IceRay: An IceCube-centered Radio-Cherenkov GZK Neutrino Detector

• Main Authors: Allison, P., Beatty, J., Chen, P., Connolly, A., DuVernois, M., Gorham, P., Halzen, F., Hanson, K., Hoffman, K., Karle, A., Kelley, J. L., Landsman, H., Learned, J., Miki, C., Morse, R., Nichol, R., Rott, C., Ruckman, L., Seckel, D., Varner, G., Williams, D.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: arXiv 2009
• Subjects: High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena astro-ph.HE; Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM; FOS Physical sciences; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.0904.1309; https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.1309

We discuss design considerations and simulation results for IceRay, a proposed large-scale ultra-high energy (UHE) neutrino detector at the South Pole. The array is designed to detect the coherent Askaryan radio emission from UHE neutrino interactions in the ice, with the goal of detecting the cosmogenic neutrino flux with reasonable event rates. Operating in coincidence with the IceCube neutrino detector would allow complete calorimetry of a subset of the events. We also report on the status of a testbed IceRay station which incorporates both ANITA and IceCube technology and will provide year-round monitoring of the radio environment at the South Pole. : 5 pages, 7 figures; Proceedings of ARENA 2008, to be published in Nucl. Inst. and Meth. A