Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery
The discovery of ultra-high-energy neutrinos, with energies above 100 PeV, may soon be within reach of upcoming neutrino telescopes. We present a robust framework to compute the statistical significance of point-source discovery via the detection of neutrino multiplets. We apply it to the radio arra...
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| author | Damiano F. G. Fiorillo, Mauricio Bustamante, Victor B. Valera |
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| description | The discovery of ultra-high-energy neutrinos, with energies above 100 PeV, may soon be within reach of upcoming neutrino telescopes. We present a robust framework to compute the statistical significance of point-source discovery via the detection of neutrino multiplets. We apply it to the radio array component of IceCube-Gen2. To identify a source with $3\sigma$ significance, IceCube-Gen2 will need to detect a triplet, at best, and an octuplet, at worst, depending on whether the source is steady-state or transient, and on its position in the sky. The discovery, or absence, of sources significantly constrains the properties of the source population. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-82a6720c8d53478a8dd81c098021fa1d2023-09-28T12:27:37ZengSciPostSciPost Physics Proceedings2666-40032023-09-011300910.21468/SciPostPhysProc.13.009Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discoveryDamiano F. G. Fiorillo, Mauricio Bustamante, Victor B. ValeraThe discovery of ultra-high-energy neutrinos, with energies above 100 PeV, may soon be within reach of upcoming neutrino telescopes. We present a robust framework to compute the statistical significance of point-source discovery via the detection of neutrino multiplets. We apply it to the radio array component of IceCube-Gen2. To identify a source with $3\sigma$ significance, IceCube-Gen2 will need to detect a triplet, at best, and an octuplet, at worst, depending on whether the source is steady-state or transient, and on its position in the sky. The discovery, or absence, of sources significantly constrains the properties of the source population.https://scipost.org/SciPostPhysProc.13.009 |
| spellingShingle | Damiano F. G. Fiorillo, Mauricio Bustamante, Victor B. Valera Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery SciPost Physics Proceedings |
| title | Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery |
| title_full | Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery |
| title_fullStr | Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery |
| title_short | Point sources of ultra-high-energy neutrinos: Minimalist predictions for near-future discovery |
| title_sort | point sources of ultra high energy neutrinos minimalist predictions for near future discovery |
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