2006 TeV Particle Astrophysics II - TeV Presenter Detailed Abstract

First Name:Tyce
Last Name:DeYoung
Working Group Presenter
Title:Novel Tau Signature in Neutrino Telescopes
Presentation Type:Talk
Presentation Work Group:Neutrino Astronomy
Abstract:The classic signature of tau neutrinos in underwater/ice neutrino telescopes is the double bang: two showers connected by a dim tau lepton track. However, double bangs are only observable in a narrow energy band of around 1-10 PeV determined by the spatial resolution and extent of km scale detectors, although lollipops, partially contained double bangs, may also be detected at higher energies. An alternative signature of tau, from muonic decay, should also be detectable in neutrino telescopes.