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Detecting TeV γ-rays from GRBs with km3 neutrino telescopes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 September 2012

Tri L. Astraatmadja
Tri L. Astraatmadja*
Affiliation:
Nikhef – National Institute for Subatomic Physics, Science Park 105 1098 XG Amsterdam, The Netherlands LION – Leiden Institute of Physics, Leiden University, PO Box 9504 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands email: [email protected]
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Abstract

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Observing TeV photons from GRBs can greatly enhance our understanding of their emission mechanisms. Under-sea/ice neutrino telescopes—such as ANTARES in the Mediterranean Sea or IceCube at the South Pole—can also operate as a γ-ray observatory by detecting downgoing muons from the electromagnetic cascade induced by the interaction of the photons with the Earth's atmosphere. Theoretical calculations of the number of detectable muons from single GRB events, located at different redshifts and zenith distances, have been performed. The attenuation by pair production of TeV photons with cosmic infrared background photons has also been included.

Keywords

astroparticle physicsgamma-ray burst: generalelementary particlesmethods: analytical
Type
Poster Papers
Information
Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 7 , Symposium S279: Death of Massive Stars: Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts , April 2011 , pp. 321 - 322
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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