Speaker
Hermes León Vargas
(Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
Description
The search for neutrino signals using a surface detector array is a challenging task that requires a very good control of the large background the from cosmic radiation. In this work we propose to use the HAWC observatory, an ~22000 m^2 water Cherenkov detector array located at 4100 m a.s.l., to search for neutrino induced muons produced within the largest volcano in Mexico, located in close vicinity of the detector array. We present preliminary results of the background measured with HAWC and a method designed to disentangle the atmospheric muon background from the neutrino induced signals.
| Collaboration name | HAWC |
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Primary author
Hermes León Vargas
(Instituto de Física, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico)
