Energy reconstruction methods in the IceCube neutrino telescope

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dc.contributor.authorAartsen, M.
dc.contributor.authorAbbasi, R.
dc.contributor.authorAckermann, M.
dc.contributor.authorAdams, J.
dc.contributor.authorAguilar, J.
dc.contributor.authorAhlers, M.
dc.contributor.authorAltmann, D.
dc.contributor.authorArguelles, C.
dc.contributor.authorAuffenberg, J.
dc.contributor.authorBai, X.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, M.
dc.contributor.authorBarwick, S.
dc.contributor.authorBaum, V.
dc.contributor.authorBay, R.
dc.contributor.authorBeatty, J.
dc.contributor.authorTjus, J.
dc.contributor.authorBecker, K.
dc.contributor.authorBenzvi, S.
dc.contributor.authorBerghaus, P.
dc.contributor.authorBerley, D.
dc.contributor.authoret al.
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAccurate measurement of neutrino energies is essential to many of the scientific goals of large-volume neutrino telescopes. The fundamental observable in such detectors is the Cherenkov light produced by the transit through a medium of charged particles created in neutrino interactions. The amount of light emitted is proportional to the deposited energy, which is approximately equal to the neutrino energy for ne and nm charged-current interactions and can be used to set a lower bound on neutrino energies and to measure neutrino spectra statistically in other channels. Here we describe methods and performance of reconstructing charged-particle energies and topologies from the observed Cherenkov light yield, including techniques to measure the energies of uncontained muon tracks, achieving average uncertainties in electromagnetic-equivalent deposited energy of 15% above 10 TeV.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityM.G. Aartsen ... G.C. Hill ... B. Whelan ... et al. (IceCube Collaboration)
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Instrumentation, 2014; 9(3):P03009-1-P03009-36
dc.identifier.doi10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/P03009
dc.identifier.issn1748-0221
dc.identifier.issn1748-0221
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/101017
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIOP Publishing for Sissa Medialab
dc.relation.grantARC
dc.rights© 2014 IOP Publishing Ltd and Sissa Medialab srl
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1088/1748-0221/9/03/p03009
dc.subjectCherenkov detectors; dE/dx detectors; Neutrino detectors; Performance of High Energy Physics Detectors
dc.titleEnergy reconstruction methods in the IceCube neutrino telescope
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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