AMANDA experiment
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The AMANDA experiment was an early Antarctic neutrino telescope that pioneered the technique of using deep-ice Cherenkov detectors to observe high-energy neutrinos from cosmic sources.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cherenkov detector
ⓘ
astroparticle physics experiment ⓘ neutrino telescope ⓘ |
| acronym | AMANDA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaborationSize | over 50 scientists ⓘ |
| collaborationType | international collaboration ⓘ |
| continent | Antarctica ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataTakingLocation | South Pole ice cap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
limits on diffuse astrophysical neutrino flux
ⓘ
measurement of atmospheric neutrino flux ⓘ searches for neutrinos from WIMP annihilation in the Sun ⓘ searches for point-like neutrino sources ⓘ |
| decommissionYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| depthRange | about 1500–2000 meters below ice surface ⓘ |
| detectionMethod | Cherenkov radiation ⓘ |
| detectorType | deep-ice Cherenkov detector ⓘ |
| field |
astrophysics
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neutrino astronomy ⓘ particle physics ⓘ |
| firstDataTakingYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| fullName | Antarctic Muon And Neutrino Detector Array NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostInstitution | University of Wisconsin–Madison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | design of IceCube Neutrino Observatory ⓘ |
| integratedInto | IceCube detector operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station
NERFINISHED
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Antarctica ⓘ |
| observes | upward-going muons from neutrino interactions ⓘ |
| operatedDuring |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| pioneered | use of deep Antarctic ice as a Cherenkov medium ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | detection of high-energy extraterrestrial neutrinos ⓘ |
| secondaryGoal |
search for dark matter annihilation signatures
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search for neutrinos from active galactic nuclei ⓘ search for neutrinos from gamma-ray bursts ⓘ study of atmospheric neutrinos ⓘ |
| startConstructionYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| studies |
cosmic neutrino sources
ⓘ
high-energy neutrinos ⓘ |
| successor | IceCube Neutrino Observatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| telescopeType | under-ice neutrino telescope ⓘ |
| usesComponent |
optical modules
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photomultiplier tubes ⓘ |
| usesMedium | Antarctic ice ⓘ |
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