Neutrino physics and astrophysics with the MACRO detector
G. Giacomelli, A. Margiotta (Dipartimento di Fisica, dell'Universita' di Bologna, INFN, Sezione di Bologna, Italy)
TL;DR
This paper reviews the MACRO detector's role in neutrino physics, covering atmospheric neutrinos, neutrino oscillations, high-energy neutrino astronomy, WIMP searches, and stellar collapse neutrinos.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of MACRO's experimental results across multiple neutrino-related phenomena, highlighting its contributions to astrophysics and particle physics.
Findings
Evidence for atmospheric neutrino oscillations
Constraints on high-energy neutrino fluxes
Limits on WIMP dark matter detection
Abstract
After a brief presentation of the MACRO detector we discuss the data on atmospheric neutrinos and neutrino oscillations, on high energy (E> 1 GeV) neutrino astronomy, on indirect searches for WIMPs and low energy (E >7 MeV) stellar collapse neutrinos.
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Taxonomy
TopicsAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena · Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena · Neutrino Physics Research