A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop

The IceCube neutrino detector is built into the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole to measure high energy neutrinos. For this, 4800 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are being deployed at depths between 1450 and 2450 meters into the ice to measure neutrino induced charged particles like muons. IceTop...

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Main Authors: Auffenberg, J., Gaisser, T., Helbing, K., Huege, T., Karg, T., Karle, A.
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Published: arXiv 2007
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Astrophysics astro-ph
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Antarctic
South Pole
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Ice Sheet
South pole
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0708.3331
https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3331
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spelling ftdatacite:10.48550/arxiv.0708.3331 2023-05-15T13:58:46+02:00 A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop Auffenberg, J. Gaisser, T. Helbing, K. Huege, T. Karg, T. Karle, A. 2007 https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0708.3331 https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3331 unknown arXiv https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.179 Assumed arXiv.org perpetual, non-exclusive license to distribute this article for submissions made before January 2004 http://arxiv.org/licenses/assumed-1991-2003/ Astrophysics astro-ph FOS Physical sciences article-journal Article ScholarlyArticle Text 2007 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0708.3331 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2009.03.179 2022-04-01T15:34:14Z The IceCube neutrino detector is built into the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole to measure high energy neutrinos. For this, 4800 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are being deployed at depths between 1450 and 2450 meters into the ice to measure neutrino induced charged particles like muons. IceTop is a surface air shower detector consisting of 160 Cherenkov ice tanks located on top of IceCube. To extend IceTop, a radio air shower detector could be built to significantly increase the sensitivity at higher shower energies and for inclined showers. As air showers induced by cosmic rays are a major part of the muonic background in IceCube, IceTop is not only an air shower detector, but also a veto to reduce the background in IceCube. Air showers are detectable by radio signals with a radio surface detector. The major emission process is the coherent synchrotron radiation emitted by e+ e- shower particles in the Earths magnetic field (geosynchrotron effect). Simulations of the expected radio signals of air showers are shown. The sensitivity and the energy threshold of different antenna field configurations are estimated. : 4 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference Text Antarc* Antarctic Ice Sheet South pole South pole DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) Antarctic South Pole The Antarctic
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FOS Physical sciences
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FOS Physical sciences
Auffenberg, J.
Gaisser, T.
Helbing, K.
Huege, T.
Karg, T.
Karle, A.
A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
topic_facet Astrophysics astro-ph
FOS Physical sciences
description The IceCube neutrino detector is built into the Antarctic ice sheet at the South Pole to measure high energy neutrinos. For this, 4800 photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) are being deployed at depths between 1450 and 2450 meters into the ice to measure neutrino induced charged particles like muons. IceTop is a surface air shower detector consisting of 160 Cherenkov ice tanks located on top of IceCube. To extend IceTop, a radio air shower detector could be built to significantly increase the sensitivity at higher shower energies and for inclined showers. As air showers induced by cosmic rays are a major part of the muonic background in IceCube, IceTop is not only an air shower detector, but also a veto to reduce the background in IceCube. Air showers are detectable by radio signals with a radio surface detector. The major emission process is the coherent synchrotron radiation emitted by e+ e- shower particles in the Earths magnetic field (geosynchrotron effect). Simulations of the expected radio signals of air showers are shown. The sensitivity and the energy threshold of different antenna field configurations are estimated. : 4 pages, 6 figures, to be published in Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference
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author Auffenberg, J.
Gaisser, T.
Helbing, K.
Huege, T.
Karg, T.
Karle, A.
author_facet Auffenberg, J.
Gaisser, T.
Helbing, K.
Huege, T.
Karg, T.
Karle, A.
author_sort Auffenberg, J.
title A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
title_short A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
title_full A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
title_fullStr A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
title_full_unstemmed A radio air shower surface detector as an extension for IceCube and IceTop
title_sort radio air shower surface detector as an extension for icecube and icetop
publisher arXiv
publishDate 2007
url https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0708.3331
https://arxiv.org/abs/0708.3331
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http://arxiv.org/licenses/assumed-1991-2003/
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