comparison between different models and analysis of uncertainties. 5. Verification of the AN flux calculations with the cosmic-ray secondaries in the atmosphere and ground level. 6. Underground muons as a tool for the AN flux normalization. 7. Detection methods. Description of the largest underground neutrino detectors. Neutrino-induced events classification. 8. Search for neutrino oscillations in underground experiments. 9. Results from the detectors Kamiokande, IMB, NUSEX, Frejus, SOUDAN 2, MACRO, and Super-Kamiokande. Interpretation of the data in terms of neutrino oscillations.10. Other explanations (proton decay, neutrino decay, FCNC, neutron background, etc).11. Conclusions.
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