Methods for point source analysis in high energy neutrino telescopes

Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 299-305

  Braun, Jim ^a   Dumm, Jon ^a   De Palma, Francesco ^a   Finley, Chad ^a   Karle, Albrecht ^a   Montaruli, Teresa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum likelihood; Neutrino; Neutrino telescope; Point source

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; DETECTORS; GALAXIES; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD ESTIMATION; TELESCOPES;

EXTRAGALACTIC SOURCES; NEUTRINO TELESCOPES; POINT SOURCE ANALYSIS;

HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS;

EID: 42649095633     PISSN: 09276505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.astropartphys.2008.02.007     Document Type: Article

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