Ultrahigh energy neutrinos in the Mediterranean: Detecting ντ and νμ with a km3 telescope

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn , Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Cuoco, A ^a   Mangano, G ^a   Miele, G ^a   Pastor, S ^b   Perrone, L ^c   Pisanti, O ^a   Serpico, P D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTO DE FÍSICA CORPUSCULAR IFIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neutrino and gamma astronomy; Neutrino detectors; Neutrino experiments

Indexed keywords

EID: 42749108201     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2007/02/007     Document Type: Article

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