IceCube expectations for two high-energy neutrino production models at active galactic nuclei

Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics

Volumn 2010, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Arguelles C A ^a   Bustamante, M ^a,b   Gago, A M ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERÚ   (Peru)

^b FERMI NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Active galactic nuclei; Neutrino astronomy; Neutrino experiments; Ultra high energy photons and neutrinos

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651505716     PISSN: 14757516     EISSN: 14757516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1475-7516/2010/12/005     Document Type: Article

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