VOLUME 5 : OG 2.5, 2.6 & 2.7 LIST OF CONTENTS




OG.2.5 : High energy neutrino astrophysics




Multiwavelength comparison of selected neutrino point source candidates

1

M. Ackermann et al. (ger-ackermann-M-abs1-og25-oral)


Search for high energy neutrino point sources in the northern hemisphere with the AMANDA-II neutrino telescope

5

M. Ackermann et al. (ger-ackermann-M-abs2-og25-poster)


A source property based estimate of the neutrino flux from blazars and steep spectrum sources

9

J.K. Becker et al. (ger-becker-J-abs1-og25-oral)


A source stacking analysis of AGN as neutrino point source candidates with AMANDA

13

A. Gross et al. (ger-gross-A-abs1-og25-poster)


Search for a diffuse flux of non-terrestrial muon neutrinos with the AMANDA detector

17

K. Muenich (ger-muenich-K-abs1-og25-oral)


Simulation of a Hybrid Optical/Radio/Acoustic Extension to IceCube for EeV Neutrino Detection

21

D. Besson et al. (ger-nahnhauer-R-abs1-og25-oral)


A novel wavelength shifter foil for IceCube

25

E. Resconi et al. (ger-nahnhauer-R-abs2-og25-poster)


Acoustic Sensor and Transmitter Development for a Large Volume Neutrino Detection Array in Ice

29

S. Boeser et al. (ger-nahnhauer-R-abs3-og25-poster)


Galactic beta-beams as a tool to measure the neutrino 13-mixing angle and the CP-phase with neutrino telescopes

33

P.D. Serpico et al. (ger-serpico-PD-abs1-og25-oral)


High energy neutrinos from hidden sources

37

M. Kachelriess et al. (ger-tomas-R-abs1-og25-oral)


Search for a diffuse flux of high-energy neutrinos with the NT200 neutrino telescope

39

V. Aynutdinov et al. (ger-wischnewski-R-abs1-og25-oral)


Neutrino Emissions in Stellar Evolution through Electro-Weak Interaction

43

I. Bhattacharyya (ind-bhattacharyya-I-abs1-og25-oral)


NEMO ­ a km3 Neutrino Telescope in the Mediterranean Sea

47

M. Circella (ita-circella-M-abs1-og25-oral)


Atmospheric muon background in the ANTARES detector

51

S. Cecchini et al. (ita-margiotta-A-abs1-og25-poster)


UHE neutrino detection from space. Towards a dedicated neutrino observatory

55

S. Bottai et al. (ita-spillantini-P-abs1-og25-oral)


Update to 2005 of the results of the search for neutrino bursts from gravitational stellar collapse with LVD

59

N. Agafonova et al. (ita-vigorito-C-abs1-og25-oral)


Calibration and characterization of photomultiplier tubes of the IceCube neutrino detector

63

H. Miyamoto (jap-miyamoto-H-abs1-og25-poster)


High energy neutrinos from microquasars

67

W. Bednarek (pol-bednarek-W-abs1-og25-oral)


High energy neutrinos from binary systems of two massive stars

71

W. Bednarek (pol-bednarek-W-abs3-og25-poster)


The Baikal neutrino experiment: from NT200 to NT200+

75

V. Aynutdinov et al. (rus-kuzmichev-LA-abs3-og25-oral)


TeV to PeV neutrinos and gamma-rays with Mountain SHALON Mirror Cherenkov Telescope

79

V.G. Sinitsyna et al. (rus-sinitsina-VG-abs4-og25-poster)


Algorithms to search for point-like neutrinos sources with the ANTARES telescope

83

J.A. Aguilar (spa-aguilar-sanchez-JA-abs2-og25-poster)


Down-going and Earth-skimming showers from high energy neutrinos

87

E. Zas (spa-zas-E-abs1-og25-oral)


Operation, Performance and Measurements with the NESTOR Test Detector

91

G. Aggouras et al. (swi-grieder-P-abs1-og25-poster)


Tau Lepton fluxes in underground salt dome

95

Y.L. Hong et al. (tai-huang-MHA-abs1-og25-oral)


Shower Spectrum from Earth Skimming Tau-Neutrinos

99

M.A. Huang et al. (tai-huang-MHA-abs2-og25-poster)


Upward Showering Muons in Super-Kamiokande

103

S. Desai (usa-desai-S-abs1-og25-oral)


Radio Detection of UHE Neutrinos with the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) Experiment: Data and Analysis

107

M.A. DuVernois et al. (usa-duvernois-M-abs1-og25-oral)


Sensitivity of AMANDA-II to UHE Neutrinos

111

L. Gerhardt (usa-gerhardt-L-abs1-og25-oral)


Search for Diffuse Flux of Extraterrestrial Muon Neutrinos using AMANDA-II Data from 2000 to 2003

115

J. Hodges (usa-hodges-J-abs1-og25-oral)


Neutrino-Induced Cascades From GRBs With AMANDA-II

119

B. Hughey et al. (usa-hughey-B-abs1-og25-oral)


Updated limits on the ultra-high energy (uhe) neutrino flux from the RICE experiment

123

I. Kravchenko et al. (usa-hussain-S-abs1-og25-oral)


A Search for High-energy Muon Neutrinos from the Galactic Plane with AMANDA-II

127

J.L. Kelley (usa-kelley-J-abs1-og25-oral)


The Search for Neutrinos from Gamma-Ray Bursts with AMANDA

131

K. Kuehn (usa-kuehn-K-abs1-og25-oral)




OG.2.6 : Gravitational wave sources and experiments




No Papers




OG.2.7: New experiments and instrumentation




Shower Reconstruction Techniques for STACEE

135

J. Kildea et al. (can-kildea-J-abs2-og27-poster)


ARGO Sensitivity to Detect GRBs with E>10GeV

139

X.X. Zhou et al. (chn-cheng-N-abs1-og27-oral)


Time Offset Effects and its Off-line Calibration in EAS Experiments

143

H.H. He et al. (chn-he-H-abs1-og27-oral)


Time Calibration of the ARGO-YBJ experiment

147

P. Bernardini et al. (chn-he-H-abs3-og27-poster)


Performances of the Resistive Plate Chambers at YBJ

151

X. Sheng et al. (chn-wu-C-abs1-og27-oral)


Underwater Acoustic positioning in ANTARES

155

V. Niess (fra-niess-V-abs2-og27-poster)


Front End Electronics for Calorimetry in Space

159

J. Pochon et al. (fra-pochon-J-abs2-og27-poster)


H.E.S.S. Phase II

163

P. Vincent (fra-vincent-P-abs1-og27-oral)


Tests of a Prototype Multiplexed Fiber-Optic Ultra-fast FADC Data Acquisition System for the MAGIC Telescope

167

H. Bartko et al. (ger-bartko-H-abs1-og27-poster)


The optical system of the H.E.S.S. II telescope

171

R. Cornils et al. (ger-cornils-R-abs1-og27-poster)


Data Management and Processing for the MAGIC Telescope

175

D. Dorner et al. (ger-dorner-D-abs1-og27-poster)


Absolute energy scale calibration of the MAGIC telescope using muon images

179

F. Goebel et al. (ger-goebel-F-abs1-og27-poster)


Developemnt of HPDs with an 18-mm diameter GaAsP photo cathode for the MAGIC-II project

183

M. Hayashida et al. (ger-hayashida-M-abs1-og27-oral)


Performance of a prototype system of Cherenkov telescopes at high altitude

187

D. Horns et al. (ger-horns-D-abs2-og27-poster)


Development of acoustic devices for ultra-high energy neutrino detectors

191

T. Karg et al. (ger-karg-T-abs1-og27-poster)


Sensitivity estimates for an underwater acoustic neutrino telescope

195

T. Karg et al. (ger-karg-T-abs2-og27-oral)


STEREO ARRAY of 30 m Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescopes: A Next-Generation Detector for Ground-Based High Energy Gamma-ray Astronomy

199

A. Konopelko (ger-konopelko-A-abs1-og27-oral)


Monte Carlo simulation for the MAGIC telescope

203

P. Majumdar et al. (ger-majumdar-P-abs1-og27-oral)


A software trigger for the AMANDA neutrino detector

207

T. Messarius (ger-messarius-T-abs1-og27-oral)


Status of Silicon Photomultiplier Developments as optical Sensors for MAGIC/EUSO like Detectors

211

A.N. Otte et al. (ger-otte-N-abs1-og27-oral)


A systematic study of the interdependence of IACT image parameters

215

B. Riegel et al. (ger-riegel-B-abs1-og27-poster)


A tracking monitor for the MAGIC Telescope

219

B. Riegel et al. (ger-riegel-B-abs2-og27-poster)


A New Image Cleaning Method for the MAGIC Telescope

223

M. Shayduk et al. (ger-shayduk-M-abs1-og27-oral)


Magic Phase II

227

C. Baixeras et al. (ger-teshima-M-abs3-og27-oral)


Baikal neutrino telescope NT200+ : Upgrade of data acquisition and time calibration systems

231

V. Aynutdinov et al. (ger-wischnewski-R-abs3-og27-poster)


Status of HAGAR, the High Altitude Gamma Ray Observatory at Hanle

235

V. R. Chitnis et al. (ind-chitnis-V-abs1-og27-oral)


Monte Carlo studies for improving the sensitivity of the TACTIC telescope by using zenith angle dependent Dynamic Supercuts

239

M.K. Koul et al. (ind-koul-M-abs1-og27-poster)


The Himalayan Gamma ­ Ray Observatory at Hanle

243

R. Koul et al. (ind-koul-R-abs1-og27-oral)


High Energy X-ray Imaging Telescope : HEXIT

247

R.K. Manchanda (ind-manchanda-R-abs2-og27-poster)


Simulation Study of Mirror Panel Alignment of MACE Gamma Ray Telescope

251

S.K. Pandit et al. (ind-pandit-S-abs1-og27-poster)


Factorial moment studies of Cherenkov images

255

A. Razdan et al. (ind-razdan-A-abs1-og27-poster)


Search for multifractal features in cherenkov arrival time

259

A. Razdan (ind-razdan-A-abs2-og27-poster)


Threshold energy estimate of the proposed MACE gamma-ray telescope at Hanle

263

M.L. Sapru et al. (ind-tickoo-A-abs1-og27-poster)


Optimization of the Light collector design of the 21m diameter MACE gamma-ray telescope

267

A.K. Tickoo et al. (ind-tickoo-A-abs2-og27-poster)


A mini ACT experiment at low and high altitudes

271

P.R. Viswanath et al. (ind-vishwanath-PR-abs1-og27-poster)


Design and performance of the data acquisition and control system of the TACTIC gamma-ray telescope

275

K.K. Yadav et al. (ind-yadav-K-abs1-og27-poster)


Point Spread Function Deconvolution of an Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope

279

G.E. Kenny et al. (ire-kenny-GE-abs1-og27-poster)


The Mirrors for the MAGIC Telescopes

283

D. Bastieri et al. (ita-bastieri-D-abs1-og27-poster)


The ANTARES Local Control Modules and their functional test bench characterisation

287

L. Caponetto (ita-caponetto-L-abs1-og27-oral)


Environmental parameters and water characteristics from deep-sea surveys at the NEMO sites

291

T. Chiarusi (ita-chiarusi-T-abs2-og27-poster)


GAW, Gamma Air Watch ­ A Large Field of View Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope

295

M.C. Maccarone et al. (ita-cusumano-G-abs1-og27-poster)


The Status of the ARGO Experiment in Tibet

299

Z. Cao (ita-dettorrepiazzoli-B-abs1-og27-oral)


Status report on the ANTARES high energy neutrino detector

303

E. Falchini (ita-falchini-E-abs1-og27-oral)


Triggering on Neutrino Bursts in LVD

307

N. Agafonova et al. (ita-fulgione-W-abs1-og27-oral)


The ARGO-YBJ inclusive trigger

311

S. Mastroianni (ita-mastroianni-S-abs1-og27-poster)


Optical measurements with cooled CCD cameras for CANGAROO-III

315

R. Kiuchi et al. (jap-kiuchi-R-abs1-og27-oral)


Observation of Optical Transients with the Ashra prototype

319

M. Sasaki et al. (jap-manago-N-abs1-og27-oral)


Reconstruction methods of energy spectra for high redshift sources with the MAGIC Telescope

323

S. Mizobuchi et al. (jap-mizobuchi-S-abs1-og27-oral)


Status of the CANGAROO-III Project

327

K. Nishijima et al. (jap-nishijima-K-abs1-og27-oral)


Research and development of fast-timing large-area thin detector

331

S. Ushida et al. (jap-ohnishi-M-abs3-og27-poster)


Tests of PMT uniformity for the GRAPES-3 experiment

335

A. Oshima et al. (jap-oshima-A-abs1-og27-poster)


Detection of Atmospheric Cherenkov Images of Air Showers using High-Resolution and High-Speed Camera System with Image Intensifiers

339

I. Tada et al. (jap-tada-I-abs1-og27-oral)


Performance of the Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope System of CANGAROO-III

343

T. Yoshikoshi et al. (jap-yoshikoshi-T-abs1-og27-poster)


Based on the ultra-fast timing single muon tagging in atmospheric air Cherenkov imaging gamma ray telescopes

347

D. Sobczynska et al. (pol-sobczynska-D-abs1-og27-oral)


Time calibration systems for the ANTARES Neutrino Telescope

351

J.A. Aguilar (spa-aguilar-sanchez-JA-abs1-og27-oral)


A Technique for the Optical Characterization of Imaging Air-Cherenkov Telescopes

355

F. Arqueros et al. (spa-arqueros-F-abs1-og27-oral)


Technical Performance of the MAGIC Telescope

359

J. Cortina et al. (spa-cortina-J-abs1-og27-oral)


The DISP analysis method for point-like or extended gamma source searches/studies with the MAGIC Telescope

363

E. Domingo-Santamaria et al. (spa-domingo-santamaria-E-abs3-og27-poster)


Development and first results of the MAGIC central pixel system for optical observations.

367

F. Lucarelli et al. (spa-lucarelli-F-abs1-og27-poster)


Study of the MAGIC sensitivity for off-axis observations

371

J. Rico et al. (spa-rico-J-abs1-og27-poster)


Calibration of the MAGIC Telescope

375

M. Gaug et al. (spa-rico-J-abs2-og27-poster)


Status and Performance of the First VERITAS telescope

379

J. Holder (uki-holder-J-abs1-og27-oral)


Exploiting VERITAS Timing Information

383

J. Holder (uki-holder-J-abs2-og27-poster)


Optical SETI with Imaging Cherenkov Telescopes

387

J. Holder et al. (uki-holder-J-abs3-og27-poster)


Monte Carlo studies of possible upgrades of current arrays of imaging Cherenkov telescopes

391

G. Maier et al. (uki-maier-G-abs1-og27-poster)


Monte Carlo Studies of the first VERITAS telescope

395

G. Maier (uki-maier-G-abs2-og27-oral)


A high voltage current monitor for measuring photomultiplier anode current

399

J.E. McMillan (uki-mcmillan-J-abs1-og27-poster)


Atmospheric monitoring for the H.E.S.S. Cherenkov telescope array by transmissometer and LIDAR

403

A.M. Brown et al. (uki-osborne-JL-abs1-og27-poster)


A Scintillator-Based Hard X-Ray Imaging Telescope -- CASTER

407

M.L. Cherry et al. (usa-cherry-M-abs1-OG27-oral)


Using Atmospheric Cherenkov Telescope arrays as Intensity Interferometers

411

S. LeBohec et al. (usa-lebohec-S-abs1-og27-oral)


Radio Detection of UHE Neutrinos with the Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) Experiment: Instrumentation

415

J.T. Link et al. (usa-link-J-abs1-og27-oral)


Design and Characteristics of the Anticoincidence Detector for the GLAST Large Area Telescope

419

A.A. Moiseev et al. (usa-moiseev-A-abs1-og27-oral)


The Large Area Gamma-Ray Telescope for GLAST Observatory

423

A.A. Moiseev et al. (usa-moiseev-A-abs2-og27-poster)


Absolute calibration of imaging atmospheric Cherenkov telescopes

427

N. Shepherd et al. (usa-shepherd-N-abs1-og27-oral)


Performance of AMANDA-II using Transient Waveform Recorders

431

A. Silvestri (usa-silvestri-A-abs1-og27-poster)


HAWC -­ A Bird's Eye View of the Extreme Universe

435

G. Sinnis (usa-sinnis-G-abs3-og27-poster)




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