2004/12/31 by Fei-Fan Lee, F LEE, Guey-Lin Lin +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena #Neutrino Physics Research #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #astro-ph #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.astropartphys.2005.11.003
published as Astropart.Phys.25:64-73,2006 · Revtex, 30 pages (including 13 figures); paper expanded and title slightly changed, to appear in Astroparticle Physics
arxiv created 2005/11/25 · openalex publication_date 2005/12/20 · arxiv updated 2011/05/23 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We present a semi-analytic calculation on the atmospheric tau neutrino flux in the GeV to TeV energy range. The atmospheric ντ flux is calculated for the entire zenith angle range. This flux is contributed by the oscillations of muon neutrinos coming from the two-body π, K decays and the three-body μ± decays, and the intrinsic tau neutrino flux surviving the oscillations. The uncertainties in our calculations are discussed in detail. The implications of our result are also discussed.