Prospects for EUSO-SPB2 detection of transient astrophysical sources of neutrinos

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Abstract

The second flight of the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super-Pressure Balloon (EUSO-SPB2) will include a telescope that points near the Earth's limb to measure the Cherenkov light emitted by high energy extensive air showers (EAS). Tau-leptons from Earth-skimming tau neutrinos may decay in the atmosphere and produce upward-going EAS. Several classes of multiwavelength astrophysical transient sources produce high energy neutrinos as well as electromagnetic signals. We report on EUSO-SPB2’s sensitivity to a variety of long- and short-duration astrophysical transients that produce neutrinos, and we describe prospects for their detection via tau neutrino-induced upward-going EAS.

*Work supported in part by NASA, DOE and NSF.

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Authors

  • Mary Hall Reno

    • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Iowa
    • The University of Iowa
    • University of Iowa
    • Univ of Iowa

  • Tonia Venters

    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    • NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
    • NASA/GSFC

  • John K Krizmanic

    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
    • CRESST/NASA GSFC/UMBC
    • NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    • University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    • UMBC/CRESST/NASA/GSFC
    • Univ. of Maryland
    • NASA – Goddard Space Flight Center
    • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and University of Maryland