ANITA (ANtarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna) is a radio telescope carried by a long duration balloon above the Antarctic continent to detect and measure Ultra High Energy (UHE) neutrino interactions in the Antarctic ice.

ANITA-II December 2008 - Photo coutesy of Ryan Nichol

The scientific goals of ANITA include:

detection of UHE neutrinos with energies at least 10,000 times greater than can be made in particle colliders

investigation of astrophysical neutrino sources

testing of fundamental properties of astrophysics and high energy physics

comprehension of UHE cosmic rays

ANITA has completed two successful flights, during the 2006-2007 Antarctic season and the 2008-2009 season. Please see the Links for more information.

ANITA December 2006 - Photo courtesy of Jeff Kowalski

Engineering ANITA August 2005 - Photo courtesy of Jeff Kowalski