Optimization of the optical array geometry for IceCube-Gen2

IceCube-Gen2 is a planned extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole designed to study the high-energy neutrino sky from TeV to EeV energies with a five times better point source sensitivity than the current IceCube detector. This is achieved by deploying 120 new strings with at...

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Main Author: Omeliukh, Anastasiia
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: arXiv 2021
Subjects:
High Energy Astrophysical Phenomena astro-ph.HE
Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics astro-ph.IM
FOS Physical sciences
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South Pole
South pole
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.48550/arxiv.2107.08527
https://arxiv.org/abs/2107.08527
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Summary:IceCube-Gen2 is a planned extension of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory at the South Pole designed to study the high-energy neutrino sky from TeV to EeV energies with a five times better point source sensitivity than the current IceCube detector. This is achieved by deploying 120 new strings with attached optical sensors in a pattern around IceCube that features considerably larger distances between individual strings than the $\sim$125$\,$m for the existing detector. Here, we present the results of an optimization study searching for the best point source sensitivity while varying the IceCube-Gen2 string spacing between 150$\,$m and 350$\,$m. : Presented at the 37th International Cosmic Ray Conference (ICRC 2021). See arXiv:2107.06968 for all IceCube-Gen2 contributions

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