PoS - Proceedings of Science
Volume 395 - 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC2021) - NU - Neutrinos & Muons
Trinity: an imaging air Cherenkov telescope to search for Ultra-High-Energy neutrinos.
A. Brown*, M. Bagheri, M. Doro, E. Gazda, D. Kieda, C. Lin, N. Otte, I. Taboada and A. Wang
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Pre-published on: July 07, 2021
Published on: March 18, 2022
Abstract
Earth-skimming neutrinos are those which travel through the Earth’s crust at a shallow angle. For Ultra-High-Energy (E$_{\nu}$ > 1 PeV; UHE) earth-skimming tau neutrinos, there is a high-probability that the tau lepton created by a neutrino-Earth interaction will emerge from the ground before it decays. When this happens, the decaying tau particle initiates an air shower of relativistic sub-atomic particles which emit Cherenkov radiation. To observe this Cherenkov radiation, we propose the Trinity Observatory. Using a novel optical structure design, pointing at the horizon, Trinity will observe the Cherenkov radiation from upward-going neutrino-induced air showers. Being sensitive to neutrinos in the $1 - 10^4$ PeV energy range, Trinity's expected sensitivity will have a unique role to play filling the gap between the observed astrophysical neutrinos observed by IceCube and the expected sensitivity of radio UHE neutrino detectors.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22323/1.395.1179
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