Review of Neutrino Experiments Searching for Astrophysical Neutrinos

TL;DR

This review summarizes two decades of efforts in detecting astrophysical neutrinos, highlighting recent discoveries, detector technologies, and future prospects in ultra-high-energy neutrino astronomy.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive overview of the evolution, technical advancements, and current status of astrophysical neutrino detection efforts and explores future research directions.

Findings

Discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos

Advancements in neutrino detector technologies

Potential future paths for ultra-high-energy neutrino astronomy

Abstract

Over the last two decades, we have intensified our search for a ghost particle, with the hope that it would provide us with information on the darkest places of our Universe. This quest has been conducted from the deep caves of the Earth, up to the upper layers of our atmosphere, and from one Pole to another. In this review, I will summarize the odyssey of the search for astrophysical neutrinos. I will focus on the recent discoveries and technical developments that led us to the point where we stand now. I will highlight the different types of neutrino detectors, and their performances enabling the discovery of high-energy astrophysical neutrinos, and the understanding of their sources behind. Finally, I will present some possible paths to the remaining uncharted territory of the ultra-high-energy neutrino astronomy.