论文标题
中微子望远镜和高能宇宙中微子
Neutrino telescopes and high-energy cosmic neutrinos
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论文摘要
在这篇评论论文中，我们介绍了高能宇宙中微子天体物理学的主要方面。我们首先描述对宇宙中微子的通用期望，包括从探测器到探测器的传播影响。然后，我们介绍当前中微子望远镜的操作原理，并检查可观察到的事件的主要特征（拓扑）。在讨论了主要背景过程之后，由于宇宙射线在陆地大气中产生的二次颗粒的存在，我们总结了IceCube探测器极大地贡献了与天体物理相关性的观测结果的当前状态。然后，我们检查了这些发现的各种解释，试图评估宇宙中微子的最佳候选来源。我们简要了解了该领域在几年内如何发展。
In this review paper, we present the main aspects of high-energy cosmic neutrino astrophysics. We begin by describing the generic expectations for cosmic neutrinos, including the effects of propagation from their sources to the detectors. Then we introduce the operating principles of current neutrino telescopes, and examine the main features (topologies) of the observable events. After a discussion of the main background processes, due to the concomitant presence of secondary particles produced in the terrestrial atmosphere by cosmic rays, we summarize the current status of the observations with astrophysical relevance that have been greatly contributed by IceCube detector. Then, we examine various interpretations of these findings, trying to assess the best candidate sources of cosmic neutrinos. We conclude with a brief perspective on how the field could evolve within a few years.
