The forest as a neutrino detector
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| author | Prohira, Steven |
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| contents | The primary challenge in detecting ultrahigh energy (UHE) neutrinos with energies exceeding $10^{16}$ eV is to instrument a large enough volume to detect the extremely low flux, which falls as $\sim E^{-2}$. We explore in this article the feasibility of using the forest as a detector. Trees have been shown to be efficient broadband antennas, and may, without damage to the tree, be instrumented with a minimum of apparatus. A large scale array of such trees may be the key to achieving the requisite target volumes for UHE neutrino astronomy. |
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| spellingShingle | The forest as a neutrino detector Prohira, Steven High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology The primary challenge in detecting ultrahigh energy (UHE) neutrinos with energies exceeding $10^{16}$ eV is to instrument a large enough volume to detect the extremely low flux, which falls as $\sim E^{-2}$. We explore in this article the feasibility of using the forest as a detector. Trees have been shown to be efficient broadband antennas, and may, without damage to the tree, be instrumented with a minimum of apparatus. A large scale array of such trees may be the key to achieving the requisite target volumes for UHE neutrino astronomy. |
| title | The forest as a neutrino detector |
| topic | High Energy Physics - Experiment Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics High Energy Physics - Phenomenology |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.14454 |