Search for neutrino-induced cascades with five years of AMANDA data
R. Abbasi
,
Y. Abdou
,
T. Abu-Zayyad
,
O. Actis
,
J. Adams
,
J. A. Aguilar
,
M. Ahlers
,
K. Andeen
,
J. Auffenberg
,
X. Bai
,
Mark D. Baker
,
S. W. Barwick
,
R. Bay
,
J. L. Bazo Alba
,
K. Beattie
,
J. J. Beatty
,
S. Bechet
,
J. K. Becker
,
K.-H. Becker
,
M. L. Benabderrahmane
,
J. Berdermann
,
P. Berghaus
,
D. Berley
,
E. Bernardini
,
D. Bertrand
,
D. Z. Besson
,
M. Bissok
,
E. Blaufuss
,
D. J. Boersma
,
C. Bohm
,
S. Böser
,
O. Botner
,
L. Bradley
,
J. Braun
,
S. Buitink
,
M. Carson
,
D. Chirkin
,
B. Christy
,
J. Clem
,
F. Clevermann
,
S. Cohen
,
C. Colnard
(1)
,
D. F. Cowen
,
M. V. d'Agostino
,
M. Danninger
,
J. C. Davis
,
C. de Clercq
,
L. Demirörs
,
O. Depaepe
,
F. Descamps
,
P. Desiati
,
G. de Vries-Uiterweerd
,
T. Deyoung
,
J. C. Díaz-Vélez
,
J. Dreyer
,
J. P. Dumm
,
M. R. Duvoort
,
R. Ehrlich
,
J. Eisch
,
R. W. Ellsworth
,
O. Engdegård
,
S. Euler
,
P. A. Evenson
,
O. Fadiran
,
A. R. Fazely
,
T. Feusels
,
K. Filimonov
,
C. Finley
,
M. M. Foerster
,
B. D. Fox
,
A. Franckowiak
,
R. Franke
,
T. K. Gaisser
,
J. Gallagher
,
R. Ganugapati
,
M. Geisler
,
L. Gerhardt
,
L. Gladstone
,
T. Glüsenkamp
,
A. Goldschmidt
,
J. A. Goodman
,
D. Grant
,
T. Griesel
,
A. Gross
(1)
,
S. Grullon
,
R. M. Gunasingha
,
M. Gurtner
,
C. Ha
,
A. Hallgren
,
F. Halzen
,
K. Han
,
K. Hanson
,
K. Helbing
,
P. Herquet
,
S. Hickford
,
G. C. Hill
,
K. D. Hoffman
,
A. Homeier
,
K. Hoshina
,
D. Hubert
,
W. Huelsnitz
,
J.-P. Hülss
,
P. O. Hulth
,
K. Hultqvist
,
S. Hussain
,
R. L. Imlay
,
A. Ishihara
,
J. Jacobsen
,
G. S. Japaridze
,
H. Johansson
,
J. M. Joseph
,
K.-H. Kampert
,
A. Kappes
,
T. Karg
,
A. Karle
,
J. L. Kelley
,
N. Kemming
,
P. Kenny
,
J. Kiryluk
,
F. Kislat
,
S. R. Klein
,
S. Knops
,
J.-H. Köhne
,
G. Kohnen
,
H. Kolanoski
,
L. Köpke
,
D. J. Koskinen
,
M. Kowalski
,
T. Kowarik
,
M. Krasberg
,
T. Krings
,
G. Kroll
,
K. Kuehn
,
T. Kuwabara
,
M. Labare
,
S. Lafebre
,
K. Laihem
,
H. Landsman
,
R. Lauer
,
R. Lehmann
,
D. Lennarz
,
J. Lünemann
,
Jens Madsen
,
P. Majumdar
,
R. Maruyama
,
K. Mase
,
H. S. Matis
,
M. Matusik
,
K. Meagher
,
M. Merck
,
P. Mészáros
,
T. Meures
,
E. Middell
,
N. Milke
,
J. Miller
,
T. Montaruli
,
R. Morse
,
S. M. Movit
,
R. Nahnhauer
,
J. W. Nam
,
U. Naumann
,
P. Niessen
,
D. R. Nygren
,
S. Odrowski
(1)
,
A. Olivas
,
M. Olivo
,
M. Ono
,
S. Panknin
,
L. Paul
,
C. Pérez de Los Heros
,
J. Petrovic
,
A. Piegsa
,
D. Pieloth
,
R. Porrata
,
J. Posselt
,
P. B. Price
,
M. Prikockis
,
G. T. Przybylski
,
K. Rawlins
,
P. Redl
,
E. Resconi
(1)
,
W. Rhode
,
M. Ribordy
,
A. Rizzo
,
J. P. Rodrigues
,
P. Roth
,
F. Rothmaier
,
C. Rott
,
C. Roucelle
(2)
,
T. Ruhe
,
D. Rutledge
,
B. Ruzybayev
,
D. Ryckbosch
,
H.-G. Sander
,
S. Sarkar
,
K. Schatto
,
S. Schlenstedt
,
T. Schmidt
,
D. Schneider
,
A. Schukraft
,
A. Schultes
,
O. Schulz
(1)
,
M. Schunck
,
D. Seckel
,
B. Semburg
,
S. H. Seo
,
Y. Sestayo
(1)
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S. Seunarine
,
A. Silvestri
,
A. Slipak
,
G. M. Spiczak
,
C. Spiering
,
M. Stamatikos
,
T. Stanev
,
G. Stephens
,
T. Stezelberger
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R. G. Stokstad
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S. Stoyanov
,
E. A. Strahler
,
T. Straszheim
,
G. W. Sullivan
,
Q. Swillens
,
I. Taboada
,
A. Tamburro
,
A. Tepe
,
S. Ter-Antonyan
,
S. Tilav
,
P. A. Toale
,
D. Tosi
,
D. Turčan
,
N. van Eijndhoven
,
J. Vandenbroucke
,
A. van Overloop
,
J. van Santen
,
B. Voigt
,
C. Walck
,
T. Waldenmaier
,
M. Wallraff
,
M. Walter
,
C. Wendt
,
S. Westerhoff
,
N. Whitehorn
,
K. Wiebe
,
C. H. Wiebusch
,
G. Wikström
,
D. R. Williams
,
R. Wischnewski
,
H. Wissing
,
K. Woschnagg
,
C. Xu
,
X. W. Xu
,
G. Yodh
,
S. Yoshida
,
P. Zarzhitsky
R. Abbasi
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Y. Abdou
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T. Abu-Zayyad
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O. Actis
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J. Adams
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J. A. Aguilar
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M. Ahlers
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K. Andeen
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J. Auffenberg
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X. Bai
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Mark D. Baker
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S. W. Barwick
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R. Bay
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J. L. Bazo Alba
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K. Beattie
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J. J. Beatty
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S. Bechet
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J. K. Becker
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K.-H. Becker
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M. L. Benabderrahmane
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J. Berdermann
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P. Berghaus
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D. Berley
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E. Bernardini
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D. Bertrand
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D. Z. Besson
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M. Bissok
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E. Blaufuss
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D. J. Boersma
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C. Bohm
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S. Böser
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O. Botner
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L. Bradley
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J. Braun
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S. Buitink
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M. Carson
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D. Chirkin
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B. Christy
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J. Clem
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F. Clevermann
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S. Cohen
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D. F. Cowen
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M. V. d'Agostino
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M. Danninger
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J. C. Davis
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C. de Clercq
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L. Demirörs
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O. Depaepe
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F. Descamps
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P. Desiati
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G. de Vries-Uiterweerd
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T. Deyoung
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J. C. Díaz-Vélez
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J. Dreyer
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J. P. Dumm
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M. R. Duvoort
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R. Ehrlich
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J. Eisch
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R. W. Ellsworth
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O. Engdegård
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S. Euler
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P. A. Evenson
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O. Fadiran
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A. R. Fazely
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T. Feusels
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K. Filimonov
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C. Finley
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M. M. Foerster
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B. D. Fox
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A. Franckowiak
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R. Franke
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T. K. Gaisser
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J. Gallagher
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R. Ganugapati
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M. Geisler
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L. Gerhardt
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L. Gladstone
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T. Glüsenkamp
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A. Goldschmidt
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J. A. Goodman
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D. Grant
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T. Griesel
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S. Grullon
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R. M. Gunasingha
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M. Gurtner
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C. Ha
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A. Hallgren
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F. Halzen
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K. Han
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K. Hanson
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K. Helbing
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P. Herquet
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S. Hickford
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G. C. Hill
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K. D. Hoffman
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A. Homeier
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K. Hoshina
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D. Hubert
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W. Huelsnitz
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J.-P. Hülss
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P. O. Hulth
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K. Hultqvist
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S. Hussain
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R. L. Imlay
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A. Ishihara
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J. Jacobsen
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G. S. Japaridze
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H. Johansson
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J. M. Joseph
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K.-H. Kampert
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A. Kappes
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A. Karle
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N. Kemming
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P. Kenny
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S. Knops
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G. Kohnen
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D. J. Koskinen
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M. Kowalski
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M. Labare
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K. Laihem
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J. Lünemann
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H. S. Matis
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K. Meagher
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M. Merck
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P. Mészáros
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T. Meures
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E. Middell
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N. Milke
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J. Miller
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T. Montaruli
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K. Schatto
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S. Schlenstedt
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T. Schmidt
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D. Schneider
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A. Schukraft
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A. Schultes
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M. Schunck
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D. Seckel
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B. Semburg
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S. H. Seo
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S. Seunarine
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A. Silvestri
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A. Slipak
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G. M. Spiczak
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C. Spiering
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M. Stamatikos
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T. Stanev
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G. Stephens
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R. G. Stokstad
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S. Stoyanov
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E. A. Strahler
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T. Straszheim
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G. W. Sullivan
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Q. Swillens
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I. Taboada
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A. Tamburro
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A. Tepe
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S. Ter-Antonyan
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S. Tilav
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P. A. Toale
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D. Tosi
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D. Turčan
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N. van Eijndhoven
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J. Vandenbroucke
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J. van Santen
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B. Voigt
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C. Walck
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T. Waldenmaier
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M. Wallraff
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M. Walter
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C. Wendt
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S. Westerhoff
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G. Wikström
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R. Wischnewski
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H. Wissing
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K. Woschnagg
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X. W. Xu
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G. Yodh
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P. Zarzhitsky
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Abstract
We report on the search for electromagnetic and hadronic showers ("cascades") produced by a diffuse flux of extraterrestrial neutrinos in the AMANDA neutrino telescope. Data for this analysis were recorded during 1001 days of detector livetime in the years 2000-2004. The observed event rates are consistent with the background expectation from atmospheric neutrinos and muons. An upper limit is derived for the diffuse flux of neutrinos of all flavors assuming a flavor ratio of νe:νμ:ντ = 1:1:1 at the detection site. The all-flavor flux of neutrinos with an energy spectrum Φ ∝ E-2 is less than 5.0 × 10-7 GeV s-1 sr-1 cm-2 at a 90% C.L. Here, 90% of the simulated signal would fall within the energy range 40 TeV to 9 PeV. We discuss flux limits in the context of several specific models of extraterrestrial and prompt atmospheric neutrino production.