Using the Cherenkov Telescope onboard EUSO-SPB2 for Target of Opportunity searches of very high energy neutrino sources

Abdullahi M, Abrate M, Adams JH, Allard D, Alldredge P, Aloisio R, Ammendola R, Anastasio A, Anchordoqui L, Andreoli V, Anzalone A, Arnone E, Badoni D, von Ballmoos P, Baret B, Barghini D, Battisti M, Bellotti R, Belov AA, Bertaina M, Betts M, Biermann P, Bisconti F, Blin-Bondil S, Boezio M, Bowaire AN, Buckland I, Burmistrov L, Burton-Heibges J, Cafagna F, Campana D, Capel F, Caraca J, Caruso R, Casolino M, Cassardo C, Castellina A, Černý K, Conti L, Coretti AG, Cremonini R, Creusot A, Cummings A, Davarpanah S, De Santis C, de la Taille C, Di Giovanni A, Di Salvo A, Ebisuzaki T, Eser J, Fenu F, Ferrarese S, Filippatos G, Finch WW, Fornaro C, Fuglesang C, Galvez Molina P, Garbolino S, Garg D, Gardiol D, Garipov GK, Golzio A, Guépin C, Haungs A, Heibges T, Isgrò F, Iuppa R, Judd EG, Kajino F, Kupari L, Kim SW, Klimov PA, Kreykenbohm I, Krizmanic JF, Lesrel J, Liberatori F, Lima HP, M’sihid E, Mandát D, Manfrin M, Marcelli A, Marcelli L, Marszał W, Masciantonio G, Masone V, Matthews JN, Mayotte E, Meli A, Mese M, Meyer SS, Mignone M, Miller M, Miyamoto H, Montaruli T, Moses J, Munini R, Nathan C, Neronov A, Nicolaidis R, Nonaka T, Mongelli M, Novikov A, Nozzoli F, Ogawa T, Ogio S, Ohmori H, Olinto AV, Onel Y, Osteria G, Panico B, Parizot E, Passeggio G, Paul T, Pech M, Penalo Castillo K, Perfetto F, Perrone L, Petta C, Picozza P, Piotrowski LW, Plebaniak Z, Prévôt G, Przybylak M, Qureshi H, Reali E, Reno MH, Reynaud F, Ricci E, Ricci M, Rivetti A, Saccà G, Sagawa H, Saprykin O, Sarazin F, Saraev RE, Schovánek P, Scotti V, Sharakin SA, Scherini V, Schieler H, Shinozaki K, Schröder F, Sotgiu A, Sparvoli R, Stillwell B, Szabelski J, Takeda M, Takizawa Y, Thomas SB, Torres Saavedra RA, Triggiani R, Trimarelli C, Trofimov DA, Unger M, Venters TM, Venugopal M, Vigorito C, Vrabel M, Wada S, Washington D, Weindl A, Wiencke L, Wilms J, Wissel S, Yashin IV, Zotov MY, Zuccon P (2025)

Publication Type: Conference contribution

Publication year: 2025

Journal

Publisher: Sissa Medialab Srl

Book Volume: 501

Conference Proceedings Title: Proceedings of Science

Event location: Genf

DOI: 10.22323/1.501.1155

Abstract

Earth-skimming tau neutrinos with energies above ∼ 10 PeV can convert to tau leptons that decay in the atmosphere and initiate upward-going extensive air showers that generate optical Cherenkov signals. On a curtailed NASA balloon flight in May 2023, the Cherenkov telescope (CT) on the Extreme Universe Space Observatory on a Super Pressure Balloon 2 (EUSO-SPB2) was launched and had a short flight at ∼ 30 km altitude. With some time pointing below the Earth’s limb, EUSO-SPB2 CT data allow searches for neutrino events that yield optical flashes from the forward-beamed Cherenkov light. We present an overview of the CT and provide upper limits for the diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux from flight data as a proof-of-principle demonstration. We also briefly describe how the methodology is extended to potential transient neutrino point sources.

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Gran Sasso Science Institute Italy (IT) University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) United States (USA) (US) Université Paris-Sud France (FR) National Institute for Nuclear Physics / Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) Italy (IT) Cardiovascular Research Foundation United States (USA) (US) National Institute for Astrophysics / Istituto Nazionale Astrofisica (INAF) Italy (IT) Université Fédérale de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées France (FR) Lomonosov Moscow State University / Московский государственный университет имени М.В.Ломоносова Russian Federation (RU) Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) United States (USA) (US) Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Germany (DE) Riken Institute of Physical and Chemical Research / 理化学研究所 Japan (JP) Italian Space Agency / Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI) Italy (IT) University of Chicago United States (USA) (US) Colorado School of Mines United States (USA) (US) Institute for Fundamental Physics of the Universe (IFPU) Italy (IT) University of Geneva / Université de Genève (UNIGE) Switzerland (CH) Max-Planck-Institut für Physik (Werner-Heisenberg-Institut, MPP) / Max Planck Institute for Physics Germany (DE) Università degli Studi di Catania Italy (IT) Palacky University Olomouc / Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci Czech Republic (CZ) Università telematica internazionale Uninettuno Italy (IT) École Polytechnique - Université Paris-Saclay France (FR) University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) United States (USA) (US) Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ASCR) / Akademie věd České republiky (AVČR) Czech Republic (CZ) National Centre for Nuclear Research (früher:Institute of Atomic Energy POLATOM & Andrzej Sołtan Institute for Nuclear Studies) / Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych (NCBJ) Poland (PL) University of Utah United States (USA) (US) North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University United States (USA) (US) Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Italy (IT) University of Iowa United States (USA) (US) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) United States (USA) (US) Università degli Studi di Trento Italy (IT) University of Tokyo Japan (JP) University of Lodz / Uniwersytet Łódzki Poland (PL) Royal Institute of Technology / Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH) Sweden (SE) University of Delaware (UDEL) United States (USA) (US) University of Montpellier / Université Montpellier France (FR) Konan University / 甲南大学 Japan (JP) Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) Korea, Republic of (KR) Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata' Italy (IT) Trento Institute for Fundamental Physics and Applications (TIFPA) Italy (IT) City University of New York (CUNY) United States (USA) (US) Università del Salento Italy (IT) University of Warsaw / Uniwersytet Warszawski Poland (PL) Space Regatta Consortium (SRC) / Консорциум "Космическая регата" Russian Federation (RU) Stefan Batory Academy of Applied Sciences / Akademia Nauk Stosowanych Stefana Batorego Poland (PL)

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APA:

Abdullahi, M., Abrate, M., Adams, J.H., Allard, D., Alldredge, P., Aloisio, R.,... Zuccon, P. (2025). Using the Cherenkov Telescope onboard EUSO-SPB2 for Target of Opportunity searches of very high energy neutrino sources. In Proceedings of Science. Genf, CH: Sissa Medialab Srl.

MLA:

Abdullahi, M., et al. "Using the Cherenkov Telescope onboard EUSO-SPB2 for Target of Opportunity searches of very high energy neutrino sources." Proceedings of the 39th International Cosmic Ray Conference, ICRC 2025, Genf Sissa Medialab Srl, 2025.

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