NOY TAZA Neutrino Observatory

Project in TAZA

A. HoummadaUniversity HASSAN II CASABLANCA

On behalf of NOY collaboration

D. Lebrun & F. Montanet LPSC - Grenoble

- Neutrinos from galactic sources - Pulsars, Supernova Remnants - Microquasars – - Intense activity in Galactic centre reported by TeV -ray telescopes - Neutrinos from extragalactic sources - Active Galactic Nuclei - Gamma Ray Bursts - Dark Matter, supersymetric particles (neutralinos, …)- Possible new Physics Beyond TeV Scale & new Neutrinos Hygh Energy Physics

Scientific Objectives Of NOY

- Cosmic Rays & Neutrino Astronomy - Neutrinos Oscillations Scheme- NOY : Detector & Site- Simulation results - Conclusion & Progress

Outline

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23-26/04/2006 L. Moscoso - HE Tau_Nu - Beijing

4High energy messengersHigh energy messengers

neutrino (e:2)

Light absorbed

Charged particlesscattered by magneticfield

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Neutrinos

Protons

Photons

Log E (GeV)

TeV

PeV

EeV

ZeV

CMB

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Neutrino Astronomy

Ultrahigh-energy (UHE) cosmic rays

All particle energy spectrum UHE neutrinos

Cosmogenic Neutrinos:- progenitors are pions- pion decay 1 x e-type, 2 x -type- Oscillation: 2 x -type 1 x -type + 1 x -type

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If hadronic origin high energy neutrinos

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0 decay (hadronic) ?

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θ23 ～ 45° → θ12 ～ 33° → θ13 <10° → δ/ρ/σ

Flavor Mixing

100 m

NOY : Detector and Site

ATLAS Mountain 3000 m asl

RIF Mountain 750 m asl

Valley 400 m aslWidth from 6 to 15 km2 Km from TAZA

NOY : Detector and Site

Neutrino Sensitivity for different neutrino enrgies : from 100 MeV to 100 GeV

Conclusion

UHECR experiments will allow an exciting physics program complementary to UHE astronomy :

- One can learn about high enregy process in QCD- One may be able to test new physics ideas in neutrino interactions- One may find dark matter- One may have indication on new Physics beyond the TeV scale- Outreach and Education

Progress - September 2011 : Construction of the Cabane - February 2012 : Installation and Commissionning of the first prototype - Summer 2012 : Installation of the 5 stations and Data taking