Radio Detection of High Energy Neutrinos in Ice

Abstract

Radio-based detection of high-energy particles is growing in maturity. In this chapter, we focus on the detection of neutrinos with energies in excess of 10 PeV that interact in the thick, radio-transparent ice found in the polar regions. High-energy neutrinos interacting in the ice generate short duration, radio-frequency flashes through the Askaryan effect that can be measured with antennas installed at shallow depths. The abundant target material and the long attenuation lengths of around 1 km allow cost-effective instrumentation of huge volumes with a sparse array of radio detector stations. This detector architecture provides sufficient sensitivity to the low flux of ultra-high-energy neutrinos to probe the production of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays whose origin is one of the longest-standing riddles in astroparticle physics. We describe the signal characteristics, propagation effects, detector setup, suitable detection sites, and background processes. We give an overview of the current experimental landscape and an outlook into the future where almost the entire sky can be viewed by a judicious choice of detector locations.

To be published in "Neutrino Physics and Astrophysics", edited by F. W. Stecker, in the Encyclopedia of Cosmology II, edited by G. G. Fazio, World Scientific Publishing Company, Singapore, 2022

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