HIGH-ENERGY NEUTRINO ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS - AN OUTLOOK INTO THE FUTURE

High energy neutrino astronomy at last seems to be nearing reality, after decades of speculation and preliminary experimental work. This review (preview) summarizes the anticipated types of sources, energy regime for first attempts, scale size needed, and techniques. A summary of 12 relevant current proposals and projects for > 10,000m2 muon collecting area instruments is presented. By the end of the decade there are likely to be several such new generation instruments in operation. The business of high energy neutrino astrophysics will, hopefully, be underway by the turn of the century.