Neutrino interactions at ultrahigh-energies

Jul, 1998
32 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 58 (1998) 093009
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Report number:
  • FERMILAB-PUB-98-087-T

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Abstract:
We report new calculations of the cross sections for deeply inelastic neutrino-nucleon scattering at neutrino energies between 10^{9}\ev and 10^{21}\ev. We compare with results in the literature and assess the reliability of our predictions. For completeness, we briefly review the cross sections for neutrino interactions with atomic electrons, emphasizing the role of the WW-boson resonance in νˉee\bar{\nu}_{e}e interactions for neutrino energies in the neighborhood of 6.3\pev. Adopting model predictions for extraterrestrial neutrino fluxes from active galactic nuclei, gamma-ray bursters, and the collapse of topological defects, we estimate event rates in large-volume water \v{C}erenkov detectors and large-area ground arrays.
  • cosmic radiation: primary
  • cosmic radiation: energy spectrum
  • neutrino: cosmic radiation
  • neutrino nucleon: deep inelastic scattering
  • charged current
  • neutral current
  • cross section: energy dependence
  • neutrino/mu
  • neutrino: flux
  • muon: flux