2009/08/04 by Katsuaki Asano, Asano, Katsuaki, Kenji Shinozaki +3
Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae #High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena (astro-ph.HE) #Neutrino Physics Research
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.0908.0392
openalex publication_date 2009/08/04 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
JEM-EUSO is a mission to study ultra-high-energy cosmic rays (UHECRs) by measuring the fluorescence light from giant air showers at the altitude of the International Space Station. In the tilted mode, JEM-EUSO will become very sensitive to the Čerenkov light from the earth skimming tau neutrinos at the energy range of 1016-18eV. In this paper we will discuss high-energy tau neutrinos from nearby gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). From simulations of cascade in GRB photon fields including various hadronic/leptonic processes, we estimate the neutrino flux from GRBs. Our results show that both muons and pions are dominant sources of neutrinos at the energy range of 1016-18 eV. We discuss the possibility of detecting the Čerenkov light of upward going showers from Earth skimming tau neutrinos coming from some closest GRBs.