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Examples of Science Generic fluxes associated with cosmic rays Generic fluxes associated with cosmic rays Astrophysics: gamma ray bursts Astrophysics: gamma ray bursts Particle physics: cold dark matter search Particle physics: cold dark matter search
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Nature’s Particle Accelerators Electromagnetic Processes:Electromagnetic Processes: –Synchrotron Emission E (E e /m e c 2 ) 3 BE (E e /m e c 2 ) 3 B –Inverse Compton Scattering E f ~ (E e /m e c 2 ) 2 E iE f ~ (E e /m e c 2 ) 2 E i –Bremmstrahlung E ~ 0.5 E eE ~ 0.5 E e Hadronic CascadesHadronic Cascades – p + ± + o +… e ± + + +… – p + p ± + o +… e ± + + +…
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High Energy Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Typical Multiwavelength Spectrum from High Energy -ray source [ Energy Emitted] [ Photon Energy]
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Spinning Neutron Star Fills Nebula with Energetic Electrons => Synchrotron Radiation and Inverse Compton Scattering
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Active Galactic Nuclei Massive Black Hole Accelerates Jet of Particles to Relativistic Velocities => Synchrotron Emission and Inverse Compton and/or Proton Cascades
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Challenge I: Acceleration R B shock velocity (V = e = v/c = boosted energy from cosmic accelerator
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Energy in extra-galactic cosmic rays ~ 3x10 37 erg/s or 10 44 erg/yr per (Mpc) 3 3x10 39 erg/s per galaxy 3x10 44 erg/s per active galaxy 2x10 52 erg per gamma ray burst 1 TeV = 1.6 erg
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brightest known sources match IF equal energy in protons and electrons (photons) AGN (steady): ~ few requires L>10 47 erg/s Few, brightest AGN GRBs (transient): ~ 300 requires L>10 51 erg/s Average L ~10 52 erg/s equal energy in neutrinos?
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some definitions flux F = dN/dE (particles cm -2 s -1 ) fluency f = E dN/dE (erg cm -2 s -1 ) luminosity L = f x 4 d 2 (erg s -1 )
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Point Sources Signal: Background (atmos. ’ s): For 10 -- 1000 TeV:
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Cosmological sources: Most Powerful Cosmological sources: AGN (Steady) GRBs (~100s transient) 1.~1 km 2 detector 2.Same UHE CR “ suspects ”
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Challenge II: Propagation (GZK) >10 20 eV proton: E <100 Mpc Bright AGN (Radio galaxies)- too far GRBs Does the spectrum support GZK?
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Model Fly’s Eye fit for Galactic heavy (<10 19 eV): J G ~E -3.50 X-Galactic protons: Generation spectrum (shock acceleration): Generation rate: Redshift evolution ~ SFR [EW 95]
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Model vs. Data X-G Model: [Bahcall & EW 03] Ruled out 7 55
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Conclusions are Robust
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CR Conclusions Yakutsk, Fly’s Eye, HiRes: Consistent with XG protons: + GZK Robust; Consistent with GRB model predictions AGASA (25% of total exposure): Consistent below 10 20 eV Excess above 10 20 eV: 2.2+/-0.8 8 observed New source/ New physics/ 25% energy Local inhomogeneity over-estimate Stay tuned for Auger (Hybrid) ??
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diffuse flux flux = velocity x density flux = c/4 x density, for isotropic flux --> in energy density E dN/dE dE = c/4 x E E dN/dE = A E cm -2 s -1 sr -1 ( = -1)
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diffuse background Signal: Background (atmos. ’ s): Waxman-Bahcall bound ~ 1km 2 detector --> 50 events/yr
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n Flux Bound Observed J CR (>10 19 eV) For Sources with p < 1: Strongest know z evolution (QSO, SFR): collect ’s beyond GZK [EW & Bahcall 99, Bahcall & EW 01]
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p for known sources pp ’’ n ++ e+e+ e-e-
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Antares Nemo
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Neutrinos from GRB: an example
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Gamma-ray Bursts M on ~1 Solar Mass BH Relativistic Outflow e - acceleration in Collisionless shocks e - Synchrotron MeV ’s L ~10 52 erg/s ~300 [Meszaros, ARA&A 02]
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GammaRayBurst Photons and protons Photons and protons coexist in internal shocks External shocks External shocks
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1997 BATSE: 1991- May 2000 1969
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NUMEROLOGY L = 10 52 erg/s R 0 = 100 km E = 1 MeV t = 1-10 msec = 300 t H = 10 10 years dE/dt = 4x10 44 erg Mpc -3 yr -1 P detected = 10 -6 E 0.8 (in TeV) p = 10 -28 cm2 for p+ n+ = 0.2 = 0.2
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GRB1FRAMES Fireball Frame Observer Frame ~ 10 2 - 10 3 E = E' ~ 1 MeV R = R' d R = c t = R 0 with R 0 = R' (t = 0) observed 1 msec RRRR RR' c v
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grb kinematics R 0 100 km cos = v/c = [1- ] -1/2 v 2 __ c 2 10 2 - 10 3 t = = (R - Rcos ) R __ c 1_c1_c R __ c R __ 2c v __ c v 2 __ c 2 ( 1 - ) = t obs E obs E R __ 2c 1 __ 2 R v c ~-~- ~-~- ~-~- ~-~- ~-~-
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GRB3 Pion (neutrino) production when protons and photons coexist p n + neutrinos n0n0n0n0 gamma rays E' p > m 2 - m 2 p _________ 4E' 4E' E p > 1.4 x 10 4 TeV E = 1/4 E p 1/20 E p 0.7 PeV ~_~_
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Fraction of GRB energy converted into pion (neutrino) production f = x p 15% -1 p = n p -1 p = n p e synchro/ICompton (L) (L) (L) (L) p pions (L CR ) R' ___ p p ~_ GRB4fireball
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GRB2 Photon Density in the Fireball n = = U' ___ E' ___ L t/ L t/ ______ 4 R' 2 R' R' = 2 c t R' = c t note: for = 1 (no fireball) optical depth of photons is photons is opt = = R 0 n Th ~ 10 15 R 0 __ Th Th
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U___ E c__ 4 1___ E E dE__dt GRB 5 = = ( 1/2 f t H ) charged only N events = P survived P detected N events = P survived P detected 20 km -2 yr -1 L CR LLLL ~_ ~_ Neutrino flux from GRB fireballs c__ 4
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GRB 6 NUMEROLOGY L = 10 52 erg/s R 0 = 100 km E = 1 MeV t = 1-10 msec = 300 > = 1/5 > = 1/5 p = 10 -28 cm 2 t H = 10 10 years dE/dt = 4x10 44 erg Mpc -3 yr -1 P detected = 10 -6 E 0.8 (in TeV)
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Search for HE from GRB
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Correlations to GRB 88 BATSE bursts in 1997 Background cuts can be loosened considerably high signal efficiency Combined data give sensitivity ~ prediction! ~ prediction!
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Marriage of Astronomy and Physics Astronomy: new window on the Universe!Astronomy: new window on the Universe! “You can see a lot by looking” “You can see a lot by looking” Physics:Physics: search for dark matter search for topological defects and cosmological remnants search for monopoles measure the high-energy neutrino cross section (TeV-scale gravity?) (TeV-scale gravity?) cosmic ray physics: 150 atmospheric nus/day array with EeV sensitivity array with EeV sensitivity test special and general relativity with new precision
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Relic density – simple approach Decoupling occurs when < H We have
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The MSSM – general The Lightest Supersymmetric Particle (LSP) Usually the neutralino. If R-parity is conserved, it is stable. The Neutralino – Gaugino fraction 1.Select MSSM parameters 2.Calculate masses, etc 3.Check accelerator constraints 4.Calculate relic density 5.0.05 < h 2 < 0.5 ? 6.Calculate fluxes, rates,... Calculation done with http://www.physto.se/~edsjo/darksusy/
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LEP h 2 < 0.025 h 2 > 1 Low sampling The m -Z g parameter space Higgsinos Mixed Gauginos
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WIMP search strategies Direct detectionDirect detection Indirect detection: –neutrinos from the Earth/Sun –antiprotons from the galactic halo –positrons from the galactic halo –gamma rays from the galactic halo –gamma rays from external galaxies/halos –synchrotron radiation from the galactic center / galaxy clusters –...Indirect detection: –neutrinos from the Earth/Sun –antiprotons from the galactic halo –positrons from the galactic halo –gamma rays from the galactic halo –gamma rays from external galaxies/halos –synchrotron radiation from the galactic center / galaxy clusters –... Direct detectionDirect detection Indirect detection: –neutrinos from the Earth/Sun –antiprotons from the galactic halo –positrons from the galactic halo –gamma rays from the galactic halo –gamma rays from external galaxies/halos –synchrotron radiation from the galactic center / galaxy clusters –...Indirect detection: –neutrinos from the Earth/Sun –antiprotons from the galactic halo –positrons from the galactic halo –gamma rays from the galactic halo –gamma rays from external galaxies/halos –synchrotron radiation from the galactic center / galaxy clusters –...
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Direct detection - general principles WIMP + nucleus WIMP + nucleus Measure the nuclear recoil energy Suppress backgrounds enough to be sensitive to a signal, or... Search for an annual modulation due to the Earth’s motion around the Sun
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Edelweiss June 2002 Most likely DAMA point. Excluded at 99.8% CL
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Direct detection – current limits Spin-independent scattering Spin-dependent scattering Direct detection experiments have started exploring the MSSM parameter space!
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Neutralino capture and annihilation Sun Earth Detector Freese, ’86; Krauss, Srednicki & Wilczek, ’86 Gaisser, Steigman & Tilav, ’86 Silk, Olive and Srednicki, ’85 Gaisser, Steigman & Tilav, ’86 velocity distribution scatt capture annihilation interactions int. int. interactions hadronization
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Indirect detection for cyclists e.g. 10 4 m 2 -telescope searches for 500 GeV WIMP > LHC limit 1. - flux 300 km/s = v = = v = 2.4 x 10 4 [ ]cm -2 s -1 2. Solar cross section = n = ( N) = n = ( N) = [1.2x10] 57 10 -41 cm 2 M __ m N (G F m N 2 ) 2 ~ G F 2 ___ m Z 2 M Z 2 ___ m H 4 500 GeV ________ m z 500 GeV ________ m z 0.4 GeV cm -3 = 8 x 10 -4 [ ] cm -3
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N = capture rate = annihilation rate _ WW 250 GeV 500 GeV 4. Number of muon-neutrinos N = 2 x 0.1 N N = 2 x 0.1 N Leptonic BR~0.1 N = = 3 x 10 20 s -1 3. Capture rate by the sun
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5. = = 2 x 10 -8 cm -2 s -1 1 A.U. 5.5 x 10 23 cm -3 6. # events = area x x ice x x R 10 4 m 2 = 10 -38 cm 2 = 2.5 x 10 -36 cm 2 = 10 -38 cm 2 = 2.5 x 10 -36 cm 2 E___GeV R = 5m = 625m (E 0.5 E ) R = 5m = 625m (E 0.5 E ) E ___GeV ~_ N ____ 4 d 2 # events = 10 per year
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AMANDA limit – 10 strings only Baikal
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DirectDetection ( Zeppelin4/Genius ) Black: out Green: yes Blue: no IceCubevs
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MSSM parameter space Future probed regions I Direct detection Genius/Cresst Earth, km 3 Sun, km 3 IceCubeIceCube
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Limits: flux from the Earth/Sun EarthSun
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Flux from Earth/Sun and future GENIUS/CRESST limits EarthSun
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