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Neutrino astronomy: An update

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Detecting neutrinos associated with the still enigmatic sources of cosmic rays has reached a new watershed with the completion of IceCube, the first detector with sensitivity to the anticipated fluxes. In this review, we will briefly revisit the rationale for constructing kilometer-scale neutrino detectors and summarize the status of the field.

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Halzen, F. Neutrino astronomy: An update. Front. Phys. 8, 759–770 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11467-013-0299-7

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